For liberal theology the virgin birth is a stumbling block which is best removed. For liberation theology it is a piece of bread. – Dorothee Sölle (November 16, 2019)

Dorothee Sölle (1929–2003) analyzes the virgin birth from the perspective of liberation theology and feminist theology in her book Thinking About God: An Introduction to Theology. Sölle argues that the doctrine of the virgin birth has been polarized into two extremes by orthodox and liberal theology. She argues that orthodoxy […]

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The Immaculate Conception, Virgin Birth and Assumption of Mary (featuring Karl Rahner) (December 6, 2018)

It may surprise many Evangelicals today to learn that Martin Luther, John Calvin and the other reformers affirmed similar (or even the same) Marian Dogmas as the Catholic Church. Protestant Mariology has been in significant decline since the Reformation, and most protestants reject almost every Marian Dogma except for a […]

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I believe in the Virgin Birth —Karl Barth (December 6, 2017)

Karl Barth believed in the Virgin Birth, unlike many of his followers and opponents such as Emil Brunner who rejected the Virgin Birth, as well as Wolfhart Pannenberg, Jurgen Moltmann, Rudolf Bultmann and many other. Barth didn't believe in the Virgin Birth due to a pre-commitment to Biblical nativity stories […]

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Esther by Abraham Kuyper (October 15, 2012)

Abraham Kuyper wrote two books on biblical women characters: Women of the Old Testament: 50 Devotional Messages For Women's Groups,  and Women of the New Testament: 30 Devotional Messages for Women's Groups. These two books contain a 2-3 page assessment of each principle women in the bible, describe the good, the bad and […]

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