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Dark Materials? Philip Pullman’s Stories and the Christian Story

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  • Rick Simpson

Rick Simpson offers us an in-depth discussion of the books on which the film "The Golden Compass" is based. He discusses the attack upon Christian faith mounted by Philip Pullman in the "His Dark Materials" trilogy.

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Mary – Grace and Hope: An Evangelical Anglican Response

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  • Martin Davie

Davie was requested to give an Evangelical response to the ARCIC document "Mary – Grace and Hope in Christ". He here offers a helpful introduction to the report’s contents and central conclusions. Davie highlights seven elements in it that Evangelicals could welcome. However, he also notes problems with its argument and, in particular, its claims to have made advances in agreement in relation to the Marian dogmas that divide Anglicans and Roman Catholics.

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Covenant and Counselling: Some Counseling Implications of a Covenant Theology

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  • David Atkinson

The aim of this article is to offer a possible Christian theological approach to counseling. The author first gives an overview of different perspectives on applying the insights of counseling psychology to the practice of Christian counseling and caring. With this as his background, the author sketches an approach to counseling which keeps the concept of covenant at its core.

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Preaching on the Stories in Scripture

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  • John E. Goldingay

Much of the Bible is comprised of stories. How should the minister preach from these narratives? What does this preaching look like?

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A History of the Church in Africa : A Review Article

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  • Jeremy R. Collingwood

A History of the Church in Africa by Bengt Sundkler and Christopher Steed is reviewed. In 1900 the Christian population of Africa was estimated at 4 million out of a total of 118 million people. Roman Catholics were estimated at 1 million, Protestants at 1 million and Coptic-Orthodox at 2 million. This picture has changed radically. Today Christians amount to some 351 million out of 770 million.

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Global Society: Challenges for Christian Mission

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  • Vinoth Ramachandra

Ramachandra sets the challenge of contemporary Christian discipleship and mission in the context of our changing political, economic and cultural context. He presents a vision of the gospel and the Church of Christ as the true universalism in the context of globalization.

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Scripture and Christian Ethics

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  • Oliver O'Donovan

While he focuses on Psalm 119, Oliver O’Donovan here explores the task of Christian ethics and Scripture as God’s word to illumine our path.

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Mission in the Spirit: Revivalist and Celtic Strands of Mission

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  • Gavin Wakefield

The world of two contemporary Anglicans, Mark Stibbe and Ray Simpson is examined. Their work reveals radically divergent understandings of the origin, motivation, context and scope of mission.

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Lifelines: New Reproductive Technologies

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  • Jeremy Caddick

This article discusses a theological perspective on new reproduction technology, including in vitro fertilization, donor insemination, surrogacy, and cloning.

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Creating Space: Hospitality as a Metaphor for Mission

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  • Cathy Ross

Beginning with the biblical witness, Cathy Ross explores the character of hospitality. She shows how it can function as a powerful metaphor for mission. We are encouraged and enabled to reflect on the importance of shared meals and being at the margins, the need to see and respect the guest and stranger as other.

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Alternative Worship: Post-Modern or Post-Mission Church?

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  • Rachel Atkinson

Atkinson gives us an overview and critique of the alternative worship movement. She outlines its roots and then focuses attention on four of its central characteristics. These characteristics are the concerns for contextualisation, experience, multi-sensory worship and participation.

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The Harry Potter Debate

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  • Margaret Masson

Margaret Masson offers a brief comment on the wider debate the Harry Potter books of J K Rowling have aroused among evangelical Christians. She argues that much of the negative reaction to the stories is misplaced, and that the moral universe they contain is fundamentally sympathetic to a Christian understanding.

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The Implications of Semper Reformanda

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  • Andrew Atherstone

What does it mean that the the church must be "always reforming"? This is a call expressed in the well-known saying ecclesia reformata, semper reformanda. In this article Andrew Atherstone argues that the motto lays down a challenge to both radicals and conservatives in today’s church. It is a motto which sums up the sense of restless and continual energy of the church reforming seeking to be what the Lord wants her to be.

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The Historical Jesus among the Rabbis: Prayer, Divorce and Earthly Rewards

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  • David Instone-Brewer

This article compares the recorded teachings of Jesus to what is now known about the teaching of rabbis in the first half of the first century. The author looks at three examples: prayer, divorce and earthly rewards. Knowledge of the Rabbinic teachings is used to illuminate the meaning of the recorded words of Jesus.

