Experimental Theology

...trudging into the distance in the bleeding stinking mad shadow of Jesus...the Lord out of dust had created him, had made him blood and nerve and mind, had made him to bleed and weep and think, and set him in a world of loss and fire... --Flannery O'Connor

9.28.2026

In Defense of Evangelicalism: Part 1, On Evangelicals and Evangelicalism

On Substack Notes, I shared that I had read Bonnie Kristian's In Defense of Evangelicalism: A Response to Its Cultured Despisers . My as...

9.25.2026

Al Shall Be Wele: Chapter 21, "And I was full mery"

"And I was full mery" Since Chapter 16 Julian has been meditating upon Christ's passion. That prolonged meditation reaches a c...

9.24.2026

On Nature and Grace: Part 10, The Paradox of the Cross

This will be my last post reflecting upon Jordan Hillebert's reading of Henri de Lubac in his book Henri de Lubac and the Drama of Human...

9.23.2026

On Nature and Grace: Part 9, The de Lubacian Balance of Post-Progressive Christianity

As I described in the last post, I resonate with Jordan Hillebert's reading of Henri de Lubac in his book Henri de Lubac and the Drama o...

9.22.2026

On Nature and Grace: Part 8, Enchantment, the Ache, and the Shape of Joy

We've taken a slow walk through Jordan Hillebert's reading of Henri de Lubac in his book Henri de Lubac and the Drama of Human Exist...

9.21.2026

On Nature and Grace: Part 7, Image and Likeness

One more post before I turn to some of my own reflections, continuing to share Jordan Hillebert's reading of Henri de Lubac in his book ...

9.18.2026

Al Shall Be Wele: Chapter 20, "the love of Hym was so strong whych He hath to our soule"

"the love of Hym was so strong whych He hath to our soule" In Chapter 20 of Julian's Revelations , she turns back to a conside...

9.17.2026

On Nature and Grace: Part 6, Metanoia

In the last post we described Jordan Hillebert's reading of Henri de Lubac in his book Henri de Lubac and the Drama of Human Existence ....

9.16.2026

On Nature and Grace: Part 5, A Longing Born of Lack

As I mentioned at the end of the last post, in attempting to push back upon the extrinsicism he saw at work in "two-tiered" Thomis...

9.15.2026

On Nature and Grace: Part 4, The Natural Desire for the Supernatural

To recap, in his book Henri de Lubac and the Drama of Human Existence Jordan Hillebert describes two problematic views concerning the rela...

9.14.2026

On Nature and Grace: Part 3, The Problems of Intrinsicism

In his book Henri de Lubac and the Drama of Human Existence , Jordan Hillebert describes Henri de Lubac's vision of the relation between...

9.11.2026

Al Shall Be Wele: Chapter 19, "in whych God assignyth no blame"

"in whych God assignyth no blame" As I said last Friday, we're staying in Chapter 19 of Julian's Revelations this week be...

9.10.2026

On Nature and Grace: Part 2, The Problems of Extrinsicism

Having introduced Henri de Lubac and his account of the natural desire for the supernatural, let's turn to Jordan Hillebert's analys...

9.09.2026

On Nature and Grace: Part 1, Introducing Henri de Lubac

I've written about Henri de Lubac and his thinking on nature and grace, the relation of the natural to the supernatural, before. But I...

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