I’ve been looking for ways to describe the current politico-economic order of Western capitalism in religious terms. The...


The Theology of Bonhoeffer As a Theology of the Cross
In anticipation of the publication of my dissertation this summer, here is a brief, albeit nerdy, summary of...

OMG! I’m an Atheist Who Follows Christ.
The above line is not me talking. It could have been, but I decided to not become an atheist. No,...

Evangelical Theology and Justice: Strange Bedfellows In the Kingdom of God
One big reason why Christianity has gotten a bad rap in post-world WWII Europe is that increasingly it...

Ethical Ambiguities in Bonhoeffer’s Theology and How to Solve Them
Bonhoeffer’s theology is multifaceted. It can be approached from many different sides and applied for different purposes. In...

Wetenschap en de Irrelevantie van Theologie
Vanaf het moment dat de moderne wereld van zich liet horen is christelijke theologie in de verdediging geweest....

Interview On the MindShift Podcast: Deconstruction and the Theology of the Cross
I recently got interviewed by Clint Heacock from the MindShift Podcast about the deconstruction of my evangelical faith....

Crusin’ Down the Slippery Slope: How I Deconstructed My Faith At Seminary
The following is an excerpt from a chapter that I am contributing to a book about and by...

From Blue Collar Calvinist to Lutheran Pastor: “I’ve Found the Freedom to Love”
My friend, Dwaine Sutherland, was ordained in the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America (ELCA) this weekend in Minnesota....

What To Do When God is Unfaithful?
What To Do When God is Unfaithful We often talk about human unfaithfulness. Novels become bestsellers partly to...

On Being Post-Evangelical: Moving Beyond the Anger of “Post-ness”
This article is the fourth and final installment of my series on evangelicalism. The central question is whether...

A Sundered Cross: Evangelicalism and the Public Sphere
A Devotional on the Cross Imagine a cross. The cross has a vertical pole and a crossbar. It...

The Impietist Tradition: a Theology for Degenerate Christians
Today I will tell a little more about what I want with this blog. It is my hope...

“Believe Us Or Burn in Hell!”—Why Unity is not about Policing Others
The Apostle John tells us that before Jesus was arrested he prayed the following words, part of a...

My Struggle With Evangelicalism: From Inerrant Word to Subjugated World
In my previous post, I discussed my experience in evangelicalism and focused on four things that were instrumental...