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The Priesthood of Christ in Hebrews

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  • Joy Tetley

This article reflects on the priesthood of Christ as revealed and discussed in the book of Hebrews.

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Philemon - The Bible, Slavery and Onesimus

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  • Margaret Killingray

The societies featured in the Bible almost all practiced some form of slavery. When we understand the background to the economic and social life of those societies, whether slavery, marriage or land ownership, it can illuminate the practical and theological implications of the text. This article brings together some of the recent debates and conclusions focusing, particularly on slavery in the New Testament, giving particular attention to Paul’s letter to Philemon.

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The Bible and Spirituality

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  • John Grayston

The decline in familiarity with Scripture in churches is a growing cause for concern. Grayston analyzes the reasons for this trend. He places the evangelical "quiet time" in its historical context, and suggests ways in which personal engagement with Scripture might be recovered and encouraged.

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Vive la Différence!: Reflections on Human Sexuality from the Old Testament Creation Tradition

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  • Tim Meadowcroft

This article discusses human sexuality, gender roles and gender differences. The author, Tim Meadowcroft, upholds the Old Testament creation tradition of complementary gender roles.

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The Spirituality of Renewal Music

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  • Jeremy Begbie

In this article on church music, Jeremy Begbie critiques renewal music and modern songs/hymns being used in worship today.

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This Is the Word of the Lord: The Bible and Worship

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  • Mark Earey

This article argues that the public reading of Scripture has become impoverished in churches. The author calls for renewed attention to Scripture as the spoken word for the gathered people of God, in preaching, in public reading, and in songs.

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Racism in the Church of England

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  • John Root

The author of this article discusses the issue of racism within the Church of England.

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‘God gave the Holy Spirit’ – the missionary writing of Roland Allen

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  • Roger Bowen

The major works of Roland Allen is reviewed in this article. Allen (1868-1947) served as a missionary in North China until ill-health sent him home. After a few years in parish ministry, he spent the rest of his life in research and writing. Largely ignored in his lifetime, by the 1960's Allen had become a household name among missiologists.

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Approaching the Millennium

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  • Richard Bauckham

Bauckham discusses the importance of having a Christian eschatology which looks forward to the new creation promised by God, but also works for change in the present.

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Atonement and Worship

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  • Trevor A. Hart

What are we as Christians doing when we gather together to worship God? How does what we do in worship relate to what Jesus Christ did in making atonement for the sins of humankind? This article seeks to draw these two concepts - worship and atonement - together.

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Prophetic Individuality

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  • Richard Morgan

The idea of the individual has long been central in most societies. This article looks at the role and place of the individual and individualism in the Bible. In the Old Testament, the prophets Ezekiel and Jeremiah emphasize the importance of the individual, highlighting that each individual is accountable for his own sin. This article discusses prophetic individuality as a recurring theme in Scripture, which finds its fulfillment in Christ as the One that died for the whole people.

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Conversion in the Thought and Experience of John Calvin

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  • Pete Wilcox

Is conversion a sudden experience, or a gradual change? Pete Wilcox addresses this question by discussing John Calvin's perspective on conversion and regeneration.

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Alpha: The McDonaldization of Religion?

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  • Pete Ward

This article is a critique of the Alpha Course, which is frequently used in evangelism.

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Evangelization in the Thought and Practice of John Calvin

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  • Pete Wilcox

Many people believe that John Calvin did not have a theology of mission work to spread the gospel. Pete Wilcox challenges this view, highlighting Calvin's focus on the progress of the Kingdom of God. This article gives an account of Calvin's doctrine and how it relates to evangelism.

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Psychological Theory

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  • Brice Avery

This article looks at recent trends in the psychological sciences and their implications for pastoral care. The author discusses current ideas regarding mood (specifically depression), personal identity, and unconscious motivation.

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Exit the Second Coming?

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  • Steve Walton

This is a review article of Jesus and the Victory of God by N.T. Wright, a book which discusses the historical Jesus.

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Faith in Sudan

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  • Peter Williams

This article introduces ten volumes on church life in Sudan. While the authors are from within the church, their first purpose is not to give a fair as possible view on the story as a whole. It is evident that the account in these books has a purpose beyond the dispassionate recounting of history. Perversely to its opponents, the Sudanese church often demonstrated courage under persecution and has even grown in the face of persecution.

