Theological Journals, Part 2: 12/22/2022

Anglican and Episcopal History (Aug 2022): “Peter Martyr Vermigli.” Dr. Daniel Graves comments on Vermigli’s concept of “mutual indwelling”—Christ in the believer and the believer in Christ—for Holy Communion’s efficacy. It’s a marvelous summary of Vermigli’s views. Nice piece of historical retrieval. Anglican Theological Review (May 2022): in “Reforming Tradition: Anglican Spirited Continuity,” Dr. Ross Kane has about 100 configurations of the wax nose called “Anglican traditions.” Blah, blah. Pantheizing odors are present, but, to his credit, he recognizes that Anglicanism must confront some of its historical sins (e.g. on our view, tossing the WCF), but he's headed towards British colonialism, etc. Anglican Theological Review (Nov 2022): “Editors’ Notes:” comments are offered about the “supercessationist views” of “white supremacists” in Virginia. Two 1609 sermons by Englishmen are the predicates for this article, sermons designed to advertise and get support for the Virginia experiment at Jamestown, suffering economically and otherwise. So far, some good history here. But, we're anticipating some "white guilt" and "white supremacy." We'll see. Again, God created one race and two genders. Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society (Mar 2022): ”Prophecy Arguments in Apostolic and Contemporary Time,” Drs.Gauche, Newman, and Bloom set out criteria for evaluation “prophecy:” datable, public, evidences for fulfillment and even statistics for likelihood of fulfillment. Isaiah's God, other gods, or no God. There are not options. Isaiah is full of predictive prophecy. May we recall how Daniel is handling by the destructive critics who cannot abide predictive prophecy as governed by the illiberal dogmas of their antisupernaturalism. Isaiah's God, other gods, or no God. Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society (Jun 2022): in “Evangelicals, Justice and the Civil War,” Dr. Obbie Tyler Todd on the defenses of slavery by another Southern Baptist writer, for the “good order” and “welfare” of society and the church.