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Review Of Robert Menzies And Craig Keener, Acts, Wsnt Commentary, Lora Angeline E. Timenia
Review Of Robert Menzies And Craig Keener, Acts, Wsnt Commentary, Lora Angeline E. Timenia
Spiritus: ORU Journal of Theology
A Review of Acts. Word and Spirit Commentary on the New Testament. Robert P. Menzies and Craig S. Keener. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic, 2025. 368 pp. $29.99.
by Lora Angeline Timenia
Review Of Chinese Christian Witness By Xiaoli Yang And Daryl R. Ireland, Yi Qian
Review Of Chinese Christian Witness By Xiaoli Yang And Daryl R. Ireland, Yi Qian
Spiritus: ORU Journal of Theology
A Review of Xiaoli Yang and Daryl R. Ireland tackle this challenge in their book, Chinese Christian Witness: Identity, Creativity, Transmission and Poetics, by Yi Qian.
Review Of Alex Sosler, A Short Guide To Spiritual Formation: Finding Life In Truth, Goodness, Beauty, And Community, Katrina Krtek
Review Of Alex Sosler, A Short Guide To Spiritual Formation: Finding Life In Truth, Goodness, Beauty, And Community, Katrina Krtek
Spiritus: ORU Journal of Theology
A Review of A Short Guide to Spiritual Formation: Finding Life in Truth, Goodness, Beauty, and Community, by Alex Sosler. Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, 2024. 224 pp. $21.99.
by Katrina Krtek
The Machine In The Mirror: What An Ai-Created Religion Reveals About Spirit-Empowered Ministry, Todd J. Korpi
The Machine In The Mirror: What An Ai-Created Religion Reveals About Spirit-Empowered Ministry, Todd J. Korpi
Spiritus: ORU Journal of Theology
Spirit-empowered ministers face questions about how artificial intelligence is shaping the people they serve. Congregants may turn to chatbots for spiritual counsel, while pastors weigh the use of AI tools in their ministries. An unusual episode involving an AI-agent-created religion, the Church of Molt, offers an occasion to examine the development of generative AI and the Church’s responsibility in the face of it. This article adapts Paul Hiebert’s method of critical contextualization to examine the five tenets of this machine religion as a prophetic mirror for the Church. It exposes questions about memory, transformation, authority, attention, and belonging. Read in …
How Gen Z College Students Encounter The Holy Spirit, Daniel D. Isgrigg, Anna M. Marley
How Gen Z College Students Encounter The Holy Spirit, Daniel D. Isgrigg, Anna M. Marley
Spiritus: ORU Journal of Theology
This article examines the experiences of the Holy Spirit among Generation Z college students at a Spirit-empowered university. The qualitative study documents and analyzes experiences and the language used to express them, with the goal of enhancing the understanding of pneumatology within Gen Z populations. Through an oral history archival project, the researchers collected 31 testimonies regarding Holy Spirit encounters. The testimonies were analyzed and coded to identify and evaluate trends in Holy Spirit experiences, contributing to research on Generation Z spirituality.
From Prayer To Proclamation: Re-Centering The Pneumatological Foundations Of Pastoral Speech In The Digital Age, Mario Hood
Spiritus: ORU Journal of Theology
This article argues that the contemporary crisis of Pentecostal preaching is fundamentally pneumatological before it is homiletical. Digital technology has not merely altered the methods of pastoral communication; it has restructured the very conditions in which pastoral authority is formed, exercised, and received. Drawing on Ray S. Anderson, Terry Cross, Truls Åkerlund, Daniel Tomberlin, and Amos Yong—alongside insights from the author’s own paracletic leadership framework— this article proposes a constructive response to the mediatization of preaching. If prayer forms the pastor, proclamation participates in Christ’s ongoing paracletic work, and discernment shapes the community’s reception of divine address, then the pastoral …
Editorial: Encouraging Discourse Between The Academy And The Church, Daniel D. Isgrigg
Editorial: Encouraging Discourse Between The Academy And The Church, Daniel D. Isgrigg
Spiritus: ORU Journal of Theology
This editorial discusses the discourse between the Academy and the Church enabled by Spiritus.
Full Issue Spiritus 11, No. 2 (Fall 2026), [email protected]
Full Issue Spiritus 11, No. 2 (Fall 2026), [email protected]
Spiritus: ORU Journal of Theology
The full issue of Spiritus: ORU Journal of Theology (Fall 2026).
Front Matter Spiritus 11, No. 2 (Fall 2026), [email protected]
Front Matter Spiritus 11, No. 2 (Fall 2026), [email protected]
Spiritus: ORU Journal of Theology
No abstract provided.
