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Historical-Critical and Evangelical Theory

Eta Linnemann

05/2 (Fall 1994)

History

From Vision to System: Finishing the Task of Adventist Theology: Part I: Historical Review

Fernando Canale

15/2 (Fall 2004)

AdventismHistoryTheology

Saved by Grace and Living by Race: The Religion Called Racism

Samuel Koranteng-Pipim

05/2 (Fall 1994)

Race

The Public Square: Union of Churchh and State: What We Can Learn from History and Scripture

Norman R. Gulley

18/1 (Spring 2007)

HistoryScripture

The Parameters of Social Justice and Natural Law Theory

Edwin Cook

18/1 (Spring 2007)

LawRace

The Da Vinci Code, the Nature of Christ, and Historical Accuracy

Dennis Pettibone

17/1 (Spring 2006)

History

History of Seventh-day Adventist Views on the Trinity

Merlin D. Burt

17/1 (Spring 2006)

AdventismHistoryTrinity

A Concept of Sexual Immorality and Its Consequences in the Bible

Anna Galeniece

15/2 (Fall 2004)

CultureGenderLifestyleMarriageScriptureSexuality

Divine Accommodation and Cultural Conditioning of the Inspired Writings

Alberto R. Timm

19/1 (Spring 2008)

Culture

The End of Historicism? Reflections on the Adventist Approach to Biblical Apocalyptic--Part Two

Jon Paulien

17/1 (Spring 2006)

AdventismHistoryScripture

The Well Women of Scripture Revisited

Jo Ann Davidson

17/1 (Spring 2006)

CultureGenderScripture

History and Eschatology in the Book of Daniel

William H. Shea

08/1 (Spring 1997)

DanielEschatologyHistory

A Brief History of Adventist Hermeneutics

C. Mervyn Maxwell

04/2 (Fall 1993)

AdventismHermeneuticsHistory

Relativism's Seven Fatal Flaws

Francis J. Beckwith|Gregory Koukl

10/2 (Spring 2005)

Relativism

Vision and Mission-Part 1: Historical and Methodological Background

Fernando Canale

26/2 (Fall 2015)

History

The Emerging Church--Part 1: Historical Background

Fernando Canale

22/1 (Spring 2011)

History

Contemporary Culture and Christian Lifestyle: A Clash of Worldviews

Samuel Koranteng-Pipim

04/1 (Spring 1993)

CultureLifestyleWorldview

God, Power, and Gospel in a Postmodern World--A Critique of Griffin's Postmodern God

Jenifer A. Daley

27/2 (Fall 2016)

Postmodernism

A Critical Analysis of Ethics Based on the Concept of Dominion in Gen 1:26-28

Stephen Bauer

06/2 (Fall 1995)

Ethics

Is Sexuality Impure? An Alternative Interpretatio nof Leviticus 15:18

Rene Gehring

24/2 (Fall 2013)

CultureGenderLifestyleMarriageSexuality

The Historicist Interpretation of Prophecy: Its Present Relevance in the Light of the Holy Spirit

Jack J. Blanco

02/2 (Fall 1991)

HistoryHoly SpiritProphecy

Historicization and Christian Theological Method

John T. Baldwin

04/2 (Fall 1993)

HistoryTheology

History of Inspiration in the Adventist Church (1844-1915)

Alberto R. Timm

05/1 (Spring 1994)

AdventismHistorySanctuary

Racial Segregation Practice in a Religious Context

Cleran Hollancid

23/2 (Fall 2012)

Race

Homosexual Activity: Does Romans 1 Condone or Condemn It?

