Come to the Table: T.F. Torrance on Intercommunion as a Way Forward in Ecumenical Action Daniel J. Cameron Daniel J. Cameron (Ph.D. The University of Aberdeen) serves as the Bible Department Head and Director of Spiritual Director at Chicago Hope Academy in Chicago, IL and as the English Ministry Pastor at Promise and Fulfillment Community…
A Certain Unity of the Church Paul T. Nimmo Paul T. Nimmo, King’s Chair of Systematic Theology, University of Aberdeen Introduction Early in his doctrine of the church in Church Dogmatics, Karl Barth writes, In all the riches of His divine being the God who reconciled the world with Himself in Jesus Christ is One….
Why the Topic of Church Polity Belongs in the “Ethics” Section of a Christian Library Jonathan Leeman Jonathan Leeman (Ph.D., Wales) serves as editorial director for 9Marks Introduction Does the New Testament prescribe a particular form of church government for all times and places?[1] “No,” many Christian academics have long believed. The New Testament’s materials…
The Reformation and Dionysius on Ecclesiology J.V. Fesko J.V. Fesko (Ph.D., The University of Aberdeen) is the Harriet Barbour Professor of Systematic and Historical Theology, Reformed Theological Seminary, Jackson Introduction We live in a socially democratized period of history. There are some remnants of social hierarchy where bluebloods are rumored still to roam in places…
Ecclesiology: An Editorial Introduction Justin L. McLendon Justin L. McLendon is Professor of Theology and a Department Chair at Grand Canyon University and Grand Canyon Theological Seminary. He serves as a Managing Editor for JBTS. Introduction This special issue of the Journal of Biblical and Theological Studies features articles exploring current issues in ecclesiology. In…
Twentieth-Century Evangelicalism: Missional, Intellectual, Theologically Diverse, Complex, and Increasingly Global by Ryan A. Brandt and Amber Thomas Reynolds Twentieth-Century Evangelicalism: Missional, Intellectual, Theologically Diverse, Complex, and Increasingly Global Ryan A. Brandt and Amber Thomas Reynolds Ryan A. Brandt is Professor of Christian History and Theology at Grand Canyon University; Amber Thomas Reynolds is Adjunct Assistant…
American Evangelical Missions Since 1910 by A. Scott Moreau American Evangelical Missions Since 1910 A. Scott Moreau Scott is Professor of Intercultural Studies Emeritus and former Academic Dean of Wheaton College Graduate School Abstract: This article provides a brief synopsis of US evangelical missions over the course of the twentieth century. Each of the four…
Forgotten Voices in Early Twentieth-Century Evangelical Theology by Kenneth J. Stewart Forgotten Voices in Early Twentieth-Century Evangelical Theology Kenneth J. Stewart Kenneth is Professor of Theological Studies Emeritus, Covenant College, Lookout Mountain, GA Abstract: Standard accounts of fundamentalism and evangelicalism in the inter- war period of the twentieth century uniformly emphasize the paucity of energetic…
Bill Bright’s Four Spiritual Laws and Their Place in the History and Trajectory of Evangelical Soteriology by Sean McGever Bill Bright’s Four Spiritual Laws and Their Place in the History and Trajectory of Evangelical Soteriology Sean McGever Sean (PhD, Aberdeen) is adjunct faculty in the College of Theology at Grand Canyon University and Area Director…
The Indelible Mark of Boon Mark Gittisarn on Twentieth-Century Christianity in Thailand: A Brief Biography by Karl Dahlfred The Indelible Mark of Boon Mark Gittisarn on Twentieth-Century Christianity in Thailand: A Brief Biography Karl Dahlfred Karl is professor of church history at Chiang Mai Theological Seminary and missionary with OMF International Abstract: Over the course…