@bartonkyle

Theology PhD student @Baylor | MDiv @ptseminary

 Waco, TX
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Joined July 2011
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Fide homo fit Deus. –Luther
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Dogmatics is never more than a faint image and a weak likeness of the Word of God. –Bavinck, Reformed Dogmatics, 1:55
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"Kant’s book on religion is what Hans Frei said he would take if he were exiled to a desert island." (!) –George Hunsinger, class notes
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The fact that Schleiermacher was Schlegel's roommate and Hegel's colleague is insane
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My whole theology is fundamentally a theology for pastors. –Karl Barth, Final Testimonies, 23
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The Blessed Trinity inhabits the soul by divinely illumining its intellect with the wisdom of the Son, delighting its will in the Holy Spirit, and absorbing it powerfully and mightily in the unfathomed embrace of the Father's sweetness. –Jon of the Cross
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Theo Nash@theo_nashOct 20
Absolutely incredible new relief at the University of Michigan.
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Lecturing on this little book at Baylor tomorrow
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Whoever puts on Christ becomes what Christ is. –Tyconius, on Rev 2:28
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Never has any person in our day, with the possible exception of Albert Einstein, so convinced me by his mere existence that faith in God is rational. –Carl Zuckmayer about Karl Barth
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Agree. I am always baffled by this. Airplanes used to be the last bastion of reflective thought. In praise of Lo-fi. I wrote briefly about this awhile back: conversantfaith.com/2011/10/…

Logging Off to Log Time with Jesus

Two posts ago I tried to show how the advances in theoretical physics and Cubist art at the turn of the century reflect the fractured and complex condition of society. In this post I want to explor…

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Harper Carroll
@HarperSCarrollOct 5
It’s crazy to me that almost everyone keeps their airplane windows closed now. What changed?? Pretty sure I have the only open window on this plane Crazy bc this view is one of the most amazing non-digital experiences we have access to right now
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Novalis beat Marx to the punch: "Their so-called religion works merely as an opiate—stimulating—numbing—quieting pain by dulling it.” (#76)
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None other than Norman Russell saying that Barth holds “the key to a… modern approach to deification”! Why have Barth scholars not taken note?
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The greatest orthodox affirmers of theosis saying Barth has a satisfactory account of deification and then some Barthians saying Barth doesn’t have deification is like a piano teacher saying “that was a good piano recital” and non-pianists saying “that wasn’t piano!”
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Kyle Barton@bartonkyle26 Jan 2021
What is your favorite nonstandard Bible translation (ie not ESV, NIV, NRSV)? Mine are: 1. Moffatt 2. New Jerusalem 3. J B Phillips 4. Ronald Knox 5. Lattimore 6. Alter
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I want a perfect body I want a perfect soul. –Radiohead, longing for deification
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Here is the mind which has wisdom. –Rev 17:9
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Deification is the vehicle of our solidarity with all. –Rowan Williams, Looking East in Winter, 107 Deification here is not some escapist spiritual pursuit, but kenotic activity for the world.
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Theology PhD life Not pictured: large stacks of books, stress of feeling inadequate, anxiety over future jobs. But also: the joyful sense of discovery, the communion of saints, the freedom of thinking for yourself.
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Faith alone makes formulas convincing; faith alone makes formulas live. –Florovsky
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I wish Torrance had Moltmann's writing style, and Moltmann Torrance’s substance. –George Hunsinger
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From class notes
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