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Animal Suffering and the Darwinian Problem of Evil
April 30, 2021
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Coronavirus and the Goodness of Creation
November 5, 2020
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Disability, Providence, and Ethics
December 2, 2019
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The Groaning of Creation
September 20, 2018
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The Sermon on the Mount and Human Flourishing
August 15, 2018
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RCS: Historical Book Series
May 16, 2016
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RCS: Easter
March 27, 2016
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RCS: Lent
February 10, 2016
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Dante's Inferno
December 1, 2015
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RCS: Victory Over Suffering and Death
September 14, 2015
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RCS: New Testament
January 7, 2015
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Witchcraft Accusations
March 2, 2012
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Animal Suffering and the Darwinian Problem of Evil
April, 2021

This symposium mines the depths of the age old problem of evil. However, this time it takes a slightly different perspective: Why do animals suffer? How do we square animal suffering with the science of evolution and the truths of Scripture? This six-part series digs deeper into these questions.

Animal Suffering and the Darwinian Problem of Evil: Introducing the Symposium
Kevin Vanhoozer
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It Hath Been Already, of Old Time
Jon Garvey
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Animals, Accountability, and Persons
A. Rahel Wells
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On Lapsarian Theodicy
Gavin Ortlund
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Chaos, Evil, and the Deep Harmonies of Nature
Nicola Hoggard Creegan
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Animal Suffering and the Darwinian Problem of Evil: A Rejoinder
John Schneider
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Coronavirus and the Goodness of Creation
November, 2020

Is the Coronavirus evil?

Coronavirus and the Goodness of Creation
Hans Madueme
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Naming Natural Evils
Jim Stump
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The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
Gerald L. Bray
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A Wheat and Weeds Creation
Gregory A. Boyd
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Where the Coronavirus Didn’t Originate—and Maybe Did
John G. Stackhouse, Jr.
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In Death as in Life
Katherine Sonderegger
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Is the Coronavirus Still Not Evil? A Rejoinder
Daniel Harrell
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Disability, Providence, and Ethics
December, 2019

Disability raises questions about our doctrine of providence on both a theological and an experiential level. The most common question is "why?", one that Hans Reinders welcomes. Grief should be expected as we grapple with the difficulties God allows. Yet, God's providence is ultimately about leading us to a transformed life.

Disability, Providence, and Ethics: Introducing the Symposium
Kirsten Birkett
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Calvin, Providence, and Pain
Kirsten Birkett
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The Disabled God
C. Ben Mitchell
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Your Maker is Your Redeemer: Job and the Faithfulness of the Hidden God
Nathan Barczi
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Hymns of Pain and the Purposes of God
Michael S. Beates
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Disability, Calling, and Transformation
D. Christopher Ralston
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Disability, Providence, and Ethics: A Rejoinder
Hans S. Reinders
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The Groaning of Creation
September, 2018

What does Paul have in mind when he speaks of creation's groaning in Romans 8?

Creation's Groaning: An Introduction
Joshua Jipp
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The Tales of Two Cities
Siu Fung Wu
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From Ruin to Renewal
Jonathan Moo
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Birth Pangs or Death Sentence?
Mark Seifrid
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Groaning for Glory
Marcus Mininger
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The Sermon on the Mount and Human Flourishing
August, 2018

What is a good and flourishing life? Jonathan Pennington delves into this question with The Sermon on the Mount. His book is interdisciplinary, so this conversation includes insight from scholars in several fields.

A Life for Eternity: Introducing the Pennington Symposium
Adam Joyce
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A Mosaic and a Mountain: Applying Theological Ethics
Taylor Worley
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The Spirit Who Gives Life: A Theological Response
Steve Guthrie
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A Discourse on Human Flourishing?
Steve Bryan
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Response to the Symposium
Jonathan Pennington
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RCS: Historical Book Series
May, 2016

With the Tumult of the World in Our Hearts
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The Hypocrite's Confession
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Out of the Paw of the Lion
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But David Still Loved Saul
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Victim-Blaming is Bad Exegesis
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Meeting Christ in the Bible's Boring Bits
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Christ on Every Page
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Several Images of Fire Pointing to Christ
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Members of a Lively Tradition
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Reformation Commentary
RCS: Easter
March, 2016

What the Women Preached (Easter)
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They Are Mad Who Strive Against God's Exalted
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Sowing by the Seashore, Reaping the Wind
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Everything Depends on Election
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How to Speak to Devout Christians
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That Which Enlarges the Miracle
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Who Benefits from the Resurrection?
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Reformation Commentary
RCS: Lent
February, 2016

The Word Teaches Original Sin (Ash Wednesday)
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Adam and Eve's Complex Transgression (1st Week of Lent)
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The God of Nothing (2nd Week of Lent)
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Christ the Snake (3rd Week of Lent)
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Our Salvation is Still Not Perfect (4th Week of Lent)
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The Sins of the Saints (5th Week of Lent)
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Miserably and Lamentably Stripped: A Found Poem (Holy Week)
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Reformation Commentary
Dante's Inferno
December, 2015

Why Evangelicals Should Read Dante's Divine Comedy
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How to Read Dante's Divine Comedy
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Significant Beginnings: Inferno, Canto I
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Dante's Comedy: A Reading Journal
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Brad Fruhauff
RCS: Victory Over Suffering and Death
September, 2015

