The Evangelical Universalist
I posted the item below on 25 May 2006, having been sent forward notice of a book entitled The Evangelical Universalist. I have long found universalism an intriguing concept in theology, notwithstanding its difficulties, so am intrigued to discover that the pseudonym Gregory MacDOnald actually belongs to my friend Robin Parry.Well done to Robin for an excellent disguise – I didn't guess it was him for a minute.
25 May 2006: Can an evangelical be a universalist? I received a sales pitch for this new book, and at first thought it must be a wind-up. But it seems it is a real book, by one Gregory MacDonald, who argues the case for universalism (no holds barred) as consistent with an evangelical point of view. I notice that "Gregory MacDonald" is a pseudonym, which may suggest that the author anticipates trouble ahead?
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After your last post I did wonder whether the new look was going to have a photo montage of “Rock Chick feminine, professional-woman feminine, sun-on-the-beach feminine and just slob-out-at-home feminine” or even the “pair of dungarees”
As it is it does look good.
thanks, Dave! (I’m more of a hen than a chick now, I think…)
Looks good — nice to have a very clear lead down the centre column, and clickable links to the books. The twitter stream integrates nicely… Change is as good as a rest.
Very smart – I like it… Actually the colour scheme isn’t too far from rock chick, come to think of it
Great new look Maggi and great to have the Amazon loinks, just think I was going to go to Waterstones…shame on me!
Phew… When I logged on yesterday, I thought that my screen resolution had gone crazy again… Much more readable tho…
Nice! Simple black and white always works well!
new look is very classy – less chaotic than old look. Yipee!
Looks good – the photo has the feel of something taken on a tropical island, nice and clear, and glad to see you’re still avoiding adverts!