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H.D. McDonald on Process Christology

2009-04-27T00:01:00.001+01:00

The following article is now on-line in PDF:

H.D. McDonald, "Process Christology," Vox Evangelica 20 (1990): 43-56.

This is a discussion of the Christology of Norman Pittenger.

James I. Packer on Contemporary Views of Revelation

2009-04-24T00:01:00.000+01:00

The following article is now on-line as both iPaper and PDF:

James I. Packer, "Contemporary Views of Revelation," Carl F.H. Henry, ed., Revelation and the Bible. Contemporary Evangelical Thought. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1958 / London: The Tyndale Press, 1959. pp.89-104.

N.B. Stonehouse on Special Revelation as Scriptural

2009-04-22T00:01:00.000+01:00

The following article is now on-line in both iPaper and PDF:

N.B. Stonehouse, "Special Revelation as Scriptural," Carl F.H. Henry, ed., Revelation and the Bible. Contemporary Evangelical Thought. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1958 / London: The Tyndale Press, 1959. pp.75-86.

William J. Martin on Special Revelation as Objective

2009-04-20T00:01:00.000+01:00

The following article is now online as iPaper and in PDF:

William J. Martin, "Special Revelation as Objective," Carl F.H. Henry, ed., Revelation and the Bible. Contemporary Evangelical Thought. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1958 / London: The Tyndale Press, 1959. pp.61-72.

Paul K. Jewett on Special Revelation as Historical and Personal

2009-04-17T00:01:00.001+01:00

The following article is now available both in iPaper and PDF:

Paul K. Jewett, "Special Revelation as Historical and Personal," Carl F.H. Henry, ed., Revelation and the Bible. Contemporary Evangelical Thought. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1958 / London: The Tyndale Press, 1959. pp.45-57.

Gordon C. Clark on Special Divine Revelation as Rational

2009-04-15T00:01:00.001+01:00

The following article is now on-line in both iPaper and PDF:

Gordon C. Clark, "Special Divine Revelation as Rational," Carl F.H. Henry, ed., Revelation and the Bible. Contemporary Evangelical Thought. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1958 / London: The Tyndale Press, 1959. pp.27-41.

G.C. Berkouwer on General and Special Divine Revelation

2009-04-13T00:01:00.000+01:00

The following article is now on-line in iPaper and PDF formats:

G.C. Berkouwer, "General and Special Divine Revelation," Carl F.H. Henry, ed., Revelation and the Bible. Contemporary Evangelical Thought. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1958 / London: The Tyndale Press, 1959. pp.13-24.

Revised Review of Peter Horrobin's Healing Through Deliverance now online

2009-04-11T19:23:00.007+01:00

It has been ten years since I published on-line my review of Peter Horribin's book Healing Through Deliverance. 1: The Biblical Basis. Over the years I have had a good deal of positive feedback regarding it from around the globe, so I thought it was about time that I updated the page numbers to match those of the second edition:

Healing Through Deliverance: A Biblical Check-up

If you are troubled as a result of your experience of this ministry’s teachings and would like help or to discuss the matter, please contact the DialogCentre UK.

H.D. McDonald on The Symbolic Christology of Paul Tillich

2009-04-06T00:01:00.000+01:00

The following article is now available in PDF:

H.D. McDonald, "The Symbolic Christology of Paul Tillich," Vox Evangelica 18 (1988): 75-88.

I have to admit that reading Tillich reminded me of the old adage:

Jesus said unto the theologians,
"Who do you sayeth I am?"
And the theologians replied to him saying,
"You are the Kerygma, the eschatological manifestation of the Ground of all Being in whom we find fulfillment in our interpersonal relationships."
Jesus said unto the Theologians, "What?!"

McDonald concludes in part:

Tillich’s Christology is indeed an extraordinary blend of all the heresies repudiated by the great councils. He can be classed as an Adoptionist, a Sabellian, an Eutychian, a Docetic, a Gnostic, a Monophysite, and even, according to Gustav Weigel, a Nestorian. He can in truth be described as anything except an exponent of the historical and biblical doctrine of the person of Christ. He is, of course, altogether right in insisting that reason is impotent in probing the mystery of the Ultimate; and that there must ever remain an element of the incomprehensible in the ontologically real. Because this is so, symbol will ever have a relevant place in a true biblical theology. The phrase ‘a true biblical theology’ is, however, an important one. For in this regard it is to be observed that Tillich constructs his Christology with the meagrest reference to the New Testament. It is thus rightly said that while his system is ‘long on metaphysical exactness and existential relatedness’ it is ‘short on biblical concreteness and theological precision’. It is not, that is to say, a true biblical theology.

Readers should beware of the final footnote reference in this article, which appears to be wrong.

