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[Book Review Of] Adventism And Ellen White: A Phenomenon Of Religious Materialism, By Thomas Mcelwain, Denis Kaiser Jan 2013

[Book Review Of] Adventism And Ellen White: A Phenomenon Of Religious Materialism, By Thomas Mcelwain, Denis Kaiser

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Setting Apart For The Ministry: Theory And Practice In Seventh-Day Adventism (1850-1920), Denis Kaiser Jan 2013

Setting Apart For The Ministry: Theory And Practice In Seventh-Day Adventism (1850-1920), Denis Kaiser

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The Seventh-day Adventist practice of ordination was specifically based on NT passages, yet the practice and its implications developed over time and were influenced by external necessities and the growth of the church structure and the mission of the church. While early on they did not want to go beyond the pattern outlined in the NT, they later modified this position and began to allow for adaptation of NT patterns in order to accommodate changing circumstances, insisting merely that all new developments be in harmony with the Bible even if they were not an exact reflection of biblical precedents. New …


You, Your Neurons, And Free Will: Concerns About Reductionism And The Popularization Of Cognitive Science, Karl G. D. Bailey Jan 2013

You, Your Neurons, And Free Will: Concerns About Reductionism And The Popularization Of Cognitive Science, Karl G. D. Bailey

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Attending To Reality: Iris Murdoch’S Ethical Realism, Ante Jeroncic Jan 2013

Attending To Reality: Iris Murdoch’S Ethical Realism, Ante Jeroncic

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Even a scant acquaintance with current cultural and philosophical trends will readily point to a widespread predilection for subjectivist forms of moral reasoning. By “subjectivist” I refer to various non-cognitivist and constructionist paradigms in moral philosophy and popular parlance that reduce ethical statements to expressions of individual or collective preferences, feelings, or prejudices stripped of any object-given normativity. The following are but some of the factors that fuel such perspectives: the proverbial fact/value dichotomy and anti-realist sentiments pervading large swaths of analytic philosophy; poststructuralist and postcolonial “genealogies” that tie the language of universal morality to discourses of power, patriarchy, and …


Considering Levitical Food Laws, Jiri Moskala Jan 2013

Considering Levitical Food Laws, Jiri Moskala

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The Trinity In The Old Testament, Jiri Moskala Jan 2013

The Trinity In The Old Testament, Jiri Moskala

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The fundamental mystery of the Christian faith is belief in the Triune God. As Seventh‑day Adventists, we confess that God is One but manifested in three distinct persons—the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. When we speak about God, we need to remember that weenter holy ground, and we need to do it with deep humility, knowing our limits. We are using imperfect human language to describe an infinite God. The transcendent God always surpasses even our finest categories of thinking and logic.


“I Will Bless The Lord At All Times”: Blessing God In The Old Testament, Dana M. Pike Jan 2013

“I Will Bless The Lord At All Times”: Blessing God In The Old Testament, Dana M. Pike

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Because of his love for them, God is disposed to bless all his children to some extent (see Matthew 5:45). However, in addition to God’s graciously bestowed blessings on all people, many divine blessings are primarily relationship dependent; that is, existing in a particular relationship with God allows one to obtain certain blessings that are often greater than those bestowed upon someone outside such a relationship.1 The Bible indicates that by his power God blessed Adam and Eve (Gen 1:22, 28) and their faithful descendants, including Noah, Abraham, Sarah, and many others. For example, after Noah’s family left their ark, …


Jacob's Textual Legacy, John Hilton Iii Jan 2013

Jacob's Textual Legacy, John Hilton Iii

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Today, members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints know what texts are considered authoritative—namely, the standard works. As members, we recognize a formal process for canonization; for example, at the Saturday afternoon session of general conference in April 1976, President N. Eldon Tanner announced that the First Presidency and Quorum of the Twelve had approved two revelations for inclusion in the Pearl of Great Price and called for a sustaining vote. This concept of canonization in the restored church has echoes from earlier Christian practices and councils.


Whatever Became Of Carl Braaten?: Selective Critical Reflections On Carl Braaten's Because Of Christ: Memoirs Of A Lutheran Theologian, Gary M. Simpson Oct 2012

Whatever Became Of Carl Braaten?: Selective Critical Reflections On Carl Braaten's Because Of Christ: Memoirs Of A Lutheran Theologian, Gary M. Simpson

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Thinking With Luther About Jesus (Aka Sweetlips), Gary M. Simpson Oct 2012

Thinking With Luther About Jesus (Aka Sweetlips), Gary M. Simpson

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In Luther’s commentary on Ps 45, Jesus can properly by understood as “SweetLips” because of Luther’s bold nuptial rhetoric describing the beauty of Christ the Bridegroom. Jesus’ lips overflow with grace and are, therefore, pure sugar and honey


Things We Never Preach About, Part I: Gluttony, Dirk G. Lange Oct 2012

Things We Never Preach About, Part I: Gluttony, Dirk G. Lange

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A Screen-Based World: Finding The Real In The Hyper-Real, Andrew Root Jul 2012

A Screen-Based World: Finding The Real In The Hyper-Real, Andrew Root

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What is real? In our media-filled world, have we mistaken the image for the real thing? The church is called to proclaim the real, not by rejecting the use of sign and image, but by affirming those that speak the truth of our existence.


Graspable God, Steven D. Paulson Jan 2012

Graspable God, Steven D. Paulson

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Baptism is God graspable. It is the same thing for us that wrapping Jesus in swaddling clothes was for Mary. It is God hiding in a place where he can be pure promise, leading us through death right into the arms of the resurrected Lord.