R. M. Springett

01/2 (Fall 1990)

CultureGenderLifestyleMarriageSexuality

The Editor's Page [Intro to Hot Topics & Postmodernism Issue]

Ed Christian

10/1 (Spring 1999)

Postmodernism

The God-Given Marital Mandate: Monogamous, Heterosexual, Intrafaith

Ron du Preez

10/1 (Spring 1999)

CultureGenderLifestyleMarriageSexuality

Epics & Ethics: Vital Biblical Principles for Interpreting Scripture Stories

Ron du Preez

10/1 (Spring 1999)

EthicsScripture

1 Corinthians 11 and 14: How Does a Woman Prophesy and Keep Silence?

Keith A. Burton

10/1 (Spring 1999)

CultureGenderProphecy

Women, Teaching, Authority, Silence: 1 TImothy 2:8-15 and 1 Peter 3:1-6

Ed Christian

10/1 (Spring 1999)

CultureGender

If You Know Everything There Is to Know About Timbuktu: Faith and the Integrative Nature of Culture

Larry L. Lichtenwalter

10/1 (Spring 1999)

Culture

The Fall of Athens and the Challenge of Postmodernity

Norman R. Gulley

10/1 (Spring 1999)

Postmodernism

Responding to Relativism, Humanism, and Religious Pluralism

Ed Christian

10/1 (Spring 1999)

Relativism

Generation Angst and the Ethical Paradox of Postmodernity

Larry L. Lichtenwalter

10/1 (Spring 1999)

EthicsPostmodernism

A History of S.D.A. Views on Biblical and Prophetic Inspiration

Alberto R. Timm

10/1 (Spring 1999)

HistoryProphecyScripture

The Rosetta Stone in Historical Perspective

Keith Schoville

12/1 (Spring 2001)

History

Hermeneutics, Culture, and the Father of the Faithful

Lael Caesar

13/1 (Spring 2002)

CultureHermeneutics

Seeing the World Through Postmodern Eyes

Larry L. Lichtenwalter

10/2 (Spring 2005)

Postmodernism

The Faith Factor: New Testament Cosmology in its Historical Context

Keith Augustus Burton

15/1 (Spring 2004)

CosmologyHistoryNew TestamentScripture

New Yet Historic

Gordon Hyde

01/1 (Spring 1990)

History

The Origin of the Biblical Sabbath and the Historical-Critical Method: A Methodological Test Case

Gerhard F. Hasel

04/1 (Spring 1993)

HistorySabbathScripture

Waldensian and Catholic Theologies of History in the XII-XIV Centuries: Part I

Gonzalo L. Pita

25/2 (Fall 2014)

HistoryTheology

Waldensian and Catholic Theologies of History in the XII-XIV Centuries: Part II

Gonzalo L. Pita

26/1 (Spring 2015)

HistoryTheology

Revelation, Inspiration, Church, and Culture

Jack J. Blanco

05/1 (Spring 1994)

Culture

The Effects of Adam's Sin on the Human Race

Norman R. Gulley

05/1 (Spring 1994)

Race

The Word of God in Christian Ethics

Miroslav M. Kis

04/2 (Fall 1993)

Ethics

"If God gives me strength, I shall be in the cities": Ellen G. White, "Outpost Centers," and Mission Work in Cities

David Trim|Ashlee Chism

31/1-2 (Spring 2020)

AdventismAdventist HistoryCultureHistoryLifestyle

Gender, Anthropology, and Sexuality in New Testament Perspective: Implications for Transgenderism

Larry L. Lichtenwalter

29/1-2 2018

EthicsGenderNew TestamentSexuality

Understanding the Geologic Record in a Seventh-day Adventist Perspective

Samuel A. Abdala

29/1-2 2018

CreationEvolutionGeologyHistoryScience

Cosmic Impact of Calvary

Norman R. Gulley

29/1-2 2018

CosmologyEschatologyHistoryPhilosophySanctuary

Assessing the Christian Epistemic Obligation to Big Bang Cosmology

Sven Östring

29/1-2 2018

CosmologyCreationEvolutionHistoryPhilosophy

A God Who Sees and Hears the "Other": Hagar's Theophany as an Illustration of the Lord's Benevolence Toward Those Outside the Covenant

Daniel Royo

30/1-2 (Spring 2019)

CultureOld Testament

Compassionate Ministry: Christological and Practical Reflections

Anna Galeniece

30/1-2 (Spring 2019)

AdventismCultureLifestyleTheology

Principles for Understanding the Biblical Worldview

E. Edward Zinke

30/1-2 (Spring 2019)

