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The Grace of Doing Nothing – Again: A Defense of the UM Bishops’ Call for Silence

Posted on : May 30, 2016

I interrupt my intended discussion of the Neo-Augustinian and Neo-Anabaptists’ interpretation of the command to love enemies for a more immediate application. How do we love enemies in the church, who view us as faithless,… Continue Reading

Living as Holy People in a Post-Christian Age

Posted on : May 4, 2016

How shall we live as God’s holy people in a post-Christian age? Should we even talk about holiness when such talk, especially when linked to purity, sounds like a worrisome form of extremism? These are… Continue Reading

Loving Enemies?

Posted on : May 2, 2016

What is the relationship between the command to love one’s enemies and the use of violence and/or other coercive political means? Two important contemporary approaches to Christian ethics offer different, perhaps incommensurable, answers. On the… Continue Reading
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January 23, 2023

ā€œAn abba said, ā€˜The prophets wrote books, then came our fathers, who put them into practice. Those who came after them learnt them by heart. Then came the present generation, who …

January 23, 2023

ā€œAn abba said, ā€˜The prophets wrote books, then came our fathers, who put them into practice. Those who came after them learnt them by heart. Then came the present generation, who …

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December 16, 2022

AFTE is now accepting scholarship applications for 2023. Applications and required supporting materials are due in the AFTE office no …

July 1, 2022

A Foundation for Theological Education (AFTE) John Wesley Fellowships have been awarded to six doctoral students. The John Wesley Fellows …