This paper investigates the use of Abraham in the Gospel of Luke. Multiple figures in the Gospel of Luke speak of the historical figure Abraham and interpret the coming of Jesus as Messiah in relation to God’s promises to Abraham. References to Abraham occur when Jesus teaches about faith and participation in His kingdom—an endeavor … Read more
In 1909 American Presbyterian missionary to Iran Howard Baskerville resigned his teaching post in Tabriz to fight (and die) for Iranians warring against governmental troops during the Constitutional Revolution. His death proved impactful for Christianity in Iran and Iranian/American relations. In 1975, in a paper presented for the Bicentennial Celebrations of American Independence at Pahlavi … Read more
The advent of the civil rights movement in the United States and the collapse of colonialism internationally thrust racial inequality into the global limelight in the mid-twentieth century. The proposed paper explores the influence of foreign missions on racial perspectives within the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) during a period of approximately 40 years until 1970. … Read more
In 1936, three leading German Protestants embarked on a grand tour of the United States as representatives of German Lutheranism. August Marahrens, Hans Meiser, and Hanns Lilje traveled to the United States from September 21 to October 20 to participate in the Lutheran World Convention (LWC) executive committee meetings and to visit key American Lutheran … Read more
Little scholarship has focused on the Ante-Nicene era regarding the view of the pastor as a shepherd who releases authority to the congregation in a manner more conducive to the priesthood of all believers and how that positioning affects the missio-economics of the church. This topic is important for the modern church because of the … Read more
Thesis: Throughout history, God has used scholars to play a key role in advancing His work around the world. By highlighting the story of several key intellectuals and movements, this paper will demonstrate how since the founding of the Church, God has used scholars to spread the Gospel and advance the Kingdom globally. Outline: 1. … Read more
Both Christian and Muslim theologians confess the perfect divine theology. Divine perfection relates to a state of completeness or absolute wholeness meaning that the greatest conceived being has no ontological deficiencies, has no flaws, and does not depend on anything else. There is no greater being that can be thought of which deserves human worship … Read more
We propose a fresh look at missions history. The goal is to highlight the more recent awareness of displaced persons as vehicles for the growth of the church, while at the same time not forgetting the older acknowledgement of events, pioneers and heroes. Both are important as encouragements for the present-day church. In particular we … Read more
Thesis: P.T. Forsyth’s Christocentric theology of the kingdom of God provides an answer to the twin issues of ecclesiastical hunger for secular power and the radical suggestion to remove ourselves from society by arguing that true citizens of the kingdom are to be distinct from society in order to critique its sinfulness whilst invested in … Read more