Mike Wittmer

Category: Theology

  • the charity of clarity

    My class on the Reformation wrapped up today with a look at the Baptist denomination, which arose from within the Puritanism of 17th century England.  Near the end of the class we peeked ahead to the GARBC split from the Northern Baptists in 1932.  As I prepared for the class, I was struck again by…

  • let’s get physical

    I thought I’d take a break today from the postmodern innovators discussion and share another subject that is important to me:  a Christian view of creation.   This post will appear in Our Daily Journey, a new devotional from Radio Bible Class aimed at thirty somethings that will begin publishing in March.  I have the privilege…

  • bottom line again

    There is an interesting article in today’s newspaper which supports my last post concerning the unpopular doctrine of original sin (I’m using dial up at the moment, so I don’t have time to locate the article online).  The Josephson Institute of Los Angeles surveyed 29,760 students at 100 randomly selected high schools nationwide, and found…

  • the bottom line

    My new book, Don’t Stop Believing: Why Living Like Jesus Is Not Enough, examines the most hotly contested issues of our day:  Is it possible to know anything?; Does the kingdom of God include non-Christians?; Is hell for real and forever?; Must you believe something to be saved?; Can you belong before you believe?; Is…

  • Christians make the best lovers

    Next week I am guest blogging every day on Zondervan’s koinonia blog (so stop by and make a comment if you’d like).  I just composed this one this morning, and before I send it in I thought I’d invite any helpful feedback that you might have.  Here it is. I want to try out a…

  • My ETS handout

    Since some of you asked, here is the handout for my ETS paper, which will give the general sense of my talk.                                         Machen on McLaren:  A New Kind of Liberal? Michael Wittmer                                                                          Evangelical Theological Society Grand Rapids Theological Seminary                                                              November 20, 2008   Michael Wittmer, Don’t Stop Believing:  Why Living Like Jesus…

  • ETS memories

    I just returned from Providence, and though I have more than I can share and not enough time to say it–as there is a stack of papers and writing projects to attend to, here are some personal highlights. 1. Papers–heard a very good one on the latent universalism in Brian McLaren and (I forget his first…

  • Response to Rollins in Grand Rapids

    Here is a short response I wrote over the weekend to the Rollins article posted below.  The religion editor of the GR Press said that he is inclined to run it as a guest editorial, so I am hopeful.  Any comments or suggestions before it runs? Near the end I ask why Rollins was invited…

  • Peter Rollins in Grand Rapids

    I know I said that I would be off for a week for the ETS conference, but my morning newspaper had this article on Peter Rollins.  You can read it at http://www.mlive.com/grpress/lifestyles/index.ssf/2008/11/community_offers_christianity.html.  I am contemplating a guest editorial  response in the paper, which I may post next week for your feedback.  For now, what do you think…