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The doctrine of providence is one that has fallen into theological oblivion in recent years. How can the words God and history still be said in the same sentence? This book surveys important contemporary attempts to talk about God and history, examines why they haven''t been successful, and offers a contemporary doctrine of providence that is historically realistic, adequate to religious experience, and grounded in the Christian tradition. The author draws on the philosophical orientation of Alfred North Whitehead and brings it into conversation with liberation and ecological theologies.""Divine providence is a vexing and multi-faceted doctrine. Zbaraschuk weaves together multiple voices from the past and present to provide a compelling answer to what it means to live in a Spirit-filled world. His answer fits our diverse experiences, is relevant to living life here and now, and offers hope for transformation in the future.""--Thomas Jay Oord, Author of The Nature of Love and The Uncontrolling Love of God""If contemporary theologians do not work to resuscitate traditional doctrines, much of the vital energy of past thinkers is lost to us. Zbaraschuk contributes to this effort with an innovative approach that restores the notion of providence to a progressive theological vision. Best of all is his appreciative, illuminating reading of a diverse library of scholars, from metaphysics, theology, philosophy of history, and even literature.""--Donna Bowman, Professor, Norbert O. Schedler Honors College, University of Central Arkansas""Intellectually satisfying and beautifully written, Zbaraschuk''s theology on providence weaves together classics in theology, philosophy of religion, liberationist, process and feminist theologies into a refreshing and, more importantly, credible doctrine of God''s providence for our time. The depth, diversity, and synthesis of his scholarship are exceptional . . . Zbaraschuk proposes a new understanding of divine providence that inspires the world toward freedom, beauty, and liberation.""--Marit Trelstad, Professor of Constructive Theology, Department of Religion, Pacific Lutheran University""Providence has become theology''s most controversial claim. How do we, children of a skeptical age, still find faith in a living and active God? With a profound sense for both the challenges and the need, Zbaraschuk leads readers toward a compelling resolution: ''a primal, incarnate, active Spirit, living in people and communities, taking the form of love-in-praxis and issuing in hope.'' It''s a journey worth taking.""--Philip Clayton, author of Adventures in the SpiritG. Michael Zbaraschuk is Assistant Professor of Religion at Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma, Washington. He is the coeditor (with Daniel J. Peterson) of Resurrecting the Death of God (2014).

Many opinions contend in the church today for what constitutes true worship of God and how best it can be practiced. This collection of essays carries on a conversation between biblical scholars and church music practitioners. It begins with three studies investigating what we can learn about worship in the Old Testament, followed by essays on the teaching about worship in the Gospels, Epistles, and the book of Revelation in the New Testament. The church music practitioners featured in the book respond to each of these essays. The final essay by Wendy Porter takes a historical journey of theological reflection on Christian worship from the days of the early church, tracing worship developments in the Western church through the centuries to today. This is an important book for anyone who wants to think theologically about how and why Christians worship God.""I welcome this collection of the best of biblical and theological insights regarding Christian worship, combined with a serious attempt to address this matter by practitioners. It should provide a new starting point for the discussion and implementation of this key area of Christian life.""--Richard S. Hess, Denver Seminary, Denver, CO""There can never be too many interdisciplinary conversations as leaders pursue an understanding of Christian worship from God''s point of view. This collection of essays is unique: real dialogue transpires while not creating a dichotomy between scholar and practitioner. Ministerial borders are crossed throughout its pages, to the benefit of worship leaders everywhere.""--Cherry Constance, Indiana Wesleyan University, Marion, IN""Wow! Porter''s group of theologians and practitioners walk the reader through Scripture: Beginning with the Mosaic view of worship, progressing to the worship described and prescribed in the Revelation. Finally, Porter provides a worship walk through church history. This text is a resource for church musicians, pastors, and educators: it is a text to be read and referenced.""--MaryAnn Hawkins, Anderson University School of Theology, Anderson, IN""Rediscovering Worship brings together seven essays and seven responses that explore aspects of worship in the major parts of the Hebrew Bible and the New Testament. . . . This book successfully brings together biblical scholarship and applied theology.""--Craig A. Evans, Acadia Divinity College, Wolfville, NSWendy J. Porter holds a PhD from the University of Surrey, UK. She is Director of Music and Worship at McMaster Divinity College in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. She teaches courses on music and worship, theological reflection, spiritual formation, and the history of worship and liturgy. She plans and leads worship in numerous settings, writes worship songs, and has recorded three vocal albums.

