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Calvin Theological Journal (Vol 48 No 2 - November 2013), Calvin Theological Seminary

Calvin Theological Journal

Articles: The Two-Kingdoms Doctrine and the Mission to Islam by John Bolt - 198 / Neo-Calvinism, Pluralism, and the Challenge of Islam by Richard J. Mouw - 207 / Universality and Dualism: Herman Bavinck and the Debate on Whether to Civilize the Dutch East Indies through Missions or Education by George Harinck - 217 / Neo-Calvinism and Pan-Islamism: Kindred Movements Against Liberal Imperialism? by Clifford B. Anderson - 234 / John Calvin and Musical Instruments: A Critical Investigation by W. David O. Taylor - 248 / The Covenant-Idea as the Heart of Hebrews and Biblical Theology: An Original Contribution …

The Light Of Faith: A Protestant Perspective, James K.A. Smith

University Faculty Publications and Creative Works

James K.A. Smith reflects on Pope Francis' first encyclical, Lumen Fidei (The Light of God).

Reformed Worship (Rw) 109 - Advent / Christmas (September 2013), Reformed Worship Editors

Reformed Worship Magazine

Features

Enter the Songs by Jim Poelman....3

Celebrating the Paradox by Adam Hearlson....20

Advent Prayer Stations by Erica Schemper....25

Articles

Editorial: Advent, Christmas, Epiphany, and the Mission of God by Joyce Borger....2

For Pastors: Matthew’s Christmas by Scott Hoezee....23

Q&A: On Tired, Clueless, and Impressive Advent Services by John Witvliet....30

Advent through the Eyes of the Psalms by Becky Hoeksema....36

Like Music Pressed into Vinyl by Trygve Johnson....46

Resources

Noteworthy: Singing the Christmas Gospel by Joy Engelsman....12

The Light of Christ by an anonymous contributor....29

Come and See: Building a …

Reformed Worship (Rw) 108 - Luyh / World Communion (June 2013), Reformed Worship Editors

Reformed Worship Magazine

Features

Unity, Reconciliation, Justice by Howard Vanderwell and Norma deWaal Malefyt....4

Ten Reasons Why Hymnals Have a Future by John D. Witvliet....14

Singing the Story into Our Bones by James K.A. Smith....20

Articles

Editorial: How Can I Keep from Singing? by Joyce Borger....2

What I'm For by Paul Thé....22

The Hymnal as Teacher by Leonard J. Vander Zee....25

The God of Abraham Praise by Carol M. Bechtel....28

The Psalter in the Hymnal by Martin Tel....30

The Gifting of Songs by Joel Navarro....34

Order from Chaos by Diane Dykgraaf....37

A Hymnal …

You Can't Think Your Way To God, James K.A. Smith, David Neff

University Faculty Publications and Creative Works

No abstract provided.

Calvin Theological Seminary Forum: April 2013, Michael W. Goheen, Calvin P. Van Reken, Kevin Adams, Carl J. Bosma

Calvin Theological Seminary Forum (2002- )

Engaging the Church
Articles
3 - The Church: Who and Whose Are We? by Michael W. Goheen
5 - Why Join a Church? by Calvin P. Van Reken
7 - What Attracts People to the Church? (and what puts them off) by Kevin Adams
9 - Church Engagement A Roundtable Discussion
11 - Vision for the Seminary’s Institute for Global Church Planting and Renewal (IGCPR) by Carl J. Bosma

Departments
14 - Distinguished Alumni
15 - New Staf

Calvin Theological Journal (Vol 48 No 1 - April 2013), Calvin Theological Seminary

Calvin Theological Journal

Articles: The Imitation of Christ as Illumination for the Two Kingdoms Debate by John Bolt - 6 / "Abraham had two sons": Augustine and the Allegory of Sarah and Hagar (Galatians 4:21–31) by Wendy Elgersma Helleman - 35 / Jonah 1:9—An Example of Elenctic Testimony by Carl J. Bosma - 65 / Missionary Ecclesiology in an Age of Individualization by Stefan Paas - 91 / From a Neo-Calvinistic to an Ecumenical Theology of Religions: The Development of the Theologia Religionum of Johannes Verkuyl by Rudolph Edward Stiemer - 107 / Pierre Viret on War and Peace by Robert D. …

Science And Religion Take Practice: Engaging Science As Culture, James K.A. Smith

University Faculty Publications and Creative Works

This article argues that current paradigms in the theology/science conversation effectively treat “science” as if it were equivalent to “nature”—with detrimental effects for the encounter between Christian theology and the natural sciences. In contrast, I suggest that recognizing science as culture has important implications for reconfiguring the theology/science dialogue.

