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The publication of William J. Abraham's The Logic of Evangelism in 1989 marked a turning point in the field and practice of evangelism. Almost thirty years later the book still provokes discussion as it stimulates both theorists and practitioners to comprehend evangelism as initiation into God's reign. Combining theological insight and historical analysis, Abraham's groundbreaking work remains the primary text to set the stage for how evangelism may be conceived.In these timely essays written by both theologians and church leaders, The Logic of Evangelism Revisited takes a critical and yet appreciative look into the ways Abraham's work still speaks to the church in today's world. The authors, coming from a wide array of backgrounds, show how The Logic of Evangelism remains a key text into the twenty-first century.""The publication of William Abraham's The Logic of Evangelism in 1989 was a major turning point in the theology and practice of evangelism. Now a distinguished array of writers have come together in The Logic of Evangelism Revisited to creatively engage Abraham's work and its continuing relevance for the 21st century . . . It is essential reading for all who desire to share the good news of Jesus Christ, renew the church, and enable persons to enter the kingdom of God.""--Henry H. Knight III, Saint Paul School of Theology""The publication of William Abraham's The Logic of Evangelism in 1989 prompted a global and seismic shift in the scholarly study of evangelism . . . Three decades later, this collection of essays provides a worthy companion and follow-up to Abraham's work, affording us the opportunity to look back and assess its impact while also looking forward to future implications and next steps still to be taken.""--Bryan Stone, Boston University School of Theology""With the publication of The Logic of Evangelism, William Abraham offered a forthright, nuanced, provocative, and gently Wesleyan text that argued for the serious study of evangelism . . . The Logic of Evangelism Revisited guides readers through the rich and multifaceted content of Abraham's original work and brings it into conversation with the latest scholarship from a variety of fields and contexts . . . This text will provide the next generation a helpful companion as they read Abraham's text in the 21st century and continue the scholarly conversation about evangelism.""--Mark R. Teasdale, Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary""This compiled volume is a thoughtful and perceptive tribute to the remarkable impact of William J. Abraham's The Logic of Evangelism on the thirtieth anniversary of its publication. The contributors map and navigate a complicated terrain with insight and expertise demonstrating the continued significance of Abraham's role in understanding and practicing evangelism.""--Laceye Warner, Duke University Divinity SchoolMichael J. Gehring is Senior Pastor of Main Street United Methodist Church in Kernersville, North Carolina, and Adjunct Professor of Pastoral Theology at Hood Theological Seminary. He is the author of As the Broken White Lines Become One and The Oxbridge Evangelist: Motivations, Practices, and Legacy of C.S. Lewis. Andrew D. Kinsey is Senior Pastor of Grace United Methodist Church in Franklin, Indiana and Adjunct Professor of Ministry at United Theological Seminary in Dayton, Ohio and in the Lantz Center for Christian Vocations at the University of Indianapolis. He is the editor of Notes from a Wayward Son: A Miscellany and the Wipf & Stock Wesleyan Doctrine Series. Vaughn W. Baker serves the Senior Pastor of Silver Creek United Methodist Church in Azle, Texas, and is the author of Evangelism and the Openness of God. He has given lectures on open theism and missiology.

