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I explore the links between Christian faith and personal and public life, shaped by Scripture’s authority, historic Christian orthodoxy, and discipleship in the Way of Jesus. I affirm the Nicene, Apostles’, and Chalcedonian creeds as faithful expressions of that orthodoxy, and I hold the Old and New Testaments as the inspired and trustworthy Word of God, carrying supreme authority for faith and conduct. My work is grounded in the life of the Triune God and centered on Jesus Christ, crucified and risen, whose gospel comes to us as a gift of grace and brings both personal transformation and the common good.
Augustine’s Influence on Calvin, Luther, and Zwingli
Augustine was the most important patristic source for the Reformation. In the centuries prior to the Reformation there was an "Augustinian Renaissance". Here I reflect on the impact Augustine had on Calvin, Luther, and Zwingli, in the areas of grace and salvation, the...
글로벌 교회 : 다수세계, 원주민 & 디아스포라 기독교에서 배우기
다수 세계, 원주민과 디아스포라 교회는 21세기 기독교를 재정립하고 있다. 서구 기독교인 우리들은 이 현상에 대해 어떻게 반응해야 하는지 결정해야 할 때가 온 것이다.[1]스티븐 베반스는 다음과 같이 말했다,[2]우리는 현재 대다수의 제3세계 출신의 기독교인들이 살고 있는“세계교회”에 살고 있다. 데이비드 배럿(DavidBarrett)의 통계연구에 따르면 이러한 변화가 확인되었으며, 필립 제 키 니슨(Philippe Jenkins)는 2025년까지 세계 전체 기독교인의...
7 Practices for Hearing and Responding to the Margins
We often find it difficult to listen to those on the margins. Today, many people are on the margins of society. They often feel socially excluded and invisible. People get pushed to the margins for a variety of reasons: social class, race, skin color, religion,...
20 Australian & New Zealander Female Theologians You Should Know
By Graham Joseph Hill and Jen Barker Series Editor: Graham Joseph Hill Recently, we published "160+ Australian and New Zealander Women in Theology You Should Know About." The post shows the quality of theological work being done by women in Australia and New Zealand....
12 gifts we can give others on social media all year round
Here are 12 gifts we can give others on social media all year round.1. Highlight someone else’s achievement, milestone, or success.2. Recommend books, podcasts, or resources that have enriched your life.3. Respond respectfully and graciously to criticism and when...
Healing Our Broken Humanity – A Seven-Session Film Series on Race, Justice, and Reconciliation
This series of films with John M. Perkins, Soong-Chan Rah, Ray Minniecon, Randy Woodley, Emmanuel Katongole, Amal Nassar, and Carol Kingston-Smith is on race, justice, and reconciliation. We are living in conflicted times. We see so much injustice, inequality,...
An apology to victims of domestic violence in the church
I'm sorry for the way many Christian men have treated women in the name of faith. I'm sorry for the way these men have twisted Scripture and faith, and used these as justification to hurt and control women and families. I'm sorry that many Christian leaders haven't...
12种成为真正福音派的渠道
“福音派。看来你还是继续用这个词，但我不认为它代表了你要表达的意思。” – 这是Inigo Montoya在电影The Princess Bride里面的台词，她对Vizzini使用“福音派”...
They’re growing. They’re thriving. They’re shaping the future of the global church. It’s time to listen.
If you’re a Christian in the West, you’re now in the minority While many statistics show the church in the West is in multi-generational decline, the opposite is true almost everywhere else. Non-Western cultures and churches aren’t the minority anymore: they are the...
4 Qualities of Missional Movements Born at the Margins
Missional movements are born at the margins. They thrive there. And they spread out from there. God doesn’t only place the margins at the center of his love, concern, and mission. He begins movements there. God’s mission is from the margins. Jesus was a Galilean Jews....
Navigating the Landscape of Belief: A Guide to Charles Taylor’s ‘A Secular Age’
Charles Taylor’s “A Secular Age” is a landmark book in the philosophy of religion. It explores how Western societies transitioned from an age of almost universal belief in God to an era where faith is just one option among many. However, the book’s depth and breadth...
20 Australian and New Zealander Female Theologians You Should Get to Know in 2020
20 Australian and New Zealander Female Theologians You Should Get to Know in 2020 By Graham Joseph Hill and Jen Barker Series Editor: Graham Joseph Hill Recently, we published "160+ Australian and New Zealander Women in Theology You Should Know About." The post shows...
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