Faculty Publications and Presentations

Confidence in Christ and the Sin unto Death -- When Should a Believer Not Pray? 1 John 5:13-21

Leo R. Percer — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 05:07:11 PST

Lessons from a Tentmaking Ascetic in the Egyptian Desert: The Case of Evagrius of Pontus

Edward L. Smither — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 08:15:49 PST

In this article, an invitation is given to modern practitioners and thinkers on missionary tentmaking - especially those from the majority world- to reflect on the apparent tentmaking approach of the fourth-century monk Evagrius of Pontus (c. 345-399). Though not a missionary himself, Evagrius proved to be innovative in his approach to work, which sustained his primary spiritual calling- monasticism. After exploring the necessity and context for his manual labor, his theology of work and the relationship between physical and spiritual labor will be considered. Finally, some suggestions for applying Evagrius' tentmaking principles will be offered.

Review: The Facilitator Era: Beyond Pioneer Church Multiplication

Edward L. Smither — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 07:22:52 PDT

Missão Integral [holistic mission or the ‘whole Gospel’] Applied: Brazilian Evangelical Models of Holistic Mission in the Arab-Muslim World

Edward L. Smither — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 07:14:47 PDT

In this article, I will first show the historical development of this theological approach within the Brazilian and Latin American evangelical spheres through the work of the Latin American Theological Fraternity – a movement founded in 1970 that maintained historic evangelical values (i.e. a high view of Scripture, the necessity of conversion) whilst also taking Latin America’s great social needs into account. Nurtured by thinkers such as René Padilla (Ecuador), Orlando Costas (Puerto Rico), Samuel Escobar (Peru), and later Valdir Steuernagel (Brazil), the movement has not only responded to the concerns raised by Liberation theologians, but it has also influenced the direction of the Lausanne Movement – an expression of global evangelicalism. Secondly, I will discuss how missão integral has found its way into the missional ‘bloodstream’ and become a central value for some Brazilian and Latin American missions organisations, including Missão Antioquia (1975) and PM International (1984). Finally, based on 55 interviews conducted in 2009–2010 with Brazilian workers and mission leaders focusing on the Arab world, I will show how Brazilian workers are demonstrating missão integral through their ministries and also why this approach is relevant in the Arab-Muslim world.

Whosoever Will: A Review Essay

C. Fred Smith — Fri, 11 Mar 2011 06:40:09 PST

Corinth's Moral Climate

R. Wayne Stacy — Thu, 10 Mar 2011 09:03:59 PST

Amos 6:1-14: Exegesis & Sermon

R. Wayne Stacy — Mon, 24 Jan 2011 07:24:41 PST

The Concept of Atonement in the Qumran Literature and the New Covenant

Jintae Kim — Tue, 18 Jan 2011 14:32:20 PST

Bridging the “Excluded Middle”: The Case of Brazilian Evangelical Missionaries Serving among Arab-Muslims

Edward L. Smither — Mon, 10 Jan 2011 06:31:08 PST

Since Paul Hiebert first challenged missiological reflection with his notion of the “excluded middle,” missiologists and practitioners from the West have been forced to face the deficiencies of a rationalistic worldview; especially when serving in animistic contexts. Hiebert, Bill Musk, Rick Love, and others have further asserted that Western missionaries serving among Folk Muslims need to be better equipped to minister to the felt needs of their host peoples. While the literature and evidence of missionary practice suggest that North Americans and Europeans are working hard to climb “learning curve” dealing with this worldview. Missionaries from Brazil serving among Arab-Muslims seem to have fewer obstacles in this area.

The Prophet Jeremiah as Theological Symbol in the Book of Jeremiah”

Gary E. Yates — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 09:34:23 PST

Timothy Polk has noted, “Nothing distinguishes the book of Jeremiah from earlier works of prophecy quite so much as the attention it devotes to the person of the prophet and the prominence it accords the prophetic ‘I’, and few things receive more scholarly comment.”1 More than simply providing a biographical or psychological portrait of the prophet, the book presents Jeremiah as a theological symbol who embodies in his person the word of Yahweh and the office of prophet. 2 In fact, the figure of Jeremiah is so central that a theology of the book of Jeremiah “cannot be formulated without taking into account the person of the prophet, as the book presents him.”3 The purpose of this study is to explore how Jeremiah the person functions as a theological symbol and what these motifs contribute to the overall theology of the book of Jeremiah.

Baptism

R. Wayne Stacy — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 13:34:51 PST

Jeremiah's Message of Judgment and Hope for God's Unfaithful "Wife"

Gary E. Yates — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 10:57:07 PST

The Impact of Evangelical Revivals on Global Mission: The Case of North American Evangelicals in Brazil in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries

Edward L. Smither — Thu, 14 Oct 2010 08:13:20 PDT

The aim of the current article is to show that an important element behind the establishment of evangelical missions to Brazil – particularly during the pioneering stages – was evangelical revival, especially that which occurred in North America during the nineteenth century. Following a brief introduction to the general relationship between eighteenth- and nineteenth century revivals and evangelical missions, I shall endeavour to support historically the commonly accepted, yet often unsubstantiated, correlation between such movements of revival and mission. Firstly, I will show the significant paradigm shift in missional thinking, which took place in the nineteenth century, as North American evangelicals began to regard Roman Catholic countries in Latin America as mission fields. Secondly, I shall argue that the influence of nineteenth-century revivalist evangelicalism (particularly that sourced in North America) on missions to Brazil and Latin America can best be observed in the Brazilian evangelical identity that emerged in the twentieth century, which has, in turn, propelled the Brazilian evangelical church into its own significant involvement in global missions (Noll 2009:10).

Was Paul a Trinitarian? A Look at Romans 8

Ronald C. Fay — Thu, 14 Oct 2010 06:29:48 PDT

Interview with Gary Habermas: His Life, Education, Current Projects

Gary R. Habermas — Tue, 05 Oct 2010 08:12:59 PDT

Greco-Roman Concepts of Deity

Ronald C. Fay — Fri, 01 Oct 2010 07:58:13 PDT

The Narrative Function of the Temple in Luke-Acts

Ronald C. Fay — Thu, 23 Sep 2010 06:13:02 PDT

The Historical Paul: A Review Essay

Gary R. Habermas — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 06:45:55 PDT

Review: Life in the Face of Death

Gary R. Habermas — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 07:44:18 PDT

Review: Is There Meaning in this Text?

John D. Morrison — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 06:09:05 PDT