This volume presents a tapestry of narratives in which the lived experiences of eight racially minoritized theologians and biblical scholars are woven together to present an interdisciplinary exploration of the direct impact that ethnocultural traditions have in shaping the way people read and interpret the biblical text. Moving beyond traditional approaches to biblical hermeneutics steeped in Euro-normativity, Canadian scholars from Latino/a, Chinese, Korean, Indian, Cree, and AfriCaribbean backgrounds draw on their respective locations to articulate how their communities engage the Bible. Together they show that ethnicity and cultural tradition enrich how different communities weave their life stories with the biblical text in hope of finding wisdom within it. By focusing on questions rooted in their particular traditions, these diverse hermeneutical engagements show narrative to be central to the interpretive task within diverse ethnocultural communities.""This volume represents the first attempt to present and analyze the vision and mission of minoritized reading and criticism of the Bible in Canada. It is a volume that was sorely needed, and it is a volume that is keenly welcomed. On the one hand, the project brings to the fore the ways in which minoritized communities from Asia, Latin America, and the Caribbean approach and deploy the biblical texts in their lives as migrants. On the other hand, the project points to the way in which minoritized critics from these communities can employ such ethnocultural models and strategies to unsettle and transform the way of dominant biblical criticism in Canada. In a national situation marked by immigrant diversity and immigrant marginalization, the volume raises a cry for the value of minoritized community reading and minoritized biblical criticism. It is, to my mind, an excellent contribution to the ever-expanding critical literature on minoritized reading and criticism on a global level. Well done, indeed.""--Fernando F. Segovia, Vanderbilt University""A reading of the biblical narrative that forefronts 'racialized, marginalized, and immigrant Christians in the Canadian context' is timely within multi-cultural Canada in the wake of the findings of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission that focused on our mistreatment of Indigenous peoples. This hermeneutic of 'reading in-between,' with its rich compendium of ethno-cultural voices, each reading the Bible within a specific context, is equally timely for the cultural mosaic within the whole of North America and beyond.""--Dorcas Gordon, University of TorontoNestor Medina is Visiting Scholar at Emmanuel College Centre for Religion and Its Context in Toronto. He has written journal articles and book chapters on liberation, contextual, and Latina/o theologies. He is the author of Christianity, Empire and the Spirit (2018). Alison Hari-Singh, is Administrator of the Doctor of Ministry program at the Toronto School of Theology, and Assistant Curate of the Anglican parish of St. Martin in-the-Fields, Toronto. .HyeRan Kim-Cragg is Lydia Gruchy Professor of Pastoral Studies at St. Andrew's College, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. She is the author of Story and Song (2012) and Interdependence (Pickwick Publications, 2018).

Catholic Health MinistryEdited by Rachelle Barina, Nathaniel Hibner, and Tobias WinrightRepair Work: Rethinking the Separation of Academic Moral Theologians and Catholic Health Care EthicistsPaul WojdaCatholic Bioethicists and Moral Theologians Drifting Apart?: A Sequela of Specialization and ProfessionalizationBecket GremmelsEqually Strange Fruit: Catholic Health Care and the Appropriation of Residential SegregationCory Mitchell and Therese LysaughtHospital and Health System M&A: Is It Good for Community Health? Michael Panicola63Accompaniment with the Sick: An Authentic Christian Vocation that Rejects the Fallacy of Prosperity Theology Ramon Luzarraga76Grace at the End of Life: Rethinking Ordinary and Extraordinary Means in a Global Context Conor Kelly89A Voice in the Wilderness: Reimagining the Role of Catholic Health Care Mission Leader Michael McCarthy114Theologians in Catholic Healthcare Ministries: Breaking Beyond the Bond with Ethics Darren Henson130

The aim of this book, Courage Beyond Fear: Re-Formation in Theological Education, is to combat actual crises we have survived in theological institutions. We first document responses of resistance to authoritarian structures in student and faculty meditations and sermons. Then through them we identify dispositions in community crises: shock, witness, flight or fight, marginalization, power in community, and forgiveness. Behind these dispositions we identify strategies: opposition without rancor; shared authority; vulnerability and truth telling; hope without expectation; courage beyond fear; humility without humiliation. The book proposes that these strategies of formation and resistance can be deployed in other authoritarian and paternalistic contexts.This book also describes actual realities behind public statements of institutional changes and catastrophes through process, not outcomes. It is the first description of actual crises in theological schools from student, faculty, and staff perspectives.""This poignant book bespeaks both the fears and trauma experienced by those immersed in theological education today, as well as the courage and conviction needed to face the task of re-formation . . . What is often missing from these discussions is a recognition of the human and spiritual cost of these organizational changes, and what this means for religious leadership in the years to come . . . Ultimately, this book testifies to the power of forgiveness and the reality of resurrection; the voices in these narratives continue on as teachers and have much to offer the church as we live in hope with an unknown future. Though many seminaries and theological schools remain fragile in terms of material resources, the resources of our faith exist in abundance there.""--Sheryl A. Kujawa-Holbrook, Vice President for Academic Affairs & Dean of the Faculty, Claremont School of Theology""How often is it that clergy and faculty, concerned about the future of the Church and schools of theology, get together to offer their thoughts about critical moments of change and crisis? Not often enough. The authors of the chapters within this book--through sermons and reflections--detail painful vocational experiences, national crises, and the ongoing impact of racism in each of our lives. An excellent and much-needed text.""--Pamela Lightsey, Vice President for Academic and Student Affairs, Associate Professor of Constructive Theology, Meadville Lombard Theological SchoolKatie Day is the Charles A. Schieren Professor of Church and Society at the United Lutheran Seminary at Philadelphia. She is the author of Faith On The Avenue: Religion on a City Street (2014). Currently she is conducting research on ""God and Guns,"" looking at the role of religion in the construction of meaning and public discourse on guns.Deirdre Good is a lay preacher in the Diocese of Maine and a faculty member at the Stevenson School for Ministry in the Diocese of Central Pennsylvania. She is the author of Jesus' Family Values (2006), and Mariam, the Magdalen, and the Mother (2005).

