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Full-Text Articles in Religion
The Spectrum Of Johannine Readers, Craig R. Koester
The Spectrum Of Johannine Readers, Craig R. Koester
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No abstract provided.
Parrēsia In The Pauline Epistles., David E. Fredrickson
Parrēsia In The Pauline Epistles., David E. Fredrickson
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No abstract provided.
Civil Society And Congregations As Public Moral Companions, Gary M. Simpson
Civil Society And Congregations As Public Moral Companions, Gary M. Simpson
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In the midst of this morally charged situation might not Christian congregations hear again the call to a public vocation? As we ponder this prospect, two questions will guide our inquiry. First, where might Christian congregations locate a space in which they might attend to the public moral meaning of everyday rage? That public space, which we will explore, is “civil society.” Second, how can this public space of civil society be accessed so that its moral possibilities can be maximized? We will explore “communicative moral practice” as the best model for accessing the moral possibilities of civil society. What …
On The Verge Of The Millennium: A History Of The Interpretation Of Revelation, Craig R. Koester
On The Verge Of The Millennium: A History Of The Interpretation Of Revelation, Craig R. Koester
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The power of a book can be seen in its effects, and few books have had more dramatic effects than Revelation. Attempts to control the effects of the book by ignoring it or dismissing it have not been successful; Revela- tion’s secrets are too alluring. We do better to consider the effects the book has had on Christians over the centuries and to let this history of influence help shape a way to read the book that is both faithful and compelling.
Topography And Theology In The Gospel Of John, Craig R. Koester
Topography And Theology In The Gospel Of John, Craig R. Koester
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No abstract provided.
Preaching From The Book Of Genesis, Mark A. Throntveit
Preaching From The Book Of Genesis, Mark A. Throntveit
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The Bible, Congregational Leaders, And Moral Conversation, Patrick R. Keifert
The Bible, Congregational Leaders, And Moral Conversation, Patrick R. Keifert
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No matter how old an observation, it remains nonetheless true: We tend to remember the preacher more than the sermon, the teacher more than the lecture. Perhaps that is all we have recently learned in a preliminary study of twelve congregations in the Southwestern Minnesota Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (SW Synod). However, there are some nuances that raise very important questions for theological education in seminaries and congregations—and, even more important, insights for the role of leaders and their use of Scripture in the moral conversations within congregations. In short, we have found from dozens of …
Free Speech In Pauline Political Theology, David E. Fredrickson
Free Speech In Pauline Political Theology, David E. Fredrickson
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Although it is generally recognized today that Paul’s faith was not a religion of subjectivity, some may nevertheless object to the notion that the apostle’s theology has a political dimension. Surely, it may be said, the sectarian communities which Paul nurtured with the stark contrasts of “outsiders” and “insiders” did not think that their task was to influence public policy in the cities of the Roman empire. While it is of course preposterous to think that the early Christians had Caesar’s ear, influencing public policy is only one way of engaging in politics.
The Distant Triumph Song: Music And The Book Of Revelation, Craig R. Koester
The Distant Triumph Song: Music And The Book Of Revelation, Craig R. Koester
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Music plays a larger role in the book of Revelation than in any other book of the New Testament, and few books in all of Scripture have spawned more hymns sung in Christian worship today. Attention to how the hymnic material in Revelation would have sounded to the Christians who first heard it, to the place of these hymns in Revelation as a whole, and to their relation to the rest of Scripture can help revitalize the singing of the hymns these passages have inspired.
Theologia Crucis And The Forensically Fraught World: Engaging Helmut Peukert And Jürgen Habermas, Gary M. Simpson
Theologia Crucis And The Forensically Fraught World: Engaging Helmut Peukert And Jürgen Habermas, Gary M. Simpson
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No abstract provided.
For The Renewal Of Repentence: The Lukan Texts In Lent, Gary M. Simpson
For The Renewal Of Repentence: The Lukan Texts In Lent, Gary M. Simpson
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“When our lord and master Jesus Christ said, ‘repent,’ he willed the entire life of believers to be one of repentance.” With these opening words of Luther’s Ninety-Five Theses, the Reformation erupted on the western Christian world. The renewal of repentance has often energized God’s mission and ministry. For instance, one might recall the mission of the eighth-century Hebrew prophets or of John the Baptist or of Peter on Pentecost or even of Jesus himself. The Lukan texts for Lent (Series C) in their distinctive way proffer a renewal of repentance for mission and ministry today.
