Essays on Theology
and Ethics
Kenneth Cauthen
The short essays linked together on this
site are written from a
liberal theological perspective. More specifically, I am a
modernistic
liberal or a modernist, as I define those terms.
The articles set forth the views of a
theologian deeply
influenced by modern science, historical studies, cultural relativism,
ecological concerns, pragmatism, and the like. They represent what I
believe to be persuasive and pertinent for a generation about to enter
the 21st century. I employ a form of process-relational thought and am
deeply rooted in the Christian (and Baptist) traditions. These essays
are tentative expressions but reflect five decades of reading,
thinking, and teaching. Long ago Harry Emerson Fosdick defined a
liberal as one who wanted to be both "an intelligent modern and a
serious Christian." That is my aim and the guiding philosophy of these
essays. They represent an honest search for truth and set forth the
best I know up to now from all sources. Beyond that I make no claims.
Many of the articles that were originally
on this site have been
subsequently published. Since the copyright is now held by the
publishers, I have deleted the whole article and replaced it with a
brief summary. Information is provided in each instance regarding the
published location of the complete article.
I invite comments, criticisms,
refutations, suggestions, and
corrections.
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I invite you to take a look at a new book by my friend Izzy.
Izzy's Book
If you want to take a break for some fun
before you get to the
serious stuff, the links below will take you to some short videos
of a
humorous nature that I made. They poke good-natured fun
at
some funny aspects of religion, churches, theology, right-wing
Protestant religion, and the mixture of right-wing religion and
politics. They are designed purely for entertainment and laughter. I
hope you enjoy them. Here
is a list of my movies that play
on Windows Media Player.
Where you can have have your own way in this personally customized church: 3 parts
Customized Church, Part 1
Customized Church, Part 2
Customized Church, Part 3
For the goings on at Purity Baptist Church, check this out:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RS4rKjDYvA0
The Real Meaning of Original Sin
This church goes strictly by the Book.
Strictly by the Bible
I am also into blogging, You will find periodic articles on current events at http://johnwilfred.blogspot.com/
Presently, the following essays on
theological and ethical topics
are available:
About the
Author
A List of my
Books
Blogs of Mine ,
Part I, Theology
Blogs of Mine,
Part II, Current Events
Blogs of Mine,
Part III, Politics
Blogs of Mine,
Part IV, Humor, Miscellany
Blogs 2007
Blogs 2008
Pope John Paul
II: Blessing and Curse to the World
Outrages
of the Schiavo Case
Final
Reflections on the Terri Schiavo Case
Liberal
Church as Impotent Political Force
Interpreting
the Bible Today
The
Authority of the Bible
Using the
Bible with Integrity
Debate on
Clergy Housing Deduction
Theology
as Religious Belief
Natural Law
and Moral Relativism
What is
Truth -- and Does it Matter?
A Doctrine
of God (Short Version)
A Doctrine
of God (Long Version)
Trinity: God,
Christ, Spirit
God as
Masculine and Feminine
Theodicy:
the Problem of Evil
Theodicy:
A Heterodox Alternative
The Many
Faces of Evil
A
Contemporary Christology
Christ
and Christians:
A Critique of
Nieburhr's Christ and Culture
The
Incompatibility of Christianity
and Civilization.
Christian
Ethics
Process
Christian Ethics
The Ethics
of Belief
Relativism, Morality, Belief
Relating
Jesus to
Jefferson
Liberation
Themes in Country Music
Liberation
Themes in White Southerners
Southern
Tragedy
Capital
Punishment
Physician
Assisted
Suicide
Prescription
Drugs and the Little Red Hen
Bio-Ethical
Decision Making
Prostitution
Abortion
Drug
Policy
Homosexuality:
Same
Sex Love is OK
Theology and
Ecology
Religion and
Politics
Faith-Based Human Services
Science and
Theology
Church
and State
A
Short
Biographical
Sketch
For an updated version of Mother Goose for the modern age, visit
Mother Goose
Goes Electronic
Having a Web site is
becoming a family enterprise. First to have a Pagewas my son.
PaulCauthen
The latest entry is that of my son-in-law and daughter.
Ric Brown and
Nancy
Cauthen
These sites are very different, but both are
creative,imaginativeproductions. They would welcome a visit.
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