Adam’s Sleep and the Awakening after Death
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The Disciples Did Not Understand That Life Would Come Through Death
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No Greater Love
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Stephen's Death Teaches Us Faith in Cruel Times
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Some Received the Word with Joy but Soon Abandoned It
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Reformation Commentary
RCS: New Testament
January, 2015

God Almighty Becomes All Weakness for Us
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Christ Places Himself under the Law
to Redeem Us from It
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Simeon Received a Great Blessing
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“Let Us Make” Points to God’s Unity and Trinity
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The Foundation of Faith, Opposed by the Heretics
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Christ, the Image of God, and Assurance of Salvation
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Faith Accepts the Mercy of God
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Like the Women, Seek Jesus Early
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The Angels Announce that the Resurrection
Is for Our Benefit
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God Is Present Where Two Are Gathered
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Jesus Criticizes the Disciples for
Failing to Understand
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This Is What Christ Said
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We Must Follow Christ’s Example
in Celebrating His Supper
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Wisdom versus Foolishness: A Battle Christians Cannot Live Without
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Personal Property Is Unnatural
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Reformation Commentary
Witchcraft Accusations
March, 2012

The Christian Prophet and the Witch
Robert Priest
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On the Meaning of the Words “Witch,” “Witchcraft,” and “Sorcery”
Robert Priest
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Bible Translation and the Witch
Robert Priest
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The Christian Prophet and the Witch
Robert Priest
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The Witchcraft Understanding within African Cultures
Joseph Mavinga
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Where Do Missionaries Encounter Witch Accusations?
Robert Priest
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“Witchdemonology” and the Meaning of Witchcraft-related Terms
Opoku Onyinah
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Pastoral Intervention Related to Witchcraft
Robert Priest
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Church Leaders and Theologians Tackle Challenge of Witchcraft and Witch Accusations in Africa
Robert Priest
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Report on Witchcraft Colloquium, AIU, March 2013
Henry Center
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Witchcraft Accusations and the Care of the Church
Robert Priest
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What Is Witchcraft?
Opoku Onyinah
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Discovering Witches
Steve Rasmussen
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Aula: A Baby Disease ‘Caused’ by a Witch
Andy Anguandia-Alo
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Against Satan's Deceptive Rule
Timothy Stabell
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Suffering and the Persistent Nature of
Witchcraft belief
Samuel Waje Kunhiyop
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When Witches and Wizards Crash Land!
Kwabena Asamoah-Gyadu
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Speech, Song, Sermon: Warnings against Witches and Witchcraft in a Funeral Setting
Esther Mombo
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The Child Witches of Kinshasa, DRC
Robert Priest
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Witchcraft: Physical or Spiritual?
Opoku Onyinah
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“Your Pastor Is Killing You!”
Steve Rasmussen
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A Pastor Accused of Witchcraft: The Search for Evidence
Andy Anguandia-Alo
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Greater Is He Who Is in You
Timothy Stabell
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Identities of Accused Witches
Samuel Waje Kunhiyop
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When Birds Turn into Human Beings
Kwabena Asamoah-Gyadu
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A Coven of 200 Witches in the US
Robert Priest
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Witchcraft as Abuse of Religion
Jesse Mugambi
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The Activities of Witches
Opoku Onyinah
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Spring 2015: Witchcraft in the News
Robert Priest
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Witchcraft, Healing, and Conversion in Togo
J. Rupert Morgan
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The Witchcraft of Children
Andy Anguandia-Alo
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How Do You Know?
Timothy Stabell
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How Witches Are Known
Samuel Waje Kunhiyop
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Black Witchcraft, White Witchcraft, and Development
Kwabena Asamoah-Gyadu
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Using Witchcraft to Murder and Rape
Robert Priest
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Witchcraft: Tension Between Protection and Destruction
Kwabena Asamoah-Gyadu
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Murdering Albinos and Witches in Northwestern Tanzania: Connections and Differences
Steve Rasmussen
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Advocating for Persecuted Albinos: Lessons for Advocating for those Suspected as Witches?
Steve Rasmussen
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Dealing with Witchcraft
Opoku Onyinah
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Loving Suspected Witches: Practical, Holistic, Pastoral Action
Timothy Stabell
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"Witchcraft" Can Be a Confusing Word
Robert Priest
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Attributing Witchcraft to the Envious Poor
Kwabena Asamoah-Gyadu
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God Bless the First Class
Kwabena Asamoah-Gyadu
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The Role of Nollywood in Witchcraft Belief and Confessions
Samuel Waje Kunhiyop
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Pastors teach their communities to defend those accused of witchcraft
Janice Horsager Rasmussen
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Two Colloquia on Pastoral responses to Witchcraft and witch accusations
Timothy Stabell
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The Sparking Story of Aru Witch Hunt
Andy Anguandia-Alo
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Witches: African or American?
Kwabena Asamoah-Gyadu
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Scapegoating in Witchcraft Accusation
Samuel Waje Kunhiyop
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Witchcraft 'here to stay'?
Andy Anguandia-Alo
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Roots, Realities & Responses: Lessons Learnt in Tackling Witchcraft Accusations against Children
Stop Child Witch Accusations (SCWA) coalition
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The Mysterious Flying “Witch Lights” of ARU
Andy Anguandia-Alo
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Witches: African or American?
Kwabena Asamoah-Gyadu
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Prophetic Media and Witchcraft
Kwabena Asamoah-Gyadu
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