The Church Growth Movement: A Wesleyan Critique, Alan G. Padgett
The Church Growth Movement: A Wesleyan Critique, Alan G. Padgett
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Pentecost: Paul The Pastor In 2 Corinthians, David E. Fredrickson
Pentecost: Paul The Pastor In 2 Corinthians, David E. Fredrickson
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To read 2 Corinthians is to watch a pastor at work. Paul practices, describes, defends, and commends to his audience his pastoral ministry. Something quite rare presents itself in this letter: an extended argument for the ministry of the gospel offered by a practitioner in the heat of the moment. My task is to disclose that heat. What does it mean to place pastoral practice at the center of the interpretation of Pauline epistles? Is this not anachronistic? There is indeed the danger of reading into the text what by habit has become pastoral practice in North America. Nevertheless, by …
Resurrection And The New Age, Patrick R. Keifert
Resurrection And The New Age, Patrick R. Keifert
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As as a general indicator of developing religious sensibilities in American culture, the New Age bears continued Christian interest. It remains, at the very least, a very important resource for understanding trends in American culture and for identifying opportunities for Christian theology and mission. Among these opportunities that New Age movements provide for Christian theology and mission is the opportunity to address religious and metaphysical questions which for many years have been of little interest to a general audience. These metaphysical questions include popular discussion of cosmology, ontology, God, the soul, free will, and a renewed interest in religious experience.
The Passion And Resurrection According To John, Craig R. Koester
The Passion And Resurrection According To John, Craig R. Koester
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The story of the passion follows the upward movement of the pendulum. It begins with Jesus in the posture of a slave, washing his disciples’ feet (chap. 13); but concludes when Thomas recognizes that Jesus is both Lord and God (20:28), bringing the story back to the high point where it began in 1:1. Each year John’s passion account appears in the lectionary for Holy Week and his story of the resurrection is appointed for Easter and the Sunday after Easter, providing an opportunity for sustained reading and proclamation of these texts. John’s narrative is masterfully told; the drama is …
Messianic Exegesis And The Call Of Nathanael (John 1:45-51), Craig R. Koester
Messianic Exegesis And The Call Of Nathanael (John 1:45-51), Craig R. Koester
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'The Savior Of The World' (John 4:42), Craig R. Koester
'The Savior Of The World' (John 4:42), Craig R. Koester
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Jesus’ encounter with the Samaritan woman in John 4 draws on themes of Roman imperialism and Samaria’s colonial history. The Samaritan townspeople call Jesus “the Savior of the world” (4:42), a title used for Roman emperors from Julius Caesar to Hadrian. They go out to meet Jesus and welcome him to their town, a practice used to welcome emperors and other dignitaries. Using a title of empire-wide significance emphasizes that Jesus now transcends older national divisions. The Samaritan woman speaks as an individual and representative of her people. Her personal history with five husbands parallels her national history of colonization …
The Fourth Gospel In A Three-Year Lectionary, Craig R. Koester
The Fourth Gospel In A Three-Year Lectionary, Craig R. Koester
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The Gospel of John does not march in step with the other gospels. Perhaps this is why the framers of the three-year lectionary now used by many Christian churches found it so difficult to domesticate John. The readings from Matthew, Mark, and Luke proceed in measured pace, one gospel per year, while the Fourth Gospel appears sporadically throughout the lectionary, claiming a premier role on festival days, dominating the Easter season, and making occasional guest appearances. Yet since there is no “Year of John,” those who preach from the lectionary face the formidable task of capturing this “maverick” gospel without …
"Minor" Prophets In The Midst Of Pentecost, Mark A. Throntveit
"Minor" Prophets In The Midst Of Pentecost, Mark A. Throntveit
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The Old Testament lessons for Pentecost 18, 19, and 20 are drawn from the works of two of the so-called minor prophets, Amos and Habakkuk. In our first passage, Amos 8:4-7(8), the dichotomy of faith and life—compartmentalized religion that sees no reason to let the understandings and experiences of worship affect the activities of the rest of life—comes to the fore. Our second passage, Amos 6:1-7, depicts the incongruity of the way of the affluent: lolling around Samaria, totally oblivious to the “ruin of Joseph” (Amos 6:6) or to the judgment that God will soon visit upon them by means …
