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Palestinians in the Syrian Uprising: the situation on the ground
Get PDFAt the outset of the Syrian civil war, Syria was home to 495,970 Palestinian refugees (149,822 living in official camps),1 most of whom had entered, or were descended from individuals who had entered the country in 1948. These refugees, while not technically Syrian citizens, were closely integrated into the Syrian state, enjoying effectively identical rights to Syrian citizens, but retaining a close ideological affiliation to the Palestinian national cause. The Syrian regime also maintained and funded a number of Palestinian resistances organizations, while relating to others in various different ways over time.
The B Theory of Time and the Immutability of God
Get PDFHistorically, we have seen the study of what time is for God, and what time is for us, as two distinct fields of study. God’s time and our time were separate. However, given the rise of the ‘B-theory’ of time in philosophical discussion, they need no longer be so separate. It is entirely plausible to posit that time operates within the same field for us and for God. As such, he becomes more personal; not a being transcending our world but living as part of it, and sustaining it. In this paper, I have offered arguments to suppose that if God is immutable, then the ‘B-theory’ offers a more convincing account of time. In particular, that if the ‘A-theory’ is true then God is liable to change. The ‘B-theory’ therefore helps to defend the doctrine of divine immutability and furthermore propounds a more personal God
"Finding Ourselves After Darwin: Conversations on the Image of God, Original Sin, and the Problem of Evil" edited by Stanley P. Rosenberg et al.
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Stanley P. Rosenberg, Michael Burdett, Michael Lloyd and Benno van den Toren, eds., Finding Ourselves After Darwin: Conversations on the Image of God, Original Sin, and the Problem of Evil (Grand Rapids, Mich.: Baker Academic, 2018), pp. vii + 375, ISBN 978-0801098246. £19.9
"Introducing Cultural Anthropology: A Christian Perspective" 2nd edition, by Brian M. Howell and Jenell Paris
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Brian M. Howell and Jenell Paris, Introducing Cultural Anthropology: A Christian Perspective, 2nd edition (Grand Rapids, Mich.: Baker Academic, 2019), pp. xvi + 282, ISBN 978-1540962102. £32.9
Theological reflection as a leadership development practice for the post-Christendom Scottish church: Developing moral convictions and navigating new identities
Get PDFThis paper discusses the role of theological reflection in church leadership development, focussing in particular on missional leadership in a post-Christendom context. It considers the organisational viability of a programme of theological reflection for leadership development, and the particular qualities which such a programme could foreseeably foster
Creation and the philosophy of science: Freedom, contingence and the modality of the natural sciences
Get PDFUnderstanding creation through the theological loci of Christology and Trinitarian theology gives a view of the natural world as both contingent and free. This distinctively Christian view of the natural world carries implications for the natural sciences in terms of philosophical modality. This paper explores three such themes: (i) the nature of reason; (ii) the character of theories; and (iii) the relationship between discursivity and the logic of reality
“The History of Scottish Theology, Volume 3: The Long Twentieth Century” edited by David Fergusson and Mark W. Elliott
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David Fergusson and Mark W. Elliot, eds., The History of Scottish Theology, Volume 3: The Long Twentieth Century (Oxford: OUP, 2019), pp. xii+373, ISBN 978-0198759355. £95.0
“The Brightest Mirror of God’s Works: John Calvin’s Theological Anthropology” by Nico Vorster
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Nico Vorster, The Brightest Mirror of God’s Works: John Calvin’s Theological Anthropology (Eugene, Or.: Pickwick Publications, 2019), pp. vii + 190, ISBN 978-1532660245. £20.0
“Qualitative Research in Theological Education: Pedagogy in Practice” edited by Mary Clark Moschella and Susan Willhauck
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Mary Clark Moschella and Susan Willhauck, eds., Qualitative Research in Theological Education: Pedagogy in Practice (London: SCM Press, 2018), pp. xi + 292, ISBN 978-0334056775. £35.0