The Theology Behind Ordination
By David Watson - The Wesleyan Covenant Association has released a series of articles on new paragraphs for inclusion in its draft “Book of Doctrines and Discipline.” In the first article on these sections, the Rev. Dr. David F. Watson addresses the theological...
New Vision for Deacons
By Suzanne Nicholson - What follows is a discussion on new paragraphs the Wesleyan Covenant Association is releasing for inclusion in its draft “Book of Doctrines and Discipline” regarding the proposal for the ministry of deacons. In this season of rapid change and...
Liberalism: A Faith of Freedom
Liberalism: A Faith of Freedom By John B .Cobb Jr. March/April 1991 “For freedom Christ has set us free, stand fast therefore, and do not submit again to a yoke of slavery” (Gal 5:13). Freedom is the heart of liberal Christianity. But Christian freedom is not license....
Liberalism and Modernity
Liberalism and Modernity By Edward P. Wimberly March/April 1991 Liberalism has been understood as an effort of thoughtful Christian theology to embrace the values of the freedom of thought, tolerance, and humanitarianism. There has been an emphasis on expressing the...
Liberalism and Miracles
Liberalism and Miracles By Jerry L Walls March/April 1991 In his classic critique of liberalism, written over a generation ago, J. Gresham Machen held that the common root of all liberal theology is a denial of the supernatural. As Machen pointed out in Christianity...
The Limits of Liberalism
The Limits of Liberalism By William H. Willimon March/April 1991 In The Nature of Doctrine: Theology in a Post-Liberal Age, Yale theologian, George Lindbeck notes that if you are a modern, Western Christian, you are a liberal. You may call yourself conservative...
Archive: Paul Morell: Treading Firmly Where the Lines Are Thinnest
Archive: Paul Morell: Treading Firmly Where the Lines Are Thinnest By Martha Davis It’s Sunday morning at First United Methodist Church of Carrollton, Texas. A crowd of 500 or more area-Dallasites is seated for the first of two morning services; the choir has sung the...
Archive: What Did the Neighbors Think?
Archive: What Did the Neighbors Think? Were Nazareth’s backyard gossips abuzz about betrothed Mary’s pregnancy? By Harold F. Greenlee A young faculty member, my translator at a Bible seminary in Indonesia, was engaged to be married. I asked him when he planned to...
