“If God’s love is absolutely different from the highest and best notions of love as we derive them from Scripture itself (especially from Jesus Christ), then the term is simply meaningless when attached to God. One might as well say… — Roger E. Olson Copy Share Image
Human beings are special, of higher dignity and worth than other animals, because they're created in God's own image and likeness. It's actually true… — Roger E. Olson Copy Share Image
“People who say that Calvinists teach predestination and deny free will, and that Arminians deny predestination and teach free will are simply wrong.” — Roger E. Olson Copy Share Image
We, including many Christians, read the Bible through "eyes" conditioned by, and even accommodated to, modern Western culture plus the influences of messages and… — Roger E. Olson Copy Share Image
Only a loving and covenant-making personal God can provide humans with unique dignity, worth, and rights. Blind nature cannot do that. So, for the… — Roger E. Olson Copy Share Image
“If God’s love is absolutely different from the highest and best notions of love as we derive them from Scripture itself (especially from Jesus… — Roger E. Olson Copy Share Image
"Ultimate reality" is the highest, deepest, eternal, unchangeable, source and ground of everything we see, touch, and experience with our five senses. It's that… — Roger E. Olson Copy Share Image
“Surely we can only come to understand each other's beliefs by means of direct encounter and open, honest discussion. In the meantime, many free… — Roger E. Olson Copy Share Image
The Bible portrays God as entering into covenants with people which, when broken, causes him grief and sorrow. The biblical prophet Hosea and God's… — Roger E. Olson Copy Share Image
“Someone has said that no theology is worth believing that cannot be preached standing in front of the gates of Auschwitz. I, for one,… — Roger E. Olson Copy Share Image
