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Lecture Title - A Firm Foundation: Six Pillars of Faith in the Midst of Suffering and DeathWithout exception, human beings come face to face with suffering and evil. We may entertain only the vaguest and most clichĂ©-driven grasp of such matters until we ourselves suffer, or until we ourselves recognize the sheer malignity of evil in ourselves or othersâand then suddenly we swirl around and gradually sink into faith-devouring despair. Far better is it to build the mental and emotional structures, generated by Scripture itself, that train us how to think about suffering and evil before the evil day comes. This lecture seeks to establish six major pillars that together support a way of thinking about such mattersâor, to change the metaphor, a kind of prophylactic medicine to ward off the most debilitating elements of despair.D. A. Carson (PhD University of Cambridge) is Emeritus Professor of New Testament at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. He is author, co-author, and editor of over 45 books, including the Gold Medallion Award-winning book The Gagging of God: Christianity Confronts Pluralism (Zondervan Academic, 1996), An Introduction to the New Testament (2nd edition) (Zondervan Academic, 2005), and The Enduring Authority of the Christian Scriptures (Eerdmans, 2016).The Henry Center for Theological Understanding provides theological resources that help bridge the gap between the academy and the church. It houses a cluster of initiatives, each of which is aimed at applying practical Christian wisdom to important kingdom issuesâfor the good of the church, for the soul of the theological academy, for the sake of the world, and ultimately for the glory of God. The HCTU seeks to ground each of these initiatives in Scripture, and it pursues these goals collaboratively, in order to train a new generation of wise interpreters of the Wordâlay persons and scholars alikeâfor the sake of tomorrowâs church, academy, and world.Visit the HCTU website: https://henrycenter.tiu.edu/ Subscribe to the HCTU Newsletter: https://bit.ly/326pRL5Connect with us!https://twitter.com/henry_centerhttps://www.facebook.com/henrycenter/https://www.instagram.com/thehenrycenter/https://www.linkedin.com/company/thehenrycenter
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Lecture Title - T. F. Torranceâs Kataphysical Poetics: How the Incarnation Relates Science to TheologyFor T.F. Torrance, theological and scientific inquiry stand or fall together. Whereas Western scientists and theologians, ancient and modern, too often depend on universal methods and criteria, Torranceâs fundamental axiom is to think everything, from amoebas to the Alpha and Omega, in ways appropriate to their respective natures. Scientific theology thus begins with incarnationâthe self-communication of God in space-timeâalso the controlling center for the doctrine of creation, insofar as âall things were created through him and for himâ (Col. 1:16). Viewing creation through the lens of Christology allows Torrance to integrate theology and science, and to argue that theology contributes something to our knowledge of the natural world hidden from the natural sciences, namely, its contingent order, triadic relationality, and proleptic conditioning by redemption.Kevin J. Vanhoozer (PhD University of Cambridge) is Research Professor of Biblical and Systematic Theology at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. He is the author and editor of numerous books, including The Drama of Doctrine: A Canonical-Linguistic Approach to Christian Theology (Westminster John Knox Press, 2005), Remythologizing Theology: Divine Action, Passion, and Authorship (Cambridge University Press, 2010), Faith Speaking Understanding: Performing the Drama of Doctrine (Westminster John Knox Press, 2014), and Hearers and Doers: A Pastorâs Guide to Making Disciples Through Scripture and Doctrine (Lexham Press, 2019).The Henry Center for Theological Understanding provides theological resources that help bridge the gap between the academy and the church. It houses a cluster of initiatives, each of which is aimed at applying practical Christian wisdom to important kingdom issuesâfor the good of the church, for the soul of the theological academy, for the sake of the world, and ultimately for the glory of God. The HCTU seeks to ground each of these initiatives in Scripture, and it pursues these goals collaboratively, in order to train a new generation of wise interpreters of the Wordâlay persons and scholars alikeâfor the sake of tomorrowâs church, academy, and world.Visit the HCTU website: https://henrycenter.tiu.edu/ Subscribe to the HCTU Newsletter: https://bit.ly/326pRL5Connect with us!https://twitter.com/henry_centerhttps://www.facebook.com/henrycenter/https://www.instagram.com/thehenrycenter/https://www.linkedin.com/company/thehenrycenter
