What might Christian theology look like if we take seriously the fifteen billion years that it took God to develop the earth as a suitable habitat for the human race, and that humans themselves have common ancestors with chimpanzees? Here is a bold new exploratory look at Christianity, using a developmental paradigm.

Examining how Paul incorporates Jesus in his gospel message. Christology does not stand alone but depends on Theology as its source and on Soteriology as its effect. Paul is thoroughly theocentric in all his letters, and always down to earth.

Basic Biblical theology with critical examinations of its history. See also the more philosophical companion volume, Christianity Down To Earth.

253 meditations covering the entire Apocalypse of John. You will get a good feel for the visions of this Bible book by the devotional reading of these short meditations. See also the companion book, Revelation Down To Earth, a full-scale pastoral commentary by this author.

A pastoral and theological critique of a much-loved document from the Reformation era. In short: it is dated.

A pastoral and theological critique of an important document from the Reformation era. Reformed theology, valuable as it has been, needs some revision and updating.

Paul explains how the resurrection of Jesus carries over into the daily lives of those who believe in him: we die with him and we rise with him – in this life.

A pastoral and theological critique of a controversial document from the post-Reformation era.

God spoke Jesus into existence just as he spoke Adam into existence in Genesis 1; both Adam and Jesus are products of God's speech. Therefore all humans can find the purpose of life in Jesus.

If we take seriously the scientific data concerning the age of the universe and of the provenance of the human race, does this have any effect on traditional theology? This booklet says, "Yes," and it spells out some of the startling alterations that could happen.

A scathing critique of traditional eschatology, whether a-millennial or pre-millennial, featuring analyses of most of the usual prooftexts for these doctrines. The Biblical teachings are much simpler and down-to-earth than the complicated scenarios often presented as the gospel's view of the future.

Basic Human Ethics. Is the Decalogue still valid in the twenty-first century? A perceptive analysis of each precept of the decalogue.