This biography of Isabel Crawford is a lively account of a feisty and fascinating Baptist missionary. Born in Canada in 1865, she had an independent spirit leading her to remarkable accomplishments in a life marked by obstacles. Her conversion at age ten created a lifelong commitment to Christian service. In her teens a near-fatal illness left her deaf, but nevertheless in 1893 she completed studies to become a missionary. Rejected for overseas service, she was assigned to a troubled Indian mission in Oklahoma. She began her work there with great reluctance but developed a lifelong bond with her beloved Kiowa converts. Her success as a woman missionary created friction with the American Baptist Home Mission Society, and she left the mission in 1906. Remaining committed to the Women''s Home Mission Society, Crawford became a sought-after inspirational speaker for them and later served again as missionary, this time in western New York. She retired in 1930 and moved back to Canada in 1942. Crawford is buried, as she had arranged, at her Saddle Mountain, Oklahoma, mission. The biography is enriched by extensive use of Crawford''s witty and perceptive descriptions of the extraordinary challenges and variety of experiences that marked her life.""In this fast-paced account of the career of Isabel Crawford, Whiteley brings to life a largely forgotten but remarkably compelling Canadian-American Baptist missionary to the Kiowa Indians in the Oklahoma Territory at the turn of the twentieth century. Crawford emerges as a courageous . . . woman whose determination to proclaim the gospel marched with determination to fight for the preservation of Kiowa culture. Her story is at once inspiring, sobering, and altogether beautiful.""--Grant Wacker, Gilbert T. Rowe Professor of Christian History, Duke Divinity School""Marilyn Whiteley has constructed a fascinating historical account of the life of Isabel Crawford, missionary to the Kiowa Indians. Independent, deaf, and unmarried, Crawford broke one stereotype after another--and kept diaries to document her unusual career. Dr. Whiteley''s account is meticulous and readable, the work of a master historian. This book is a fine addition to a growing bibliography on the important subject of women in mission.""--Dana L. Robert, Truman Collins Professor of World Christianity and History of Mission, Boston University""In this fascinating and informative biography . . . Whiteley''s adroit use of a wide variety of archival sources provides an important social and religious history of domestic missionary work among native Americans. This amply illustrated biography also provides fascinating glimpses of how one ''strong, even feisty'' woman both conformed to and confronted social and religious norms as she sought to carry out what she perceived to be her cross-cultural mission to do God''s work.""--Gordon Heath, Professor of Christian History, McMaster University""Between 1896 and 1906 Isabel Crawford worked as a solitary missionary to the Kiowa Native Americans of Oklahoma. Conservative in theology but independent in spirit, she insisted on the right of the church she had gathered to observe the Lord''s Supper in the absence of an ordained minister. Although she loved the Kiowa people . . . the controversy made her resign her position. Marilyn Whiteley has written a sensitive and revealing biography of a formidable woman.""--David Bebbington, Professor of History, University of StirlingMarilyn Fardig Whiteley is an independent scholar living in Guelph, Canada. She holds graduate degrees in church history, but her interest in women''s history has led her to write on many aspects of women in the Christian church in North America. Her books include Canadian Methodist Women, 1766-1925: Marys, Marthas, Mothers in Israel and The Life and Letters of Annie Leake Tuttle: Working for the Best.

