Contents : The Evangelical Review
of Theology and Politics Vol. 2, 2014

THE EVANGELICAL REVIEW OF THEOLOGY & POLITICS
VOL. 2, 2014

ARTICLES

Article
John J. Johnson, ‘A Critique of American Evangelicals’ Abstinence Position on Alcohol, from Pre-Prohibition to Today.’

KEY WORDS
||  Alcohol ||  Bible ||  Prohibition ||  Christianity ||  Moderation ||  Evangelical ||

ABSTRACT
This article seeks to show that the anti-alcohol sentiment among many North American evangelical Christians is misguided, for several reasons. One, the Bible condemns only the abuse of alcohol, not its use in moderation. Two, evangelical prohibitionists claim that wine in biblical times was watered down and therefore not intoxicating. But this is incorrect, as the wine’s alcohol content would have been equivalent to modern "light" beer, and therefore still capable of producing intoxication. Three, the anti-alcohol position was almost unknown during the first 1800 years of the Church, so its emergence in the United States in the 19th century is biblically and theologically suspect. And four, evangelical hysteria over alcohol was partly responsible for the Volstead Act, which outlawed alcohol in the United States from 1920 to 1933, is now generally viewed as a political and moral failure.

Uploaded/Published : July 15, 2014 | ERTP Vol 2, 2014, pages, A1-15

Article
Sylvie Avakian, ‘Open Theism and Beyond. A Challenge to Evangelicalism.’

KEY WORDS
||  Open Theism ||  Evangelicalism ||  Christian Theology ||  Free Will vs. Predestination ||
||  Orthodox Theology ||  Divine Love ||

ABSTRACT
On the topic of Open Theism, which is a theological stand within Evangelicalism, this article presents first its major themes, in contrast to the position of Classical Theism, some indications of the present discussions on the topic will follow. Then, some critical remarks and finally concluding statements toward a possible movement from a conservative and classical position to a more open and free theological stand within Evangelicalism, will conclude the article.

The article argues mainly that since Evangelicalism, throughout history and by the nature of its reality, has not insisted on the metaphysical and speculative dimension in theology and has not been the victim of institutionalized systems; Evangelicalism remains a potential field for reception of the open views on God and the Christian faith. In this sense Open Theism persists as a challenge within Evangelicalism, and for it, in order that it might move beyond all constrainment and limitation.

Uploaded/Published : August 15, 2014 | ERTP Vol 2, 2014, pages, A16-28

REVIEW ARTICLES

Review Article
William Kilpatrick. Christianity, Islam and Atheism: The Struggle for the Soul of the West, San Francisco, CA: Ignatius Press, 2012, and, Paul C. Vitz. Faith of the Fatherless: The Psychology of Atheism, 2nd ed., San Francisco, CA: Ignatius Press, 2013.

KEY WORDS
||  Religion ||  Multi-Faith Perspective ||  Atheism ||  Politics ||  Truth ||  Multicultural  ||

Reviewed by P.H. Brazier

Uploaded/Published : February 26, 2014 | ERTP Vol 2, 2014, pages, RA1-7.

Review Article
Angela M. Sabates, Social Psychology in Christian Perspective: Exploring the Human Condition, Downers Grove, Illinois: IVP Academic, 2012, and, Christena Cleveland, Disunity in Christ: Uncovering the Hidden Forces That Keep Us Apart, Downers Grove, Illinois: IVP, 2013.

KEY WORDS
||  Interdisciplinarity ||  Social Psychology ||  Theological Education ||
||  Ectypal Theology ||  Christian Unity ||  Ecumenism ||

Reviewed by Timothy Lim T.N.

Uploaded/Published : June 18, 2014 | ERTP Vol 2, 2014, pages, RA8-14.

Review Article
P.H. Brazier, C.S. Lewis: Revelation and The Christ (5 Vols.), Eugene, Oregon: Wipf & Stock, 2012-2014.

