How Romans 9-11 (and Romans 8) Make Me Arminian
Calvinism doesn't have a monopoly on Romans 9-11. Here's an Arminian approach.
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Matt O'Reilly
- Jul 1, 2015
- 2 min
Read This Book: Awakening Wonder by @DrTurleyTalks (@ClassicalAcadPr)
“There is no argument against beauty.” -Peter Kreeft It has become increasingly clear to me in recent years that North American...
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Matt O'Reilly
- Aug 14, 2013
- 2 min
Wesley Biblical Seminary Announces Full Ride for Majority World Pastors
If you know anyone serving as a pastor in a developing country, you may want to share this with them. Wesley Biblical Seminary is...
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Matt O'Reilly
- Apr 16, 2012
- 2 min
UMC Must Align Resources with Mission
An interfaith seminary? The mission of the United Methodist Church is “to make disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the...
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Matt O'Reilly
- Sep 30, 2011
- 2 min
Tom Oden on the Theologically Marginalized
A new form of oppression analysis is required in our stuffy cubbyhole of academia, to show that the most marginalized and oppressed group...
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Matt O'Reilly
- May 17, 2011
- 2 min
Young Pastors’ Network Reflections: Strategic Planning
One topic we covered that made a significant impact on my thinking was strategic planning. I was struck by the way in which Hamilton and...
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Matt O'Reilly
- Mar 28, 2011
- 2 min
Should United Methodist Funds Be Limited to Official Schools?
Official United Methodist Schools of Theology that train more ministerial candidates will now receive more denominational funding than...
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Matt O'Reilly
- Feb 1, 2011
- 1 min
United Methodist Church Changes Course on Distance Learning Limits
In light of yesterday’s post on the benefits of online learning, I was glad to learn last night that the University Senate of the United...
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Matt O'Reilly
- Jan 31, 2011
- 3 min
Education Regression: Should United Methodists Limit Distance Learning?
Commentary has recently been showing up around the blogosphere on the decision of the University Senate of the United Methodist Church to...
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Matt O'Reilly
- Dec 17, 2010
- 2 min
Education Vouchers and So-called Private Schools: What’s at Stake and What’s the Solutio
New Florida Governor-elect Rick Scott is catching some heat for his suggestion that all Florida children receive vouchers which can be...
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Matt O'Reilly
- Sep 22, 2010
- 3 min
Wisdom and Eloquence
Sadness, anger, and hope. These are the emotions that I experienced as I read Wisdom and Eloquence: A Christian Paradigm for Classical...
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Matt O'Reilly
- Sep 16, 2010
- 2 min
Secularization and Education
“The inevitable effect for Christian schools that adopt progressive ideas uncritically is a de facto dualistic compartmentalization in...
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Matt O'Reilly
- Jul 6, 2010
- 2 min
Not Mere Dialogue: Is Exchange Compatible with Evangelism?
The recent move by Claremont School of Theology to be part of an effort to train leaders of other religions alongside Christian pastors...
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Matt O'Reilly
- Jul 1, 2010
- 3 min
Theological Education in a Pluralistic World
The record of Paul’s visit to Athens in Acts 17 provides an informative glimpse into the religious culture of the first century...
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Matt O'Reilly
- Jun 28, 2010
- 3 min
A Dead Duck? The Future of Confessional Theological Education
A board member from Claremont School of Theology was recently quoted as claiming that, “The confessional seminary is a dead duck.” The...
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Matt O'Reilly
- May 23, 2010
- 1 min
The Importance of Impracticality
I came across an article today by J. D. Walt called “Pragmatic Impracticality: An Open Letter on Seminary Education.” Walt is Dean of...
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Matt O'Reilly
- Mar 31, 2010
- 1 min
Creation and Word
I started reading Gospel and Kingdom by Graeme Goldsworthy yesterday. Goldsworthy is one of the more quotable authors I’ve read, as of...
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Matt O'Reilly
- Feb 6, 2010
- 1 min
A Student’s Guide to Classics by Bruce S. Thornton
One nice benefit is that Thornton sometimes points towards fields that overlap with the classics. For example, students of American...
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Matt O'Reilly
- Jan 27, 2010
- 2 min
More Than Dates & Dead People: Recovering a Christian View of History by Mansfield
The book opens with a critique of the way history is generally taught in public schools. First, with regard to presentation, Mansfield...
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Matt O'Reilly
- Jan 24, 2010
- 3 min
A Christian Vision of History and the Lordship of Christ in Education
I’ve been reading and thinking lately on what it means to have a Christian view of history. What is history and why should we study it as...
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Matt O'Reilly
- Jan 12, 2010
- 1 min
The Christian as Teacher and Student
“The Christian teacher has to be taught before he can teach. And the Christian teacher has to recognize an ongoing process of being...
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