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Calvin Theological Journal

Calvin Theological Journal

Since 1966, Calvin Theological Journal, produced by Calvin Theological Seminary, aims to serve the community of Reformed theological scholarship, and through it, the ministers and members of the Reformed churches.

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Calvin Theological Journal (Vol 58 No 1 - April 2023)

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From the Editor: Karin Maag - 1 / Articles: “Going Abroad” in the German Academy: Abraham Kuyper as Continental Philosopher by Dylan Pahman - 3 / Old Princeton’s Midwestern Allies: An Aspect of Reformed Recovery Since 1930 by Kenneth J. Stewart - 29 / Catholic, Evangelical, and Reformed: The Theological Vision of I. John Hesselink by David Komline - 53 / Short Studies Low-Level Church Workers in the Spread of Reformed Protestantism in the Seventeenth-Century Dutch East Indies by Yudha Thianto - 89 / Review Essay: A New Wave of Scholarship on Karl Barth by Ronald J. Feenstra - 107 / Book Reviews - Scripture and Interpretation: Carroll R. (Rodas), M. Daniel, The Book of Amos, reviewed by Thomas Haviland-Pabst - 123 / Lanier, Gregory R., and William R. Ross, The Septuagint: What It Is and Why It Matters, reviewed by J. Brittain Brewer - 125 / Wright, N. T., Galatians, reviewed by Gary M. Burge - 127 / Theology and History: Alexander, T. Desmond, Face to Face with God: A Biblical Theology of Christ as Priest and Mediator, reviewed by Ryan Poelman - 131 / Campbell, Ian, and Floris Verhaart, Protestant Politics Beyond Calvin: Reformed Theologians on War in the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries, reviewed by Thomas Haviland-Pabst - 134 / Hart, David Bentley, Tradition and Apocalypse: An Essay on the Future of Christian Belief, reviewed by Thomas Haviland-Pabst 136 / Jones, Andrew Michael, The Revival of Evangelicalism: Mission and Piety in the Victorian Church of Scotland, reviewed by Kenneth J. Stewart - 139 / Lewis, Donald M., A Short History of Christian Zionism: From the Reformation to the Twenty-First Century, reviewed by Nick Overduin - 142 / Ortlund, Gavin, Why God Makes Sense in a World That Doesn’t: The Beauty of Christian Theism, reviewed by Daniel Boerman - 145 / Parker, