European Journal of Theology - Volume 28, Issue 2, 2020

Zusammenfassung Paulus erläutert niemals seine Ansicht über das griechische Konzept von paideia. Gleichwohl vertritt die jüngere Forschung nicht nur die Auffassung, dass die Vorstellung des griechischen paideia eine vorrangige Stellung in der griechisch-römischen Welt hatte, sondern zeichnet auch Paulus als Fürsprecher einer besonderen Art von christlicher paideia. Dies wirft Fragen zur Art der Beziehung zwischen dem Evang Read More

Zusammenfassung Dieser Aufsatz untersucht in zwei Teilen die direkten und indirekten Hinweise auf übergemeindliche Verbindungen im 1Thessalonicherbrief. Der erste Teil erschien in dieser Zeitschrift in April 2019. Im zweiten Teil dieses Aufsatzes werden die Vorkommen übergemeindlicher Verbindungen im 1Thessalonicher 2,17–5,26 behandelt. In diesem Abschnitt des Briefs erscheinen diese Verbindunge Read More

Résumé Les chrétiens ont souvent fait face à des tensions entre leur identité chrétienne et leur statut de citoyens d’une démocratie. Ces tensions constituent une forme particulière de l’inévitable problème fondamental que rencontrent les chrétiens dans toute société au sein de laquelle ils vivent. À la suite de Saint Augustin, on peut exprimer cela en terme de la difficulté à articuler la double appartenance, à la cité de Dieu Read More

Summary This article analyses the emergence of new liturgical thinking in the Baptist movement, especially in the Slavic Baptist churches, in the context of the worldwide liturgical renewal. The author points to British Baptist sacramentalism, to ‘A Manifesto for Baptist Communities’ in North America, criticising these movements, and then to the comparable discussion in the Slavic churches after the collapse of the Soviet Unio Read More

Résumé L’encyclique papale Laudato Si’ traite de questions environnementales en proposant une synthèse de la foi et de la raison. Prenant en compte la variété des réactions à cette encyclique, l’auteur vise à adopter une approche indépendante de celle-ci. Après un exposé de sa synthèse, il avance qu’elle n’est pas pleinement convaincante parce qu’elle ne prend pas suffisamment en compte les objections rationnelles qui s Read More

Summary Do disease and suffering, in their deepest essence, represent blessings? Are they allowed or even intended by God? Are they, primarily, a test of faith and a cryptogram which needs to be decoded and responded to, or does their presence rather obscure the true nature of salvation? Specific ways of thinking about diseases, such as those of Smolík, MacNutt, Grün, Dufner and others, substantially influence the objectiv Read More

Zusammenfassung Europa ist ein geteiltes Haus. In politischer, kultureller und sogar religiöser Hinsicht finden sich Europäer häufig in konträren Lagern wieder. Evangelikale Christen in Europa tragen zu dieser Vielfalt und sogar zu den damit verbundenen Spannungen bei. Nichtsdestoweniger sind sie berufen, die Einheit untereinander zu wahren und sich in einem Dienst der Versöhnung in ihren jeweiligen Nationen zu engagier Read More

Zusammenfassung Dieser Aufsatz untersucht den Bekehrungsprozess aus unterschiedlichen Perspektiven, um dessen Auswirkungen für die Praxis der Mission verständlich zu machen. Im ersten Abschnitt wird der Bekehrungsprozess einer kritischen Analyse unterzogen. Zuerst betrachtet der Verfasser die Bedeutung von Bekehrung aus evangelikaler Perspektive, dann wird die Form der Bekehrung innerhalb der christlichen Th Read More

Summary This book contains a large collection of papers which report on missional activities in Central and Eastern Europe, especially on initiatives based in local churches and oriented towards society. It looks across denominational lines, from Eastern Orthodox to Roman Catholic, Protestant and various neo-Protestant churches. This is a very stimulating volume which discusses a much-neglected area in Europe from the pers Read More

Summary The Dutch missiologist and church planter Stefan Paas has written an excellent book which will be of great benefit to theologians and practitioners alike. He provides an overview over the biblical material on church planting as well as its history, but the focus of the book is practical. The Church Growth Theory is among the models which are discussed critically. The book concludes with a theological defence of church Read More

Summary In eleven interdisciplinary contributions (four of them original ones) this volume offers a critique of dynamic-equivalent Bible translations. Theologians, philosophers and literary translators emphasise the significance of the Luther Bible. The concern for furthering knowledge and use of the Bible is obvious, but not all the viewpoints which are brought forward are convincing. A non-European missiological perspective is lac Read More

Summary Malone’s book provides an overview over themes of individual and corporate priesthood throughout the Bible. Malone believes that a biblical theology of priesthood will help to develop our contemporary understanding of doxology as well as our evangelism. In emphasising the concept of priests as mediators throughout history, he reaches the conclusion that contemporary religious leaders act more like commu Read More

Summary This book offers an alternative for supersessionism and its challenge requires a response. The oddsounding title Learning Messiah was chosen to convey the author’s position as still on a journey of discovery about how to read the Bible in the light of God’s unending call and commitment to Israel. The book has three parts which cover the Old Testament, the New Testament, and ‘Living in a “New” Canonical N Read More

Summary In this attractive and lavishly illustrated introduction to the New Testament, Ben Witherington, a senior evangelical scholar from the United States, provides an excellent survey of the New Testament and the scholarly debates it has engendered. This handbook is a masterpiece of clarity and addresses not only most of the traditional issues and questions of New Testament introduction, but also many of the currently Read More

Summary This first commentary in a new, non-technical series is a very helpful contribution on the Gospel of Mark. Rather than engaging in discussion with other authors, LePeau interprets the text of the Gospel, but his emphasis is heavily on the influence of the Old Testament and on discipleship. For that reason the books will be an excellent counterpart to a more all-round commentary. RÉSUMÉ Voici le premier comm Read More

Summary First Corinthians is a letter that deals with many issues concerning living in a Christian community, and therefore a promising guide for matters that concern churches today. As the title of the two-volume work indicates the body metaphor is seen as characteristic for the apostle’s vision. The authors engage in a fruitful dialogue with the letter, even though its historical background could have received more attentio Read More

Summary This dictionary is an outstanding scholarly achievement by 182 experts in their fields. Scholars, pastors and lay-people interested in the common heritage of the Reformation will benefit from 600 easily accessible entries. The historical development of the Lutheran Reformation is addressed under rubrics such as ‘Augustinianism’, ‘Ninety-Five Theses’, ‘Luther’s Breakthrough’ and ‘Peace of Augsburg’. A number of e Read More

Summary Johannes Rebmann, the first European to set eyes on Mount Kilimanjaro, served as a pioneer missionary in East Africa in the mid-nineteenth century, commissioned by the Anglican Church Missionary Society. Lexicography was his main occupation, but he faced several serious challenges: theological and methodological differences with his closest colleague, colonialism and slavery, and personal health problems Read More

Summary This much-welcomed one-volume theology is the English translation of the well-received original Dutch, Christelijke dogmatiek: Een inleiding (2012). Although thoroughly Reformed in tradition, the authors invite dialogue while providing varied and fresh insights across multiple ecclesiological and doctrinal perspectives. Intended as an introduction, it remains a grand, comprehensive textbook, is pedagogically foc Read More