The Ethical Authority of the Old Testament: A Survey of Approaches (Part 2)
In this second part of a two-part article, the author wants to look at a variety of evangelical approaches (Walter Kaiser, John Goldingay, Dispensationalism, Theonomy, Jubilee Centre, etc.) to the question of the ethical authority of the Old Testament.
The Doctrine of Scripture Today: Trends in Evangelical Thinking
This article sounds an alarm regarding the trends that have been taking place in evangelical thinking on the doctrine of Scripture. The author deals with issues like the divinity of Scripture, the agency or instrumentality of man, the infallibility and inerrancy of Scripture, their authority, and their preservation.
The Messiah and the Hebrew Bible
Sailhamer wants to describe what he sees as a possible approach to understanding the Messiah in the Hebrew Bible. He considers the nature of Old Testament messianic prophecy and surveys different evangelical views of the Messiah and the Hebrew Bible.
Ecological "Blind Spots" in the Structure and Content of Recent Evangelical Systematic Theologies
How important should matters of environmental stewardship and ecology be for Christians? Davis argues in this article that deficiencies in the doctrine of creation and the doctrine of the atonement in some recent evangelical systematic theology textbooks have contributed to a lack of Christian stewardship in the area of environmental matters.
Reflections on Salvation and Justification in the New Testament
This article offers some reflections on how the New Testament views salvation and justification. It first notes the common ground in Roman Catholic and evangelical views of salvation.
Trinity and Church: An Examination of Theological Methodology
This article is a critical examination of the theological method of three recent systematic theology textbooks from an evangelical perspective. The analysis takes place via the respective views of the Trinity and ecclesiology.
The Impact of Postmodern Thinking on Evangelical Hermeneutics
The authors reflect upon the context of postmodernism in which the church finds itself and the impact it has on both an evangelical understanding of the authority of Scripture and a hermeneutic that allows believers to understand and apply God's Word to different aspects of the Christian faith and life.
Saying the Unsaid: Voicing Quality-of-Life Criteria in an Evangelical Sanctity-of-Life Principle
Should the prolongation of biological life be continued indefinitely and should life be sustained at all costs? Should quality of life criteria be accepted over sanctity of life arguments? This essay attempts to clarify an evangelical position on the use of quality of life criteria and evaluates accusations from H. Kuse that qualified sanctity of life positions use “unarticulated and obtuse” criteria.
Evangelicals and Interreligious Dialogue
Should we be positive about interreligious dialogue? Some theologians from an evangelical persuasion are very positive about the possibilities of such dialogue. This article reviews these theologians' arguments in order to see what is needed to develop such an approach to dialogue, and makes suggestions about where the question might lead to in the future.
Luther on the Christian Life – What Has Geneva to Do with Wittenberg?
This chapter is a general introduction to the study and understanding of Martin Luther. Trueman points out some of the difficulties and dangers in studying Luther today, one of which is to reinvent Luther as a modern Western Evangelical believer and theologian.
Another Look at the Erasmian View of Divorce and Remarriage
How should Jesus' pronouncements on divorce and remarriage be interpreted? The interpretation of Erasmus was incorporated into confessional positions of churches.
The Evangelical and Redaction Criticism: Critique and Methodology
Osborne continues his positive reappraisal of redaction criticism as an exegetical tool. This essay reflects on thinking in evangelical circles about the legitimacy of this tool for exegesis of the New Testament, and also demonstrates the way it can function.
The Erosion of Inerrancy in Evangelicalism – Introduction
In this Introduction the author gives a small peek into a broader discussion about the authority of Scripture in evangelical circles of biblical and theological scholars. Beale reacts to what he sees as a reassessment of the traditional evangelical view of the Bible’s inspiration formulated especially in the Chicago Statement on Biblical Inerrancy (1978).
Can Two Walk Together Unless They Be Agreed? Evangelical Theology and Biblical Scholarship
This article is a critical reading and response to James Barr's book Fundamentalism. The main focus of the article is on evangelical scholarship's doctrine of Scripture and the way it gives shape to its interpretation of Scripture. Silva reflects further on the misrepresentations Barr makes of evangelical understandings of the nature of Scripture.
Can the Bible Be Completely Inspired by God and Yet Still Contain Errors? A Response to Some Recent "Evangelical" Proposals
Beale reacts to the view of evangelical colleagues that God has inspired all of Scripture in such a way that the marks of human fallibility are woven into it. As background to his argument against such a position, Beale notes that the apostle John was given the same prophetic commission to write the Word of God as Ezekiel was.
Myth, History, and Inspiration: A Review Article of Inspiration and Incarnation by Peter Enns
This article reviews Peter Enns's book, which articulates a view of biblical inspiration and hermeneutics that has not traditionally been held by evangelical scholarship. The article reflects on the writing of history by Old Testament authors, in the light of Enns's positive approach to myth.
Evangelical Drift
This article shows concern regarding a growing drift away from the past in what it means to be evangelical. The author focuses here on the issues of inerrancy, the position of women in the church, homosexuality, intellectual idolatry, and the influence of consumerism in spreading the gospel.
The Cambridge Declaration Of The Alliance Of Confessing Evangelicals
Calling the Evangelical church to repentance and reformation and embrace the historical evangelicalism, this article is the Cambridge Declaration which aims at using the solas of the reformation as central to the biblical teaching - Sola Scriptura, Solus Christus, Sola Gratia, Sola Fide, and
Holding Together: Catholic Evangelical Worship in the Spirit
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.
"To Be Occupied with God": John Stott on Worship
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.
To Capture the Imagination of Our Culture: Reflections on Christian Apologetics
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.