Articles tagged with: Doctrine

While dogma is meant to clarify faith, it often creates a philosophical paradox that limits an infinite Creator. Discover how the natural, evolutionary need for community survival leads to the theological domestication of God.

If God is both all-powerful and all-good, why is there so much suffering in the world? Discover the concept of “theodicy” and learn why the Bible doesn’t just offer one simple answer to the Problem of Evil, but many.

What if the Rich Young Ruler tracked down the Apostle Paul decades after failing Jesus’ test? Discover the fascinating historical divide between Jesus’ demand for economic justice and Paul’s revolutionary theology of grace.

For centuries, the historical books of the Hebrew Bible seemed like a chaotic collection of independent chronicles. Discover the Deuteronomistic History: a brilliant, unified theological masterpiece written by ancient scribes to explain the catastrophic Babylonian exile.

Is the doctrine of Original Sin actually in the Bible, or was it invented centuries later? Discover how a brilliant African bishop, a fierce theological debate, and a catastrophic Latin mistranslation created one of the most famous doctrines in Western history.