Secularization, as a movement away from a religious orientation to life, is strong in Canada and has influence worldwide. In this volume, missiologists and practitioners across Canada consider how an agenda of Christian mission and evangelism can be advanced in a secularizing environment. How can believers be ""curious and engaged rather than defensive and fearful""? What changes are required from the evangelical community so that there is productive dialogue and action in ways that maintain faithfulness to the cause of Christ? What should the approach of mission be to a new generation steeped in secular narratives? How do we answer negative caricatures of Christian mission in light of the history of Residential Schools? What examples from the past teach us about developing an irenic approach? What positive trends are currently evident in Canada and around the world that counter the secularizing narrative?These questions and more are considered in this volume by Canadian scholars who recognize the importance of being relevant to society while maintaining integrity with the Gospel message. The essays address secularism in Canadian and worldwide contexts with seriousness, insight, and an underlying theme of hope, recognizing that ""God's mission has been accomplished, is being accomplished, and will be accomplished.""""There is something unique about the Canadian context when it comes to the challenge of secularization. A city like Toronto, a center of influence in Christendom and Global mission in the early 1900's, has come on hard times. In Post Christendom Canada, churches are in decline. We are like a time lapse camera of where you are going. There is hope however. It is found in the missionary zeal of the diaspora who call Canada home. Santos and Naylor capture this emerging voice, the energy, and the way they are teaching us all to be the church. By gathering together diverse voices from a variety of contexts, they point to the hope of the gospel in the twenty-first century. A must read for those wanting to be the church in this time.""--Gary V. Nelson, President Tyndale University College and SeminaryNarry F. Santos is Assistant Professor of Christian Ministry and Intercultural Leadership at Tyndale University College and Seminary.Mark Naylor is Coordinator of International Leadership Development with Northwest Baptist Seminary and Fellowship International.

This Festschrift for historian Gerald L. Priest, who served the Lord Jesus and the church for over twenty years at Detroit Baptist Theological Seminary, contains six articles that touch on historical subjects dear to Dr. Priest's heart. The first three articles deal with aspects of the life and ministries of Jonathan Edwards and Andrew Fuller, both remarkable eighteenth-century theologians whose thought has had a profound impact down to the present day, along with eighteenth-century Baptist reflection on the subject of good works. The second set of three essays explore the nature of Fundamentalist historiography and the emergence of twentieth-century Fundamentalism through the lens of the thinking of two prominent liberals, William Newton Clarke and George Burman Foster. Together, all six essays are offered as a tribute to a fine Christian historian, teacher, and believer.""In a day when all around us the foundations of historic Christianity are under attack, this tribute to the life and ministry of Dr. Gerald Priest is both timely and welcomed. We have much to learn from those who have gone before us and these essays will help the careful reader profit from the faithful labors of Dr. Priest for the cause of Christ.""--Kirk Wellum, Principal, Toronto Baptist SeminaryMichael A. G. Haykin is Professor of Church History and Biblical Spirituality at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. Allen R. Mickle is Adjunct Instructor of Bible and Theology at Clarks Summit University, Clarks Summit, Pennsylvania.