Training Confident Witnesses: Evaluating A Practical Evangelism Seminar For The Twenty-First Century, Christopher Robershaw, Katherine Robershaw, Jose Philip, Jay Moon
Training Confident Witnesses: Evaluating A Practical Evangelism Seminar For The Twenty-First Century, Christopher Robershaw, Katherine Robershaw, Jose Philip, Jay Moon
Witness
This article evaluates the effectiveness of the Practical Evangelism Seminar (PES), an eight-week training program designed to equip Christians to share their faith in the complexities of twenty-first century North American culture. Developed at Asbury Theological Seminary in partnership with Knox Fellowship,[1]the seminar addresses contemporary cultural complexities summarized by the acronym SPIRIT: secularism, pluralism, individualism, relativism, identity, and technology. Using pre- and post-seminar surveys from 112 participants between 2019 and 2022, along with qualitative feedback and participant observation, this study explores changes in students’ knowledge and confidence related to evangelism. Findings indicate measurable increases in participants’ confidence and …
From Nones To Affiliation: Listening To Twenty-Somethings, Jay Moon, Bethany Harmon
From Nones To Affiliation: Listening To Twenty-Somethings, Jay Moon, Bethany Harmon
Witness
This exploratory article describes the religious journeys of twenty-somethings (ages 20–29) who moved from no religious affiliation (“Nones”) to Christian affiliation. Over five years, four researchers conducted interviews across the United States and gathered 101 responses to questions about what drew participants toward Jesus, what pushed them away, which aspects of Christianity resonated most, and what advice they would offer to those sharing faith with their generation. While much evangelism in North America has assumed guilt, shame, or fear as primary entry points into gospel conversations, many participants described a different posture: indifference. Yet indifference often coexisted with a longing …
Gravedigger Missiology And The Crisis Of Evangelism, Jose Philip
Gravedigger Missiology And The Crisis Of Evangelism, Jose Philip
Witness
This article argues that the crisis of evangelism in late-modern North America reflects not only disaffiliation and secularization but also a structural and Christological deficit. Evangelism is often "practiced as managed impact under the language of missio Dei rather than as participation in the living agency of Jesus Christ.” Developing Peter Berger’s claim that Christianity has been “its own gravedigger,” the article reads Berger in two registers. The Social Construction of Reality and The Sacred Canopy explain how plausibility structures sustain belief and how their erosion weakens inherited evangelistic models. The Precarious Vision exposes how religious roles and language can …
Book Review: God Draws Near: Rethinking The Biblical Theology Of Mission, By Collin Cornell, Joseph Culbertson
Book Review: God Draws Near: Rethinking The Biblical Theology Of Mission, By Collin Cornell, Joseph Culbertson
Witness
No abstract provided.
Book Review: At This Time: Dialogues In Theological Education, By Corwin Davis And Ted Smith, Eds., Christopher Robershaw
Book Review: At This Time: Dialogues In Theological Education, By Corwin Davis And Ted Smith, Eds., Christopher Robershaw
Witness
No abstract provided.
Book Review: Missional Imagination: Preparation For Kingdom Innovation, By Jay Moon, Mark Teasdale
Book Review: Missional Imagination: Preparation For Kingdom Innovation, By Jay Moon, Mark Teasdale
Witness
No abstract provided.
Book Review: Disability And Evangelism:The Good News Of The Fullness Of God's Kingdom, By Rochelle Scheuermann, T.S. John
Witness
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Book Review: Why Millennials Don’T Go To Church, By Helen Trainor, Robert Suarez
Book Review: Why Millennials Don’T Go To Church, By Helen Trainor, Robert Suarez
Witness
No abstract provided.
Book Review: The Great Story And The Great Commission: Participating In The Biblical Drama Of Mission, By Christopher Wright, Nathan Clifton
Book Review: The Great Story And The Great Commission: Participating In The Biblical Drama Of Mission, By Christopher Wright, Nathan Clifton
Witness
No abstract provided.
Editorial, Thomas Seckler
The Influence Of Christian Faith Sharing Through Social Media On Christian And Non-Christian Young Adults, Glen Bowman, Ruben Williams, Tyler Sheppard
The Influence Of Christian Faith Sharing Through Social Media On Christian And Non-Christian Young Adults, Glen Bowman, Ruben Williams, Tyler Sheppard
Witness
This paper explores the influence of Christian faith sharing through social media on young adults, both Christian and non-Christian. Drawing on two qualitative descriptive studies using semi-structured interviews and focus groups, the research synthesized codes and identified key themes regarding positively oriented Christian content on social media. The content generally appealed to young adults and frequently enhanced their spiritual thinking, motivation, and behavior. However, posts with a negative tone, poor scriptural use, or perceived hypocrisy tend to provoke adverse reactions, including negative thoughts about Christianity and “fight-or-flight” behavioral responses. The findings also reveal that young adults often underestimate the influence …
Book Review: Shaping The Journey: Wesley, Merton, Mulholland, And The Spiritual Formation Movement, By Daniel Harris, Kenny Johnston
Book Review: Shaping The Journey: Wesley, Merton, Mulholland, And The Spiritual Formation Movement, By Daniel Harris, Kenny Johnston
Witness
No abstract provided.
Second Annual Beth Seversen Dissertation Award, Thomas Seckler
Second Annual Beth Seversen Dissertation Award, Thomas Seckler
Witness
No abstract provided.
Book Review: Baal And The Gods Of More: Rescuing Church Growth From Idolatry, By Andrew Root, Christopher Robershaw
Book Review: Baal And The Gods Of More: Rescuing Church Growth From Idolatry, By Andrew Root, Christopher Robershaw
Witness
No abstract provided.