PostmodernismScriptureWorldview

The Tree of Life and Ethics: Moral Vision in John's Apocalypse

Larry L. Lichtenwalter

30/1-2 (Spring 2019)

EthicsRevelation

Personality of the Holy Spirit: A Biblical, Historical, and Theological Investigation

Christopher R. Mwashinga

30/1-2 (Spring 2019)

HistoryHoly SpiritScriptureTheologyTrinity

The Contributions of Cyrus, Darius I, and Artaxerxes I to the Decree to Restore and Build Jerusalem

P. Gerard Damsteegt

31/1-2 (Spring 2020)

HistoryOld Testament

The Doctrine of Atonement in Communal Contexts

Kelvin Onongha

31/1-2 (Spring 2020)

AdventismAtonementCultureDoctrine

Needed: A More "Worldly Attitude" Christians and Creation Care

Jo Ann Davidson

32/1-2 (Spring 2021)

CreationEnvironmentEthicsHermeneuticsScienceStewardship

Worldview Origins–Part 1: The Role of Parents, Media, and Education

Joseph Kidder|Katelyn Campbell Weakley

32/1-2 (Spring 2021)

CulturePhilosophyPostmodernismRelativismWorld ReligionsWorldview

DocumentsBack to top

Eternally Equal

Timothy J. Arena

A Historical, Biblical, And Theological Analysis Of Intertrinitarian Relationships

HistoryScriptureTheologyTrinity

Neo-Subordinationism

Matthew L. Tinkham Jr.

The Alien Argumentation in the Gender Debate

CultureGenderMarriageSexualityTheologyTrinity

A Premodern History of the Shema

Esteban Hildago

HistoryTheologyTrinity

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Women Bear God's Image

Considerations from a Neglected Perspective

Jo Ann Davidson

CultureEcclesiologyGender

Culture and Scripture

Randall W. Younker

CultureLifestyleScripture

The Holy and the Profane in Scripture and Adventism

Winfried Vogel

AdventismCultureLifestyleScripture

Jesus Against the Law? Another Look at the Antitheses

Greg A. King

CultureLifestyleScripture

John 5:18 - Jesus and Sabbath Law

Kim Papaioannou

CultureLifestyleScripture

Transmitting Biblical Tradition to Contemporary Culture

Martin F. Hanna

CultureLifestyleScripture

Pauline Universalism and the Ekklesia

Diversity in Action

Eliezer Gonzalez

CultureLifestyleScripture

Open Discussion

Roy E. Gane

CultureLifestyleScripture

Take the Chance - 1st Worship Service

Carl P. Cosaert

CultureWorldview

Sabbath Mode in a Hurting World

Larry Lichtenwalter

CultureWorldview

The Prophetic Voice of Amos as a Paradigm for Christians in the Public Square

Gerald A. Klingbeil

CultureWorldview

The Parameters of Social Justice and Natural Law Theory

Edwin Cook

CultureWorldview

Biblical Models of Church and Society Relations

Miroslav M. Kis

CultureWorldview

The Church in the Public Square

Public Activity and Public Image

John Graz

CultureWorldview

The Priesthood of Believers and the Separation of Church and State

18th Century American Protestant Thought and Religious Disestablishment

Nicholas P. Miller

CultureWorldview

Should the Christian Mission Focus on Salvation or Society?

Bert B. Beach

CultureWorldview

Homosexuality and the Contextual Meaning of ‘Exchange’ (Μεταλλάσσω) in Romans 1:25-27

Thomas R. Shepherd

CultureFamilyGenderLifestyleMarriageSexuality

Homosexuality and the Church

Seeking a Way Forward

Jon Paulien

CultureFamilyGenderLifestyleMarriageSexuality

Same-Sex Marriage, Civil Rights, and Religious Liberty

An Adventist View

Nicholas P. Miller

FamilyLifestyleMarriageSexuality

Transgender

Elias Brasil de Souza

CultureFamilyGenderLifestyleMarriageSexuality