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In the book of Acts divine involvement is everywhere. From the beginning God is responsible for promised action, including the geographic expansion--"in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth" (1:7)--referenced in Jesus'' response to the disciples, clearly related to Luke''s purpose in writing the book. Geographic expansion, however, is only the second part of Jesus'' reply. Is it possible that the first half of Jesus'' reply--"It is not for you to know the times or dates the Father has set by his own authority"--has even greater bearing on the actions that follow and on Luke''s purpose? Is the Father setting times and seasons related to the kingdom''s establishment? Does this phrase explain the conspicuous divine involvement throughout the plot? In Restoring the Kingdom, Michael Salmeier answers these questions in the affirmative by exploring Luke''s characterization of God in three strands: God as the King who establishes and restores Israel''s king, who establishes his people, and who directs events. This unfolds Luke''s purpose in assuring the reader concerning the events that have taken place, helping to more fully illuminate Luke''s theology concerning God and his kingdom.

A Note from the EditorWhat Can Theology Offer Psychology? Some Considerations in the Context of DepressionJessica CoblentzThe Accompaniment of Psychology and Theology: A Response to Jessica CoblentzAnthony H. AhrensA Force for Good: When and Why Religion Predicts Prosocial BehaviorKarina SchumannHaunted Salvation: The Generational Consequences of Ecclesial Sex Abuse and the Conditions for ConversionStephanie Edwards and Kimberly HumphreyThe Body and Posttraumatic Healing: A Teresian ApproachJulia FederWhat is This Hope?: Insights from Christian Theology and Positive PsychologyBarbara SainChristian Meaning-Making through Suffering in Theology and Psychology of ReligionJason McMartin, Eric Silverman, M. Elizabeth Lewis Hall,Jamie Aten, and Laura ShannonhouseWhite Fragility as White Epistemic DisorientationStephen R. CalmeThe Ontological Priority of Being a BodyBeth Zagrobelny Lofgren''Resilient Faithfulness'': A Dynamic Dialectic Between the Trans- cendent and Physical Dimensions of the Human PersonChristopher Krall, S.J.The Pastoral Mystique: A Feminist Ecclesiological Approach to Clergy BurnoutDavid von SchlichtenPsyche, Soul, and Salvation: Psychology, Theology, and the Science of the Human and Its Place in TheologyChristopher McMahonBook Reviews

A Note from the EditorWhat Can Theology Offer Psychology? Some Considerations in the Context of DepressionJessica CoblentzThe Accompaniment of Psychology and Theology: A Response to Jessica CoblentzAnthony H. AhrensA Force for Good: When and Why Religion Predicts Prosocial BehaviorKarina SchumannHaunted Salvation: The Generational Consequences of Ecclesial Sex Abuse and the Conditions for ConversionStephanie Edwards and Kimberly HumphreyThe Body and Posttraumatic Healing: A Teresian ApproachJulia FederWhat is This Hope?: Insights from Christian Theology and Positive PsychologyBarbara SainChristian Meaning-Making through Suffering in Theology and Psychology of ReligionJason McMartin, Eric Silverman, M. Elizabeth Lewis Hall,Jamie Aten, and Laura ShannonhouseWhite Fragility as White Epistemic DisorientationStephen R. CalmeThe Ontological Priority of Being a BodyBeth Zagrobelny Lofgren''Resilient Faithfulness'': A Dynamic Dialectic Between the Trans- cendent and Physical Dimensions of the Human PersonChristopher Krall, S.J.The Pastoral Mystique: A Feminist Ecclesiological Approach to Clergy BurnoutDavid von SchlichtenPsyche, Soul, and Salvation: Psychology, Theology, and the Science of the Human and Its Place in TheologyChristopher McMahonBook Reviews

Pentecostal and Mennonite contributors to this volume have been enriched by mutual hospitality. Through friendships across their respective traditions, they have shared and received the benefits of theological, experiential, and ministry convergence. In celebration of their common journeys, they offer their collective lives as Mennocostals. You will enjoy inspiring, honest, and vulnerable accounts of formation and ministry from academics, pastors, and missionaries. If you find these Mennocostal stories compelling, you will invariably want to discover your own story alongside and beyond the stories in this volume.

