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Theological Education

November, 2023

What is theological education for?

Contributors
Joshua Jipp
Brad East
R. Lucas Stamps
Amy Peeler
Daniel Lee Hill
Octavio J. Esqueda
Scott Swain
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Disability and the Resurrection: An Introduction
D. Christopher Ralston
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Transhumanism and the Image of God
Nathan Barczi
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Defending Shame

December, 2022

Our culture often views shame in a negative light. However, Paul’s use of shame, when properly understood and applied, has much to teach the contemporary church. Te-Li Lau examines Paul’s use of shame for moral formation within his Jewish and Greco-Roman context, compares and contrasts Paul’s use of shame with other cultural voices, and offers a corrective understanding for today’s church.

Contributors
C. John Collins
Andrew King
J. Nelson Jennings
Jackson Wu
Richard Winter
Te-Li Lau
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Augustine on the Will
Kevin Vanhoozer
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Fallenness and Flourishing: Introducing the Symposium
James Arcadi
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Sacred Earth? Norman Wirzba on Humanity’s Place in a Wounded World
Gijsbert van den Brink
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What to Do with This Life?
Vincent Bacote
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Our purpose in what follows is to help answer the following question: what do Christians mean when they confess that creation is good? This question is both timely and difficult. Admittedly, creation’s goodness is not always self-evident to us. Evils in this world are often more apparent to us than its goodness, especially in times…
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