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Steven Colborne's Philosophical Theology Blog

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Sep 8, 2017

What is a Soul?

I’ve always found it interesting that Aristotle believed plants have souls. It’s difficult for me to imagine that there is some part of a plant that is immaterial. On the other hand, if plants don’t have souls, what is it that makes them grow and flower and express such beautiful complexity? I believe the being… Continue reading

Doctrine, Panentheism

Christianity, Essay, God, Mental Health, metaphysics, Philosophy, Plato, religion, soul, Spirituality, Theology, truth
Sep 3, 2017

Three Views of Hell

In this post I will give a brief overview of three different positions that theologians take concerning the doctrine of hell. My discussion will merely offer brief definitions and a few key scriptures with the aim of encouraging readers toward further study on this subject. Perhaps my key point is that the Christian view of… Continue reading

Life After Death, Suffering

afterlife, Bible, Christianity, Conditionalism, Doctrine, heaven, hell, religion, Theology, Traditionalism, Universalism
Sep 1, 2017

The Flexibility of God

In my studies in recent years I’ve focused a great deal of energy and attention on trying to understand the nature of God. This is not a purely intellectual pursuit, as the way we see God has huge implications in terms of how we view different religions, and their doctrines. Our view of God affects… Continue reading

God

Christianity, David Pawson, Doctrine, flexibility, Free Will, Panentheism, Philosophy, Spirituality, Theology
Aug 27, 2017

Creation and Creator

I found this diagram really useful in depicting the different ways people see the relationship between God and the universe: In theism, God and the universe are separate, but God can intervene in creation. In deism, God and the universe are separate and distinct from one other, with no interaction between the two. In pantheism,… Continue reading

Panentheism, Reflections

atheism, Christianity, deism, God, pantheism, Philosophy, religion, theism, Theology
Jul 29, 2017

‘From Queer to Christ’ by George Carneal (book review)

George and I struck up conversation on Twitter and I immediately felt he was a kindred spirit. We got talking and shared a little about our respective spiritual journies, and it soon became obvious that God wanted our paths to cross because we have a great deal in common. For instance, we both came to Christ… Continue reading

Book Reviews

Bible, Books, Christianity, ethics, freedom of speech, LGBTQ, life story, morality, sexuality, Theology, transgender
Nov 25, 2016

The Authority of Scripture

The question of authority in matters of faith is important for any believer in God to consider. How can we know with any degree of certainty what God expects of us? Within Christianity specifically, we have to consider whether the Bible is infallible and inerrant and should be considered the sole rule of faith for… Continue reading

Doctrine, God, Scripture

Bible, Christianity, epistemology, faith, Holy Bible, interpretation, the Gospel, Theology, truth

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