The Disciples at Table! The Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) is about to enter its third century of worship, evangelism and Christian worship. This book is a snapshot of their Table practice: its origins, forms, prayers, and ecumenical development. Single-minded pioneers and advocates of Eucharistic Table fellowship each Sunday, the Disciples forged a unique experience of worship within the restorationist paradigm.What did this worship look like? A free tradition, explicitly ""non-liturgical,"" these Christian communities were open to the directives of the Scriptures and the inspiration of the Spirit. There were no official texts. Yet there was a plethora of worship books and aids, in effect unofficial texts, operating to guide, inform and develop the Disciples'' understanding of the Lord''s Table and their worship. For the first time these devotional books have been uncovered and studied, revealing something of the deeper influences behind Disciples practice, the common lines of thought and ritual that unknowingly bind the communities, and the difficulties that have emerged in light of ongoing ecumenical worship and research.""By promoting a free style of worship, the Disciples of Christ have appealed to many people of faith who struggle to fit their beliefs into a structured liturgy. Yet even freedoms tend to cohere over time. This book will enlighten those seeking to know about trends in worship services that balance tradition and ecumenism with creativity and sincerity. Moore makes a solid contribution to the history and future of Christian prayer.""--Paul Turner, Pastor, St. Anthony Catholic Church, Former President, North American Academy of Liturgy ""In the early days of the Stone-Campbell movement, worship was theologically grounded. Those theological foundations seemed to have gotten lost in practice through succeeding generations. This carefully researched and well-written work recaptures theological significance by presenting some important but forgotten Disciples of Christ worship resources of the mid- to late twentieth century. Examples and analyses of communion prayers from selected manuals illustrate redevelopment in Disciples Eucharistic theology and language. Highly recommended for seminarians, clergy, and elders.""--John Imbler, Director of Denominational Formation (Disciples of Christ), Adjunct Professor of History of Christianity & Disciples Studies, Executive Vice President Emeritus, Phillips Theological Seminary""Gerard Moore makes a substantial contribution with this insightful exercise in liturgical theology. In his Preface he states there has been little research about the theology of Eucharist in the manuals of worship of the Disciples of Christ as seen from the texts themselves. Using both text and context brilliantly, he fills that gap. All Christian traditions will benefit from his scholarly work."" --Gerard Austin, O.P., Dominican Scholar in Residence, Barry University, Miami ShoresGerard Moore is Head of School, School of Theology, Charles Sturt University, Australia, and Associate Professor, where he is Lecturer in Worship and a member of the Practical and Contextual Theology Centre for Research. He is the author of a number of books, including Earth Unites with Heaven: An Introduction to the Liturgical Year (2014).

The subject of baptism continues to be of considerable interest--though it frequently appears within broader studies of sacraments, liturgy, worship, and ecumenical studies, and within confessional bounds: credobaptist or paedobaptist--yet it is rarely discussed by Evangelicals. This book, however, is neither an apologetic for credobaptism nor paedobaptism; rather Cross believes that, as practiced today, both forms are a departure from New Testament baptism, which, he maintains, was an integral part of becoming a Christian and part of the proclaimed gospel. He argues that the "one baptism" of Ephesians 4:5 is conversion-baptism and that the baptism referred to in the various New Testament strata refers to this "one baptism" (of Spirit and water). The study sets out the case for this interpretation and contends that in key passages "baptism" is an example of synecdoche. The case is then made for a sacramental interpretation of baptism from a thoroughgoing Evangelical perspective. Cross concludes with reflections on the necessity of baptismal reform and the relevance of a return to conversion-baptism for the contemporary church in a post-Christian, post-Christendom, mission setting.

Biblical and Ancient Greek Linguistics (BAGL) is an international journal that exists to further the application of modern linguistics to the study of Ancient and Biblical Greek, with a particular focus on the analysis of texts, including but not restricted to the Greek New Testament. The journal is hosted by McMaster Divinity College and works in conjunction with its Centre for Biblical Linguistics, Translation and Exegesis, and the OpenText.org organization (www.opentext.org) in the sponsoring of conferences and symposia open to scholars and students working in Greek linguistics who are interested in contributing to advancing the discussion and methods of the field of research. BAGL is a refereed on-line and print journal dedicated to distributing the results of significant research in the area of linguistic theory and application to biblical and ancient Greek, and is open to all scholars, not just those connected to the Centre and the OpenText.org project.