Faith Alone: Lutheran-Roman Catholic Convergence?, Patrick R. Keifert
Faith Alone: Lutheran-Roman Catholic Convergence?, Patrick R. Keifert
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Opportunity To Do Good: The Letter To The Galatians, Craig R. Koester
Opportunity To Do Good: The Letter To The Galatians, Craig R. Koester
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This message may have been attractive to the Galatians because they considered Paul’s gospel of freedom inadequate. The law would give them clear marks of identity, such as circumcision and distinctive rituals. Moreover, it would offer clear directives on how to deal with the Galatians as a form of neurotic legalism. The new preachers were apparently saying something like this: “the flesh with its passions and desires” (5:24), and what to do when someone “is overtaken in any trespass” (6:1). Paul accepts the challenges presented by these issues, as the modern preacher must do. His letter will argue for freedom—and …
Hearing, Seeing, And Believing In The Gospel Of John, Craig R. Koester
Hearing, Seeing, And Believing In The Gospel Of John, Craig R. Koester
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Guess Who's Coming To Worship? Worship And Evangelism, Patrick R. Keifert
Guess Who's Coming To Worship? Worship And Evangelism, Patrick R. Keifert
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Too many congregations of mainline churches profess that they welcome strangers but are inhospitable when the stranger comes to worship. They know that worship is the single most important ingredient in why people join and remain active members in a congregation. They realize that they need to welcome strangers, so they try to be a warm, open family. Some of them believe they have achieved this model, but few do achieve it. The key to turning this situation around lies in the congregation’s attitude toward the stranger. This is especially true of the attitude of those who plan and lead …
The Origin And Significance Of The Flight To Pella Tradition, Craig R. Koester
The Origin And Significance Of The Flight To Pella Tradition, Craig R. Koester
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No abstract provided.
A Markan Epiphany: Lessons From Mark 1, Donald Juel, Patrick R. Keifert
A Markan Epiphany: Lessons From Mark 1, Donald Juel, Patrick R. Keifert
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Interpreting and preaching on these Markan texts in the Epiphany Season requires attention to a series of contexts, including the narrative setting provided for these separate units and the congregational setting within which they will be interpreted. The interpretive task would seem to be to get at the promise in these epiphany texts while taking seriously the particularity of the good news and the specific setting in which the lives of hearers are planted.
Ministry, Management, And The Ecumenical Movement, Gary M. Simpson
Ministry, Management, And The Ecumenical Movement, Gary M. Simpson
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The ecumenical movement in contemporary America should not be surprised to find itself in a quandary of questions regarding the "ministry” of the gospel. From the first decades following the ascension of Jesus until the present the whole complex of emerging questions of ministry have been intimately bound up with society-wide crises of authority. While it is nearly impossible to sort out the myriad questions regarding ministry that have arisen in the American context, one factor in particular has and, if left unchecked, will continue to subvert the ministry of the gospel: a society-wide managerial mode of authority. It has …
A Public Ministry By All The Baptized?, Patrick R. Keifert
A Public Ministry By All The Baptized?, Patrick R. Keifert
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Any discussion of the ministry of the baptized eventually reaches a point where someone asks, “If all the baptized are ministers, then why and how do we distinguish between the ministry of clergy and laity?” One promising answer begins, “The clergy have a public ministry....” The unspoken half of that answer, seldom said, but powerfully lived out in contemporary capitalistic cultures is, “The laity’s ministry is private.” This response constricts the scope of the gospel and plays into the contemporary gulf between the public and private dimensions of our lives.
An Ecumenical Horizon For "Canon Within A Canon"?, Patrick R. Keifert
An Ecumenical Horizon For "Canon Within A Canon"?, Patrick R. Keifert
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No abstract provided.
The Parish As A Confessing Community, Gary M. Simpson
The Parish As A Confessing Community, Gary M. Simpson
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No abstract provided.
Modern Dogma And Liturgical Renewal, Patrick R. Keifert
Modern Dogma And Liturgical Renewal, Patrick R. Keifert
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No abstract provided.