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Applying Christian Wisdom to Climate Change
By Larry J. Perkins, PhD “Reigning in Life” (Rom. 5:17) for the Good of Humanity and Creation.[1] Some human activity induces climate change with concomitant negative effects upon creation and human society. People rightly experience anxiety and despair at the … Continue reading
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Tagged Britt Wray, Christian Wisdom and Climate Change, creation abuse, creation renewal, defining Christian wisdom, human care of the world, Larry Perkins, relief for eco-angst, submitting to the Creator's mission, transformative solution to climate change
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Climate Change and Science: A Hope-filled Perspective?
By Howard G. Andersen, Ph.D. Introduction This paper, along with the others by Drs. Rapske and Perkins comprising this set has been spawned by Generation Dread, the provocative book by Canadian writer Britt Wray. Wray’s book focuses much attention on … Continue reading
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Tagged Britt Wray, climate change, eco-dread, Generation Dread, Howard Andersen, humanities and climate change, Judeo-Christian view of climate change, liquid waster.gaseous waste, resposes to climate change, science and climate change, scientific method, solid waste
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Review Essay: Generation Dread: Finding Purpose in an Age of Climate Change, 2022
Britt Wray, Generation Dread: Finding Purpose in an Age of Climate Crisis. New York: Morgan James Publishing, 2023. ISBN: 9780735280724 Brian M. Rapske, PhD Britt Wray’s award-winning Generation Dread: Finding Purpose in an Age of Climate Crisis[1] is written for readers experiencing … Continue reading
Have the Apologetics Questions Changed?
By Paul Chamberlain, PhD TikTok. Zoom. Meta. Covid 19. Social distancing. Vaccine passports. Twitter. X. Stop the steal. Barbenheimer. Imagine someone returning to North America who had been away for the past decade and hearing terms like these for the … Continue reading
Nature and Nurture: A Social-Cognitive Approach to Moral Emotions in the Qumran Sectarian Literature
Marcus K. M. Tso, PhD Abstract: The emerging methodology of cognitive psychology in Qumran studies is yet underemployed for exploring sectarian moral psychology. This paper extends the author’s work on moral emotions in the Qumran sectarian literature by arguing for … Continue reading
Review of Sam D. Kim, A Holy Haunting: Why Faith Isn’t a Leap but a Series of Staggers from One Safe Place to Another, 2023.
Sam D. Kim, A Holy Haunting: Why Faith Isn’t a Leap but a Series of Staggers from One Safe Place to Another. New York: Morgan James Publishing, 2023. ISBN 978-1631959905 By Paul Chamberlain, PhD Why are so many people who … Continue reading
Review of Hiemstra, Rick and Lindsay Callaway, “Significant Church: Understanding the Value of the Small Evangelical Church in Canada,” 2023 (Research Study)
Hiemstra, Rick and Lindsay Callaway. “Significant Church: Understanding the Value of the Small Evangelical Church in Canada,” 2023. (Research Study) By Tim Stewart, MDiv “Is it ok for a church to be small?” Rick Hiemstra and Lindsay Callaway, authors of … Continue reading
Missional Community Engagement: Outreach to the Needy and Newcomers
By Susan Booth, PhD “Mommy, I’m still hungry.” “Have you seen the price of eggs lately?!” “If we don’t catch up on rent by next week, they’ll kick us out!” “Please! Need help! Mera bachcha bimar hai!”[1] One must imagine … Continue reading
“Spirited” Work – The Implications of Paul’s Use of ἐνεργέω (energeō) and Cognates for Constructing a Theology of Work
By Larry Perkins, PhD It is impossible to present a comprehensive theology of human work in the context of the Kingdom of God within the limited scope of a single article. However, one can articulate a key principle that should … Continue reading
Moral Emotions in the Qumran Sectarian Literature: A Cognitive Psychological Approach
By Marcus K. M. Tso, PhD Abstract: Cognitive psychology is an emerging methodological tool in Qumran studies, but little has yet been published on how it might illuminate the sectarian moral psychology. This paper extends the author’s work on ethics … Continue reading
Review of Church Plantology: The Art and Science of Planting Churches, 2021
Jones, Peyton. Church Plantology: The Art and Science of Planting Churches. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Zondervan, 2021. 415 pp. ISBN 9780310135883 By Bernard Mukwavi, DMin Peyton Jones, the author of Church Plantology: The Art and Science of Planting Churches, is a … Continue reading
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Tagged apostles planting churches, art and science of planting churches, Bernard Mukwavi, Church Pantology, church planting missiology, early church church planting, model for church planting, planting churches
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Review of Reading the Bible Around the World: A Student’s Guide to Global Hermeneutics, 2022
Fredrico Alfredo Roth, Justin Marc Smith, Kirsten Sonkyo Oh, Alice Yafeh-Deigh, and Kay Higuera Smith. Reading the Bible Around the World: A Student’s Guide to Global Hermeneutics. Downers Grove: IVP Press Academic, 2022. 151 pages. By Mark Naylor, DTh Overview … Continue reading
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Tagged Asian hermeneutics, Diaspora hermeneutics, European and uro-American hermeneutics, Latin American hermeneutics, Mark Naylor, non Western approaches to reading the Bible, Reading the Bible Around the World, sub-Sahara Africa hermeneutics, world hermeneutics
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Review of Elias Hofer, Weltanschauung and Apologia: A Study in C.S. Lewis , 2022
Hofer, Elias. Weltanschauung and Apologia: A Study in C.S. Lewis. Wipf and Stock, 2022. ISBN 9781666739527 By Howard G. Andersen, PhD Elias Hofer lives in Victoria, BC, and took an opportunity for early retirement from his financial sector career to pursue … Continue reading
Practical Issues in Academic Research
Elsie Froment, PhD Introduction This article is written from the perspective of academic research administration. It covers a constellation of research issues common to Christian universities and seminaries that seek to develop the research skills of their faculty members to … Continue reading
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Tagged .encouraging research, administrators and research, Christian research funding, Christians and research, Elsie Froment, everyone can do research, faculty and research, Institutional recognition of research, interdisciplinary research, issues in research, popular dissemination of research, publishing research in Canada, resaerch assistants, research administration, research balance, research context, research ethics, research rhythms, research teams, seminary research, thanks to editors, university research
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Joel Korytko, PhD
Assistant Professor of Biblical Studies, Program Manager, CBTE Research Interests To continue to broaden my understanding of Ancient Near Eastern contexts through an investigation into primary and secondary sources, to contribute to both the academic and faith-based worlds. Publications Books … Continue reading