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Lincoln Harvey

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Brian Greene

Phillipa Chong

Hans Boersma

Johns Hopkins

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Scott Harrower

Matt Cook

McKenzie Wark

Ronald Hutton

Peter Lang

Esau McCaulley

Kathryn Conrad

Iain Provan

K. Linder

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Robert Jenson

Episode: In this episode we discuss Lincoln Harvey’s thrilling guide to the work of Robert W. Jenson (1930-2017). Jenson, arguably America’s most important theologian, is so because he thinks Jesus of Nazareth is always and for ever one of the Trinity. “Mary’s boy and Pilate’s victim” is the Father’s eternal Son, so there has never been an unfleshed Word. It follows from this that the God of the Gospel is much stranger than we imagine. Harvey’s book presents an astonishingly lucid and penetrating guide into Jenson’s remarkable proposal. Demonstrating Jenson’s signature moves, as well as his fundamental re-working of the dogmatic tradition, Harvey shows how only an evangelized metaphysics can make sense of the identity of Jesus Christ. Our discussion in this episode thus plunges into strange territory, raising odd questions and answers to such weighty matters as the nature of time, space, God’s act of creation, the centrality of Jesus, substance metaphysics and much more.The post Lincoln Harvey – Theology of Robert Jenson first appeared on OnScript.

Episode: In this episode we discuss Lincoln Harvey’s thrilling guide to the work of Robert W. Jenson (1930-2017). Jenson, arguably America’s most important theologian, is so because he thinks Jesus of Nazareth is always and for ever one of the Trinity. “Mary’s boy and Pilate’s victim” is the Father’s eternal Son, so there has never been an unfleshed Word. It follows from this that the God of the Gospel is much stranger than we imagine. Harvey’s book presents an astonishingly lucid and penetrating guide into Jenson’s remarkable proposal. Demonstrating Jenson’s signature moves, as well as his fundamental re-working of the dogmatic tradition, Harvey shows how only an evangelized metaphysics can make sense of the identity of Jesus Christ. Our discussion in this episode thus plunges into strange territory, raising odd questions and answers to such weighty matters as the nature of time, space, God’s act of creation, the centrality of Jesus, substance metaphysics and much more.The post <a href="https://onscript.study/podcast/lincoln-harvey-theology-of-robert-jenson/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Lincoln Harvey – Theology of Robert Jenson</a> first appeared on <a href="https://onscript.study" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">OnScript</a>.

Lincoln Harvey – Theology of Robert Jenson

Does God care who wins the game? According to a recent survey, plenty of American fans think so. The Public Religion Research Institute found that a quarter of fans said that they had prayed to God for a favorable outcome to a game. Add in those who practice some personal ritual in the hope that it affects events on the field, and the percentage of fans who believe that supernatural forces play a part in sporting events comes to one-half. There is nothing weird about this. Throughout history and across cultures, people have believed that sport and the supernatural are intertwined. From the Greek Olympians to the muscular Christians, athletes and spectators have seen sport as a way to demonstrate piety and communicate with the divine.Theologian Lincoln Harvey says this is wrong. The attempts to give our games a larger purpose–whether religious or political–undermine the foundation of what sport is. In his book, A Brief Theology of Sport (SMC Press, 2014), Lincoln proposes that the essence of playing and watching sport is rooted in the Christian teaching that humans are contingent creatures. God didn’t have to create people. He wanted to. Humans are therefore unnecessary, in a cosmic sense. According to Lincoln, we should then view our games as a celebration–even a liturgy–of our unnecessary but meaningful existence. When we attach corporate logos, nationalist chest-thumping, and even church-outreach programs, we become spoilsports. Countering centuries of church teaching, which either condemned athletics or sought to use it as an instrument, Lincoln argues that sport should be celebrated–simply in itself.Lincoln doesn’t answer that other great theological question: Will there be golf in heaven? But he is confident that there will be a stadium.And starting later this year, you’ll be able to read the work of Lincoln Harvey and other recent New Books in Sports guests on the online journal The Allrounder. Visit the preview site for more on this new take on global sport. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSupport our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/religion

Does God care who wins the game? According to a recent survey, plenty of American fans think so. <a href="http://publicreligion.org/research/2014/01/jan-2014-sports-poll/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Public Religion Research Institute found</a> that a quarter of fans said that they had prayed to God for a favorable outcome to a game. Add in those who practice some personal ritual in the hope that it affects events on the field, and the percentage of fans who believe that supernatural forces play a part in sporting events comes to one-half. There is nothing weird about this. Throughout history and across cultures, people have believed that sport and the supernatural are intertwined. From the Greek Olympians to the muscular Christians, athletes and spectators have seen sport as a way to demonstrate piety and communicate with the divine. Theologian <a href="https://twitter.com/LincolnHarvey" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Lincoln Harvey</a> says this is wrong. The attempts to give our games a larger purpose–whether religious or political–undermine the foundation of what sport is. In his book, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Brief-Theology-Sport-Lincoln-Harvey/dp/0334044189/ref=sr_1_9?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1396629189&amp;sr=8-9&amp;keywords=lincoln+harvey" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">A Brief Theology of Sport</a> (SMC Press, 2014), Lincoln proposes that the essence of playing and watching sport is rooted in the Christian teaching that humans are contingent creatures. God didn’t have to create people. He wanted to. Humans are therefore unnecessary, in a cosmic sense. According to Lincoln, we should then view our games as a celebration–even a liturgy–of our unnecessary but meaningful existence. When we attach corporate logos, nationalist chest-thumping, and even church-outreach programs, we become spoilsports. Countering centuries of church teaching, which either condemned athletics or sought to use it as an instrument, Lincoln argues that sport should be celebrated–simply in itself. Lincoln doesn’t answer that other great theological question: Will there be golf in heaven? But he is confident that there will be a stadium. And starting later this year, you’ll be able to read the work of Lincoln Harvey and other recent New Books in Sports guests on the online journal The Allrounder. Visit the <a href="http://theallrounder.co" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">preview site</a> for more on this new take on global sport. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>Support our show by becoming a premium member! <a href="https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/religion" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/religion</a>

Lincoln Harvey, “A Brief Theology of Sport” (SCM Press, 2014)

Does God care who wins the game? According to a recent survey, plenty of American fans think so. The Public Religion Research Institute found that a quarter of fans said that they had prayed to God for a favorable outcome to a game. Add in those who practice some personal... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSupport our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/sports

Does God care who wins the game? According to a recent survey, plenty of American fans think so. The Public Religion Research Institute found that a quarter of fans said that they had prayed to God for a favorable outcome to a game. Add in those who practice some personal... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>Support our show by becoming a premium member! <a href="https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/sports" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/sports</a>