KEY WORDS
||  C.S. Lewis ||  Amateur Theologian ||  Systematic Theology ||
||  Revelation ||  Apologetics ||  Mere Christianity ||

Reviewed by James A. Motter.

Uploaded/Published : August 26, 2014 | ERTP Vol 2, 2014, pages, RA15-21.

CONFERENCE PAPERS
‘Thy Kingdom Come’
A Conference on the Bible, Theology & the Future
October 17-18, 2014
www.thykingdomcome.org.uk

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BOOK REVIEWS

Review
Marijke Hoek and Justin Thacker, ed., Micah's Challenge: The Church's Responsibility to the Global Poor. Milton Keynes, U.K.: Paternoster, 2008.
Reviewed by Judi J. Rogers.

Uploaded/Published : February 26, 2014 | ERTP Vol 2, 2014, pages, BR1-2.

Review
R.W.L. Moberly, Old Testament Theology:Reading the Hebrew Bible as Christian Scripture. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic Press, 2013.
Reviewed by Stephen M. Vantassel.

Uploaded/Published : March 5, 2014 | ERTP Vol 2, 2014, pages, BR3-4.

Review
Elaine Padilla and Peter C. Phan, eds., Contemporary Issues of Migration and Theology. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, 2013.
Reviewed by Laura E. Alexander.

Uploaded/Published : April 8, 2014 | ERTP Vol 2, 2014, pages, BR5-6.

Review
Samantha Zacher, Rewriting the Old Testament in Anglo-Saxon Verse: Becoming the Chosen People. New Directions in Religion and Literature. London: Bloomsbury Academic, 2013.
Reviewed by Blake Campbell.

Uploaded/Published : May 8, 2014 | ERTP Vol 2, 2014, pages, BR7-8.

Review
David S. Lovi and Benjamin Westerhoff (Eds.), The Power of God: A Jonathan Edwards Commentary on the Book of Romans, Cambridge, UK: Lutterworth Press, 2013.
Reviewed by Edwin Tay.

Uploaded/Published : June 18, 2014 | ERTP Vol 2, 2014, pages, BR9-10.

Review
George Yancey, Compromising Scholarship: Religious and Political Bias in American Higher Education, Waco, Texas: Baylor University Press, 2011.
Reviewed by Kathryn Sargent.

Uploaded/Published : June 25, 2014 | ERTP Vol 2, 2014, pages, BR11-12.

Review
Calvin L. Smith, The Jews, Modern Israel and the New Supersessionism, Kent, United Kingdom: King’s Divinity Press, 2013.
Reviewed by Daniel Kayley.

Uploaded/Published : November 16, 2014 | ERTP Vol 2, 2014, pages, BR13-15.

Review
John Day, Prophecy and the Prophets in Ancient Israel: Proceedings of the Oxford Old Testament Seminar, The Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Studies, Bloomsbury T&T Clark, 2010.
Reviewed by Blake I. Campbell.

Uploaded/Published : November 22, 2014 | ERTP Vol 2, 2014, pages, BR16-17.

Volume 2, 2014

The Evangelical Review, Vol.1, (2013)

The Evangelical Review, Vol.2, (2014)

TER Vol. 2, (2014) ‘Thy Kingdom Come’ Conference Papers

The Evangelical Review, Vol. 3, (2015)

TER Vol. 3, (2015) ‘Christianity & Culture’ Conference Papers

The Evangelical Review, Vol. 4, (2016)

The Evangelical Review, Vol. 5, (2017)

TER Vol. 5, (2017) ‘Purge the Old Leaven’ Essay Series

The Evangelical Review, Vol. 6, (2018)

The Evangelical Review, Vol. 7, (2019)

The Evangelical Review, Vol. 8, (2020)

TER Vol. 8, (2020) ‘Homosexuality:
The Case For & Against’ Essay Series

The Evangelical Review, Vol. 9, (2021)

The Evangelical Review, Vol. 10, (2022)

The Evangelical Review, Vol. 11, (2023)

The Evangelical Review, Vol. 12, (2024)

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