Description:That Jesus started his career as a disciple of John the Baptist is an idea that has gained almost universal recognition in the scholarly world. His coming from Galilee to be baptized by John in the river Jordan is the most compelling proof of Jesus' subordination to John. But quickly after John was executed Jesus started his own career, not as a disciple anymore, but as a teacher in his own right. In this book Osvaldo Vena makes the claim that throughout his ministry Jesus remained a disciple, not of John, but of a higher power, God, and God's kingdom. Thus, Jesus called men and women to join him as co-disciples as he went about proclaiming the nearness of the kingdom through word and action.In this work Vena contends that in the Gospel of Mark, Jesus is presented as a prototype of true and faithful discipleship, a model to be followed and imitated by ancient as well as contemporary believers. This presentation amounts to an emerging Christology espoused by the early Markan community on the verge of destruction from outside forces, specifically the Jewish-Roman war, as well as internal divisions resulting from struggles for power in the community.

This collection of essays is a Festschrift for Naymond Keathley, honoring his many contributions to Baylor as Associate Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, as Senior Vice-Provost, as Interim Director of the Center for International Education, as Interim Chair of the Religion Department, as Professor, and as Director of Undergraduate Studies. He also served as president of the Southwest Region of the NABPR and was a long-time member of the Society of Biblical Literature. The authors of the essays include Naymond's friends, colleagues, and students. All of the essays are (broadly) in biblical studies and biblical reception, including essays exploring the intersection between biblical studies and popular culture. Most of the essays take up various New Testament texts.""This collection of essays by Naymond Keathley's friends, students, and colleagues is a fitting tribute to the depth and breadth of topics that he explored during his career as a New Testament scholar and as a devoted churchman. I learned a great deal fromNaymond and from this volume that so appropriately carries on his legacy.""--Jim McConnell, Associate Professor of New Testament Interpretation, Gardner-Webb Divinity School""These essays are very much the product of human hands, but they are also the product of human hearts. The reader unacquainted with the esteemed honoree can now sit in his classroom and learn from those colleagues who have sat under him and labored beside him. As a former student of Naymond Keathley myself, I gratefully relish the opportunity to learn from him once again.""--David L. Matson, Professor of Biblical Studies, Hope International UniversityMikeal C. Parsons is Macon Chair in Religion at Baylor University.Richard Walsh is Womack Professor of Religion & Philosophy at Methodist University.

This Festschrift for historian Gerald L. Priest, who served the Lord Jesus and the church for over twenty years at Detroit Baptist Theological Seminary, contains six articles that touch on historical subjects dear to Dr. Priest's heart. The first three articles deal with aspects of the life and ministries of Jonathan Edwards and Andrew Fuller, both remarkable eighteenth-century theologians whose thought has had a profound impact down to the present day, along with eighteenth-century Baptist reflection on the subject of good works. The second set of three essays explore the nature of Fundamentalist historiography and the emergence of twentieth-century Fundamentalism through the lens of the thinking of two prominent liberals, William Newton Clarke and George Burman Foster. Together, all six essays are offered as a tribute to a fine Christian historian, teacher, and believer.""In a day when all around us the foundations of historic Christianity are under attack, this tribute to the life and ministry of Dr. Gerald Priest is both timely and welcomed. We have much to learn from those who have gone before us and these essays will help the careful reader profit from the faithful labors of Dr. Priest for the cause of Christ.""--Kirk Wellum, Principal, Toronto Baptist SeminaryMichael A. G. Haykin is Professor of Church History and Biblical Spirituality at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. Allen R. Mickle is Adjunct Instructor of Bible and Theology at Clarks Summit University, Clarks Summit, Pennsylvania.