David F. Wright on One Baptism or Two? Reflections on the History of Christian Baptism

2009-04-01T00:01:00.000+01:00

The following article is now on-line in PDF:

David F. Wright, "One Baptism or Two? Reflections on the History of Christian Baptism," Vox Evangelica 18 (1988): 7-23.

Michael Parsons on Man Encountered by the Command of God: the Ethics of Karl Barth

2009-03-23T00:01:00.002Z

The following article is now on-line in PDF:

Michael Parsons, "Man Encountered by the Command of God: the Ethics of Karl Barth," Vox Evangelica 17 (1987): 48-65.

Perhaps some Barth experts out there could share their thoughts on this article.

A.N.S. Lane's Guide to Recent Calvin Literature now on-line

2009-03-20T00:01:00.002Z

The following article is now available in PDF:

A.N.S. Lane, "Guide to Recent Calvin Literature," Vox Evangelica 17 (1987): 35-47.

Anyone remotely interested in Calvin studies would find this annotated bibliography of help to them.

Glen Marshall on Some Implications of Pauline Anthropology for Contemporary Pastoral Care

2009-03-18T00:01:00.004Z

The following article is now online in PDF:

Glen Marshall, "Some Implications of Pauline Anthropology for Contemporary Pastoral Care, " Vox Evangelica 17 (1987): 23-34.

Many articles read too much into Paul's use of anthropological terms, so it's a pleasure to find one that provides a balanced view.

Theology on the Web Hub launched

2009-03-08T00:01:00.001Z

I have today launched a "hub site" called "Theology on the Web" which contains some of the material that has previously been duplicated on several sites. Having a central hub will help me to be able to keep the shared material updated and help visitors to understand better the vision that underlies the development of the other four - soon to be five - sites.

Confessions of a Would-Be Annihilationalist by Colin Sedgwick

2009-03-06T06:00:00.000Z

The following article is now available in both iPaper and PDF:

Colin Sedgwick, "Confessions of a Would-Be Annihilationalist," Evangel 21.1 (Spring 2003): 11-21.

Colin Sedgwick argues that while annihilationism has its attractions it just doesn't square with the teaching of Jesus about hell. Many thanks to Colin Sedgwick for his permission to reproduce this article.

Martin Woodier on the Doctrine of Eternal Punishment

2009-02-20T21:14:00.005Z

The following article is now available on-line in iPaper and PDF:

Martin Woodier, "Eternal Punishment?" Evangel 21.1 (Spring 2003): 2-10.

The doctrine of hell has become increasing controversial over the last few years. This article provides a useful overview of the arguments as to whether or not hell is for ever.

New Missiology Gateway Coming Soon

2009-01-13T08:43:00.006Z

Tim Davy of Redcliffe College contacted me recently and asked if I had considered developing the two pages on TheologicalStudies.org.uk into a site on Christian Missions. This struck a chord with what I had been thinking for some time - that I was hardly doing justice to this vast and important subject. After putting the idea to a member of staff at All Nations Christian College - who was also extremely enthusiastic - I decided to register the domain http://www.missiology.org.uk/

I have drafted a structure (below) so that you can see what subjects the site might eventually host bibliographies and resources on:

Theology
- Old Testament
- New Testament
- Contemporary, etc.

History of Missions
- Early
- Medieval
- Modern

Mission Skills
- Bible Translation [I would like help from Wycliffe Bibloe Translators on this section]
- Cross-Cultural Evangelism
- Culture Shock
- Family
- Finance & Support
- Health
- Spiritual Life (incl. Prayer)
- Teaching English as a Foreign Language
- "Tentmaking", etc.

Countries [Eventually covering most countries]
- Africa
- Asia
- Europe
- North America
- South America
- Oceania

Religions
- Animism
- Buddhism
- Hinduism
- Islam, etc.

People
- William Carey
- Adoniram Judson, etc.

I am looking for Colleges, organisations and interested individuals who are prepared to partner with me in creating this new Gateway, initially by providing bibliographies on their own areas of interest and expertise. In order to do so effectively I have created a Facebook group called Missiology.org.uk Working Group for those wishing to help. To join please send me an e-mail to rob(at)biblicalstudies.org.uk - (remember to substitute a '@').

I hope to have the site running by the beginning of the next academic year.

Bibliography of the Works of John Barton Payne on-line

2008-12-13T18:59:00.003Z

I have just uploaded a bibliography of the works of John Barton Payne (1922-1979). I enjoy a good relationship with many of the journals that published his articles, so I hope to eventually place a large number of them on-line.

Bibliography of the Works of Carl E. Armerding available

2008-12-07T18:25:00.003Z

I have just uploaded a bibliography of the works of Carl E. Amerding. I hope to publish a review of his Festschrift in January.