Description:CONTENTS:IntroductionKlyne SnodgrassFinding Happiness in Family Life: Biblical ReflectionsStephen C. BartonResponse to BartonLuke A. PoweryImposter Happiness or the Real Thing? Marriage, Singleness, and the Beatitudes in the Twenty-First CenturyJana Marguerite BennettResponse to BennettJo Ann DeasyJesus, Paul, and Family ValuesJulie Hanlon Rubio Response to RubioMichelle Clifton-SoderstromTyranny, Authority, Service: Leadership and Headship in the New TestamentLynn H. CohickResponse to CohickDennis R. EdwardsRevenge, Forgiveness, and Sibling Rivalry: A Theological Dialogue Between Scripture and ScienceDennis OlsonResponse to OlsonJack R. LundbomWives and Daughters: Women, Sex, and Violence in Biblical TraditionCaryn A. ReederResponse to ReederChristopher B. AnsberryGenerativity, Covenant Witness, and Jesus' Final DiscourseJim DekkerResponse to DekkerLinda Cannell The Use of Scripture in Catholic Social Teaching's Vision of the FamilyMary VeenemanResponse to VeenemanErica Olson-BangFamily Worship (Isaiah 58:1-12)Luke A. PoweryAnnotated Bibliography on Family

Description:In the present volume, James Robinson shows how the Holiness movement contributed to the rise of Pentecostalism, with emphasis on those sectors that practiced divine healing. Although other scholars have undertaken to explore this story, Robinson's treatment is by far the most thorough examination to date. He draws productively on the burgeoning secondary literatures on Pentecostalism and healing, and brings to light frequently overlooked, yet revealing primary sources. The events narrated are fascinating in their own right, and are important to the histories of Pentecostalism and healing for how they clarify the processes by which divine healing was pursued, debated, and often disparaged. The text also contributes to larger medical and social histories, offering tantalizing glimpses of the roots of some of today's most popular and contested medical and religious responses to sickness and health.Endorsements:""This is another fine volume from James Robinson, following on Pentecostal Origins and Divine Healing: The Formative Years. Here he sheds new light on how developments within evangelicalism in the area of divine healing . . . helped shape Pentecostalism. Robinson has produced an exciting book on an important topic--one of continuing relevance. His work combines careful historical scholarship and a high degree of accessibility.""--Ian Randall, Senior Research Fellow, International Baptist Theological Seminary""The Holiness Movement of the later nineteenth century generated a ferment surrounding the doctrine of healing by faith in the atonement. By the helpful technique of a series of detailed vignettes, James Robinson traces the course of opinion on the subject. The result is an illuminating study on the powerful influence of this body of thought on the emergent Pentecostal Movement at the opening of the twentieth century.""--David Bebbington, Professor of History, University of Stirling""James Robinson's second volume in a promised trilogy on divine healing in the nineteenth and early twentieth-century Holiness and Pentecostal Movements is an important addition to this field of study. . . . Robinson provides a careful and judicious analysis of the emergence, development, and uneven legacies that have resulted from the best practices and worst excesses in the divine healing claims of these vital movements.""--Cecil M. Robeck Jr., Professor of Church History and Ecumenics, Fuller Theological Seminary""Taken together, Robinson's books represent a monumental achievement. Although other scholars have covered similar ground, Robinson's treatment is unparalleled in depth. . . . The result . . . is an authoritative treatise that will become required reading for students of Pentecostalism, healing movements, and the history of Christianity.""--Candy Gunther Brown, Associate Professor, Indiana UniversityAbout the Contributor(s):James Robinson was awarded his doctorate from Queen's University Belfast. He is the author of Pentecostal Origins: Early Pentecostalism in Ireland in the Context of the British Isles (2005) and Divine Healing: The Formative Years, 1830-1890 (2011).

What makes us religious? What is religion? This book presents relevant research and theoretical proposals for evolutionary theories of religion and socially and ecologically adaptive theories of religion. Most attempts to study religious behaviors through evolutionary biology and related disciplines are still very fragmentary. Mladen Turk brings those theoretical approaches in dialogue with religious studies and theology through interpretation and critique that centers on revealing hidden theological assumptions and interpreting theoretical leaps of those approaches to religion. In Being Religious Turk expounds understanding of religion as a complex interplay of various capacities arising from and influencing our biological and cultural makeup. Our religious behaviors can influence our relationship towards each other and towards our environment in significant ways. He shows how some aspects of complex religious behaviors can be understood better in light of human cognition and evolutionary biology. At the same time he interprets this knowledge as being preliminary and at times inadequate in its claims of completeness and exhaustiveness because religious behaviors are niched within other religious behaviors and dependent on factors that various mono-causal theoretical approaches cannot fully conceptualize.