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Book Reviews, Michael Matlock, Bradley Johnson, Charles Meeks, Amos Yong, Joseph Okello, Kandace Brooks, J. Ellsworth Kalas

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BibleWorks. DVD-ROM and CD-ROM, version 8 2009. BibleWorks, LLC. $349
Reviewed by Michael D. Matlock and Bradly T. Johnson

Paul A. Hartog, ed.
The Contemporary Church and the Early Church: Case Studies in Ressourcement
Eugene, OR: Wipf and Stock, 2010
Reviewed by Charles Meeks

Gary B. McGee
Miracles, Missions, and American Pentecostalism
American Society of Missiology series 45
2010. Maryknoll: Orbis Books
Reviewed by Amos Yong

John R. Levison
Filled with the Spirit
Grand Rapids, Michigan: William B. Eerdmans Publishing, 2009.
Reviewed by Joseph B. O. Okello

Constance M. Cherry
The Worship Architect: A Blueprint for Designing Culturally Relevant and …

Our Personal Core Identity: A Wesleyan Perspective, Jim Boetcher

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Humans have many relational identities that vary with changes in relationships such as being a mother or a daughter, but one's core identity remains independent of these social roles. This paper explores human personal core identity theologically by drawing on Methodism as it existed under the leadership of John Wesley, and scientifically by using three cutting edge scientific research projects: The Human Family Tree and The Human Genome Project present empirical evidence that all humans are genetically related and only one race exists - the human race. Discovering Ardi: Changing Our Understanding of Human Origins shows that humans did not …

Editorial, Terry C. Muck

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Book Reviews, Frances Adeney, Gwinyai Muzorewa, Laurence W. Wood

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Ogbu U. Kalu, ed., Alaine Low, Associate ed.

Interpreting Contemporary Christianity: Global Processes and Local Identities

2008, Grand Rapids, MI: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company

Reviewed by Frances Adeney

Afe Adogame, Roswith Gerloff and Klaus Hock, eds.

Christianity in Africa and the Africa Diaspora: the Appropriation of a Scattered Heritage

2008. London: Continuum International Publishing Group

Reviewed by Guinyai Muzorewa

Jehu J. Hanciles

Beyond Christendom: Globalization, African Migration, and the Transformation of the West

2008. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books

Reviewed by Guinyai Muzorewa

Thomas Jay Oord, ed.

Divine Grace and Emerging Creation, Wesleyan Forays in Science and Theology of Creation …

Biblical Perspectives On Torture: War Crime, The Limits Of Retaliation, And The Roman Cross, Bill T. Arnold

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Book Notes, Michael A. Rynkiewich, Kenneth J. Collins, Marcella Hoesl, Howard A. Snyder

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Matt Tomlinson

In God's Image: The Metaculture of Fijian Christianity

2009 Berkeley, CA: The University of California Press

Reviewed by Michael A. Rynkiewich

S. T. Kimbrough Jr. and Kenneth G. C. Newport, eds.

The Manuscript Journal of the Reverend Charles Wesley, M.A. Vols. 1,2

2008. Nashville: Kingswood Books

John R. Tyson

Assist Me to Proclaim: The Life and Hymns of Charles Wesley

2007 Grand Rapids, Michigan: William B. Eerdmans

Reviewed by Kenneth J. Collins

Brian Stanley

The World Missionary Conference, Edinburgh 1910

Studies in the History of Christian Missions

2009. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans

Reviewed by Marcella Hoesl

Geordan Hanunond …

Whitefield, Whitter, And The Poetic Bridge To The Issue Of Slavery, Samuel J. Rogal

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The Future Of Christianity In China: An Internal Reflection, Yalin Xin

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Power: Its Origin And Abuse, Ruth Anne Reese

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Book Notes, Kenneth J. Collins

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A Man of One Book: John Wesley's Interpretation and Use of the Bible
Donald A. Bullen
2007 Waynesboro, Georgia: Paternoster Publishing
Reviewed by Kenneth J. Collins