Categorical Preaching, Steven D. Paulson Jan 2012

Categorical Preaching, Steven D. Paulson

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God And Miracle In An Age Of Science, Alan G. Padgett Jan 2012

God And Miracle In An Age Of Science, Alan G. Padgett

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Practical Objectivity: Keeping Natural Science Natural, Alan G. Padgett Jan 2012

Practical Objectivity: Keeping Natural Science Natural, Alan G. Padgett

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The Reception Of Ellen G. White's Trinitarian Statements By Her Contemporaries, 1897-1915, Denis Kaiser Jan 2012

The Reception Of Ellen G. White's Trinitarian Statements By Her Contemporaries, 1897-1915, Denis Kaiser

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3 Nephi 9:19–20: The Offering Of A Broken Heart, Dana M. Pike Jan 2012

3 Nephi 9:19–20: The Offering Of A Broken Heart, Dana M. Pike

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As recorded in the Book of Mormon (3 Nephi 8), the atoning death of Jesus Christ in Jerusalem brought prophesied destruction and darkness in the Americas. Following approximately three hours of terrible devastation (8:19), a “thick darkness” engulfed the land for three days (8:20, 23; 10:9). During this period of darkness the voice of Jesus was “heard among all the inhabitants of the earth, upon all the face of this land” (9:1).


I Know Not, John Hilton Iii Jan 2012

I Know Not, John Hilton Iii

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Do you think that the weapons buildup we are seeing in some countries will lead to Armageddon?" It was a priesthood session of stake conference, and the presiding General Authority had opened the meeting to questions. He looked at the person who had asked the question and simply responded, “I don’t know. Next question.” Throughout the meeting, the General Authority was asked many questions, several of which did not have answers that could be found in the scriptures or teachings of living prophets. To each of these questions, he answered, “I don’t know.” One of the major temptations gospel teachers …


Dante’S Understanding Of The Two Ends Of Human Desire And The Relationship Between Philosophy And Theology, Jason Aleksander Apr 2011

Dante’S Understanding Of The Two Ends Of Human Desire And The Relationship Between Philosophy And Theology, Jason Aleksander

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I discuss Dante’s understanding that human existence is “ordered by two final goals” and how this understanding defines philosophy’s and theology’s respective scopes of authority in guiding human conduct. I show that, while Dante devalues the philosophical authority associated with the traditional Aristotelian emphasis on the significance of contemplative activity, he does so in order to highlight philosophy’s ethico-political authority to guide human conduct toward its “earthly beatitude.” Moreover, I argue that, although Dante subordinates earthly beatitude to spiritual beatitude, he nonetheless maintains that philosophy’s authority to reveal a path to spiritual beatitude requires its fundamental independence from theology.


Sabbath And Sanctification, Roy Gane Apr 2011

Sabbath And Sanctification, Roy Gane

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The Making Of Differences: Theological Discourse On The Unity Of The Church, Guillermo C. Hansen Jan 2011

The Making Of Differences: Theological Discourse On The Unity Of The Church, Guillermo C. Hansen

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The Difference Creation Makes: Relative Timelessness Reconsidered, Alan G. Padgett Jan 2011

The Difference Creation Makes: Relative Timelessness Reconsidered, Alan G. Padgett

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"Putting On The Neighbor": The Ciceronian Impulse In Luther's Christian Approach To Practical Reason, Gary M. Simpson Jan 2011

"Putting On The Neighbor": The Ciceronian Impulse In Luther's Christian Approach To Practical Reason, Gary M. Simpson

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A Re-Examination Of Luther ’S View On The State Of The Dead, Trevor O'Reggio Jan 2011

A Re-Examination Of Luther ’S View On The State Of The Dead, Trevor O'Reggio

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Intrinsic Canonicity And The Inadequacy Of The Community Approach To Canon-Determination, John C. Peckham Jan 2011

Intrinsic Canonicity And The Inadequacy Of The Community Approach To Canon-Determination, John C. Peckham

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The Analogy Of Scripture Revisited: A Final Form Canonical Approach To Systematic Theology, John C. Peckham Jan 2011

The Analogy Of Scripture Revisited: A Final Form Canonical Approach To Systematic Theology, John C. Peckham

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¿Epistemología Bíblica Para La Investigación Adventista? Una Propuesta De Trabajo, Fernando Canale Jan 2011

¿Epistemología Bíblica Para La Investigación Adventista? Una Propuesta De Trabajo, Fernando Canale

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120 Since the creation of the first Adventist Universities early in the second half of the twentieth century, the Seventh-day Adventist church has engaged in scientific re- search in several secular and theological scholarly disciplines that involve the use of human reason and methodologies. Because, normally, researchers select and use methodologies based on the current consensus of their scholarly disciplines, we have to assume Adventist scholars do the same. Seldom do scientists take time to analyze, evaluate, and criticize the intellectual tools they use. This article deals with the necessity of implement a biblical epistemology for developing researches with an …


The Gospel According To God’S Judgment: Judgment As Salvation, Jiri Moskala Jan 2011

The Gospel According To God’S Judgment: Judgment As Salvation, Jiri Moskala

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The Validity Of The Levitical Food Laws Of Clean And Unclean Animals: A Case Study Of Biblical Hermeneutics, Jiri Moskala Jan 2011

The Validity Of The Levitical Food Laws Of Clean And Unclean Animals: A Case Study Of Biblical Hermeneutics, Jiri Moskala

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