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The Confessing Church and the Nazis: A Struggle for Theological Truth

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  • Jeremy Begbie

The role of the Confessing Church in Germany during the Nazis' rise to power constitutes one of the most fascinating phenomena in modern church history. Its development and partial disintegration raise crucial issues for the church in every era. The lessons to be learnt are relevant far beyond the boundaries of Germany. This article first presents a brief outline of the history of the Confessing Church and its struggle with the evils of National Socialism.

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Justice

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  • Alan Storkey

Storkey provides a guide to resources for further study and action in relation to justice. He offers a review of evangelical and other Christian literature surrounding the theme. Our Christian approaches to justice have often been partial or limited. Having a fuller perspective is a requirement of our Christian calling. This essay includes a number of opinions which really need more debate and is an aid to those who want to engage with the justice of God more deeply.

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The Justifying Judgement of God

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  • Justyn Terry

Our contemporary preaching of the gospel message would be improved by making better use of the much neglected and misunderstood subject of divine judgment. The breadth of the biblical use of judgment is considered in this article and it is argued that judgment as a metaphor of atonement provides the wider context in which penal substitution should be understood. The metaphor of judgment can also be a means of coordinating disparate biblical images of the atonement.

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The Dark Night of Unemployment: Reflections on Experience

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  • Philip Seddon

The author of this article shares his and his family's experience with unemployment in order to raise awareness about this struggle. He also reflects on how they were helped to view their whole experience spiritually.

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Coming to Faith in the Gospel of John

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  • John P. Bowen

Bowen explores the way in which John's Gospel describes the process of coming to faith. He considers the cases of the woman at the well, the crowd, the first disciples, Nicodemus and the blind man. Bowen argues that this gospel offers vital insights into people's journey to faith. This sheds light on contemporary understandings of evangelism and apologetics.

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"Wisdom", the Preacher and the Theologian

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  • Richard Morgan

Christians are sometimes annoyed when a minister preaches a moral sermon of 'good advice' or 'worldy wisdom'. Is there ever a place for this common sense preaching?

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Interpreting Scripture (Part 2)

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  • John E. Goldingay

How can I hear what God wants to say to me through Scripture? How can I understand Bible passages? How do I interpret Scripture? These two articles discuss the interpretation of Scripture by focussing on three genres of Scripture: narrative texts, instruction texts, and prayer texts.

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The Contribution of Henry Venn to Mission Thought

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  • Wilbert R. Shenk

This article discusses the life of Henry Venn (1796-1873) and his contribution to mission thought. The heart of Venn's vision was the indigenous church as the goal of mission work.

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Just Prices Today

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  • Andy Hartropp

Hartropp looks at the inadequacies of neo-classical economics. He compares it to the great Christian tradition of just price theory and examines the resurgence of just price economics in the Fair Trade Movement. Prices paid and received in markets should reflect justice to all the participants. Prices can be too low or too high.

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The Decade of Evangelism in a Multi-Cultural Society

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  • John Root

This article discusses the nature of Britian as a multi-cultural society, and then discusses how the Church of England can practice evangelism toward this society.

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Imitating Jesus: An Inclusive Approach to New Testament Ethics

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  • Richard Higginson

This a review article of an important book of Richard A Burridge on the imitation of Christ as an approach to New Testament Christian living. Burridge thinks that people who wrote on imitation before him in their analysis of the ethical teaching in the Gospels tends to be abstracted from what Jesus did. Jesus’ actions throw light on his words and vice-versa.

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Showing the Gospel in Social Praxis

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  • Nigel Biggar

What is the Church's primary calling and mission?

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Evangelism: Some Biblical and Contemporary Perspectives

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  • Paul Weston

In this article, Paul Weston looks at some key ideas around practicing evangelism, reminding the reader of the pattern of the New Testament.

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The Ritual Reason Why

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  • Paul Williams

Are rituals in themselves wrong? Or are they beneficial? This article maintains that rituals are an important and natural aspect of society, and discusses their significance for the pastor in providing pastoral care.

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1 Kings 22: To Speak for God

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  • Walter Moberley

In this article, Walter Moberley uses 1 Kings 22 and the story of Micaiah the prophet as an example of how to preach from Old Testament narrative.

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What is Spiritual Direction?

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  • Elizabeth A. Culling

In this article comprehensive introduction to the subject of Spiritual Direction is given. The author outlines the purpose, processes and content of Spiritual Direction. She further explores various models for understanding the practice of one person meeting with another for guidance and companionship.