Reformed Worship (Rw) 107 - Ascension / Pentecost (March 2013), Reformed Worship Editors

Reformed Worship Magazine

Features

Ascension: Sharing Christ’s Ministry by Sue A. Rozeboom....3

Singing the Spirit by Greg Scheer, Elly Boersma, and Laura DeJong....18

Psalms: Voicing a Counter-World by Walter Brueggemann....42

Articles

Editorial: Transitions by Joyce Borger....2

For Pastors: Pentecostal Preachers by Stan Mast....26

Considerably More to Add by David H. Sutton...35

Resources

Great Stories from Genesis by Vicki Verhulst Cok....6

Christian, Grimes, and Allgood by Lee Fennema....24

A Service of Lessons and Psalms by Jay Knochenhauer....28

The Nicene Creed for Trinity Sunday by P. J. Southam....31

Community-wide Worship by Doug Aldrink....32

Being …

Multiethnic Worship: More Than Just Global Songs, Josh Davis

Symposium on Worship Archive

Visual art, scripture reading, video, responsive readings, and the list goes on. We will consider elements of a worship service (other than corporate singing) and how they can be intentionally multi-ethnic. We will give lots of practical examples that you can use right away in your local church contexts.

Building Better Partnerships, Norma De Waal Malefyt, Howard Vanderwell

Symposium on Worship Archive

This is an interactive workshop to explore together how to build better worship-planning partnerships. What are the best strategies for working together week after week? Who should be involved? What are the pitfalls to beware of? What can/should each bring to the planning workshop?

How People Change, Duane Kelderman

Symposium on Worship Archive

Anyone working with congregations knows that change is difficult and deep change in people and organizations is rare. How do people and organizations change? This workshop describes four things that take place whenever people or organizations have significantly changed, and gives practical advice for leaders trying to facilitate such change.

The Taizé Community: Music And Prayer, Brad Berglund

Symposium on Worship Archive

This nuts and bolts workshop will focus on the music of the Taizé Community and their unique practice of sung prayer. Using the published resources available to us, we’ll take an in-depth look at how to create a Taizé-style prayer service, lead the music, choose scripture readings and involve soloists and instrumentalists.

Songs Of Celebration And Contemplation From East Africa, Jean Ngoya Kidula

Symposium on Worship Archive

Many peoples in different parts of the world are usually introduced to the performance of Christian religious song that emanates from the cultural and other background of those who initially bring the gospel to them. In many parts of Africa, these were the songs of missionaries from Europe or the Americas. However new songs have also been composed that bear the ‘missionary’ style, or embrace the various other musical languages of the converts. Among the most utilized in East Africa are songs in Kiswahili language. In this workshop, we will examine and perform some Christian songs of contemplation and celebration …

What Can We Learn From The Early Church About Worship?, Marva Dawn

Symposium on Worship Archive

Those who were the closest to Jesus in time can teach us important things about worship. In this workshop we will look at the forms that were used in the earliest centuries of the Church to contemplate how we might use those elements in our worship today.

Praying The Lord’S Prayer, David Crump

Symposium on Worship Archive

Jesus intended the prayer that he taught his disciples, which we call “the Lord’s Prayer,” to be a model prayer for their own devotion. In this workshop we will examine the meaning of each petition in its original setting and what it means for us to repeat these petitions today.

Theological Issues In Popular Praise-Worship Texts, Bert Polman

Symposium on Worship Archive

This workshop will include a report and discussion of a theological analysis project of some 290 most popular Praise-Worship song texts and their relationship to the currently prevailing version of Christianity which sociologists of religion have called Moralistic Therapeutic Deism.

Planning Worship With Hymnary.Org, Greg Scheer

Symposium on Worship Archive

In recent years, an explosion of resources and music styles has made worship planning an almost overwhelming task. Hymnary.org can help tame this process, allowing planners to search for songs by scripture, meter, lectionary, etc, and then narrow searches by denomination or year, and even restrict results to those hymnals in your own collection. This session will review the basics of using Hymnary.org, highlight new developments such as “featured hymns” and a streamlined user interface, and show how Hymnary. org can kickstart your worship brainstorming.

