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Can a Christian Be an Environmentalist? (1)

Posted on : November 25, 2020

The subject matter of this article is one of the most misunderstood topics of holiness and social justice in the Christian community today. The topic is obviously important, relevant, contemporary, and compelling. It is something… Continue Reading

Can a Christian Be an Environmentalist? (1)

Posted on : November 25, 2020

The subject matter of this article is one of the most misunderstood topics of holiness and social justice in the Christian community today. The topic is obviously important, relevant, contemporary, and compelling. It is something… Continue Reading

Discipleship after COVID-19: Reflections from Early Methodism

Posted on : November 16, 2020

2020 is a year that will live in the history books for many years to come. In the US alone many aspects of this tumultuous year will fill research journals for years, including epidemiology, race,… Continue Reading

The Trinity as Practical Divinity: Christian Perfecting

Posted on : November 11, 2020

I continue this year’s survey of books that make explicit the trinitarian structure of Wesley’s theology with Holy Trinity: Holy People, The Theology of Christian Perfecting, by T. A. Noble (Wipf and Stock, 2013). Noble’s… Continue Reading

2020 Perspective

Posted on : November 9, 2020

No doubt, 2020 has been a particularly rough year to experience. A worldwide lockdown to try to stem the raging coronavirus pandemic quickly followed by an outcry for justice and reform in the Black Lives… Continue Reading

The Psalms as a School of Theology

Posted on : November 4, 2020

What is theology? This is usually the first question I ask my students in my systematic theology course at Fuller Seminary. Their answers typically revolve around the idea of thinking, talking, and writing about God.… Continue Reading

Monuments, Meaning, and the Fourfold Sense

Posted on : November 2, 2020

Recently I suggested that Christians have much both to learn from and to contribute to public debates about monuments and meaning. Here I propose a distinctively Christian contribution: the fourfold reading of Scripture. A popular… Continue Reading
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January 23, 2023

“An abba said, ‘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

“An abba said, ‘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 …