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Reading Romans Relationally— A Review Essay

Mariam Kamell Kovalishyn is assistant professor of New Testament studies at Regent College. Three very different books on Romans emerged around the same time in 2019, authored by Scot McKnight, by Sylvia Keesmaat and Brian Walsh, and by Jackson W. Not one claims or seeks to be a commentary; rather, they each provide a sort of…
November 12, 2020
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Economics, Theology, and a Case for Economic Growth: An Assessment of Recent Critiques

Economic growth is controversial. While economists tend to support it, in recent decades economic growth has been vigorously critiqued from multiple points of view, including from Christian theology and ethics. In this article Edd S. Noell and Stephen L. S. Smith analyze economic growth in light of both economics and Christian theology, and make a…
November 12, 2020
Preface

Editor’s Preface

Golden anniversaries are occasions for celebration, reflection, and transition. The advent of the fiftieth volume of Christian Scholar’s Review marks such a moment. The staying power of CSR is a testament to Christian academic communities which have provided it support but more substantively to the subtle but important, even necessary, mission which it pursues. CSR…
November 12, 2020
Extended Review

Re-Forming History— An Extended Review

Kevin N. Flatt teaches history at Redeemer University. Does the discipline of history need a reformation? Mark Sandle and William Van Arragon think so. In this brief but far-ranging and thought-provoking book for students, the two historians from The King’s University, a Christian liberal arts university in Edmonton, Alberta, offer their take on what is wrong…
November 12, 2020
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“I am Inclined to Look at Everything as Resulting from Designed Laws”: Charles Darwin’s Origin of Species as a Specimen of Natural Theology

In the description of Darwin’s life and work, a common assumption is that he gradually lost all belief in God, eventually becoming an atheist. In this article we demonstrate that, while Darwin became more and more sceptical of some aspects of traditional Christian beliefs, he nevertheless saw himself as standing in the natural theology tradition,…
November 12, 2020
Reviews

The Error of Truth: How History Came Together to Form Our Character and Shape Our Worldview

Reviewed by Jeremy Scott Case, Mathematics, Taylor University The study of worldviews has been a mainstay of Christian educational institutions, and a worldview cast as quantification deserves attention in today’s age of data-driven decision making, quantitative science, technology, and statistical rhetoric. Steven J. Osterlind’s book The Error of Truth argues our epistemology has moved toward quantitative thinking.…
November 12, 2020
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How the Body of Christ Talks: Recovering the Practice of Conversation in the Church

Reviewed by Tim Muehlhoff, Professor of Communication, Biola University C. Christopher Smith, senior pastor of Englewood Christian Church (Indianapolis, IN), describes early attempts to bring diverse people in his church together to talk as a “hot mess.” Yelling and sarcasm were default modes as members gathered Sunday nights to discuss potentially volatile issues. Out of…
November 12, 2020
Extended Review

Shall All Be Saved? David Bentley Hart’s Vision of Universal Reconciliation—An Extended Review

Benjamin B. DeVan teaches at Palm Beach Atlantic University. In the episode “Honor” for AMC’s series The Walking Dead, teenage protagonist Carl Grimes suffers a fatal wound.“Honor,” The Walking Dead, Season 8, Episode 9, AMC, February 25, 2018. His family tries to make him comfortable and listen to his last words. Carl recounts a vision beneath a shattered stained glass window…
November 12, 2020
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Shaping Prophetic Voices for the Public Sphere

“Shaping Prophetic Voices for the Public Sphere” discusses the role of the church in the formation of the Christian intellectual’s concern for the common good. It draws on examples from Scripture and formulates the biblical mandate and theological rationale that undergird the need for Christian intellectuals to live out their call in community and for…
July 15, 2020