Jim Packer asks "Is Christianity Credible?"

2008-06-26T18:08:00.004+01:00

The following article is now available on-line in PDF:

James I Packer, "Is Christianity Credible?" Epworth Review 6.3 (Sept. 1979): 41-46.

This is a useful apologetic treatment.

Theology on the Web group launched on Facebook

2008-04-29T08:34:00.001+01:00

I have created a new group on Facebook called Theology on the Web. I am hoping that it will serve both to raise the profile of my websites and provide a forum for visitors to provide feedback on current and future projects. Feel free to sign up.

F.F. Bruce's Tribute to Sir Frederic George Kenyon

2008-04-09T20:20:00.003+01:00

The following article is now on-line in PDF:

F.F. Bruce, "Sir Frederic George Kenyon G.B.E., K.C.B., D. Litt., LL.D, F.B.A., F.S.A. 1863-1951," Journal of the Transactions of the Victoria Institute 84 (1952): xv-xvii.

F.F. Bruce & W.J. Martin on the Deity of Christ

2008-04-02T20:03:00.003+01:00

The following monograph is now available on-line in PDF:

F.F. Bruce & W.J. Martin, The Deity of Christ. Manchester: North of England Evangelical Trust, 1964, pp.24.

This booklet was apprently prepared in order to counter the teaching of the Jehovah's Witnesses.

F.F. Bruce on "Our God and Saviour"

2008-03-29T19:13:00.003Z

The following article is now available on-line in PDF:

F.F. Bruce, "'Our God and Saviour': A Recurring Biblical Pattern," S.G.F. Brandon, ed., The Saviour God. Comparatives Studies in the Concept of Salvation Presented to Professor Edwin Oliver James Professor Emeritus in the University of London by Colleagues and Friends. Manchester: Manchester University Press, 1963. Hbk. pp.51-66.

A very interesting study of an important title of Jesus Christ in the New Testament.

F.F. Bruce on the Bible and Evangelism

2008-03-16T19:16:00.005Z

The following three articles are now on-line in PDF:

F.F. Bruce, "The Bible and Evangelism. 1: The Prime Purpose of Revelation," The Methodist Recorder (31 March 1955): 11.

F.F. Bruce, "The Bible and Evangelism. 2: Lessons in Witness-Bearing," The Methodist Recorder (7 April 1955): 9.

F.F. Bruce, "The Bible and Evangelism. 3: Faith and Repentance," The Methodist Recorder (14 April 1955): 9.

Finding these articles was quite a challenge. I would like to express my thanks to Peter Forsaith of the Methodist Studies Unit of the Wesley Centre, based at Oxford Brookes University, for his assistance and to the editor of the Methodist Recorder for his kind permission.

Book Aid [del.icio.us]

2006-11-14T14:42:14-08:00

Not to be confused with Book Aid International - a more recent secular imitator. Book Aid collected Christian Books to be sent out to Africa where they are in short supply.

Web Style Guide, 2nd Edition [del.icio.us]

2006-11-14T14:39:53-08:00

Should be recommended reading for all webmasters!

Welcome to the Wipf and Stock Publishers [del.icio.us]

2006-11-14T14:35:02-08:00

Reprint a large number ofotherwise unobtainable titles

Biblical Studies Rare Books [del.icio.us]

2006-11-14T14:29:25-08:00

Another sources of freely downloadable books

The Tertullian Project [del.icio.us]

2006-11-14T14:23:14-08:00

All you ever wanted to know about Tertullian - and much more

Early Church Fathers - Additional Works in English Translation unavailable elsewhere online [del.icio.us]

2006-11-14T14:21:01-08:00

A superb site hosted by Roger Pearce. Roger share's my interest in making important dicuments available to everyone at no cost.

The New Testament Gateway [del.icio.us]

2006-11-14T14:12:53-08:00

A tremendous resource for an serious student of theology

Tyndale House, Doorway to Biblical Studies [del.icio.us]

2006-11-14T14:11:30-08:00

One of the finest library of evangelical titles in Europe.

bible.org [del.icio.us]

2006-11-14T14:08:49-08:00

Provide an excellent in-depth Bible training course

TheologicalStudies.org.uk: An Introduction to the Site [del.icio.us]

2006-08-21T01:02:54-07:00

http://www.medievalchurch.org.uk/ [del.icio.us]

2006-08-21T01:02:31-07:00

EarlyChurch.org.uk: An Internet Resource for the Study of the Early Centuries of Christianity [del.icio.us]

2006-08-21T01:02:10-07:00

BiblicalStudies.org.uk: Making Biblical Scholarship Accessible [del.icio.us]

2006-08-21T01:01:52-07:00

Extensive bibliographies and many full-text theological articles and books.