Ecumenism in postwar Asia, institutionalized in the Christian Conference of Asia, displayed a remarkable this-worldliness from its inception in the 1940s. This tendency was in contrast to the tension between the church-centric and world-centric approaches to Christian mission that marked conciliar mission thinking in the West. This work examines the development of such this-worldly holiness in Asian ecumenism, focusing on M. M. Thomas of India and C. S. Song from Taiwan.Special attention is drawn to the idea of ""God's this-worldly presence"" that considers God as redemptively at work in world history apart from the church. The study first compares the development of this-worldly holiness in the West and Asia and then examines the thinking of Thomas and Song. The chapters on these two theologians discuss their backgrounds, the basic concerns motivating their intellectual searches, and responses to the questions arising from such concerns. These chapters also try to understand how these theologians view the relationship between God and the world. In so doing, the study highlights the significance of the idea of God's this-worldly presence shared by Thomas and Song in spite of differences in their backgrounds, approaches, and theological formulations.Having compared Thomas and Song, the study concludes that the idea of God's this-worldly presence became central to Asian ecumenism because it offered a common unifying vision to Asian Christians who come from a region characterized by tremendous diversity. The idea helped them to see the diverse peoples, cultures, and religions in Asia under one God who transcends the diversity and still takes it seriously.Ken Christoph Miyamoto received his PhD in Mission and Ecumenics from Princeton Theological Seminary and is currently Associate Professor of Christian Studies at Kobe Shoin Women's University, Kobe, Japan.

Aquinas, Custom, and the Coexistence of Infused and Acquired Cardinal VirtuesWilliam C. Mattison III Elevated Virtue?Angela Knobel Moral Virtues, Charity, and Grace: Why the Infused and Acquired Virtues Cannot Co-ExistJean Porter Catholic Social Teaching, Love and Thomistic Moral PreceptsDaniel R. DiLeo Economic Rights, Reciprocity, and Modern Economic TraditionAndrew Beauchamp and Jason A. Heron Local Authoritarianism as a Barrier to DemocracyCristina L.H. Traina Rectifying Political Leadership Through a Just Peace EthicEli McCarthy and Leo Lushombo Book Reviews

Introduction A Peek at Renewal in Contemporary Moral Theology: The Pinckaers SymposiumWilliam C. Mattison, III and Matthew Levering Moral Theology in Service of the Work of the Spirit: Synthesizing Pinckaers and Pope Francis Against Moralities of ObligationDavid Cloutier Irregular Unions and Moral Growth in Amoris LaetitiaDavid Elliot Instinctus and the Gifts of the Holy Spirit: Explaining the Development in St. Thomas's Teaching on the Gifts of the Holy SpiritJames W. Stroud Aquinas on the Fruits of the Holy Spirit as the Delight of the Christian LifeFr. Anton ten Klooster A New Look at the Last End: Noun and Verb, Determinate Yet Capable of GrowthWilliam C. Mattison III The Virtue of Equity and the Contemporary WorldElisabeth Rain Kincaid Pinckaers and Haring on ConscienceMatthew Levering Quaestiones Disputatae de PinckaersTom Angier

IntroductionMatthew J. Gaudet and James F. Keenan, S.J. University Ethics and Contingent FacultyJames F. Keenan, S.J. Saying No to an Economy that Kills: Undermining Mission and Exploiting Vocation in Catholic Higher EducationKerry Danner Adjunct Unionization on Catholic Campuses: Solidarity, Theology, and MissionDebra Erickson The Threat to Academic Freedom and the Contingent ScholarLincoln R. Rice Contingency, Gender, and the Academic TableKaren Peterson-Iyer The Spiritual Crisis of Contingent FacultyClaire Bischoff Departmental Chair as Faculty Advocate and Middle ManagerElizabeth Hinson-Hasty Toward an Inclusive Faculty CommunityMatthew J. Gaudet

ChristologyVolume 2, Number 1, January 2013 Edited by Christopher McMahon and David Matzko McCarthy Christology and the Christian LifePaul J. Wadell Christology and Moral Theology Paulinus Ikechkwu Odozor, C.S.Sp The Light Burden of Discipleship: Embodying the New Moses and Wisdom in the Gospel of Matthew Patricia Sharbaugh Paul and the Cruciform Way of God in Christ Michael J. Gorman Modern Pluralism or Divine Plentitude? Toward a Chritological Ontology Elizabeth Newman Christ, Globalization, and the ChurchNeil Ormerod Body Work and the Work of the BodyJey P. Bishop Review Essay: Beyond the Historical Jesus: Embracing Christology in Scripture, Doctrine, and EthicsChristopher McMahon

Too often the negative characterization of "others" in the biblical text is applied to groups and persons beyond the text whom we wish to define as the Other. Otherness is a synthetic and political social construct that allows us to create and maintain boundaries between "them" and "us." The other that is too similar to us is most problematic. This book demonstrates how proximate characters are constructed as the Other in the Acts of the Apostles. Charismatics, Jews, and women are proximate others who are constructed as the external and internal Other.

