Theological Journals

Standard Bearer (May 15, 2022): in “Fathers in Christ,” Rev. Steven Koy speaks of the father—biological and theological—as protector, model, and the force of teaching, nurturing, protecting and transmission in the covenant generations. This is a “pastoral piece” rather than an “academic article,” but it’s still important and puts fatherhood back on the map. Bibliotheca Sacra (Jan-Mar 2021): “Jesus’s Promise of the Spirit and the Teaching of the Faith: From Kerygma to Catechesis,” Dr. Douglas Sweeney shows how “traditions” are handed onwards—he turns to Irenaeus and Tertullian and the “apostolic traditions.” Modern Reformation (May/June 2022): in “Learning to Read Scripture Like the Fathers,” Craig Carter lays it on—sustaining his thesis repeatedly. A glorious article that is accessible and sensible. Calvin Theological Journal (Spring 2022): in “Permaculture for Ecotheology: An Innovative Experiment,” Troy Bierma continues the blab-a-thon. If one learns anything, its’ that Neo-Kuyperianism is a losing the “King” in theological chess. Westminster Magazine (Spring 2022): Dr. Garcia continues the focus on widespread fears and argues that the fear of God liberates one on several levels, freeing one to serve God joyfully and neighbor (without fears from the neighbor as thief, liar, defamer, etc.). Westminster Theological Journal (Nov 2021, 317-36): in in “What’s in a Word: The Trinity,” Dr. Pierce Taylor Hibbs continues his trail-blazing thesis of God as the consummate, eternal and infinite “Communicator.” Highly recommended. Mid-America Journal of Theology (Fall 2021, 7-34): in “Still No Peeking: Karl Barth’s Conflict with Federal Theology,” Dr. Beach tells us of Barth’s complaint that law trumps Christ in the covenant of works and the covenant of grace. Anglican & Episcopal History (Sept 2014): BOOK REVIEW: Caroline Hall’s “Thorn in the Flesh, How Gay Sexuality Is Changing the Episcopal Church,” Fred Quinn enthuses over the pansexualists, Katie “the reprobate” Schori and Gene “the sodomite” Robinson. That rock goes to the bottom fast. It’s reprobation in print. Global Anglican (Spring 2022), in “Beyond Male and Female? How Redemption’s Relationship to Creation Shapes Sexual Ethics,” Sam Ashton is dealing with DeFranza’s effort to expand sexual roles beyond the 2-creational ones. Protestant Reformed Theological Journal 55,1 (Fall, 2021): in “The Neo-Kuyperian Theology of Glory and Reformed Higher Education,” Brendan Looyeng takes on detour on Luther’s articles 19-22 from the 1518 Leipzig debate, although the connection to Neo-Kuperianism is unclear. Reformed Theological Journal (Sept 2020), in “Justification of Ordained Office of Deacon Restricted to Qualified Males, “Dr. Robert J. Cara continues the walk-through of Paul’s texts on “serving, service, helping, and administering.” Various gifts, yet two offices? Southwestern Theological Journal (Fall 2021), in “THE USE OF THE OLD TESTAMENT IN THE EPISTLE TO THE HEBREWS,” Dana M. Harris offers some comments on the midrashic approach and model in use for the writer. Hebrews presumes and assumes high literacy with the OT. The Biblical Repertory/Princeton Review (Volume 9, Issue 1, 1837, pages 29ff.). James Waddel Archibald reviews Art. 1V.—Plea for Voluntary Societies and a Defence of the Decisions of the General Assembly of 1836 against the Strictures of the Princeton Reviewers and others.— By a member of the Assembly, New-York, John S. Taylor, 1837, pp. 187. Rev. Alexander notes is getting “nit-picky” and pedantic over the terms “church,” “voluntary associations” (parachurch?) and the “evangelization of the world.” We’ll see if this gets somewhere. ??. Concordia Theological Journal (January 2022), in “Hermann Sasse’s View of the Office of the Ministry Up to World War II,” the LCMS’s President, Matthew C. Harrison, offers a convincing take-down of Kant, Ritschl and von Harnack as metaphysical leveler and reductionists. They erase and reduce theology to ethics only. Sasse says liberal (our word is “decadent”) theology with its optimism died on the WW1 battlefields. Soldiers with von Harnack’s happy-time theology died without theology. A challenging and insightful article is before us. Confessional Lutherans have done exceptional academic work alongside Confessional Presbyterians on the defense of sacred Scriptures. Themelios (Dec 2021): in “Leviticus in Light of Christ,” Roland Elliott offers more on Leviticus’s own structural clues, intended by Moses he argues. Journal of Theological Studies (Vol. 9, 1908): “Confirmation and Defense of the Faith:” the Editor is still carrying on about science and religion, but his thesis is not yet clear. Hedgehog Review (Sprin 2017): in the “Strange Persistence of Guilt,” Dr. Wilfred M. McClay argues that guilt should have disappeared, on Nietzsche’s model, once religion was dethroned. Yet, the author argues, guilt is more pervasive, growing and governing. Sound interesting, but will see if sustained.