Global Resources For Integrating The Arts Into A Missional Life, Robin Harris, Brian Schrag

Symposium on Worship Archive

This workshop will feature resources to foster creativity and expand understanding of the intersection of worship, culture, and mission in your church or school setting. We’ll explore a new two-volume ethnodoxology handbook and manual (with DVD) for worship and mission in the global church. The authors/editors of these publications will offer ways you can benefit from them, whether planning and leading worship or teaching a Sunday School or college class.

Welcoming The Arts In Worship, Betty Grit

Symposium on Worship Archive

Worship Renewal Grant recipients will describe how engaging people of all ages and cultures in leading worship through dance, music, video, and visual art is bringing renewal in worship.

Baptism In Art, Ritual, And Symbol, Robin M. Jensen

Symposium on Worship Archive

Using the resources of ancient texts, architectural remains, and visual art, this workshop aims first at uncovering baptism’s meaning for the first generations of Christians who received it and then at how that information can enrich our teaching about, preparation for, and practice of Christian baptism today.

Go Down, Moses: Spirituals As A Resource For Preaching, Luke A. Powery

Symposium on Worship Archive

The history of African American spirituals is interwoven with the history of preaching, yet these spirituals and their relationship to preaching usually receive little attention. This workshop will explore these spirituals as musical sermons that can serve as a resource for contemporary preaching. In particular, what the spirituals teach us about preaching as social witness will be discussed.

Happy Birthday, Heidelberg!, Cornelius Plantinga Jr.

Symposium on Worship Archive

2013 marks the 450th anniversary of the Heidelberg Catechism. We will explore the unique qualities of this beautiful Reformed expression of the Christian faith and introduce new tools by which the Heidelberg Catechism can continue as a vital tool for faith formation in the church today, including M. Craig Barnes’ new book on the Catechism, Body+Soul.

Blessed Are The Persecuted: Worshiping In Solidarity With The Persecuted Church, Calvin Institute Of Christian Worship, Sandra Maria Van Opstal, Jean Ngoya Kidula, Brian Schrag, Debbie Lou Ludolph, Carolien Tantra, Eric Sarwar, David M. Bailey, Paul Neeley, Josh Davis, Robin Harris

Symposium on Worship Archive

No abstract provided.

Moving Worship: What Is Liturgical Dance?, Julia Start Fletcher

Symposium on Worship Archive

We will answer the question in the title as well as consider the following question together: How can dance fit effectively into the liturgy without a focus on performance?

Different Views Of The Christian Sacred Meal In The Early Church, Robin M. Jensen

Symposium on Worship Archive

This workshop will look at the richness and diversity of models of the meal that Jesus instituted on the night he was betrayed, evident in the New Testament narratives as well as in the history of the church: 1) Communion Meal; 2) Memorial Meal; 3) Covenantal Meal; 4) Thanksgiving Meal; 5) Sacrificial Meal; and 6) Eschatological Meal.

Worship Across The Racial Divide: Is Music The Gateway To Diversity?, Gerardo Marti

Symposium on Worship Archive

Is worship music important for establishing a racially and ethnically diverse church? Research from successfully diverse congregations will dispel dangerous stereotypes and provide leaders with critical insight on how liturgical structures can build an authentically interracial community.

Accessible Organ Repertoire For Service Playing, John Ferguson

Symposium on Worship Archive

We’ll look at, listen to, and discuss useful organ repertoire for use in worship from all periods of music, up to and including today.

Worship In Difficult Times, Kathy Smith

Symposium on Worship Archive

Has your church endured a crisis, a transition, or a conflict? If not, it will! All congregations eventually experience difficult times. This workshop will explore themes and resources for worship in times of crisis, transition, and conflict; and will provide advice for church leaders as they guide their congregations through the turbulence of difficult times.

150 Ways To Talk To God: Introducing Kids And Teens To The Psalms, Laura Keeley, Robert J. Keeley

Symposium on Worship Archive

The Psalms are vital in the life of Christians, but children and teens have a difficult time understanding this emotionally charged book. We will talk about ways to help kids and teens learn more about the Psalms in worship, in the classroom and at home.