Relational Holiness: Responding to the Call of Love
Thomas Jay Oord and Michael Lodahl
2005. Kansas City: Beacon Hill Press.
Reviewed by Kenneth ]. Collins

Seized by Truth: Reading the Bible as Scripture
Joel B. Green
2007 Nashville: Abingdon Press
Reviewed by Kenneth J. Collins

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Perfecting One Another: Friendship and the Moral Implications of Wesley's Small Groups
Daniel Castelo

Whitefield, Whittier, and the Poetic Bridge to the Issue of Slavery
Samuel J. Rogal

Science and Theology in Conversation: Emergence Theories of Consciousness and Entire Sanctification
Nathan Crawford

"Justification by Faith:" Richard Baxter's Influence on John Wesley
*Joseph W. Cunningham

A Response to Professor Kenneth Collins
William Abraham

Power: Its Origin and Abuse
Ruth Anne Reese

The Future of Christianity in China: An Internal Reflection
Yalin Xin

A Wesleyan Theology of Governance for Seminaries
Kenneth J. Collins

Book Notes
Kenneth J. Collins

*The …

Heard Any Good Sermons On Torture Lately?, Michael Pasquarello

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Biblical Perspectives on Torture: War Crimes, the Limits of Retaliation, and the Roman Cross
Bill T Arnold

Heard Any Good Sermons on Torture Lately?
Michael Pasquarello III

Augustine's Interpretation of Romans 7:14-25, His Ordo Salutis and His Consistent Belief in a Christian's Victory Over Sin
Christopher T Bounds

Consolation as Theme in Luther's Sermons and Correspondence: Insights Into His Theological Ethics Robert H. Cubillos

The Wicked Wealthy in Isaiah 53:9
W. Creighton Marlowe

Review Essay – The Church and Postmodern Culture Series Aaron Perry

Review Essay – The Life of Christ Webster C. Muck

Book Notes
In God's Image: The …

Consolation As Theme In Luther's Sermons And Correspondence: Insights Into His Theological Ethics, Robert H. Cubillos

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A Review Essay: The Life Of Christ, Webster C. Muck

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A Response To Professor Kenneth Collins, William J. Abraham

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The Wicked Wealthy In Isaiah 53:9, W. Creighton Marlowe

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Science And Theology In Conversation: Emergence Theories Of Consciousness And Entire Sanctification, Nathan Crawford

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"Justification By Faith": Richard Baxter's Influence Upon John Wesley, Joseph W. Cunningham

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The original article was published with the wrong author, Floyd T. Cunningham. Joseph W. Cunningham is the correct author. The Journal and Article has been modified to reflect the correct author.

Perfecting One Another: Friendship And The Moral Implications Of Wesley's Small Groups, Daniel Castelo

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No abstract provided.

A Wesleyan Theology Of Governance For Seminaries, Kenneth J. Collins

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No abstract provided.

Augustine's Interpretation Of Romans 7-14-25, His Ordo Salutis And His Consistent Belief In A Christian's Victory Over Sin, Christopher T. Bounds

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No abstract provided.

A Review Essay: The Church And Postmodern Culture Series, Aaron Perry

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Who's Afraid of Postmodernism? Taking Derrida, Lyotard, and Foucault to Church

James K.A. Smith

Grand Rapids: Baker Academic

2006, 156pp. softcover, $17.99

What Would Jesus Deconstruct? The Good News of Postmodernism for the Church John D. Caputo

Grand Rapids: BakerAcademic

2007, 160pp. softcover, $19.99

GloboChrist: The Great Commission Takes a Postmodern Turn

Carl Raschke

Grand Rapids: Baker Academic

2008, 175pp. softcover, $17.99

Reflective Teaching In The Context Of Community, Ruth Anne Reese

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This essay delves into the feelings of fear and self-doubt that a rookie teacher experienced her first semester as an adjunct professor and how, through reacting and reflection, she was able to regain her confidence and approach the profession with renewed confidence and joy. Drawing wisdom and gleaning practical tools from Brookfield's Becoming a Critically Reflective Teacher and Parker's The Courage to Teach: Exploring the Inner Landscape of a Teacher's Life, the author learned the value of deliberate conversations with colleagues and was reminded that she and her students are joint-learners.