"The author of Hebrews is arguing that God himself has brought about the fulfillment of these institutions through his Son's priesthood, his once-for-all sacrifice, and the new covenant he inaugurated in the last days. These new institutions are never denied the Jews. In fact, the context of the epistle presumes that these are primarily for the Jews, considering that the author was speaking to a Jewish-Christian community. The author is not arguing for the abandonment by God of the Jewish people, but rather for the abandonment of the shadowy means by which God's people drew near to him. It is here we can speak of a qualified supersessionism. According to the author of Hebrews, the Levitical priesthood, the Mosaic covenant, and the Levitical sacrifices have been superseded by Jesus' priesthood, the new covenant, and Jesus' once-for-all sacrifice. "However, we conclude that the polemical passages in Hebrews do not promote hatred of the Jews, nor do they advocate the destruction of the Jewish people. Rather, the author of Hebrews stresses the fulfillment of specific Jewish institutions for the benefit of the Jews. It is this idea of fulfillment that rules out the charge that the epistle promotes the supercession of the Jewish people. Because of God's great love for his people, he has provided a superior way by which his people can draw near to him." --from the Conclusion

The Epistle of James is a collection of essays that applies to the book of James linguistic methods of analysis that are based on the same theoretical framework, namely Systemic-Functional Linguistics. This volume is unique in that it provides a theoretically consistent and unified approach to a single New Testament book, which makes the whole volume useful for researchers and students of James. Each essay makes its own creative use of this linguistic perspective to engage important critical questions and to pave new ground for Jacobean scholarship based on linguistic analysis. Various topics in this volume include the textual structure and cohesion of the letter, intertextuality, rhetorical strategies, ideological struggle, interpersonal relations, and other topics related to the letter's social context and language use. 

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""This book raises a courageous prophetic call for the community of theological institutions in the United States to discern the blowing of the Spirit''s wind in the world and to take an audacious step towards globalization, which the authors argue would serve its future and global Christianity''s.""--Wonsuk Ma, Distinguished Professor of Global Christianity, Oral Roberts University""Theological schools in the US have a choice: we can learn about them, we can learn from them, and we can open ourselves to being changed by theological educators around the globe. This excellent volume of essays tutors in each of these ways.""--Kathleen A. Cahalan, Professor of Practical Theology, Saint John''s University School of Theology and SeminaryHendrik R. Pieterse is Associate Professor of Global Christianity and Intercultural Theology at Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary, Evanston, Illinois.

Aquinas, Custom, and the Coexistence of Infused and Acquired Cardinal VirtuesWilliam C. Mattison IIIElevated Virtue?Angela KnobelMoral Virtues, Charity, and Grace: Why the Infused and Acquired Virtues Cannot Co-ExistJean PorterCatholic Social Teaching, Love and Thomistic Moral PreceptsDaniel R. DiLeoEconomic Rights, Reciprocity, and Modern Economic TraditionAndrew Beauchamp and Jason A. Heron Local Authoritarianism as a Barrier to DemocracyCristina L.H. TrainaRectifying Political Leadership Through a Just Peace EthicEli McCarthy and Leo LushomboBook Reviews

