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Toward a Generous Orthodoxy: Prospects for Hans Frei’s Postliberal Theology

How does the work of Yale philosophic theologian Hans Frei contribute to questions within the vocation of the Christian scholar? Does Frei furnish original insights to the discourse maintained by Christian Scholar’s Review? How might Frei’s eccentric writing style, as well as his more philosophical tendencies within his theology, provide hope and remedies for Christian…

Jacob GoodsonApril 15, 2012

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God’s Almost Chosen Peoples: A Religious History of the American Civil War.

More than two decades ago, James M. McPherson’s landmark Battle Cry of Freedomhailed a new era of interest in American Civil War studies.James M. McPherson, Battle Cry of Freedom: The Civil War Era (New York: Oxford University Press, 1988). Curiously missing, however, from the standard works on the Civil War before the mid-1990s was sustained…

Matthew HillApril 15, 2012

Review Essays

From Surviving to Thriving: Five 2011 Survival Manuals for Christians in College—A Review Essay

Dale Goldsmith recently retired from Oklahoma Panhandle State University where he was Vice President for Academics for 8 years; prior to that he was Vice President for Academics and Professor of Philosophy and Religion at McPherson College in Kansas. He is also an ordained Presbyterian (USA) pastor. Introduction The year 2011 saw the publication of…

Dale GoldsmithApril 15, 2012

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The End of Sexual Identity: Why Sex Is Too Important to Define Who We Are—A Review Essay

A Christian master teacher can render challenging technical material in understandable, thought-provoking prose, arguing for her thesis in an edifying way that deepens the reader’s understanding, all while sustaining a theologically- and biblically-grounded engagement with her topic. Jenell Williams Paris gives evidence of being such a Christian master teacher in this attractive volume replete with…

Stanton L. JonesApril 15, 2012

Review and Response

Response to Stanton Jones’ Review of The End of Sexual Identity

I am grateful for the chance to respond to any book review, especially one as carefully considered as Stanton Jones’ review. In a time when arguments seem to have a shelf life of minutes, and respondents click “send” before they have digested that which they critique, words from a colleague who has taken the time…

Jenell ParisApril 15, 2012

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Why More Christians Should Believe in Mary’s Immaculate Conception

In this paper, Jack Mulder, Jr. argues that those who hold 1) the major Christological and Trinitarian tenets of the historic Christian faith and 2) the view that original sin and its psychological consequences are in some way inherited and not learned (which includes a wide swath of leading figures in the historic Christian tradition)…

Jack Mulder Jr.January 15, 2012

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A Dialectical Perspective on Communication and Ethical Reasoning

In this essay Julie W. Morgan and Richard K. Olsen explore the utility of a dialectical perspective for approaching and engaging in communication as Christians. After defining dialectics from both historical and critical perspectives, the authors then outline generic dialectics imbedded in almost any communication. The authors draw on the works of Leslie Baxter and…

Richard K. Olsen and Julie MorganJanuary 15, 2012

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U2 and Igor Stravinsky: Textures, Timbres, and the Devil

In this essay, Dan Pinkston argues that the Russian composer Igor Stravinsky and the Irish rock band U2 occupy a similar place of importance within their musical worlds, and have a parallel record of artistic achievement and influence. The parallels in their musical and spiritual development are fascinating and, as this paper will show, give…

mstineJanuary 15, 2012

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Integrating a Biblical Worldview and Developing Online Courses for the Adult Learner

Mary Quinn, Laura Foote, and Michele Williams argue that the growth in online learning and in the number of adult students provides opportunities for Christian colleges and universities to reach a larger segment of this population. The authors note that with this opportunity, care must be taken to keep the integration of faith and learning…

Mary Quinn, Laura Foote and Michelle WilliamsJanuary 15, 2012

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Cultivating the Spirit: How College Can Enhance Students’ Inner Lives

Cultivating the Spirit is a book “...about the spiritual growth of college students” (1). This pithy description may lead some who work in faith-based institutions or in “religious” campus roles to add it quickly to their reading lists. After all, as the argument may go, students’ spiritual formation is central to what these folks prize.…

David S. GuthrieJanuary 15, 2012

Toward a Generous Orthodoxy: Prospects for Hans Frei’s Postliberal Theology

God’s Almost Chosen Peoples: A Religious History of the American Civil War.

From Surviving to Thriving: Five 2011 Survival Manuals for Christians in College—A Review Essay

The End of Sexual Identity: Why Sex Is Too Important to Define Who We Are—A Review Essay

Response to Stanton Jones’ Review of The End of Sexual Identity

Why More Christians Should Believe in Mary’s Immaculate Conception

A Dialectical Perspective on Communication and Ethical Reasoning

U2 and Igor Stravinsky: Textures, Timbres, and the Devil

Integrating a Biblical Worldview and Developing Online Courses for the Adult Learner

Cultivating the Spirit: How College Can Enhance Students’ Inner Lives

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