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A Christ Poem, Hayden Brown Apr 2021

A Christ Poem, Hayden Brown

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Poetry composed by Hayden Brown.


Sanctification And Ecclesiology, Gregory Moffitt Apr 2021

Sanctification And Ecclesiology, Gregory Moffitt

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The question of the nature of the Christian community is complex, with farreaching implications. For instance, the way in which we conceive the Christian community impacts how we think about questions such as the sanctification of the individual as he or she lives out their vocation as a part of the community. In this paper I will examine how Dietrich Bonhoeffer discussed the Christian community, focusing particularly upon how he discusses questions concerning ecclesiology and sanctification in his Discipleship and Life Together.


Faithfully Unmasked, Cody Macmillin Apr 2021

Faithfully Unmasked, Cody Macmillin

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The Church has found herself in a difficult situation these past twelve months. Wrestling with the practical concerns of gathering safely and legal restrictions on worship, many Christians have found themselves in some form of spiritual exile. They have been isolated from the people who would otherwise demonstrate God’s love and care. The voices that once sang together in their sanctuaries have since been muted for fear of feedback in their monitors, and the Christians who have found the courage to attend in-person worship are now met with floating eyes over choking cloth. Indeed, the oft-debated and dreaded drapery which …


Grapho 2021, Kendall Davis Apr 2021

Grapho 2021, Kendall Davis

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The complete Grapho for 2021.


Letter From The Chairman, Kendall Davis Apr 2021

Letter From The Chairman, Kendall Davis

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It’s almost certainly a cliché at this point, but it’s been an incredibly long year and a half for all of us. This year’s fourth year class was forced to learn alongside their churches how to do ministry in the midst of a pandemic. This year’s vicars will have done their entire vicarages during a pandemic. Even though we’ve been inperson for classes, things have still been markedly different on campus. Classrooms are socially distanced and have even been conducted online at times. The usual events that characterize the seminary calendar have been mostly gone. Even outside of the pandemic …


Reflections On The Dangers, Christian Dollar Apr 2021

Reflections On The Dangers, Christian Dollar

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The culture is changing. Such a statement is as obvious and non-controversial as they come. No matter what side one fights for in the innumerable culture wars being simultaneously waged in our country and world, all can agree on one thing: the morals, rituals, beliefs, and behaviors of wide swaths of people are changing. New morals are crashing into old ones. Old beliefs are being revitalized, and behaviors once thought unimaginable or relegated to distant lands are being championed at home. Infinitely more controversial than the presence of cultural change is what exactly culture is. For the sake of simplicity …


Messiahship And Discipleship, Kendall Davis Apr 2021

Messiahship And Discipleship, Kendall Davis

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The question of discipleship in the synoptics is really a question of what it means to be a faithful member of God’s people of Israel. In late Second Temple Judaism the answer to this question was by no means obvious. For some, such as the Pharisees, the answer was to follow the traditions of the elders fastidiously in every area of life (cf. Matt 15:2). For others, such as the Qumran community, the answer was to escape the sinful compromise of modern Israel and create a pure community in the desert. For others, such as the zealots and other revolutionaries, …


Behind The Mask Of God, Cody Macmillin Apr 2021

Behind The Mask Of God, Cody Macmillin

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Poetry composed by Cody MacMillan.


Expense For Just Their Kind, Cody Macmillin Apr 2021

Expense For Just Their Kind, Cody Macmillin

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Poetry composed by Cody MacMillan.


Cd Poem, Christian Dollar Apr 2021

Cd Poem, Christian Dollar

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Poetry composed by Christian Dollar.