In 2016, the Centre for Biblical Linguistics, Translation, and Exegesis (CBLTE), a research center located at McMaster Divinity College, hosted the annual Bingham Colloquium. Scholars from around North America were invited to participate in a collegial and collaborative dialogue on what is currently happening (or could happen) at the intersection of linguistics and biblical studies, particularly in regards to the linguistic study of biblical languages, their translation, and the way that linguistic methods can contribute to the interpretation of the biblical texts. This volume of essays publishes many of the presentations that took place at the Colloquium.""This fascinating collection of essays showcases the value of modern linguistics for responsible exegesis and effective translation of the Greek New Testament. Readers will find the range of perspectives and applications of modern linguistics in this brief volume a helpful bridge into an interpretive tool that is often neglected.""--Martin Culy, Founding Editor, Baylor Handbook on the Greek New Testament, Director, Cypress Hills Ministries""One cannot possibly read what emanates from McMaster Divinity College without treading across that intersection between Hellenistic Greek and cutting edge linguistic exploration. Whether it''s text corpora, discourse analytical, clausal, lexical, or other issues, the payoff is always fresh exegetical understanding allied with pastoral implications--i.e., exactly what is needed in study and informed ministry today, and presented here via a pleasant diversity of conceptual and textual connections.""--Jonathan M. Watt, Professor of Biblical Studies, Geneva College and Reformed Presbyterian Theological Seminary""Stanley Porter has been a leader in the field of application of linguistic theory to the interpretation of the New Testament and study of Greek grammar. In this collection of essays, he assembles an impressive group of scholars who address a wide range of issues related to the application of linguistics to interpreting the Greek text. More specifically, this volume focuses on the application of Systemic Functional Linguistics in the tradition of M. A. K. Halliday. This volume will provide a solid and up-to-date introduction and discussion of the importance and usage of Systemic Functional Linguistics for New Testament students. This book is a must-read for anyone unfamiliar with linguistic approaches to the New Testament, or anyone who wants to explore further the value and implications of Systemic Functional Linguistics for interpreting the New Testament. I highly recommend it.""--David Mathewson, Associate Professor of New Testament, Denver SeminaryStanley E. Porter is President, Dean, and Professor of New Testament, as well as holder of the Roy A. Hope Chair in Christian Worldview, at McMaster Divinity College, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. He is a prolific writer and editor in the area of Greek linguistics and the Founder of the Centre for Biblical Linguistics, Translation, and Exegesis.Christopher D. Land is Assistant Professor of New Testament and Linguistics at McMaster Divinity College, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. He is the Director of the Centre for Biblical Linguistics, Translation, and Exegesis.Francis G. H. Pang is Assistant Professor of New Testament at McMaster Divinity College, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. He is the Associate Director of the Centre for Biblical Linguistics, Translation, and Exegesis.

IntroductionMatthew J. Gaudet and James F. Keenan, S.J. University Ethics and Contingent FacultyJames F. Keenan, S.J. Saying No to an Economy that Kills: Undermining Mission and Exploiting Vocation in Catholic Higher EducationKerry Danner Adjunct Unionization on Catholic Campuses: Solidarity, Theology, and MissionDebra Erickson The Threat to Academic Freedom and the Contingent ScholarLincoln R. Rice Contingency, Gender, and the Academic TableKaren Peterson-Iyer The Spiritual Crisis of Contingent FacultyClaire Bischoff Departmental Chair as Faculty Advocate and Middle ManagerElizabeth Hinson-Hasty Toward an Inclusive Faculty CommunityMatthew J. Gaudet

Introduction A Peek at Renewal in Contemporary Moral Theology: The Pinckaers SymposiumWilliam C. Mattison, III and Matthew Levering Moral Theology in Service of the Work of the Spirit: Synthesizing Pinckaers and Pope Francis Against Moralities of ObligationDavid Cloutier Irregular Unions and Moral Growth in Amoris LaetitiaDavid Elliot Instinctus and the Gifts of the Holy Spirit: Explaining the Development in St. Thomas's Teaching on the Gifts of the Holy SpiritJames W. Stroud Aquinas on the Fruits of the Holy Spirit as the Delight of the Christian LifeFr. Anton ten Klooster A New Look at the Last End: Noun and Verb, Determinate Yet Capable of GrowthWilliam C. Mattison III The Virtue of Equity and the Contemporary WorldElisabeth Rain Kincaid Pinckaers and Haring on ConscienceMatthew Levering Quaestiones Disputatae de PinckaersTom Angier

In recent years, scholars have explored anew the interface between the early Christian movements and the Roman Empire. Once thought to be quietistic, the early Christian movements turn out to have been critical of the Empire and significantly counterimperial. This collection of essays in honor of Robert Brawley turns the spotlight on Luke-Acts. The soundings taken here disclose deeper anti-imperial rhetoric than previously thought. In brazen and subtle ways, Luke-Acts displays an alternative realm of peace and justice inaugurated by Jesus under the God of Israel. The essays in this volume will lead you to hear Luke-Acts in fresh ways.