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The Religious Root Of Humanity: Abraham Kuyper's Concept Of The Heart, Steve Bishop Mar 2026

The Religious Root Of Humanity: Abraham Kuyper's Concept Of The Heart, Steve Bishop

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Wholehearted And Finite: Teaching Effectively Within A Theology Of Limits And Calling, Leah A. Zuidema Sep 2025

Wholehearted And Finite: Teaching Effectively Within A Theology Of Limits And Calling, Leah A. Zuidema

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The Mercy Seat Of The Risen Christ: Atonement And The Glory Of God In Romans 3:21-26, David Westfall Sep 2025

The Mercy Seat Of The Risen Christ: Atonement And The Glory Of God In Romans 3:21-26, David Westfall

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Scholarship on Romans 3.21–26 typically isolates the death of Jesus on the cross as the moment when Paul says the righteousness of God was disclosed, leading to the justification of all who believe the gospel. In this paper I argue that, although the death of Christ relates in important ways to Paul’s claims in the paragraph, this reading does not fully account for his metaphorical description of Christ as a ‘mercy seat’ (ἱλαστήριον), nor his assertion that those who believe are ‘justified through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus’. I show that Paul uses this language and imagery to …


Walking On Burning Ground: A Neo-Calvinist Cure To Climate Apathy, Beatrice Shackleford Sep 2025

Walking On Burning Ground: A Neo-Calvinist Cure To Climate Apathy, Beatrice Shackleford

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Who Is The God "With Whom We Have To Do"?, Michael Williams Sep 2025

Who Is The God "With Whom We Have To Do"?, Michael Williams

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By Wisdom, God Laid An Intricate Foundation: A Christian Approach To Ecological Restoration, Michelle E. Howell Jun 2025

By Wisdom, God Laid An Intricate Foundation: A Christian Approach To Ecological Restoration, Michelle E. Howell

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The Mercy Seat: An Artistic Grammar For Substitutionary Atonement, Justin Bailey, David Westfall Apr 2024

The Mercy Seat: An Artistic Grammar For Substitutionary Atonement, Justin Bailey, David Westfall

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The "mercy seat" identifies a well-known artistic tradition that renders the Trinity for the sake of liturgical contemplation. While there is diversity in depiction, the motif visualizes God the Father holding forth God the Son while God the Spirit hovers as a dove. This essay explores the "mercy seat" tradition as visual theology, one that offers an imaginative grammar for apprehending the complexity of Trinitarian agency present in substitutionary atonement, while also respecting the triune mystery. The mercy seat motif thus offers a case study for how visual art might guide theological reflection and Christian spirituality in general.


Cultural Contours Of A Christian Worldview: A Review Of Biblical Critical Theory, Donald Roth Jun 2023

Cultural Contours Of A Christian Worldview: A Review Of Biblical Critical Theory, Donald Roth

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"Watkin is weaving together Biblical themes in the order that they develop, letting Scripture set the agenda for what will be considered, rather than some other approach."

Posting about ­­­­­­­­the book Biblical Critical Theory from In All Things - an online journal for critical reflection on faith, culture, art, and every ordinary-yet-graced square inch of God’s creation.

https://inallthings.org/cultural-contours-of-a-christian-worldview-a-review-of-biblical-critical-theory/


Do Modern Christians Know God Differently?: A Review Of Chapters 4-5 Of Neo-Calvinism, Geoffrey Fulkerson Feb 2023

Do Modern Christians Know God Differently?: A Review Of Chapters 4-5 Of Neo-Calvinism, Geoffrey Fulkerson

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"Brock and Sutanto synthesize wide bodies of content and an array of rather complex concepts and arguments into succinct summary chapters."

Posting about ­­­­­­­­the book Neo-Calvinism from In All Things - an online journal for critical reflection on faith, culture, art, and every ordinary-yet-graced square inch of God’s creation.

https://inallthings.org/do-modern-christians-know-god-differently-a-review-of-chapters-4-5-of-neo-calvinism/


Reading Igor Stravinsky's Poetics Of Music In Christian Higher Education, John Macinnis, Mark Peters Jul 2022

Reading Igor Stravinsky's Poetics Of Music In Christian Higher Education, John Macinnis, Mark Peters

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This article presents the composer Igor Stravinsky (1882–1971) as an historical educator in the context of the Charles Eliot Norton Lectures on Poetry at Harvard University (1939–1940), published as The Poetics of Music in the Form of Six Lessons. As music professors at North American institutions of Christian Higher Education, the authors each read Stravinsky’s Poetics with students in music classes. We describe here our different pedagogical methods and how we employ Stravinsky’s Poetics to form students with Christian approaches to culture-making.


