May 8, 2009
[Note: I am attempting to keep these SBD installments under 2000 words each, but that is–of course–quite inadequate for the topics covered. Consequently, these contributions are more programmatic than they are explanatory or defenses of the positions stated. You may access the whole series at my Serial page.] The divine community enjoys communion with the […]
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Posted by John Mark Hicks
September 22, 2008
It is better to take refuge in Yahweh than to trust in flesh. It is better to take refuge in Yahweh than to trust in rulers. Psalm 118:8-9 Middle class Americans are worried about their stock portfolios, retirements, and home mortages. Others are worried about what they will eat today, what they will wear as […]
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Posted by John Mark Hicks
May 12, 2008
As part of a pre-conference gathering entitled “Theology in the Service of the Church” in conjunction with the 1996 Christian Scholars Conference in Nashville, Tennessee, I presented a paper entitled “The Doctrine of God.” The presentations at this pre-conference were published in Leaven 8.3 (2000). Some of these themes (providence, pneumatology, etc.) are pursued in my Kingdom […]
5 Comments | Stone-Campbell, Theology | Tagged: Churches of Christ, Doxology, Evil, Glory, God, Holy Spirit, Immanence, Praise, Providence, Secularization, Sovereignty, Stone-Campbell, Theodicy, Transcendence, Trinity | Permalink
Posted by John Mark Hicks