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The Return of an Old Pro-Abortion Argument
No full textWhat more can be said to address the racialized arguments against the Dobbs decision? I offer three counterpoints
Orienting Virtue: Civic Identity and Orientalism in Britain’s Global Eighteenth Century
No full textWhat does it mean for a nation and its citizens to be virtuous? The term virtue is ubiquitous in eighteenth-century British literature, but its definition is more often assumed than explained. Bringing together two significant threads of eighteenth-century scholarship—one on republican civic identity and the mythic legacy of the freeborn Briton and the other on how England’s global encounters were shaped by orientalist fantasies— Orienting Virtue examines how England’s sense of collective virtue was inflected and informed by Eastern empires.
Bethany Williamson shows how England’s struggle to define and practice national virtue hinged on the difficulty of articulating an absolute concept of moral value amid dynamic global trade networks. As writers framed England’s story of exceptional liberties outside the rise and fall narrative they ascribed to other empires, virtue claims encoded anxieties about England’s tenuous position on the global stage, especially in relation to the Ottoman, Mughal, and Far Eastern empires. Tracking valences of virtue across the century’s political crises and diverse literary genres, Williamson demonstrates how writers consistently deployed virtue claims to imagine a middle way between conserving ancient ideals and adapting to complex global realities. Orienting Virtue concludes by emphasizing the ongoing urgency, in our own moment, of balancing competing responsibilities and interests as citizens both of nations and of the world.https://digitalcommons.biola.edu/faculty-books/1641/thumbnail.jp
Reformed Dogmatics in Dialogue: The Theology of Karl Barth and Jonathan Edwards
No full textEdited by Uche Anizor and Kyle C. Strobel, Reformed Dogmatics in Dialogue engages Edwards and Barth for constructive dogmatics. Chapters include: Edwards and Barth in Conversation: Uche Anizor and Kyle Strobel God: Kyle Strobel Scripture: Doug Sweeney and Kevin Vanhoozer Election: Christina N. Larsen Christ: Darren Sumner Holy Spirit: Seng Kong Tan Creation: Uche Anizor Aesthetics: Amy Plantinga Pauw Philosophy: Kenneth Oakes Humanity: Kyle Strobel Sin: Marc Cortez and Daniel Houck Atonement: Adam J. Johnson Moral Theology: Kirk J. Nolan Church: Matt Jenson Last Things: Nathan Hitchcock
Jonathan Edwards and Karl Barth are widely considered to be the greatest North American and Swiss theologians, respectively. Though situated in vastly different contexts and separated by nearly two hundred years, they shared intriguing similarities. Both employed exegesis, theology, and philosophy with ease. Both reasoned with unique quality, depth, and timelessness. Both resisted liberal shifts of their day while remaining creative thinkers. And both were Reformed without uncritically assuming the tradition.
Each chapter brings these theologians into conversation on classic theological categories, such as the doctrine of God, atonement, and ecclesiology, as well as topics of particular interest to both, such as aesthetics and philosophy. As with all great theologians, Edwards and Barth continue to illuminate Christian doctrine. Readers will appreciate their rigor of thought and devotion to Christ.https://digitalcommons.biola.edu/faculty-books/1654/thumbnail.jp
Being near the action: bed and breakfast and guesthouse entrepreneurs and the hosting of black South African domestic tourists in the Cape Town townships
No full textThis article examines how black female bed and breakfast (B&B) and guesthouse entrepreneurs in the black townships of Cape Town, South Africa were providing accommodations to black South African domestic tourists that allowed these tourists to ‘be near the action’ in the townships. ‘Being near the action’ refers to being able to conveniently attend various life-cycle events, such as weddings, funerals, and circumcision celebrations that involve friends and/or family, or engage in work, business, and other activities in the townships. This research contributes to tourism mobilities studies by explaining how these entrepreneurs impacted and were being impacted by domestic tourism and how the social spaces or ‘moorings’ of the entrepreneurs’ accommodations produced and reproduced social and cultural life. In addition, this study provides an understanding of tourism in Africa, and specifically domestic tourism in South Africa, related to the discretionary mobilities of a growing population of middle-class black South Africans. For this study, data was collected through semi-structured interviews conducted with black female B&Bs and guesthouse entrepreneurs in the townships of Langa, Gugulethu, and Khayelitsha. The article also includes a discussion of the possible implications of the COVID-19 pandemic’s halting of travel mobilities on the economic sustainability of these entrepreneurs
All the Different Pieces of Me Being Integrated : Religion/Spirituality and Identity in Working Christian Mothers
No full textThe current qualitative study explored experiences of religion/spirituality and their impact on women’s identities among Christian working mothers in academia. Thirty semi-structured interviews were conducted and the data analyzed using the grounded theory method. The resultant themes reflected the roles and functions of religion/spirituality in women’s lives and in their identities, primarily by establishing a core sense of self that unified all of their roles and “selves.” Religion/spirituality also served as meaning-making frameworks that provided purpose both to the self and to each of the women’s roles, while religion/spirituality also pervaded every aspect of the self, coloring women’s experience and driving their decisions. Further, women discussed religion/spirituality providing a sense of purpose by which they could pursue actualization and transcendence through generative means in each of their roles. The results indicate that spiritual identity may be a broader and more fundamental element of identity than previously considered. Implications of the current data and suggestions for future research are discussed
The Call to Follow: Hearing Jesus in a Culture Obsessed with Leadership
No full textReexamining the Nature of Leadership and Followership in Light of Biblical Teaching
The market is flooded with books, conferences, and workshops on how to be a better leader. In most companies, leaders are noticed and applauded while followers are often viewed as weak and passive. However, Scripture tells us a different story; although leadership is valued and respected, being obedient followers of Christ is at the very heart of faith.