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Lecture Title - The Glory of God and the Gladness of Man: Essential Affections in Edwards and the Life of the Church"Edwards probed the affections and religious experience with an intensity unique to the eighteenth century and perhaps the centuries since," McClymond and McDermott tell us in their book on Edwards' theology (2011). The upshot of that probing, Dr. John Piper will demonstrate in this lecture, was the elevation of the affections into the very nature of our trinitarian God and his sovereign purposes for the universe. When his biblical vision is grasped, everything in the life of the soul and the church changes. Response: Todd Wilson, Senior Pastor of Calvary Memorial ChurchJohn Piper (DTh University of Munich) is Founder and Teacher of DesiringGod.org, Chancellor of Bethlehem College & Seminary, and was Senior Pastor for 33 years at Bethlehem Baptist Church. He is author of more than 50 books, most recently Providence (Crossway, 2021).The Henry Center for Theological Understanding provides theological resources that help bridge the gap between the academy and the church. It houses a cluster of initiatives, each of which is aimed at applying practical Christian wisdom to important kingdom issuesâfor the good of the church, for the soul of the theological academy, for the sake of the world, and ultimately for the glory of God. The HCTU seeks to ground each of these initiatives in Scripture, and it pursues these goals collaboratively, in order to train a new generation of wise interpreters of the Wordâlay persons and scholars alikeâfor the sake of tomorrowâs church, academy, and world.
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[An archived sermon from Trinity College chapel]
Sermon Title - What is the Joy of all Joys?Do you feel more loved by God when he makes much of you or when at great cost to himself frees you to enjoy making much of him forever? Thinking and preaching through this question has been one of Dr. John Piper's life passions. Yet it is a question that is prone to misunderstanding, especially by believers struggling to feel God's love. In this chapel address, Dr. Piper approaches the question from a different angle by showing how God does, in fact, make much of those who are in Christ. In doing so, God demonstrates an even greater love by making much of us not for our own sake but for his glory, because the self will never satisfy a heart made for God.John Piper (DTh University of Munich) is Founder and Teacher of DesiringGod.org, Chancellor of Bethlehem College & Seminary, and was Senior Pastor for 33 years at Bethlehem Baptist Church. He is author of more than 50 books, most recently Providence (Crossway, 2021).The Henry Center for Theological Understanding provides theological resources that help bridge the gap between the academy and the church. It houses a cluster of initiatives, each of which is aimed at applying practical Christian wisdom to important kingdom issuesâfor the good of the church, for the soul of the theological academy, for the sake of the world, and ultimately for the glory of God. The HCTU seeks to ground each of these initiatives in Scripture, and it pursues these goals collaboratively, in order to train a new generation of wise interpreters of the Wordâlay persons and scholars alikeâfor the sake of tomorrowâs church, academy, and world.
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Discussion Topic - Religious Pluralism and Christianity
A fuller discussion of this issue is available in an essay written by Dr. Harold Netland, which is available for free online at: www.christoncampuscci.org
Until the modern era, Christians largely took it for granted that Christianity is the one true religion for all humankind. By the late twentieth century, however, there were growing numbers of those identifying themselves as Christians who called for a radical pluralism in which Christianity is just one among many possible ways of responding to the divine. Harold Netland challenges the idea that all the major religions are more or less equally true and presents a Christian alternative to the challenge of religious diversity.Harold A. Netland (PhD Claremont Graduate University) is Professor of Philosophy of Religion and Intercultural Studies at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. He is author of Encountering Religious Pluralism: The Challenge to Christian Faith and Mission (IVP Academic, 2001), Christianity and Religious Diversity: Clarifying Christian Commitments in a Globalizing Age (Baker Academic, 2015), and Religious Experience and the Knowledge of God: The Evidential Force of Divine Encounters (Baker Academic, 2022).
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Lecture Title - Embracing the Cross: Scriptural Patterns and the Challenge of Discipleship in Mark
In the Gospel of Mark, Jesus calls his followers to embark on a transformative journey marked by suffering and self-sacrificial service, with the promise of a glorious future beyond immediate perception. This journey is central to the concept of discipleship in Mark; without it, discipleship doesnât work. But Jesusâs call to deny yourself and take up your cross may seem foreign, unappealing, or irrelevant in contemporary contexts. We may even wonder if suffering is truly essential to discipleship, or if it is, what it entails. To address these issues, we will explore how Mark employs familiar scriptural stories as patterns to explain the experiences of Jesus and his followers. Ultimately, we will discover how these story-patterns can help us to a renewed understanding and practice of discipleship today.
Elizabeth E. Shively (PhD Emory University) is Professor of Christian Scriptures at George W. Truett Theological Seminary, Baylor University. In addition to her academic scholarship, she frequently preaches and teaches in churches and conference settings. She is the author of multiple books, including Apocalyptic Imagination in the Gospel of Mark (de Gruyter, 2012).
The Henry Center for Theological Understanding provides theological resources that help bridge the gap between the academy and the church. It houses a cluster of initiatives, each of which is aimed at applying practical Christian wisdom to important kingdom issuesâfor the good of the church, for the soul of the theological academy, for the sake of the world, and ultimately for the glory of God. The HCTU seeks to ground each of these initiatives in Scripture, and it pursues these goals collaboratively, in order to train a new generation of wise interpreters of the Wordâlay persons and scholars alikeâfor the sake of tomorrowâs church, academy, and world.
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Intercultural perspectives on emerging adulthood bring important depth and texture to any and all conversations about emerging adulthood. Each panelist in our intercultural perspectives panel share fresh stories and significant experiences drawn from their time working in non-white, immigrant, and diaspora ministry settings. By sharing their stories, they identify points of convergence and divergence with contemporary research on emerging adults. They also help see how crucial intercultural perspectives are for any person who hopes to minister to emerging adults. The panelists challenge assumptions, offer significant insights, and raise thought-provoking questions.Jared E. AlcĂĄntara (PhD Princeton Theological Seminary) is Associate Professor of Preaching and holds the Paul W. Powell Endowed Chair in Preaching at Baylor Universityâs George W. Truett Theological Seminary. He is also the author of several books on preaching, including The Practices of Christian Preaching: Essentials for Effective Proclamation (Baker Academic, 2019) and Crossover Preaching: Intercultural-Improvisational Homiletics in Conversation with Gardner C. Taylor (IVP Academic, 2015).Jerrica Bell Profit (BS Northwestern University) is Enablement Communications Manager at Salesforce. She previously worked in campus ministry through InterVarsity Christian Fellowship at the University of Illinois Chicago.Jimmy Roh (PhD Candidate Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary) is the Partnership Manager for Global Outreach at McLean Bible Church and Adjunct Instructor at Multnomah University.
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[Discussion/interview date: March 26th 2009]
The Center was pleased to welcome Trinity's former president back to campus. Dr. Waybright addressed the subject of ecclesiology through consideration of two passages in Ephesians. His talks are entitled "The Dream Church". His first sermon covered Ephesians 1:3-14 and is entitled "God's Idea--Not Mine", while his second covered Ephesians 2:11-22 and is entitled "From Dream to Reality."Gregory Waybright (PhD Marquette University) is President Emeritus of Trinity International University (1995-2007). He has also pastored churches in California, Wisconsin, and Illinois.
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[Discussion/interview date: March 24th 2009]
Discussion Topic - What is the Dream Church?The Center was pleased to welcome Trinity's former president back to campus. Dr. Waybright addressed the subject of ecclesiology through consideration of two passages in Ephesians. His talks are entitled "The Dream Church". His first sermon covered Ephesians 1:3-14 and is entitled "God's Idea--Not Mine", while his second covered Ephesians 2:11-22 and is entitled "From Dream to Reality."Gregory Waybright (PhD Marquette University) is President Emeritus of Trinity International University (1995-2007). He has also pastored churches in California, Wisconsin, and Illinois.
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Sermon Title - "I Hope You Dance": A Sermon on Lamentations 3Dr. Carolyn Gordon muses about how we survive âthe next day,â that is the day after the day we never wanted to live through, when we wake up after a broken relationship, jobless, or bereft. She narrates Jeremiahâs story. His call from God was to prophesy from a life full of hardship and tragedy. And there were moments when he thought he could take no more, when he wanted to give up. So the words of Lamentations 3 are words for when there are no words. He is introspective, clearly and honestly expressing his angst, retrospective, remembering when God and his work, and given a new perspective, which allows him to lean on Godâs mercies and grace. He is an example of one who, even in the distress, dances in the showers of Godâs mercies and grace.Carolyn Gordon (PhD Howard University) is Associate Professor and Chair of Mass Communication at Mississippi Valley State University. She previously taught at Fuller Theological Seminary. She is a former columnist for The Beacon newspaper and has produced several television shows including, âAnother Dayâ for KYFC-TV in Kansas City, Missouri and âA Point of Viewâ for BSU-TV in Bowie, Maryland.The Henry Center for Theological Understanding provides theological resources that help bridge the gap between the academy and the church. It houses a cluster of initiatives, each of which is aimed at applying practical Christian wisdom to important kingdom issuesâfor the good of the church, for the soul of the theological academy, for the sake of the world, and ultimately for the glory of God. The HCTU seeks to ground each of these initiatives in Scripture, and it pursues these goals collaboratively, in order to train a new generation of wise interpreters of the Wordâlay persons and scholars alikeâfor the sake of tomorrowâs church, academy, and world.
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Discussion Title - Race in the US: The State of Race Relations [Parts 1-3]
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(Dr. Peter Cha is currently Professor of Church, Culture and Society at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School.)
Peter Cha, Associate Professor of Pastoral Theology at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, hosts a Henry Center dialogue with Michael Emerson, Alvin Sanders, and Peter Hong, who explore how racial prejudices have diminished in the United States in the last years, but at the same time, the social differences are increasing.Michael O. Emerson (PhD University of North Carolina) is Department Head and Professor of Sociology at University of Illinois Chicago. He is co-author of Divided by Faith: Evangelical Religion and the Problem of Race in America (Oxford University Press, 2000), People of the Dream: Multiracial Congregations in the United States (Princeton University Press, 2006), and Market Cities, People Cities: The Shape of Our Urban Future (New York University Press, 2018).Alvin Sanders (PhD Miami University) is President and CEO at World Impact. He is author of Bridging the Diversity Gap: Leading toward Godâs Multi-Ethnic Kingdom (Wesleyan Publishing House, 2013) and Uncommon Church: Community Transformation for the Common Good (InterVarsity Press, 2020).Peter Hong (MDiv & MA Trinity Evangelical Divinity School) founded and served as Lead Pastor for 19 years at New Community Covenant Church, a vibrant and growing urban, multiethnic church.The Henry Center for Theological Understanding provides theological resources that help bridge the gap between the academy and the church. It houses a cluster of initiatives, each of which is aimed at applying practical Christian wisdom to important kingdom issuesâfor the good of the church, for the soul of the theological academy, for the sake of the world, and ultimately for the glory of God. The HCTU seeks to ground each of these initiatives in Scripture, and it pursues these goals collaboratively, in order to train a new generation of wise interpreters of the Wordâlay persons and scholars alikeâfor the sake of tomorrowâs church, academy, and world.Visit the HCTU website: https://henrycenter.tiu.edu/ Subscribe to the HCTU Newsletter: https://bit.ly/326pRL5
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Discussion Topic - Church and Reconciliation: State of the IssueDoctrine and doctrinal issues are not merely aloof ideas that flit about within the closed precincts of academic institutions, but the living reality of the people of God located within local neighborhoods, neighborhoods replete with all layers of broken relationships. Positively, churches everywhere have been entrusted with the âministry of reconciliationâ (2 Cor. 5:18), beginning with the thought that God brings together things that are broken. In this opening symposium, a conversation with Trinityâs own Peter Cha, Michael Reynolds, and Harold Netland, and moderated by pastor and president emeritus Gregory Waybright, we will begin framing our year-long conversation on the doctrine of Reconciliation by considering its very concrete and practical outworkings within the context of the local church.Peter T. Cha (PhD Northwestern University) is Professor of Church, Culture and Society at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. He is co-editor of Growing Healthy Asian American Churches: Ministry Insights from Groundbreaking Congregations (InterVarsity Press, 2006).Harold A. Netland (PhD Claremont Graduate University) is Professor of Philosophy of Religion and Intercultural Studies at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. He is author of Encountering Religious Pluralism: The Challenge to Christian Faith and Mission (IVP Academic, 2001), Christianity and Religious Diversity: Clarifying Christian Commitments in a Globalizing Age (Baker Academic, 2015), and Religious Experience and the Knowledge of God: The Evidential Force of Divine Encounters (Baker Academic, 2022).Michael D. Reynolds (DMin McCormick Theological Seminary) is Affiliate Professor of Pastoral Theology, Associate Professor of Christian Ministries, and Executive Director and Associate Dean of the Chicago Regional Center at Trinity International University. He is senior editor of the ESV Urban Devotional Bible (Crossway, 2007) and author of Still Off-Base About Race: When We Know the Truth, Things Will Be Different (Dream Releaser, 2021).
