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Like Singer, many Western Christians appear to believe that an individual must possess and demonstrate certain abilities to be considered a whole person. This is problematic for persons with...

Several times in my career as a professor of Old Testament, I have taught a course on the theology of Lewis’s fiction, and once, a course on the theology of Tolkien’s fiction. In this essay, I will...

Welcome to the 22nd edition of Didache: Faithful Teaching. This special edition marks the beginning of a new journey toward our Global Theology Conference, “In the Power of the Spirit” (Luke 4:14), to...

Recent publications in pneumatology raise several issues often neglected in the past but now slowly making their way into Biblical scholarship. Previous writings focused upon the interpretation of the...

However, when discussing the term “power of the Spirit” within Pentecostalisms, there are very diverse perspectives that have outlined and shaped the current practices of Christian churches in South...

We have received substantial gifts in Dr. Rob Fringer’s paper, “Broken-Holy People” and Dr. Stanley Bhebhe’s paper, “God’s Eternal Project.” I offer this response as a means of amplification and...

Wesleyan theologies of holiness often focus on the immanent, the here and now of how God’s love is cultivated in God’s people by the Spirit. This focus on the concrete is the result of Wesley’s...

The presentations I will discuss below are those of Dr. Rob A. Fringer, “A Broken Holy People: A Biblical Plea for God's Holy People to Embrace a Less Perfect Perfection,” and that of Dr. Stanley...

Personally, I think it is a text that one has to go through slowly, appreciating the notes and savor ing those ideas that at first impulse could seem intense. I consider it an unmissable text because...

Faced with so many ideas about the end times, it is necessary to at least examine which of these ideas is influencing our life and mission as a Church. How are we waiting for the coming of our Lord...

If this solution of unity in love is known, and the Holy Spirit is able to empower us to live in such love, why is there still division and unloving behavior in the church? The short response is “sin...

A response paper for the Global Theology Conference to be held in Pilar, Argentina, in April 2024.

How does the Holy Spirit act creatively in the church? It would be a fair question from a document that outlines a practical perspective of awareness of the Spirit's presence in a believer. For this...

This response paper reflects primarily on issues elicited by Khobnya’s paper, namely, “What is this togetherness?” “How does the Spirit create togetherness?” and “What (or who) is the extent of...

As a person steeped in the Wesleyan-Holiness tradition, the above makes sense. The imperative to live out and proclaim this understanding is clear. However, I am an African challenged by precisely how...

The Hope that God will renew all things in Christ is foundational Christian faith. In “Finish then Thy New Creation” T. Scott Daniels argues that this Hope-filled ending of our story shapes decisions...

Our understanding of the end, or eschaton, is crucial in the Christian faith. It is the end that guides, shapes, and transforms how we live as Christians. Hence T. Scott Daniels’ engaging opening of...

Perhaps it is a sign I’m growing older, but lately I have had a growing interest in my ancestry and have been exploring some of the genealogical records of past generations of Benefiels. This, of...

Welcome to Volume 7.1 of Didache: Faithful Teaching. As we begin our seventh year of electronic publishing we offer a “reprise” of our previous edition as well as new articles on the nature of...

Suffering is a central concern of 1 Peter in which the subject is addressed more often than any other of the NT writings. πασχω is used 12 times, which constitutes almost one-third of the uses of this...

There are many ways to perceive the Christian Church, and there are many models to guide our definitions of the church. No description provides an all-encompassing or perfect model, but nearly all...

During the summer of 1991, Loma Linda University dismissed three faculty members including Dr. Stewart W. Shankel, chair of the Department of Medicine, for conduct that was against the policy of the...

While there is little doubt that ancient cultures resorted to physical punishment in the educational process in both home and school, there is some sign in the Wisdom Literature of at least the...