The Preaching Ministry, P. Raniero Cantalamessa

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Raniero Cantalamessa is a Franciscan Capuchin Catholic Priest. Born in Ascoli Piceno, Italy, 22 July 1934, ordained priest in 1958. Divinity Doctor and Doctor in classical literature. Former Ordinary Professor of History of Ancient Christianity and Director of the Department of religious sciences at the Catholic University of Milan. Member of the International Theological Commission. In 1979 he resigned his teaching position to become a full time preacher of the Gospel. In 1980 he was appointed by Pope John Paul II Preacher to the Papal Household in which capacity he still serves, preaching a weekly sermon in Advent and Lent …

A Guide To Scholarly Advancement For Graduate And Postgraduate Students, Fredrick J. Long, Mathew P. O'Reilly

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The "Way Of Salvation" And The Methodist Ethos Beyond John Wesley: A Study In Formal Consensus And Popular Reception, Ted A. Campbell

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It has been well documented that the "way of salvation" was central to John Wesley's thought. But how did Methodists in the nineteenth century express a theology and spirituality of the way of salvation? This article examines formal doctrinal materials from Methodist churches (including catechisms, doctrinal statements, and hymnals) and the testimonies of Methodist men and women to discern how teachings about the way of salvation were transmitted after the time of John and Charles Wesley. Based on these doctrinal works and personal testimonies, the article shows a consistent pattern in Methodist teaching and experience involving a) conviction of sin, …

The Sense Of The Scripture: Re-Examined In Light Of Philosophical Hermeneutics And Recent Literary Approaches, Marcel Dumais, David R. Bauer Translator

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In the context of romanticism in which scientific exegesis emerged in the

nineteenth century, the psychological interpretation proposed by Schleiermacher and the positivistic postulates that characterized the theory of understanding set forth by Dilthey have influenced the concept of the literal sense of the Bible, conceived as "the sense intended by the author." But hermeneutics has undergone a decisive shift under the influence of the phenomenology of knowledge. The intrinsic and cyclic relationship between the object known and the knowing subject, explored by Heidegger, has been taken up and developed by Bultmann (preunderstanding), Gadamer (appurtenance/fusion of horizons), and Ricoeur (distanciation, …

John Wesley In Conversation With The Emerging Church, Patrick S. Franklin

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As the Emerging Church is one of the most significant developments in current popular Western ecclesiology, it is important that it be engaged theologically. As part of this engagement, this paper brings the Emerging Church into a constructive dialogue with John Wesley, a theologian who shared similar passions and faced comparable challenges. It maintains that Wesley would applaud the spirit and creativity of the Emerging Church, especially its mission to reach contemporary seekers and its desire to recapture an ancient-future faith. However, he would also challenge some potentially harmful tendencies and exhort the Emerging Church toward maturity in these areas. …

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The "Way of Salvation" and the Methodist Ethos Beyond
Ted A. Campbell

The Preaching Ministry' The Content of Christian Preaching
R. Raniero Cantalamessa

The Sense of Scripture: Re-Examined in Light of Philosophical Hermeneutics and Recent Literay Approaches
Marcel Dumais (Translation by David Bauer)

John Wesley in Conversation wit the Emerging Church
Patrick S. Franklin

Unintended Outcomes, Curious Inventions, and Misshapen Creatures: Juxtapositions of Religious Belief and Faith-Formed Practice and the Renewed Case of the Educational Mission of the Church
Mark A. Lamport

Spreading Scriptural Holiness: Theology and Practices of Early Methodism for the Contemporary Church
Laceye Warner

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