"Building The Temple": An Alternative Metaphor To The Use Of "Kingdom" In The Christian University Context, Donald Roth Jun 2021

"Building The Temple": An Alternative Metaphor To The Use Of "Kingdom" In The Christian University Context, Donald Roth

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Ecclesiastical Marriage Task Force Report, Joan De Vries, Gayle E. Doornbos Jan 2021

Ecclesiastical Marriage Task Force Report, Joan De Vries, Gayle E. Doornbos

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This report from the Ecclesiastical Marriage Task Force is made available to the CRC congregations and classes for discussion and careful review.


Reforming Christian Higher Education: Why Christian Colleges And Universities Need Reformation Theology, Javier Garcia Mar 2020

Reforming Christian Higher Education: Why Christian Colleges And Universities Need Reformation Theology, Javier Garcia

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Editor's Note: Dr. Garcia presented this paper at the Prodigal Love of God Conference, in celebration of the 400th anniversary of the Canons of Dort, April 2019, sponsored by Dordt University and co-sponsored by the Lilly Fellowship Program, as a regional conference.


The Canons Of Dordt As A Missional Document, Lyle Bierma Sep 2019

The Canons Of Dordt As A Missional Document, Lyle Bierma

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Editor's Note: Dr. Lyle Bierma presented this paper at the Prodigal Love of God Conference, sponsored by Dordt University and co-sponsored by the Lilly Fellowship Program as a regional conference, April 2019, at Dordt University, in celebration of the 400th anniversary of the Canons of Dort.

In the subsequent articles, Dordt and Dort will be used interchangeably.


Technology Unleashed: A Review Of Transhumanism And The Image Of God, Sam Ashmore Jun 2019

Technology Unleashed: A Review Of Transhumanism And The Image Of God, Sam Ashmore

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"As Christians we must realize technology’s formation capability, reflect on it, and consider our relationship with technology."

Posting about the book Transhumanism and the Image of God from In All Things - an online journal for critical reflection on faith, culture, art, and every ordinary-yet-graced square inch of God’s creation.

https://inallthings.org/technology-unleashed-a-review-of-transhumanism-and-the-image-of-god/


How Does Worship Shape Us?, Karen A. De Mol Aug 2018

How Does Worship Shape Us?, Karen A. De Mol

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"Worship, in the Reformed understanding, is a dialogue between God and his people, a dialogue in which God speaks, and we respond."

Posting about the role of worship in Christian life formation from In All Things - an online journal for critical reflection on faith, culture, art, and every ordinary-yet-graced square inch of God’s creation.

https://inallthings.org/how-does-worship-shape-us/


Faith And Allegiance, Benjamin J. Lappenga Jul 2017

Faith And Allegiance, Benjamin J. Lappenga

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"I’d like to devote attention to some ways these books address biblical and theological topics that animated the Reformation debates and continue to garner interest today."

Posting about ­­­­­­­­two book reviews from In All Things - an online journal for critical reflection on faith, culture, art, and every ordinary-yet-graced square inch of God’s creation.

http://inallthings.org/faith-and-allegiance/


How Can We Reconcile The Theory Of Evolution And Our Theology Of The Fall? (Participant's Guide), Robbin Eppinga, Ashley Huizinga, Lydia Marcus Jul 2017

How Can We Reconcile The Theory Of Evolution And Our Theology Of The Fall? (Participant's Guide), Robbin Eppinga, Ashley Huizinga, Lydia Marcus

Study Guides for Faith & Science Integration

A study of William Cavanaugh and James K. A. Smith's Evolution and the Fall


How Can We Reconcile The Theory Of Evolution And Our Theology Of The Fall? (Leader's Guide), Robbin Eppinga, Ashley Huizinga, Lydia Marcus Jul 2017

How Can We Reconcile The Theory Of Evolution And Our Theology Of The Fall? (Leader's Guide), Robbin Eppinga, Ashley Huizinga, Lydia Marcus

Study Guides for Faith & Science Integration

A study of William Cavanaugh and James K. A. Smith's Evolution and the Fall


The Essentials Of Christian Thought: Seeing Reality Through The Biblical Story (Book Review), Jamin Hubner Jun 2017

The Essentials Of Christian Thought: Seeing Reality Through The Biblical Story (Book Review), Jamin Hubner

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Reviewed Title: The Essentials of Christian Thought: Seeing Reality Through the Biblical Story. Olson, Roger. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2017. 256 pp. ISBN: 978-0310521556.


