John D. Koch, Jr.
On October 15, 1555, bishops Hugh Latimer and Nicholas Ridley were burned as Protestant heretics under the reign of Queen Mary. Shortly before they were murdered, Latimer said, “Play the man, Master Ridley; we shall this day light such a candle, by God’s grace, in England, as I trust shall never be put out.” Although […]
"Whose Community? Which Interpretation? Philosophical Hermeneutics for the Church" by Merold Westphal
Merold Westphal writes in Whose Community? Which Interpretation?: "It is sometimes said, that one is not prepared to read any serious philosophical text until one has already read it at least once, and there is a lot of truth in this reminder that philosophy, like physics, takes serious, disciplined preparation. There are no cheap seats […]
"Christianity at the Religious Roundtable: Evangelicalism in Conversation with Hinduism, Buddhism, and Islam" by Timothy C. Tennent
In the twenty-first century, as globalization continues to draw people of different religions into closer and closer proximity, it is good to be reminded that for much of our history, Christians were engaged in intense and fruitful dialogue’whether by choice or necessity’with adherents of other religions. Indeed, the apostle Peter enjoined the nascent first-century church […]
Recovering the Message of Scripture In this special section of our “Rightly Dividing the Word” issue, nine pastor-theologians help shed light on some popular texts of Scripture that tend to lose their true redemptive-historical significance in a culture of interpretive narcissism. There are few Old Testament accounts that better highlight the pastoral necessity for properly […]
