Category: The Gospel of the Kingdom
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New article in the JRJ
Very excited to announce (a little late) the publication of my article in Brill’s fantastic Journal of Religion in Japan. “Dreaming of the World to Come: Yonaoshi Millenarianism and Monotheism in Tenrikyō and Christianity” Journal of Religion in Japan 13 (2-3): 1-38.(Brill 2024) Here’s the abstract: In comparative studies, Tenrikyō’s this-worldly, millenarian vision has found little resonance with…
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Perriman, Monotheistic Dominionism, and ‘Pagan Monotheism’ in Constantine and Paul
Dr. Andrew Perriman has penned an excellent post and review of my book Constantine and the Divine Mind (Wipf and Stock 2019) [here], and his assessment has stimulated further thoughts in me regarding pagan monotheism in Constantine and Paul. As Perriman notices, reading the Constantinian saga in light of a theological metanarrative available in late…
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Christological Oversights & the Kingdom of God: Reading N.T. Wright’s ‘The Challenge of Jesus’
I’ve recently read, and enjoyed, N.T. Wright’s The Challenge of Jesus. Primarily, the book explores the relationship of “the kingdom of God” and the symbols of Judaism (the Temple, the food laws, etc.) to the preaching of the historical Jesus. But Wright also reflects a good deal on Christology. In this review, I’ll be paying…
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Hurricanes and the Hope of God
With a heavy heart, I’m taking a break from my usual topics for this post, in order to reflect on the events from this week. I live in the Houston area, a place which has recently captivated the whole world as it suffered under the power of Hurricane Harvey. The storm was indeed one for…
Kegan Chandler, PhD 