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A Christian Letter From The Michigan Collection, James Keenan
A Christian Letter From The Michigan Collection, James Keenan
James G. Keenan
The papyrus edited below, P.Mich. inv. 3999, was purchased for the University of Michigan in 1925. It belongs to lot IV of the Nahman papyri, all of which come from Oxyrhynchus. The papyrus measures (roughly) 12 cm. (width) by 25 cm. (height). Margins are small at top (0.8 cm.) and (until line 19) at left (0.5 cm., discounting the vertical strip whose partial remains appear opposite lines 8-13). The prayer (lines 20-24) below the letter's body is indented at the left ca. 2.5 cm. inward from the mu of mhd°no!, the first word in line 19 (therefore ca. 3.0 cm. …
The Aggressive Exegesis Of Ann Coulter, A. Thornhill
The Aggressive Exegesis Of Ann Coulter, A. Thornhill
A. Chadwick Thornhill
No abstract provided.
Does Donald Trump Need To Repent?, A. Thornhill
Does Donald Trump Need To Repent?, A. Thornhill
A. Chadwick Thornhill
No abstract provided.
The Bible, Same-Sex Sexual Activity, And The Parameters For Flourishing (Part 3), A. Thornhill
The Bible, Same-Sex Sexual Activity, And The Parameters For Flourishing (Part 3), A. Thornhill
A. Chadwick Thornhill
No abstract provided.
The Bible, Same-Sex Sexual Activity, And The Parameters For Flourishing (Part 2), A. Thornhill
The Bible, Same-Sex Sexual Activity, And The Parameters For Flourishing (Part 2), A. Thornhill
A. Chadwick Thornhill
No abstract provided.
The Bible, Same-Sex Sexual Activity, And The Parameters For Flourishing (Part 1), A. Thornhill
The Bible, Same-Sex Sexual Activity, And The Parameters For Flourishing (Part 1), A. Thornhill
A. Chadwick Thornhill
No abstract provided.
A Theology Of Vacation, A. Thornhill
Deflategate And The Purpose Of Punishment, A. Thornhill
Deflategate And The Purpose Of Punishment, A. Thornhill
A. Chadwick Thornhill
No abstract provided.
The Impeccability And Humanity Of Jesus, A. Thornhill
The Impeccability And Humanity Of Jesus, A. Thornhill
A. Chadwick Thornhill
No abstract provided.
Losing Influence And Finding Faithfulness: The Decline Of Evangelicalism And The Lost And Found Parables, A. Thornhill
Losing Influence And Finding Faithfulness: The Decline Of Evangelicalism And The Lost And Found Parables, A. Thornhill
A. Chadwick Thornhill
No abstract provided.
Gregory Of Nyssa, The Death Of Infants, And The Life Of God, A. Thornhill
Gregory Of Nyssa, The Death Of Infants, And The Life Of God, A. Thornhill
A. Chadwick Thornhill
No abstract provided.
Raising Narcissists: What Over-Approving Parents Can Learn From Philippians 2, A. Thornhill
Raising Narcissists: What Over-Approving Parents Can Learn From Philippians 2, A. Thornhill
A. Chadwick Thornhill
No abstract provided.
Hilary Of Poitiers On Prohibition And Imperative In The Christian Life., A. Thornhill
Hilary Of Poitiers On Prohibition And Imperative In The Christian Life., A. Thornhill
A. Chadwick Thornhill
No abstract provided.
Epiphany Reflection, A. Thornhill
Election, Moral Performance, Culpability, And The Character Of God, A. Thornhill
Election, Moral Performance, Culpability, And The Character Of God, A. Thornhill
A. Chadwick Thornhill
No abstract provided.
Hacking For The Kingdom?, A. Thornhill
The Problem With Others, A. Thornhill
Hanging On To One String, Barry Fike
Hanging On To One String, Barry Fike
Barry D. Fike
This article provides six suggestions based on the Bible's teachings for keeping positive and overcoming adversity.
Do We Speak Where The Bible Speaks?, Barry Fike
Do We Speak Where The Bible Speaks?, Barry Fike
Barry D. Fike
A meditation on the expression: "We speak where the Bible speaks, and are silent where the Bible is silent."
The Doctrine Of Election And The Moral Argument, A. Thornhill
The Doctrine Of Election And The Moral Argument, A. Thornhill
A. Chadwick Thornhill
No abstract provided.
