Book Review of Exclusion and Embrace A Theological Exploration of Identity, Otherness, and Reconciliation by Miroslav Volf A DMin 7310 Report Submitted to Dr. Roger Olson and Dr. Bert Dominy George W. Truett Theological Seminary Baylor University By Timothy L. Brown Waco, Texas February 14, 2006 Volf, Miroslav, Exclusion and Embrace: A Theological Exploration of Identity, Otherness, and Reconciliation (Nashville, TN: Abingdon Press, 1996), 336 pages, $16.00 paperback, ISBN: 0687002826. Miroslav Volf, the Henry B. Wright professor of Systematic Theology at Yale Divinity School. He also serves as Visiting Professor of Systematic Theology of the Evangelical-Theological Faculty in Osijek, Croatia, his undergraduate alma mater. Volf, a native of Croatia, received his M.A. from Fuller Theological Seminary and both his Doctor of Theology and Doctor of Theology habil.
Liberty Theological Seminary Book Critique on Believer’s Baptism: Sign of the New Covenant in Christ Submitted to Dr. Christopher Moody in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the completion of this course THEO530- B02LUO Systematic Theology II June 26, 2015 Table of Contents Introduction……………………………………………………………………………………....3 Summary………………………………………………………………………………………….3 Critique ………………………………………………………………………………………..…4 Conclusion ………... ………………………………………………………………………….…7 Bibliography ……………………………………………………………………………………..9 Introduction In their book, Believer’s Baptism, the authors Schreiner and Wright attempt to incorporate their views on why baptism is essential in the Christian church. Along with its importance they also go further by promoting the believer’s baptism over infant baptism. They begin by attacking the Christian claim found among many that baptism is a trivial issue. They quickly negate this statement with an alternate point of view, that Christians who suffered persecution and martyrdom did not believe it to be so. Summary Placing aside the foreword and introduction, there are ten chapters or sections to this book.
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Theology: Calvinism Verses Arminianism Presented to Dr. Fred Smith Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary Lynchburg, VA In partial fulfillment of the requirements for the course Systematic Theology I By James E. Hulsey (ID#L24531662) October 12, 2012 Table of Contents I. Introduction…………………………………………………………………………………..01 II. Calvinism A. History…………………………………………………………………………………….02 B. Doctrine…………………………………………………………………………………...04 III. Arminianism A. History……………………………………………………………………………………07 B. Doctrine…………………………………………………………………………………...10 IV. Calvinism and Arminianism A. Similarities between Calvinism and Arminianism………………………………………12 B.
The propensity to forgive: Findings from Lebanon. Journal of Peace Research, 36, 169-181. Baker, D. (2002). Beyond forgiveness: The healing touch of church discipline. Leadership, 5, 96-97.
What are the main characteristics of apocalyptic writing? 414-416 a. Universality, Cosmic Dualism, Chronologic Dualism, Ethical Dualism, Predestination, Exclusivism, Limited Theology, Portrait of a Violent God, Eschatological Preoccupations, The Use of Symbols and code words. 3. Who is the author and what is the date of the book of Revelation? 416-417 The apostle John, the same person who wrote the Gospel and letters of John. Other think another John, known only as the “Elder” and official of the late-first-century Ephesian church.
Paul presents a model for leadership in tumultuous times When one considers the scope and pace of change that both the church and the world are undergoing as we move into the 21st century, one can draw much strength and wisdom from Paul's experience in the first century.’ (Bowe 1993) That Paul’s impact on Christianity is unrivaled, is witnessed by his legacy to the early Christian Church. The thirteen letters attributed to Paul in the New Testament, as well as the Acts of the Apostles, of which half tells of his conversion and missionary work, testify to his high regard and importance by the church for his teaching in their inclusion in the Canon. However, Paul ‘…has always been an uncomfortable and controversial figure in the history of Christianity.’ (Dunn 2003 p.1). His theology is sometimes difficult to follow and different exegeses of Paul can lead to different normative uses and applications. Since Baur (Baur 1845)in the 19thcentury, father of the ‘ Tubingen school’, who argued that there were significant differences between Paul’s theology and the beliefs of the Jerusalem church, and Wrede (Wrede 1904) who proposed that without Paul, Christianity would have had little influence and become another Jewish sect; there have been scholars such as Maccoby (Maccoby 1986) and Wilson (Wilson 1997), who have argued that Christianity is not just founded by Paul, but invented by him.
LIBERTY UNIVERSITY CALVINIST AND ARMINIAN VIEWS OF HEBREWS 2:1-4 A Course Requirement in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Divinity at Liberty Baptist Divinity School Lynchburg, Va. March 10, 2012 Table of Contents Thesis statement 2 Hebrews 12:1-4 2 Ante-Nicene Fathers 3 Tertullian Chrysostom John Calvin 6 Millard Erickson 10 Conclusions 14 Bibliography 18 The purpose of this paper will be to take a look at the historiography of how the church—and its best theologians-- have handled “apostasy” and the phrase “to drift away” within the specific passage of Hebrews 2:1-4. After some theologians have had their ideas discussed on this passage there will be an explanation of the phrase “to drift away” within Arminian and Calvinistic circles. After the review of how the theologians have handled this verse and the phrase “to drift” there will be a comparison of ideas and some final conclusions. Hebrews 12: 1-4 The warning passages refer to those passages in Hebrews that share a stern message from the author to the hearer in regards to how the Christian life should be lived and maintained. They warn the hearer of the consequences of not persevering in the Christian faith.
Hammett, John S. Biblical Foundations for Baptist Churches: A Contemporary Ecclesiology. Grand Rapids: Kregel Publications, 2005. Kindle Edition. 368 pp. Introduction John Hammett is the Associate Dean of Theological Studies at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, where he is also a professor of Systematic Theology and where he earned his Doctor of Ministry.