Sabbath Intentions, Teresa Terhaar May 2016

Sabbath Intentions, Teresa Terhaar

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"I found myself continually challenged and increasingly convicted that I needed to change my personal Sabbath practices."

Posting about ­­­­­­­­understanding Sabbath rest from In All Things - an online hub committed to the claim that the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ has implications for the entire world.

http://inallthings.org/sabbath-intentions/


Revisiting The Merits Of A Contested Discipline: Reflections On The Study Of Old Testament Theology, Benjamin J. Lappenga Jun 2015

Revisiting The Merits Of A Contested Discipline: Reflections On The Study Of Old Testament Theology, Benjamin J. Lappenga

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Community-Edifying 'World-Construction' In Paul And 1 Clement As A Resource For Theological Deliberations About Human Origins, Benjamin J. Lappenga Mar 2015

Community-Edifying 'World-Construction' In Paul And 1 Clement As A Resource For Theological Deliberations About Human Origins, Benjamin J. Lappenga

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Recognizing that the rhetorical context for the cosmological reflections of both Paul and one of his earliest interpreters is the promotion of community-building, this paper proposes that the “world-construction” of these early believers offers a model for the contemporary church’s discourse concerning human origins. The paper, then, is an exercise in theological interpretation of Romans 5 and 1 Corinthians 15, read alongside one of the earliest interactions with these texts in the letter known as 1 Clement.


Christian Zionism Examined And The Last Days Of Dispensationalism (Book Reviews), Keith C. Sewell Sep 2013

Christian Zionism Examined And The Last Days Of Dispensationalism (Book Reviews), Keith C. Sewell

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Reviewed Titles: Paas, Steven. Christian Zionism Examined: A Review of Ideas on Israel, the Church and the Kingdom. Nürnberg: Verlag für Theologie und Religionswissenschaft Publications, 2010. 135 pages. ISBN: 9783941750869, and Donaldson, Alistair W. The Last Days of Dispensationalism: A Scholarly Critique of Popular Misconceptions. Eugene OR: Wipf and Stock, 2011. xv + 168 pages. ISBN: 9781608995158.


Me Before You (Book Review), James C. Schaap Sep 2013

Me Before You (Book Review), James C. Schaap

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Reviewed Title: Moyes, Jojo. Me Before You. New York: Penguin, Pamela Dorman Books, 2012. 384 pages. ISBN 978- 0143124542


Where Mortals Dwell: A Christian View Of Place For Today (Book Review), Mark Tazelaar Jun 2012

Where Mortals Dwell: A Christian View Of Place For Today (Book Review), Mark Tazelaar

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Reviewed Title: Bartholomew, Craig G. Where Mortals Dwell: A Christian View of Place for Today. Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, 2011. 372 pages. ISBN: 9780801036378.


Reformed Hermeneutic: An Outline, Thomas R. Wolthuis Jun 2011

Reformed Hermeneutic: An Outline, Thomas R. Wolthuis

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Dr. Thomas R. Wolthuis presented this article at the Calvinism for the 21st Century Conference at Dordt College, April 2010.


Revisiting Relational Youth Ministry: From A Strategy Of Influence To A Theology Of Incarnation (Book Review), Jason Lief Jun 2008

Revisiting Relational Youth Ministry: From A Strategy Of Influence To A Theology Of Incarnation (Book Review), Jason Lief

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Reviewed Title: Root, Andrew. Revisiting Relational Youth Ministry: From a Strategy of Influence to a Theology of Incarnation. Downer’s Grove, IL, IVP Books, 2007. 221 pages. ISBN 9780830834884.


Christian Perspective On Intercultural Communication, Emmanuel Ayee Jun 2007

Christian Perspective On Intercultural Communication, Emmanuel Ayee

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This paper is a revision of a four-year paper presented by Dr. Ayee to the Faculty Status Committee at Dordt College.


The Diamond, March 2, 2007, Dordt College Mar 2007

The Diamond, March 2, 2007, Dordt College

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