CONTRIBUTORS: E. Byron Anderson, K. K. Yeo, Margaret Eletta Guider, OSF, Lester Edwin J. Ruiz, Brent Waters, Namsoon Kang, Luis R. Rivera, and David Esterline.Theological education in the United States finds itself in untested circumstances today. Rapid social change is creating an increasing multicultural, multiracial, and multireligious context for leadership formation. At the same time, international enrollment, cross-border educational initiatives, student and faculty exchanges, and more are connecting US theological schools with a global community of Christian teaching and learning. How do US theological institutions ""locate"" themselves within this global ecology of theological formation so as to be both responsible participants and creative shapers within it? That is, how do they discern their proper place and role? It is questions like these that the contributors to this volume explore. Building on the decades-long discussion about the globalization of US theological education, this book argues that, in engaging such questions, US theological institutions have much to gain from a sustained conversation with the burgeoning literature on the internationalization of American higher education. This research offers theological institutions a trove of insights and cautionary tales as they seek to discern their rightful place and role in educating leaders in and for a global Christian church.CONTRIBUTORS: E. Byron Anderson, K. K. Yeo, Margaret Eletta Guider, OSF, Lester Edwin J. Ruiz, Brent Waters, Namsoon Kang, Luis R. Rivera, and David Esterline

Pope Paul VI''s notion of "integral human development," which was endorsed by his successors including Pope Francis, broke with the modern project of purely economic and technological development, resulting in an original understanding of development. Like a conventional notion of development, this theoretical construct favors economic growth, technological innovation, and the implementation of social programs. However, development is not just a socioeconomic and political issue, let alone a technical one; it raises, fundamentally, theological questions and points to important ethical challenges. Hence, integral human development is a vocation at which all personal, social, and political activity must be directed. As such, it is not a social but an anthropological program. Far from being a secular development theory, the notion of "integral human development" emphasizes the religious goal of reconciling humanity and God through the creation of a human family over and above material social and economic issues. Sustained by global principle and shaped by different cultural views, this book brings forth the uniqueness of this approach to development, examines its contribution to human welfare, and anticipates the resistances it may face.

This long-standing series provides the guild of religion scholars a venue for publishing aimed primarily at colleagues. It includes scholarly monographs, revised dissertations, Festschriften, conference papers, and translations of ancient and medieval documents. Works cover the sub-disciplines of biblical studies, history of Christianity, history of religion, theology, and ethics. Festschriften for Karl Barth, Donald W. Dayton, James Luther Mays, Margaret R. Miles, and Walter Wink are among the seventy-five volumes that have been published. Contributors include: C. K. Barrett, Francois Bovon, Paul S. Chung, Marie-Helene Davies, Frederick Herzog, Ben F. Meyer, Pamela Ann Moeller, Rudolf Pesch, D. Z. Phillips, Rudolf Schnackenburgm Eduard Schweizer, John Vissers

This long-standing series provides the guild of religion scholars a venue for publishing aimed primarily at colleagues. It includes scholarly monographs, revised dissertations, Festschriften, conference papers, and translations of ancient and medieval documents. Works cover the sub-disciplines of biblical studies, history of Christianity, history of religion, theology, and ethics. Festschriften for Karl Barth, Donald W. Dayton, James Luther Mays, Margaret R. Miles, and Walter Wink are among the seventy-five volumes that have been published. Contributors include: C. K. Barrett, Francois Bovon, Paul S. Chung, Marie-Helene Davies, Frederick Herzog, Ben F. Meyer, Pamela Ann Moeller, Rudolf Pesch, D. Z. Phillips, Rudolf Schnackenburgm Eduard Schweizer, John Vissers

Combining his deep knowledge of Luther with a passion to speak the promising word of the gospel with clarity and integrity in our age, Oswald Bayer has emerged as a leading Lutheran theologian. The chapters in this Festschrift demonstrate the wide scope of Bayer''s interest: Martin Luther, Johann Georg Hamann, the doctrine of justification, ethics, hermeneutics, theological method, sacraments, and the theology of lament. These essays, written by scholars from North America and Australia who have been influenced by Bayer''s pioneering work, demonstrate the resources that his work has for not only Reformation studies and systematic theology but also for preaching, liturgical theology, pastoral care, and apologetics. For those who are not yet acquainted with the contributions of this Tubingen theologian, Promising Faith for a Ruptured Age: An English-Speaking Appreciation of Oswald Bayer will serve as a guide to and commentary on Bayer''s multifaceted approach to theology. Those familiar with Bayer''s work as a systematic theologian and Luther scholar will discover new applications of fundamental themes for in interdisciplinary research, ecumenical conversation, and church life.

The Journal of Biblical and Theological Studies (JBTS) is an academic journal focused on the fields of Bible and Theology from an inter-denominational point of view. The journal is comprised of an editorial board of scholars that represent several academic institutions throughout the world. JBTS is concerned with presenting high-level original scholarship in an approachable way.Academic journals are often written by scholars for other scholars. They are technical in nature, assuming a robust knowledge of the field. There are fewer journals that seek to introduce biblical and theological scholarship that is also accessible to students. JBTS seeks to provide high-level scholarship and research to both scholars and students, which results in original scholarship that is readable and accessible.As an inter-denominational journal JBTS is broadly evangelical. We accept contributions in all theological disciplines from any evangelical perspective. In particular, we encourage articles and book reviews within the fields of Old Testament, New Testament, Biblical Theology, Church History, Systematic Theology, Practical Theology, Philosophical Theology, Philosophy, and Ethics.