Catholicity from a Baptist Perspective Derek C. Hatch Endowed Chair of Baptist Studies and Associate Professor of Religion, Georgetown College Share this on: FacebookTwitterLinkedin
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Catholicity in Presbyterian Perspective D. Blair Smith Associate Professor of Systematic Theology, Reformed Theological Seminary, Charlotte Share this on: FacebookTwitterLinkedin
“Give Me Thine Hand”: Catholicity in the Wesleyan-Methodist Tradition Matt O’Reilly Lead Pastor, Hope Hull United Methodist Church Director of Research, Wesley Biblical Seminary Share this on: FacebookTwitterLinkedin
Catholicity in the Lutheran Tradition David R. Maxwell Louis A. Fincke and Anna B. Shine Professor of Systematic Theology, Concordia Seminary Share this on: FacebookTwitterLinkedin
Catholicity from an Anglican Perspective Eugene R. Schlesinger Lecturer in the Department of Religious Studies, Santa Clara University Share this on: FacebookTwitterLinkedin
Surely a Catholic Church: The Orthodox Church as the Church John Mark Reynolds President, The Saint Constantine School; Senior Fellow, The King’s College (NYC) Share this on: FacebookTwitterLinkedin
The One Church, the Many Churches: A Catholic Approach to Ecclesial Unity and Diversity—with Special Attention to Abraham Kuyper’s Ecclesiastical Epistemology Eduardo Echeverria Professor of Philosophy and Systematic Theology, Graduate School of Theology, Sacred Heart Major Seminary Share this on: FacebookTwitterLinkedin
An Introduction to Catholicity: An Editorial Preface to this Special Issue By Ryan A. Brandt and Matthew Y. Emerson Ryan Brandt is Associate Professor of Christian History and Theology at Grand Canyon University and Managing Editor of JBTS; Matt Emerson is Professor of Religion, Floyd K. Clark Chair of Leadership, and Dean of the Hobbs College of Theology & Ministry at Oklahoma Baptist University. While it has a long and distinguished history in the Christian tradition, the word “catholicity” has become a buzzword of sorts in these last few decades. Across some denominational lines, it elicits polarizing responses that lead to neglecting or even dismissing it. Yet, in recent decades there has been a revival of interest on the topic, a growing awareness that catholicity is an essential part of Christianity, including at least most of the major denominational heritages. This volume was inspired by the renewed Protestant emphasis of catholicity in the contemporary landscape. Given the broadness of the term as well as the varied application across different denominational lines, it seemed helpful and timely to offer a survey of various approaches. Such approaches show real differences among Christians, but they also show encouraging signs that Christians are reappropriating…
Conclusion: Ephesians and the Powers Joshua M. Greever Joshua M. Greever (Ph.D.) is Assistant Professor of New Testament at Grand Canyon University and Grand Canyon Theological Seminary in Phoenix, AZ There is little doubt that Paul’s letter to the Ephesians holds a central place in our biblical understanding of the Powers. With this in mind, in this volume we tried to analyze closely the presentation of the Powers in Ephesians, and to use our analysis of the Powers as a window into exploring some of Paul’s other major themes in the letter. Specifically, analyzing the Powers in Ephesians contributed to our understanding of the letter’s theology, soteriology, ecclesiology, discipleship, and missions. Share this on: FacebookTwitterLinkedin
Bonhoeffer and the Way of the Crucified: Methodeia, Doctrine, and the ‘Powers’ Jonathan K. Sharpe and Jerry Pillay Jonathan K. Sharpe (Ph.D., University of Pretoria) is Assistant Professor of Theology at Grand Canyon University in Phoenix, AZ; Jerry Pillay (Ph.D.) is Dean of the Faculty of Theology and Religion at the University of Pretoria in South Africa Abstract: The Greek word methodeia, the “schemes,” “tricks,” or “methods” of the enemy that move us away from Christ and from unity in his body, is uniquely found only within Ephesians 4:14 and 6:11. In Ephesians 4:14, Paul focuses on the unity of the body of Christ and the way Christians grow into unity and maturity with Christ is by avoiding the methodeia of the enemy. The term also appears again in Ephesians 6:11 where Paul urges believers to put on the armor of God to avoid the methodeia of the devil. In this chapter we consider Peter Rollins’ theological movement of “Radical Theology” as being an example of methodeia which might disrupt the transformational unity of the body of Christ and against which we need to arm ourselves. We especially examine the purported reliance of Rollins’ movement upon the work of Dietrich…