The Problem of Perspicuity: the Protestant doctrine of the clarity of scripture in modern times (feat. Wolfhart Pannenberg) (July 6, 2018)

Martin Luther opened pandora's box when he argued that the clarity of Scripture may be understood apart from the teaching office of the Roman Catholic Church. According to tradition, Martin Luther declared in self-defense "Here I Stand!" at the Diet of Worms (1521) and said he could not be dissuaded […]

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Defending Atheism: Wolfhart Pannenberg on Why Proofs for the Existence of God are Expressions of Unbelief (December 28, 2017)

Psalm 14:1 NRSV says "Fools say in their hearts, 'There is no God.'" The Psalmist is right, that fools often deny the existence of God, but fools are not the only ones who deny the existence of God. In fact, there is no proof for the existence of god at […]

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Wolfhart Pannenberg on rejecting the Virgin Birth and Affirming the Apostles Creed (April 25, 2014)

Wolfhart Pannenberg is famous for seconding Emil Brunner's rejection of the Virgin Birth as a late accretion into the New Testament. The question immediately arises, "How can anyone reject a statement in the Apostles' Creed?" The short answer is that Pannenberg affirms the Apostles' Creed, but with some revision in […]

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