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Der Brief An Die Römer [Review] / Wolter, Michael., Dominic Bornand

Andrews University Seminary Studies (AUSS)

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The Roman Martyrs: Introduction, Translations, And Commentary [Review] / Lapidge, Michael., Rodrigo Galiza

Andrews University Seminary Studies (AUSS)

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Alvin Plantinga: Christian Philosophy As Apologetics, James K. Beilby

Biblical and Theological Studies Faculty Works

The History of Apologetics follows the great apologists in the history of the church to understand how they approached the task of apologetics in their own cultural and theological context. Each chapter looks at the life of a well-known apologist from history, unpacks their methodology, and details how they approached the task of defending the faith. By better understanding how apologetics has been done, readers will be better able to grasp the contextualized nature of apologetics and apply those insights to today's context. The History of Apologetics covers forty-four apologists including: Patristic apologists. Justin Martyr : prophetic revelation as the …

Music And Communal Division During The French Wars Of Religion, Cameron G. Wade

Honors Theses

This Senior Honors Thesis explores the social and cultural impact of confessional musical composition and performance on the French Wars of Religion (1562-1598). Because Huguenots and Catholics identified with and were widely identifiable by their respective musical styles, cultural divisions between each confession were emphasized by differences in music. This capacity of sacred and confessionally-influenced secular music to highlight and reinforce societal divides is evidenced by the interconfessional violence that accompanied the public performance of sacred music in cities as well as the pressures imposed on composers to create music which clearly aligned with their respective confessions. As the wars …

Liberty In The Things Of God: The Christian Origins Of Religious Freedom, Gerard V. Bradley

Journal Articles

Liberty in the Things of God: The Christian Origins of Religious Freedom. By Robert Louis Wilken. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 2019. 191 pp. $26.00.

Yet the myth persists that secular philosophy rescued religious freedom from the unmerciful hands of the religious. The central ambition of Robert Wilken’s magisterial new book is to expose the myth as a false creation narrative. He shows brilliantly that religious liberty for persons and for communities has its origins in Christianity and not in the Enlightenment’s triumph over it. It might be hard to say what would constitute definitive proof of a proposition …

Pope Innocent Viii (1484-1492) And The Summis Desiderantes Affectibus, Maral Deyrmenjian

Malleus Maleficarum

The papal bull (or decree) Summis desiderantes affectibus, issued in 1484 by Pope Innocent VIII (1484-1492), specifically addressed the malign presence of witches and witchcraft in the Holy Roman Empire and authorized a formal inquisition into their activities. It was one of several official condemnations of heretics and other enemies of Christendom, both groups and individuals, issued during Innocent VII’s reign.

Heinrich Kramer, the primary author of the Malleus maleficarum (1486/7) prefaced the second edition of his witch-hunting manual with the Summis desiderantes affectibus without explicit permission; scholars argue that he considered it likely to bolster the work’s authority …

The Resurrection Of Christ: A Bayesian Analysis Of Explanatory Hypotheses, Nicola Jérôme Liebi

Masters Theses

The goal of this thesis is to determine under which circumstances a supernatural hypothesis should be preferred over the most probable natural hypothesis to explain a set of historical facts. The supernatural hypotheses include the objective vision hypothesis and the resurrection hypothesis, while the subjective vision hypothesis is taken to be the most probable natural hypothesis. Each of them can be found in the recent literature on the Resurrection and is still advocated by major proponents. The facts by which these three hypotheses are judged are agreed upon by most scholars. They include (1) Jesus’ death by crucifixion, (2) the …

Salvation: Contours Of Adventist Soteriology [Review] / Martin F. Hanna, Darius W. Jankiewicz, And John W. Reeve, Eds., Stephen Bauer

Andrews University Seminary Studies (AUSS)

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Cosmology In Theological Perspective: Understanding Our Place In The Universe [Review] / Vainio, Olli-Pekka., David Penno

Andrews University Seminary Studies (AUSS)

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A Hermeneutic For The Aqedah Test: A Way Beyond Jon Levenson’S And Terence Fretheim’S Models, Arlyn Sunshine Drew

Andrews University Seminary Studies (AUSS)

Dissertation Abstract

Function And Nature Of The Heavenly Sanctuary/Temple And Its Earthly Counterparts In The New Testament Gospels, Acts, And The Epistles: A Motif Study Of Major Passages, Leonardo G. Nunes

Andrews University Seminary Studies (AUSS)

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The Hermeneutics Of The Biblical Writers: Learning To Interpret Scripture From The Prophets And Apostles [Review] / Chou, Abner., Silvia Bacchiocchi

Andrews University Seminary Studies (AUSS)

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Old Testament Law For Christians: Original Context And Enduring Application [Review] / Gane, Roy E., Richard E. Averbeck

Andrews University Seminary Studies (AUSS)

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The Book Of Jeremiah: Composition, Reception, And Interpretation [Review] / Lundbom, Jack R., Craig A. Evans, And Bradford A. Anderson, Eds., Oliver Glanz

Andrews University Seminary Studies (AUSS)

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Revelation. Paideia: Commentaries On The New Testament [Review] / Tonstad, Sigve K., Stanislav Kondrat

Andrews University Seminary Studies (AUSS)

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The Later Wittgenstein And Moral Philosophy [Review] / De Mesel, Benjamin., Kenneth Bergland

Andrews University Seminary Studies (AUSS)

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Scribes And Scrolls At Qumran [Review] / Crawford, Sidnie White., Rodrigo Galiza

Andrews University Seminary Studies (AUSS)

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The God Who Trusts: A Relational Theology Of Divine Faith, Hope, And Love [Review] / Holtzen, Wm. Curtis., Martin F. Hanna

Andrews University Seminary Studies (AUSS)

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The Sermon On The Mount And Human Flourishing: A Theological Commentary [Review] / Pennington, Jonathan., Ernest Bursey

Andrews University Seminary Studies (AUSS)

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