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The second of three volumes devoted to Wesley s theological
writings contains two major sets of material. The first set (edited
by Paul Chilcote) contains writings throughout Wesley s ministry
devoted to defense of the doctrine of Christian perfection,
including "A Plain Account of Christian Perfection." The second set
(edited by Kenneth Collins) collects Wesley s various treatises
focused on predestination and related issues, often in direct
debate with Calvinist writers, including "Predestination Calmly
Considered."
When Art Disrupts Religion opens at London's Tate Modern Museum,
with a young Evangelical man contemplating a painting by Mark
Rothko, an aesthetic experience that proves disruptive to his
religious life. Without those moments with Rothko, he says, "there
never would have been an undoing of my conservative Evangelical
worldview." The memoirs, interviews, and ethnographic field notes
gathered by Philip Francis for this book lay bare the power of the
arts to unsettle and overturn deeply ingrained religious beliefs
and practices. Francis explores the aesthetic disturbances of more
than 80 Evangelical respondants. From the paintings of Rothko to
the films of Ingmar Bergman, from The Brothers Karamozov to The
Freewheelin' Bob Dylan, Francis finds that the arts function as
sites of "defamiliarization," "comfort in uncertainty," "a stand-in
for faith" and a "surrogate transcendence." Bridging the gap
between aesthetic theory and lived religion, this book sheds light
on the complex interrelationship of religion and art in the modern
West, and the role of the arts in education and social life.
In our day, a powerful revelation has been released, teaching all believers how to enter the realm of breakthrough prayer and Kingdom authority—the Courts of Heaven.
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This is the first full-length detailed survey and critique of
modern Jerome scholarship, covering the crucial period 1880-2014.
At one level, the author ably argues that, despite Jerome's faults,
his work holds many important insights into the Early Church's
formation of Christian identity and Christian orthodoxy. On another
level, by examining aspects of Jerome's writing through the lens of
modern scholarship, the study also illumines the changing
directions and perspectives of Jerome studies. As such, it is a
valuable and unique account of the scholarly representation of
Jerome's oeuvre. Christopher Knight's work will continue to have a
respected place amongst Jerome studies for years to come. Content
1. Introduction 2. Jerome and Biblical Interpretation in the Early
Church 3. Early Modern Jerome Scholarship: 1880-1965 4. Later
Modern Jerome Scholarship: 1966-2012 5. Present Jerome Scholarship:
2013-2015 6. The Future of Jerome Studies 7. Conclusion
This book presents a theological and missiological argument for
pentecostals to engage more forcefully in higher education by
expanding and renewing their commitment toward operating their own
colleges and universities. The volume's first part describes past
and present developments within higher education, highlighting
strengths and weaknesses of both pentecostal and (post)secular
institutions. The second part highlights the future potential of
pentecostal higher education, which is enriched by a
Spirit-empowered and mission-minded spirituality that focuses on
forming the hearts, heads, and hands of students. Pentecostals
increasingly desire to influence all spheres of society, an
endeavor that could be amplified through a strengthened engagement
in higher education, particularly one that encompasses a variety of
institutions, including a pentecostal research university. In
developing such an argument, this research is both comprehensive
and compelling, inviting pentecostals to make a missional
difference in the knowledge-based economies that will characterize
the twenty-first century.
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