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Sexual Ethics and the Jesus of the Gospels

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  • John Nolland

A claim is often made regarding the relative unimportance of sexual ethics to Jesus and his apparent silence in relation to same-sex sexual (homosexuality) activity. John Nolland examines and presents a helpful survey of the Gospels’ witness to Jesus’ teaching in this area. He explores the New Testament’s terminology in both the gospels and some of the relevant Pauline material.

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The Return of the City

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  • Howard Worsley

A plea is offered for a return to the city. The author argues the reasons for practical theology to be restored to the city, he advocates reasons why this is not proving an easy thing to achieve and makes proposals for a future that features a reinvigorated church for urban mission. When urban needs are given priority in churches outside the city, they die under a thousand qualifications.

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The Gospel as Public Truth

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  • John Williams

Lesslie Newbigin has written a few works on the concept of the gospel as public truth. This concept emphasizes the factual basis of Christianity, and encourages Christians to be confident to engage in rational public discourse with Scripture as their basis. This article tries to envisage what Newbigin's proposal might mean. Criticism, questions and suggestions for modification of Newbigin's work are given with the intention of carrying the program forward.

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Stephen Neill: Some Aspects of a Theological Legacy

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  • Tim Yates

Stephen Neill (1900-1984) was a Scottish Anglican missionary, scholar, writer, and teacher. This article discusses some of his theological and missiological contribution.

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Does the NT Quote the OT Out of Context?

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  • Steve Moyise

Does the New Testament quote the Old Testament out of context? Does the New Testament change the meaning of the Old Testament Scripture which is quoted? This article looks critically at the issue of intertextuality.

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William Tyndale: Bible Translator

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  • John B. Taylor

This article looks at the life and legacy of William Tyndale, and his work of translating the Bible into English.

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Spirituality, History and the Church

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  • Elizabeth A. Culling

This article is about spirituality - what is it, and do we need it? The author maintains that we need an applicable biblical spirituality, and discusses how we can grow in this.

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How to be Good

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  • Andy Griffiths

The author was challenged by reading Nick Hornby's popular novel How to be Good into wondering what Anglicanism has to say about being good. A variety of contemporary views is surveyed. These suggest that goodness comes from worshipping with other Christians, by thinking, or by reading Scripture.

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Diversity and Obscurity in Old Testament Books: A Hermeneutical Exercise Based on Some Later Old Testament Books

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  • J. Gordon McConville

This article discusses how Christians can understand and interpret Old Testament books such as Chronicles, Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther and Daniel. What do these books mean for Christians today?

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The Muslim Critique of the West

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  • Hugh P. Goddard

The relationship between the world of Islam and the West is a long and complex one, with many different aspects and dimensions. This article discusses Muslim critique of the West in relation to the spheres of morality, politics, and religion.

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Martyn and Martyrs: Questions for Mission

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  • Michael Nazir-Ali

Using the life of missionary Henry Martyn as an example, this author discusses the concepts of martyrdom in mission work. What does it mean to be a martyr? How can we support those who are experiencing persecution today?

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Inter Faith Dialogue

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  • Christopher J. H. Wright

How should we evaluate inter faith dialogue? In this article an analysis is offered of the report prepared by the Inter-Faith Consultative Group of the Board for Mission and Unity, at the request of the General Synod of the Anglican Church in 1981. This article gives useful principles for the contact with other religions.

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Can a Faithful Christianity Embrace a Pluralistic Theology of Religions?

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  • Rick Simpson

This is a critique of prescriptive pluralism. Pluralism argues that there is no one truth or one way of salvation. Rick Simpson argues that prescriptive pluralism does not fit with faithful Christianity.

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Human Genetics

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  • Audrey Elkington

The field of human genetics is vast, involving many different technologies, offering many possibilities. The field of human genetics is also moving at great speed. Each day new genes are discovered, new sequences published and new therapies suggested. Christian theology is not called to respond in a superficial way to every new discovery. The article suggests how the church should respond from an ethical, pastoral and theological perspective.

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Holding Together: Catholic Evangelical Worship in the Spirit

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  • Christopher Cocksworth

Here is provided a vision of evangelical, cross-centred, gospel worship. This is held together with catholic instincts about the ecclesiastic character of worship and charismatic experience of the dynamic of the Spirit in worship.

