Category: Articles

Theological Preaching and Preaching Through Theology: The Priority of the Pastor-Theologian by Gary L. Shultz Jr.

Theological Preaching and Preaching Through Theology: The Priority of the Pastor-Theologian by Gary L. Shultz Jr. Theological Preaching and Preaching Through Theology: The Priority of the Pastor-Theologian Gary L. Shultz Jr. Gary L. Shultz Jr. (Ph.D. in Systematic Theology from The Southern BaptistTheological Seminary) is Senior Pastor of First Baptist Church in Fulton,Missouri. He teaches…

Elder as Shepherd: Implicit Use of the Shepherd Metaphor by the Apostle Paul by Josh Branum

Elder as Shepherd: Implicit Use of the Shepherd Metaphor by the Apostle Paul by Josh Branum Elder as Shepherd: Implicit Use of the Shepherd Metaphor by the Apostle Paul Josh Branum Josh Branum (PhD in Applied Theology, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary) serves as the Family Pastor at Faithbridge Church in Jacksonville, FL. Abstract: This paper analyzes…

Current Issues in Pastoral Theology: An Editorial Introduction by Justin L. McLendon

Current Issues in Pastoral Theology: An Editorial Introduction by Justin L. McLendon Current Issues in Pastoral Theology: An Editorial Introduction Justin L. McLendon, Executive Editor Of Special IssueJustin teaches full-time at Grand Canyon University and is a Managing Editor of JBTS This special issue of the Journal of Biblical and Theological Studies features articles exploring…

The Final Word: Prisoners of Our Own Device by Steve Donaldson

The Final Word: Prisoners of Our Own Device by Steve Donaldson The Final Word: Prisoners of Our Own Device Steve Donaldson Steve Donaldson, Ph.D., is Professor of Computer Science and Senior Fellow in the Center for Science and Religion at Samford University. Abstract: Over-confidence in a set of beliefs is frequently buttressed by a binary…

Paleoevil, Theodicy, and Models of Earth History by Kurt P. Wise

Paleoevil, Theodicy, and Models of Earth History by Kurt P. Wise Paleoevil, Theodicy, and Models of Earth History Kurt P. Wise Kurt Wise earned a Ph.D. in paleontology and is Professor of Natural Science and Director of the Brady Center for Creation Research at Truett Mcconnel University in Cleveland, Georgia Abstract: The total amount of…

Responding to Perceived Theological Implications of Evolutionary Creation by J. B. Stump

Responding to Perceived Theological Implications of Evolutionary Creation by J. B. Stump Responding to Perceived Theological Implications of Evolutionary Creation J. B. Stump J. B. Stump is Senior Editor at BioLogos and Visiting Scholar at the University of Notre Dame Abstract: In this article I will respond to several common arguments against the position known increasingly…

The “Conflict Thesis” of Science and Religion: a Nexus of Philosophy of Science, Metaphysics, and Philosophy of Religion by R. Clinton Ohlers

The “Conflict Thesis” of Science and Religion: a Nexus of Philosophy of Science, Metaphysics, and Philosophy of Religion by R. Clinton Ohlers The “Conflict Thesis” of Science and Religion: a Nexus of Philosophy of Science, Metaphysics, and Philosophy of Religion R. Clinton Ohlers R. Clinton Ohlers (PhD, University of Pennsylvania) is a Residential Fellow with…

Christian Theology of Creation and the Metaphysical Foundations of Science by Joshua M. Moritz

Christian Theology of Creation and the Metaphysical Foundations of Science by Joshua M. Moritz Christian Theology of Creation and the Metaphysical Foundations of Science Joshua M. Moritz Joshua Moritz is an adjunct professor of philosophy at the University of San Francisco, Lecturer of Philosophical Theology and Natural Sciences at the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley,…