Those of us with university or seminary training with biblical texts typically learned exegetical tools and methods in our biblical studies classes, but discussed the
Many of us, and most people in our churches, encounter the Bible only in English translation. I remember well when working on the Common English
Throughout its short history, The United Methodist Church has worked ingeniously to sideline its own doctrinal commitments to a third-order theory of knowledge (a.k.a., “the
Are we sinners because we sin, or do we sin because we are sinners? This question, torn from the pages of many an ordination exam,
Richard Niebuhr famously remarked that “the doctrine of original sin is the only empirically verifiable doctrine of the Christian faith” (Man’s Nature and His Communities:
We live in a multifaith world. In many of our neighborhoods, we find the familiar landmarks of Jewish, Buddhist, and Muslim presence. Increasingly, both urban and rural
Interested in doctoral work? You may want to apply to A Foundation for Theological Education (AFTE) for financial assistance. Since 1977, each spring AFTE has
One of the besetting sins of the modern era is “presentism,” by which I refer not only to an unreflective devotion to present-day sensibilities but
We’re building an annotated list of reading recommendations from some of our John Wesley Fellows. Happy reading! Joy J. Moore Associate Dean for African American Church
Don Thorsen is a Wesleyan, and there’s never any doubt about where his allegiances lie in his new book, Calvin vs. Wesley: Bringing Belief in Line