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Sermon Title - God and Sinners Reconciled: And Calls Us--Yes, Us--to Follow (Mark 8:34-38, 10:17-31)Greg Waybright continues his two-part series (part 1) on God and reconciliation in the gospel of Mark. He expounds Christâs call to radical discipleship in Mark 8:34-38, and describes the path we can walk down alongside our eternal brothers and sisters in Mark 10:28-31. The hard work of reconciliation first requires that we deny ourselves and pick up our crosses in our pursuit of Christ, submitted to whatever he demands. Yet, Christ doesnât leave us without the resources we need to do his work. He provides a family of God in the form of the local church â a family that grows with each new member of our respective communities reconciled to God our Father. This is the framework that guides us as we step into our neighborhoods as ambassadors of reconciliation.Gregory Waybright (PhD Marquette University) is President Emeritus of Trinity International University (1995-2007). He has also pastored churches in California, Wisconsin, and Illinois.
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Sermon Title - God and Sinners Reconciled: He Enters In (Mark 7:24-30)Dr. Greg Waybright turns to an unlikely passage as he begins his first of two (part II) messages on God and Reconcilation. Expounding Mark 7:24-30, the story of the Syrophoenecian woman, Waybright draws out the ways that Jesus entered in to the lives of the disenfranchised, the sick, the marginalized, and the poor to reconcile them to himself. Jesus entered into the difficulties, pain, and brokenness of the world, and then shows how Christians are to do likewise.Gregory Waybright (PhD Marquette University) is President Emeritus of Trinity International University (1995-2007). He has also pastored churches in California, Wisconsin, and Illinois.
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Lecture Title: Lost in Policy? The Person Beyond Public and Social UtilityContemporary Christian debates about public policy tend to rely on simply reading oneâs preferred political views into Scripture. Often lost in the conversation, are the very people themselves. Drawing on resources from the tradition of Christian social thought, Bradley will call us to a vision of the human person ordered in Creation. This alternative understanding of personhood offers Evangelicals an opportunity to transcend the binaries and idols of âleftâ vs. ârightâ and to promote the basic social, political, and economic structures that lead to human flourishing.Anthony B. Bradley (PhD Westminster Theological Seminary) is Professor of Religious Studies and Director of the Center for the Study of Human Flourishing at The Kingâs College. He is also Distinguished Research Fellow at the Acton Institute. He is author or editor of multiple books, including Aliens in the Promised Land: Why Minority Leadership is Overlooked in White Christian Churches and Institutions (P&R, 2013), Ending Overcriminalization and Mass Incarceration: Hope from Civil Society (Cambridge University Press, 2018), and Faith in Society: 13 Profiles of Christians Adding Value to the Modern World (Resource, 2019).The Henry Center for Theological Understanding provides theological resources that help bridge the gap between the academy and the church. It houses a cluster of initiatives, each of which is aimed at applying practical Christian wisdom to important kingdom issuesâfor the good of the church, for the soul of the theological academy, for the sake of the world, and ultimately for the glory of God. The HCTU seeks to ground each of these initiatives in Scripture, and it pursues these goals collaboratively, in order to train a new generation of wise interpreters of the Wordâlay persons and scholars alikeâfor the sake of tomorrowâs church, academy, and world.
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Sermon Title - Looking Up and Looking Out: A Theology of ReconciliationThere is something about the verticality of life. Whether telephone poles or sky scrapers. But we donât simply look up; we also look out. There is also something horizontal. In our embodied existence, we see the two dimensions. Even on the cross, there is a vertical and a horizontal directionality. One is ineffective without the other. Yet, in much of our American culture, we have not sustained this mutuality. In this sermon, Rev. Ralph West exhorts the church to remember and live in the fact of the battle won. The victory of the cross has brought in the horizontality of the message, and now we are all ministers with a message and a ministry of reconciliation.Ralph D. West (DMin Beeson Divinity School) is Founder and Senior Pastor of The Church Without Walls and Adjunct Professor of Preaching at the George W. Truett Theological Seminary.The Henry Center for Theological Understanding provides theological resources that help bridge the gap between the academy and the church. It houses a cluster of initiatives, each of which is aimed at applying practical Christian wisdom to important kingdom issuesâfor the good of the church, for the soul of the theological academy, for the sake of the world, and ultimately for the glory of God. The HCTU seeks to ground each of these initiatives in Scripture, and it pursues these goals collaboratively, in order to train a new generation of wise interpreters of the Wordâlay persons and scholars alikeâfor the sake of tomorrowâs church, academy, and world.Visit the HCTU website: https://henrycenter.tiu.edu/ Subscribe to the HCTU Newsletter: https://bit.ly/326pRL5Connect with us!https://twitter.com/henry_centerhttps://www.facebook.com/henrycenter/https://www.instagram.com/thehenrycenter/https://www.linkedin.com/company/thehenrycenter
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Lecture Title - Inadequacy: The Surprising Secret to Being Useful to God
The NBA champions this year was a team made up of fewer stars and less glitz than their opponents. We might say that humility triumphed over hubris. There are lessons-a-plenty in this for an evangelical church that routinely produces all-stars. Such an approach endangers the recipients of such adulation and discourages those who are by-passed in the process. In this lecture, Alistair Begg will consider God's pattern of using unlikely and ordinary characters and address the possibility that what we regard as a hindrance may be the key to usefulness in God's service.
Alistair Begg (DDiv Westminster Theological Seminary) is Senior Pastor at Parkside Church. He is author of many books, including Name Above all Names (Crossway, 2013), Pathway to Freedom: How God's Laws Guide Our Lives (Moody, 2021), and Brave by Faith: God-Sized Confidence in a Post-Christian World (The Good Book Company, 2021).
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Debate Question - Is Social Justice an Essential Part of the Mission of the Church?North American Evangelicals have recently experienced a revival of interest in issues of social justice. The growing sentiment among many today is that Jesus preached "good news to the poor," and was indeed among the poor and marginalized. These Christians believe that the implications of these facts should renew the church's understanding of the gospel and its mission. Rightly or wrongly, this interest in social justice is transforming the blueprint and vision of ecclesial ministry. For others, this blueprint conjures up concerns about 20th century liberal Protestantism and a watering down of the gospel's message of salvation. The defining mission of the church, for them, continues to be the sharing of the good news of salvation through Jesus Christ to all nations, generations, and social classes. The issue of social justice, though important, is not to be considered as an essential part of the mission of the church. The Henry Center for Theological Understanding, in its Trinity Debates forum, is pleased to provide a public venue for addressing this question by hosting two prominent voices from competing perspectives. Jim Wallis will answer "Yes" and R. Albert Mohler will answer "No."R. Albert Mohler, Jr. (PhD Southern Baptist Theological Seminary) is President of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. He is author of many books, including Words From the Fire: Hearing the Voice of God in the 10 Commandments (Moody, 2009) and The Gathering Storm: Secularism, Culture, and the Church (Thomas Nelson, 2020). He hosts two programs, âThe Briefingâ and âThinking in Public,â and also writes a popular blog.Jim Wallis is the Director of the Center on Faith and Justice and inaugural chair in Faith and Justice at the McCourt School of Public Policy at Georgetown University. He is author many books, including Godâs Politics: Why the Right Gets It Wrong and the Left Doesnât Get It (Harper Collins, 2006), Americaâs Original Sin: Racism, White Privilege, and the Bridge to a New America (Brazos Press, 2017), and Christ in Crisis?: Reclaiming Jesus in a Time of Fear, Hate, and Violence (Harper Collins, 2020). He is founder and was President of Sojourners, served on the White House Advisory Council on Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships, and also served as Vice Chair of the Global Agenda Council on Values of the World Economic Forum.The Henry Center for Theological Understanding provides theological resources that help bridge the gap between the academy and the church. It houses a cluster of initiatives, each of which is aimed at applying practical Christian wisdom to important kingdom issuesâfor the good of the church, for the soul of the theological academy, for the sake of the world, and ultimately for the glory of God. The HCTU seeks to ground each of these initiatives in Scripture, and it pursues these goals collaboratively, in order to train a new generation of wise interpreters of the Wordâlay persons and scholars alikeâfor the sake of tomorrowâs church, academy, and world.Visit the HCTU website: https://henrycenter.tiu.edu/ Subscribe to the HCTU Newsletter: https://bit.ly/326pRL5Connect with us!https://twitter.com/henry_centerhttps://www.facebook.com/henrycenter/https://www.instagram.com/thehenrycenter/https://www.linkedin.com/company/thehenrycenter
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Lecture Title - A Kingdom of Friends: Matthewâs Vision for the âWeâ of Discipleship
Matthewâs Gospel presents a profound and nuanced vision of what it means to flourish as humans through becoming disciples of King Jesus. Flourishing in the kingdom of heaven requires a proper relationship to God, to other believers, and to the world outside of the church (âI, We, and Theyâ). In this lecture, we will examine the vision Jesus gives for life togetherâthe âweâ of discipleship as a kingdom of true friends whose lives are marked by mercy and forgiveness. This vision can be seen especially in Joseph, the exemplar of the virtue of mercy, and the sophisticated and shocking âhousehold codeâ of Matthew 18â20.
