Tag: philosophy-of-religion

• Christology and the Communication of Properties

  John 12:44-50 – 7/11/2026 Jesus cried aloud: “Whoever believes in me believes not in me but in him who sent me. And whoever sees me sees him who sent me. John 12:44-45 (NRSVue) John has perhaps the highest Christology of any of the New Testament texts. In other words, in John’s Gospel we find the…

  Justin R Marquis

  July 12, 2026

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  chalcedon, christianity, christology, communicatio-idiomatum, faith, god, god-man, god-the-son, jesus, lectionary, lutheran, nicaean-creed, philosophy-of-religion, son-of-god, theology, trinitarian-theology, trinity

• A Strange Deity

  Isaiah 48:6-11 – 7/10/2026 For my name’s sake I defer my anger; for the sake of my praise I restrain it for you, so that I may not cut you off. Isaiah 48:9 (NRSVue) The traditional understanding of the theistic God is that God is impassible. In other words, God is not affected by that…

  Justin R Marquis

  July 11, 2026

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  bible, christianity, faith, god, gods-nature, hermeneutics, isaiah, jesus, lectionary, lutheran, philosophy-of-religion, theism, theology

• Anxiety and Hope as Existential Moods

  Psalm 131 -7/6/2026 But I have calmed and quieted my soul, like a weaned child with its mother; my soul within me is like a weaned child. O Israel, hope in the Lord from this time on and forevermore. Psalm 131:2-3 (NRSVue, alternate translation) Anxiety is an important mood for philosophical reasons. Anxiety exemplifies the…

  Justin R Marquis

  July 6, 2026

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  anxiety, christianity, existentialism, faith, god, heidegger, hope, human-condition, jesus, lectionary, lutheran, Mental Health, philosophy-of-religion, psalms, theology