an international journal for students of theological and religious studies
- VOLUME 45
- ISSUE 3
- December 2020
- VOLUME 45
- ISSUE 3
- VOLUME 45
- ISSUE 3
Featured Articles
This article explores the way in which the Song of Songs instructs its readers in wisdom with regard to romance and marriage...
“How can I motivate my students more?” In theological education, as in all education, students will gain the most from our classes and programs if they are deeply motivated and therefore engaged...
Articles
“How can I motivate my students more?” In theological education, as in all education, students will gain the most from our classes and programs if they are deeply motivated and therefore engaged...
For those who enjoy debates, there has never been a debate more routinely rehashed than the debate over God’s existence...
A Generous Reading of John Locke: Reevaluating His Philosophical Legacy in Light of His Christian Confession
by C. Ryan FieldsLocke is often presented as an eminent forerunner to the Enlightenment, a philosopher who hastened Europe’s departure from Christian orthodoxy and “turned the tide” toward a modern, secularist orientation...
“Love One Another When I Am Deceased”: John Bunyan on Christian Behavior in the Family and Society
by Jenny-Lyn de KlerkIn the last two decades, Bunyan studies has seen an increase in scholarship that examines his life and thought from various angles, such as the psychological experiences and socio-political convictions found in his allegorical and autobiographical works...
American Prophets: Federalist Clergy’s Response to the Hamilton–Burr Duel of 1804
by Obbie Tyler ToddMore than any event in early American history, the duel between Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr in 1804 revealed Federalist clergy to be the moral guardians of American society and exposed the moral fault lines within the Federalist party itself...
Hermeneutics and Historicity in the Matthean Crucifixion Narrative: A Response to Daryn Graham
by Daniel M. GurtnerThis short piece takes up some challenges to Daryn Graham’s article, “The Earthquakes of the Crucifixion and Resurrection of Jesus Christ...
This article analyses the effects of the earthquakes of the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus Christ, including possible damage done to the temple, the darkness that accompanied the crucifixion, the splitting of rocks, the opening of tombs and the resurrection of saints, and the responses by the centurion and his accompanying guards...
Reconceiving a Biblical Theology of Mission: Salvation to the Ends of the Earth Revisited
by Andreas J. KöstenbergerScholarship on the biblical theme of mission has made significant strides in the couple decades since the original publication of my work Salvation to the Ends of the Earth: A Biblical Theology of Mission (co-authored with Peter T...
Evangelicals have long sought to understand the core difference between David and Saul...
This article explores the way in which the Song of Songs instructs its readers in wisdom with regard to romance and marriage...