In The Call to Follow, Richard Langer and Joanne J. Jung teach readers that “followership” is essential to both organizational and spiritual flourishing. They argue that followership requires the development of specific skills and virtues modeled and extolled throughout Scripture. They point to examples of people from the Bible and church history who focused on following in the footsteps of their Savior rather than positions of leadership among others. This helpful book seeks to dismantle the idol of leadership that’s so prevalent in our culture and points us instead to the biblical concept of followership. Biblically Centered: Contains examples of “followership” from Scripture and church history Mission Oriented: Explains how being a follower of Jesus Christ is a missional calling Community Focused: Written to encourage Christ followers, in both leadership and followership positionshttps://digitalcommons.biola.edu/faculty-books/1656/thumbnail.jp
Consider Her: Body-Talk as a Literary Strategy in the Book of Judges
No full textThe clothed and adorned body has been at the forefront of Nili S. Fox\u27s scholarship. In her hallmark approach, she draws on theoretical models from anthropology and archaeology, and locates the text within its native cultural environment in conversation with ancient Near Eastern literary and iconographic sources. This volume is a tribute to her, a collection of essays on dress and the body with original research by Fox\u27s students. With the field of dress now garnering the attention of biblical and Ancient Near Eastern scholars alike, this book adds to the growing literature on the topic, demonstrating ways in which both dress and the body communicate cultural and religious beliefs and practices. The body\u27s lived experience is the topic of section one, the body lived. The body and the social construction of identity is discussed in section two, the body cultured, while section three, the body adorned, analyzes the performative nature of dress in the biblical tex
In Memoriam Zoltán Dörnyei (1960-2022)
Full text linkThe Christian TESOL community was saddened to hear the news of Zoltán Dörnyei’s death on June 10, 2022. He was a friend and mentor to many and will be greatly missed.
Zoltán was a friend and mentor to many in the Christian TESOL community and in this section we hear from three individuals who knew him well in these roles. Eleanor J. Pease describes the influential role his work had in her scholarship. Elfrieda Lepp-Kaethler shares her experience in working with him as her doctoral advisor. Mary Shepard Wong recounts the opportunities that she had to collaborate with Zoltán on several projects. Each of these tributes portrays Zoltán as more than an intellectual giant, but more importantly as a kind, humble and godly man
Cómo leer los Proverbios: Caminos hacia la sabiduria
No full textUn libro práctico para guiarnos en el camino de la vida y hacia la sabiduría de Dios.
En su libro de Proverbios, Dominick S. Hernández invita a las personas a crecer en sabiduría —sabiduría bíblica— para transitar por el camino correcto.
El libro de los Proverbios es un libro escrito para personas como nosotros: padres, hijos, amigos y compañeros de trabajo. Es una colección de dichos y sabiduría bíblica que pretende ayudarnos en asuntos prácticos de nuestra vida. En su interior encontramos a los sabios y a los insensatos, e instrucciones para el viaje para encontrar la sabiduría que solo proviene de Dios.
Cómo leer los Proverbios analiza el contexto, el lenguaje y la interpretación del libro de los Proverbios. Cada capítulo abarca versículos bien conocidos y examina los temas predominantes a lo largo del libro. Desde el temor del Señor hasta la mujer de valor (en Proverbios 31), Hernández explora una serie de versículos y revela detalles literarios e históricos que proporcionan una profunda visión de pasajes conocidos.
El libro se divide en estas secciones de enfoque práctico:
Introducción
La lectura de los proverbios con sabiduría
La presentación de los caminos
Caminos prácticos y personales
La sabiduría en la práctica: Proverbios 31
Epílogo: ¿Y si los proverbios no funcionan?
How to Read Proverbs
A practical book to guide us on the path of life and toward the wisdom of God.
Dominick S. Hernandez in his book of Proverbs invites people to grow in wisdom—biblical wisdom—to walk the right path.
The book of Proverbs is a book written for people like us: parents, children, friends, and coworker. It is a collection of sayings and biblical wisdom intended to help us with the practical matters of our lives. Inside we find the wise and the foolish, and instructions for the journey to find the wisdom that only comes from God.
How to Read Proverbs explores the context, language, and interpretation of the book of Proverbs. Each chapter covers well-known verses and examines the predominant themes throughout the book. From the fear of the Lord to the woman of valor in Proverbs 31, Hernandez explores a range of verses and reveals literary and historical details that provide deep insight into well-known passages.
The book is divided into the following sections with a practical approach:
Introduction
Reading the Proverbs Wisely
Presenting the Pathways
Practical and Personal Pathways
Wisdom in Practice: Proverbs 31
Afterword: What If the Proverbs Don’t Work?https://digitalcommons.biola.edu/faculty-books/1639/thumbnail.jp
Bible Doctrine Workbook: Study Questions and Practical Exercises for Learning the Essential Teachings of the Christian Faith
No full textHow do we know the Bible is God\u27s Word? What is sin and where did it come from? How is Jesus fully God and fully man? What are spiritual gifts? When and how will Christ return?
If you\u27ve asked questions like these, then systematic theology is no abstract term. It\u27s an approach to finding answers every Christian needs to know. The Bible Doctrine WORKBOOK accompanies Wayne Grudem\u27s highly regarded Bible Doctrine. Following the textbook\u27s structure, the WORKBOOK features review material and exercises for every chapter, and all major areas of Christian doctrine are covered, including: The Word of God God Humanity Christ and the Holy Spirit The Application of Redemption The Church The Future
The WORKBOOK maintains the clear writing, friendly tone, and frequent applications to life found in the textbook. Students will benefit from this hands-on engagement with the important teachings in Bible Doctrine.https://digitalcommons.biola.edu/faculty-books/1597/thumbnail.jp