Estimated reading time: 8 minutes I asked the My Theology Corner AI chatbot whether AI can do Theology. The short answer is... No. AI cannot do Theology. In a minute I'll show you what it wrote, but first I want to introduce you to it. My Theology Corner AI Companion Maybe you have seen a little …
Author: Chris Button
I am an eternal student with a background in working with the homeless and theological study. I'm an ordained minister in The Salvation Army. Life is confusing - this my attempt to work it all out!
Common Treasury, Social Salvation, and The Salvation Army
Estimated reading time: 33 minutes There is a long thread that winds through the history of Christian faith and practice. It is the recognition that creation is a common treasury for humanity. That salvation is more than dealing with individual guilt. Salvation is social salvation. This thread runs for 2,000 years, from the start of …
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The Sacrament of Liberation: Why The Salvation Army Should Not Adopt Ritual Sacraments
Estimated reading time: 14 minutes A Liberation-Theological Defense of The Salvation Army’s Non-Sacramental Witness The Salvation Army is not anti-sacramental. It could be argued that the Army is far more sacramental than churches that do sacramental worship. The Army should not start doing communion and baptism. It doesn't need to. Salvationists need to remember the …
The Historical Jesus
Estimated reading time: 11 minutes Why Does the Historical Jesus Matter? The claims of Christianity are not about a god that exists beyond the world. We believe that God became human. Not abstractly human, but a specific human being. Because of this claim, we need to take seriously the historical existence of Jesus. There is …
A Theology of Immigration
Estimated reading time: 25 minutes We need a theology of immigration. This post is a stepping stone towards exploring what that could look like. Why is a Theology of Immigration Needed? This is an age of increasing nationalism, hatred, jingoism, wars, and economic strife. We need a reminder of the way of the Gospel. Jesus …
Sanctification is an Exorcism
Estimated reading time: 4 minutes The gift of sanctification that empowers and transforms us to be able to love our neighbour as Christ loves us can be understood as exorcism and healing combined together. Sanctification and the Exorcism of Temptation Salvation from the consequences of our sin does not remove from us our ongoing desires …
Christianity Created Secularism
Estimated reading time: 7 minutes Christianity created the sacred-secular divide. Christianity created secularism. It is common to think that secularisation is the enemy of faith in general and Christianity in particular. People express concern about the end of a 'Christian nation'. They say that we are a 'Christian country'. They believe that secularism is destroying …
10 Tips for New Preachers
Estimated reading time: 11 minutes Good preaching can change the world. Here are 10 tips for new preachers to get you thinking. Words, when properly chosen, carefully crafted, and well delivered, can move people, inspire people and speak something new into being. Good oratory can move people to tears or to anger, inspire love or …
What Are The Nephilim?
Estimated reading time: 10 minutes There is a strange little verse in Genesis that has resulted in all kinds of fantasy novels, films, and unfortunate attempts at theology. That is the story of the Nephilim. Much has been made about them, but the reality is somewhat more literary and less magical. The Nephilim are mentioned …
William Booth Decides – Politics or Religion
Estimated reading time: 12 minutes There was a moment in William Booth's life when he was still a young man. This moment defined the rest of his life. If William Booth had chosen differently then the world would have been a very different place. He had to decide between becoming a political activist, or becoming …
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