Jonathan T. Pennington (PhD University of St. Andrews) is Professor of New Testament Interpretation at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. He is the author of multiple books, including Reading the Gospels Wisely: A Narrative and Theological Introduction (Baker Academic, 2012), The Sermon on the Mount and Human Flourishing (Baker Academic, 2018), Jesus the Great Philosopher: Rediscovering the Wisdom Needed for the Good Life (Brazos Press, 2020), and Come and See: The Journey of Knowing God through Scripture (Crossway, 2023).
The Henry Center for Theological Understanding provides theological resources that help bridge the gap between the academy and the church. It houses a cluster of initiatives, each of which is aimed at applying practical Christian wisdom to important kingdom issuesâfor the good of the church, for the soul of the theological academy, for the sake of the world, and ultimately for the glory of God. The HCTU seeks to ground each of these initiatives in Scripture, and it pursues these goals collaboratively, in order to train a new generation of wise interpreters of the Wordâlay persons and scholars alikeâfor the sake of tomorrowâs church, academy, and world.
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Debate Question: Is the Lutheran Approach to Pauline Justification "Justified"?
Martin Luther and other reformers viewed Pauline justification as primarily, if not exclusively, a forensic matter between us and God. We are justified before God, through faith in Jesus Christ, according to his finished work on the cross. If one believes the gospel message, then one is justified before God. Reconciliation (with God and with other humans) is a necessary implication of justification but is not part of justification as such. New perspectives on Paul have challenged this account of justification (both historically and exegetically). Rather than being merely a forensic matter focused on human salvation and its relationship to divine satisfaction, this approach suggests that Pauline justification is essentially about human liberation and the reconciliation of people one with another. Rather than being merely a forensic matter focused on human salvation and its relationship to divine satisfaction, this approach suggests that Pauline justification is essentially about human liberation and the reconciliation of people one with another.
Douglas A. Campbell (PhD University of Toronto) is Professor of New Testament at Duke Divinity School. He is author of Framing Paul: An Epistolary Biography (Eerdmans, 2014), Paul: An Apostleâs Journey (Eerdmans, 2018), and Pauline Dogmatics: The Triumph of Godâs Love (Eerdmans, 2020).
Douglas J. Moo (PhD University of St. Andrews) is Kenneth T. Wessner Professor of New Testament at Wheaton College. He is author of The Letter to the Romans (NICNT; 2nd edition) (Eerdmans, 2018) and A Theology of Paul and His Letters: The Gift of the New Realm in Christ (Zondervan Academic, 2021). He currently serves as chair for the New International Version translation committee.
The Henry Center for Theological Understanding provides theological resources that help bridge the gap between the academy and the church. It houses a cluster of initiatives, each of which is aimed at applying practical Christian wisdom to important kingdom issuesâfor the good of the church, for the soul of the theological academy, for the sake of the world, and ultimately for the glory of God. The HCTU seeks to ground each of these initiatives in Scripture, and it pursues these goals collaboratively, in order to train a new generation of wise interpreters of the Wordâlay persons and scholars alikeâfor the sake of tomorrowâs church, academy, and world.
Visit the HCTU website: https://henrycenter.tiu.edu/
Subscribe to the HCTU Newsletter: https://bit.ly/326pRL
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