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The Historical Jesus (Part 3)

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  • Peter Walker

This is the third in a series of articles looking at the issues raised by modern research into the "historical Jesus". The first part was a general overview looking at the work of key writers such as Marcus Borg, E. P. Sanders and the work of the Jesus Seminar. A second part looked in more detail at the work of N.T. Wright with special reference to his book "Jesus and the Victory of God".

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Perspectives on Paul and the Law

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  • Bruce W. Longenecker

This article discusses Paul and the law. What exactly is Paul's theology of the law?

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Rebuilding the Boat: The Church and the Sea of Faith

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  • Andrew Moore

The Sea of Faith Network, inspired by the writings of Don Cupitt, has become popular over recent years. This is a critique of the Sea of Faith beliefs.

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1 Samuel 1-4 - Eli: The Man for Whom it Was Too Late

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  • John E. Goldingay

This article is on 1 Samuel 1-4, about Eli and his family.

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I Will: The Debate about Cohabitation

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  • Stephen S. Williams

This article discusses the practice of cohabitation, or living together as an unmarried couple.

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The Role of the Bible in Formation and Transformation

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  • Richard S. Briggs

This article is concerned with the part that the Bible plays in the formation of Christians, especially those called to leadership ministry. How can we read the Bible and have it form us, without bringing our own pre-formed agendas to the text? The many challenges in reading the Bible on its own terms is noted, not least laying aside modern categories for enquiry.

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And He Shall Purify: An Exposition of Malachi 2 and 3

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  • John B. Taylor

This author discusses Malachi 2 and Malachi 3, and their application to the church today.

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"To Be Occupied with God": John Stott on Worship

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  • Ian M. Randall

John Stott is surely one of the most influential evangelical Anglican of the twentieth century. He wrote much on worship but it is one of the more neglected aspects of his theology. Randall here identifies and explores John Stott’s work on worship and discusses worship and the whole person, worship shaped by Scripture, and Trinitarian worship, as well as forms of worship.

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The Historical Jesus (Part 2)

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  • Peter Walker

In an earlier article the work of some of the key contributors to the debate about the historical Jesus in the last 20 years was noted. This present article now focuses exclusively on the work of N.T.Wright. Wright's work is a breath-taking, magisterial accomplishment, grounded in a careful historical reasoning and deeply rich in theological consequences. He has established a new paradigm for the debate and no work in this field hereafter will be able to by-pass his work.

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Harry Potter and the Quest for Virtue

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  • Andrew J. Goddard

The Harry Potter books of J K Rowling have caused controversy among Christians. Andrew Goddard argues that the books offer a fascinating and helpful series of ethical insights, for example with regards to the use of power, rules and moral formation.

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Truth, Subjectivism and the Art of Apologetics

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  • Paul Weston

Contemporary western culture has become very subjective. How can Christians continue to practice evangelism in such a culture?

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Interpreting Scripture (Part 1)

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  • John E. Goldingay

How can I hear what God wants to say to me through Scripture? How can I understand Bible passages? How do I interpret Scripture? These two articles discuss the interpretation of Scripture by focussing on three genres of Scripture: narrative texts, instruction texts, and prayer texts.

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Creative Tensions in the Mission of the Church

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  • John Corrie

David Bosch developed the concept of "creative tension" in his influential book Transforming Mission. He explores the polarities held in tension when the Church engages in post-modern mission. The influence of Bosch's thinking on others writing on mission and evangelism through the last decade is assessed and the way opposing absolutes can be held together is described.

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Youth Ministry

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  • Steve Tilley

This article introduces five books that are particularly useful for youth ministry.

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The Historical Jesus (Part 1)

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  • Peter Walker

"Historical Jesus" work is important. Just because we do not like the reconstruction of others who set about the task with different presuppositions, does not negate our responsibility to think about Jesus not just theologically but also from a historical perspective. Much of this work is being done in North America. This article tries to cover most of the works written in this field, concentrating on some of the leading writers in North America.

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The Use of Analogy in Biblical Studies

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  • Steve Moyise

The New Testament frequently quotes the Old Testament. How can we best understand this?

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'But God is not Defeated!': Learning from the Sudanese Church

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  • Andrew C. Wheeler

Despite a context of struggle and persecution, the church in the Sudan has continued to grow, both spiritually and numerically. The author, who has spent several years living and working in Sudan with the Church Mission Society, reflects on what Christians worldwide might learn from the experience of the Sudanese church. "But God is not defeated!" is the refrain famous in Sudan as used by Ezra Lawiri.