In The Beginning, Was It So? Who Says?, Barry Fike
In The Beginning, Was It So? Who Says?, Barry Fike
Barry D. Fike
Subservience and women seemed to go together as ‘peas and carrots’ – at least in the conservative brotherhood that I was raised in. Yes, women had their place in the body of Christ – so long as they stayed in a classroom with children – not in their teenage years – and sat piously simple and didn’t raise a question in a class of mixed company (meaning men and women). How much more simply could Paul have said it? "Women, keep silent, if you have a question ask your husband at home." End of discussion – it’s in the Bible? …
Monte Cox Interviewed By Jerry Rushford, Jerry Rushford
Monte Cox Interviewed By Jerry Rushford, Jerry Rushford
Jerry Rushford
"Through a Glass Dimly: Christian Knowing in a Pluralistic World" was the topic of the 32nd annual William M. Green Distinguished Christian Scholar Lecture. Monte Cox, dean of the College of Bible and Religion at Harding University, sat down with Jerry Rushford, director of Church Relations, to discuss the epistemological shift driving worldview-level changes in Western culture and offered a Christian response to those changes.
John D. Witvliet Interviewed By Jerry Rushford, Jerry Rushford
John D. Witvliet Interviewed By Jerry Rushford, Jerry Rushford
Jerry Rushford
John D. Witvliet is the director of the Calvin Institute of Christian Worship and teaches worship, theology, congregational studies, and music at Calvin College and Calvin Theological Seminary. Witvliet sat down with Jerry Rushford, director of Church Relations, on the occasion of his Frank Pack Lecture concerning the importance of disciplining the creativity of music and the arts in Christian worship.
Tremper Longman Interviewed By Jerry Rushford, Jerry Rushford
Tremper Longman Interviewed By Jerry Rushford, Jerry Rushford
Jerry Rushford
Old Testament scholar Tremper Longman is the Robert H. Gundry Professor of Biblical Studies at Westmont College in Santa Barbara, and a prolific author of books on Christianity. On the occasion of his visit to Pepperdine University to give the Frank Pack Distinguished Lecture, Longman sat down with Jerry Rushford, director of Church Relations, to discuss the inspiration for his work.
John Stackhouse Interviewed By Jerry Rushford, Jerry Rushford
John Stackhouse Interviewed By Jerry Rushford, Jerry Rushford
Jerry Rushford
Prolific author and scholar John Stackhouse comes to Pepperdine as the featured lecturer of the fifth annual Frank Pack Distinguished Christian Scholar Lecture Program. In this episode, Jerry Rushford, director of church relations at Pepperdine University, speaks with Stackhouse about his talk, "Can God be Trusted? Faith and the Challenge of Evil." The title of the lecture comes from Stackhouse's book of the same name, in which he critically examines the doubts about a loving God that arise out of difficult situations.
Chris Altrock Interviewed By Jerry Rushford, Jerry Rushford
Chris Altrock Interviewed By Jerry Rushford, Jerry Rushford
Jerry Rushford
Chris Altrock, preaching minister for the Highland Church of Christ in Memphis, TN, didn't grow up in a Christian family. Raised in rural New Mexico, he became interested in the Christian faith as a teenager and found his calling at the campus ministry at New Mexico State University. He sits down with Jerry Rushford, professor of church history, to discuss preaching in postmodern, globalized culture.
Leonard Allen Interviewed By Jerry Rushford, Jerry Rushford
Leonard Allen Interviewed By Jerry Rushford, Jerry Rushford
Jerry Rushford
Leonard Allen, director and editor-in-chief of the Abilene Christian University Press and Leafwood Publishing, speaks with Jerry Rushford, director of Church Relations, to discuss the world of Christian publishing and education. A nationally acclaimed scholar, Allen is the author or co-author of numerous books, including Discovering Our Roots: The Ancestry of Churches of Christ.
Lauren Winner Interviewed By Jerry Rushford, Jerry Rushford
Lauren Winner Interviewed By Jerry Rushford, Jerry Rushford
Jerry Rushford
Lauren Winner, author of the books, Girl Meets God, Mudhouse Sabbath, and Real Sex: The Naked Truth about Chastity, recently sat down with Pepperdine's Jerry Rushford to discuss her writing. She has appeared on PBS's Religion and Ethics Newsweekly and has written for The New York Times Book Review, The Washington Post Book World, Publishers Weekly, Books and Culture, and Christianity Today. Her essays have been included in The Best Christian Writing for the years 2000, 2002, 2004, and 2006. Winner has degrees from Duke, Columbia, and Cambridge universities, and holds a Ph.D. in history. The former book editor for …
Scot Mcknight Interviewed By Jerry Rushford, Jerry Rushford
Scot Mcknight Interviewed By Jerry Rushford, Jerry Rushford
Jerry Rushford
Dr. Scot McKnight, the Karl A. Olsson Professor in Religious Studies at North Park University in Chicago, IL, spoke at Pepperdine University on January 9, 2007 as a part of the third annual Frank Pack Distinguished Christian Scholar Lecture Series. Before he spoke, Dr. McKnight sat down with Pepperdine's own Jerry Rushford to talk about his books, Jesus Creed and The Real Mary, as well as his thoughts on the emerging church movement.