The Christian Watershed
Welcome to the Christian Watershed!
The Christian Watershed seeks to demonstrate that Christianity is intellectually satisfying, but far more than an intellectual exercise. Rather, we attempt to show that everything we learn in the Christian faith must be lived.
This site is full of everything from theological treatises and philosophical musings to poems and devotions. This is not merely an apologetics site that attempts to tell Christians what to think, but instead a site that explores the Christian faith in the modern world.
We don’t focus on one denomination or theological school of thought. Rather we do our best to draw upon multiple sources of faith. Some may call us raging liberals because we speak of caring for our environment or advocate the ethical treatment of animals (even if we intend to eat them). Others might label us dogmatic conservatives because of our belief in the inspiration of Scripture or orthodox doctrine. No matter what labels are ascribed to us, we view ourselves as Christians attempting to perfect our faith in all aspects, whether it be in how we live or in how we think.
*The term “Christian Watershed” comes from Francis Schaeffer’s book, The Great Evangelical Disaster, where he argues that, in order for one to truly be called a Christian, there is a “watershed” (a certain level of belief) one must meet. One of our goals is to demonstrate where this “watershed” mark is through philosophy and theology.
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About the Authors
Joel
Joel is a 28 year old currently residing in the southeastern United States. His interests lay in philosophy and theology.
He writes articles for the Christian Watershed, mostly dealing with matters of theology (in particular the Trinity and Incarnation) and philosophy (religion and ethics).
NAME: Joel
OCCUPATION: Student (perpetually it seems)
FAVORITE BOOK(S): The Fountain of Knowledge by St. John of Damascus/ On the Unity of Christ by St. Cryil of Alexandria
FAVORITE SUBJECTS: Philosophy in general, but specifically the philosophy of religion and the philosophy of ethics. Philosophical theology, dealing with first causes and arguments for the existence of God.
FUTURE GOALS: M.A. in Philosophy of Religion and/or Philosophy of Ethics, PhD in Philosophy of Ethics and Religion
PERSONAL MOTTO: “Only God is incomprehensible by nature; philosophers are incomprehensible by choice.”
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Joshua lives in Houston Texas with his beautiful wife Rosie and his three lovely children: Esther, Rachel, and Joel. Currently, Joshua works with homeless children at the Star of Hope Mission and is one of the pastors at iMMERGENT, an exciting new church meeting in the Montrose area.
Joshua is interested in the philosophy of religion and philosophy of the mind. He has done quite a bit of work in combating the trend of naturalism as well as the rise of postmodern thought in Christianity.
NAME: Joshua
OCCUPATION: Pastor / Social Worker
FAVORITE BOOK(S): The Abolition of Man by C.S. Lewis / On the Incarnation by St. Athanasius
FAVORITE SUBJECTS: Metaphysics, Ethics, Philosophical Theology, and the Muppet Show
FUTURE GOALS: PhD in Philosophy of Religion
PERSONAL MOTTO: “The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge; fools despise wisdom and instruction.” – Proverbs 1:7
Hey Joel,
I loved your post on Tony Jones’ new book, “The New Christians”. It was very thorough and fair. I wish I had more time to read some of their works, but now that I’m going into Phd work, my personal reading time is getting slimmer by the minute. I appreciate your faithfulness to keep up with this movement and to be a voice of truth.
Billy Marsh
Posted by Billy Marsh | May 17, 2008, 3:50 pmHAPPY BIRTHDAY! nice blog
Posted by micey | June 24, 2008, 8:36 pmI’ve skimmed your blog a few times, and with the subtitle “Reshaping the world through rational and relational Christianity” I assumed you were part of the Emergent Church, which is why I was confused why you would be arguing with/to one of it’s prominent leaders. I guess I should’ve clicked the little “About” tab sooner.
No real critique, just a funny observation on misperception.
-J
Posted by The Mr. and Ms. | December 23, 2009, 8:43 amWell, I sometimes get accused of being emergent, which always cracks me up. Those who are extremely conservative view me as emergent. Those who are emergent view me as extremely conservative. I’m a man without a home.
Posted by Joel | December 23, 2009, 10:12 amThis blog looks so much better on Safari. Just saying.
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