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A Theological Reflection on Politics

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  • David Atkinson

This article introduces a theological perspective on politics. 

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The Collapse of Congregations

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  • Haddon Willmer

Congregations, so long the normative form of church life, are under threat. Haddon Willmer demonstrates how the threats come from social and economic forces. The situation is made worse by the internal loss of bearings in churches themselves. In particular he identifies the flight from a critical intellectual life and the problems of inculturating faith in our twenty-first century world.

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A New Paradigm for Theological Education?

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  • David Heywood

In this article, David Heywood argues for a different approach to theological education in the seminary.

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Gildas Salvianas Redevivus - The Reformed Pastor, Richard Baxter

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  • David Sceats

This article is a reflection on Richard Baxter's The Reformed Pastor.  This work discusses the nature of the pastor's task in the congregation.

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The Mandate: Love Our Enemies Matt. 5:43-48

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  • John Nolland

Nolland studies Matthew 5:43-48 and other key texts that highlights the command to love our enemies as a priority in Christian discipleship. He further sheds light on Jesus’ teaching by setting it in the wider context not only of Matthew’s gospel but also of the ancient world and the Old Testament. He demonstrates that, without being critical of the Old Testament, Jesus radically extends its teaching.

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The Reconstitution of Authority

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  • J. I. Packer

The purpose of this article on authority is threefold. In the first place it discusses the nature and excellence of authority in general, and the authority that historic Christianity has ascribed to the Creator in particular. Secondly, it points to some of the ways the Western world has turned from God's authority. Finally, it discusses how Christianity might be able to re-establish authority in the world today.

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To Capture the Imagination of Our Culture: Reflections on Christian Apologetics

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  • Alister E. McGrath

In this article McGrath argues for the importance of apologetics in contemporary mission to a post-modern world. He also raises concerns about the weakness of much modern evangelical apologetics. Making use of the apostles’ speeches in Acts he highlights the importance of knowing our audience before showing the importance of theology in apologetics.

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Easter in Durham? N T Wright’s "The Resurrection of the Son of God"

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  • Steve Walton

This is an extended review of N T Wright’s important book The Resurrection of the Son of God. The book has two main aims. First to reassert that the authors of the New Testament believed that Jesus was raised bodily from the dead. Second to clarify the authors’ understanding of resurrection for those who believe in Jesus.

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The Art of Apologetics in the Twenty-First Century

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  • David Wilkinson

Wilkinson argues for a form of Christian apologetics which is not merely confrontation or defense on the intellectual level. He emphasizes a personal and holistic method and one which takes contemporary culture seriously.

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The New Age Theology of Matthew Fox

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  • Richard Bauckham

In this article, Richard Bauckham responds to the New Age theology of Matthew Fox. Bauckham appreciates Fox's theological focus on the goodness of all creation, but also offers two critiques of the New Age teachings.

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Mission Recalibrated – Chris Wright’s "The Mission of God"

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  • Michael P. Jensen

This article is a review of the important "The Mission of God" of Chris Wright. In his book Wright himself offers a point at which his own work might be assessed when he writes: "I would ask that the missional framework I propose in this volume be evaluated for its heuristic fruitfulness. Does it in fact do justice to the overall thrust of the biblical canon? Does it illuminate and clarify? Does it offer a way of articulating the coherence of the Bible’s overarching message?".

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Judges 4-5 - Motherhood, Machismo, and the Purpose of Yahweh

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  • John E. Goldingay

How does God achieve His purpose in the world? This article looks at Judges 4 and Judges 5 to discuss how God uses men and women to carry out His plans.

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The Fundamentals - Classics Revisited

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  • Alister E. McGrath

This is a review of the work The Fundamentals, which is a collection of essays defending the basic ideas of the Christian faith.

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Paul and Christian Social Responsibility

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  • Christopher Marshall

Social responsibility is highly regarded by many Christians today. Biblical motivation for social responsibility is often found in the Old Testament or in Jesus' teaching. This author maintains that the apostle Paul's theology also includes the concepts of justice, care for the oppressed, and care for creation.

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The Jews, the Land, and the Kingdom

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  • John E. Goldingay

This article discusses the relationship between the Jews, the land, and the kingdom in order to understand the theological significance of Israel. What place do the Jews have in the ongoing purpose of God?

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He who fears to suffer cannot be His who suffered. Tertullian
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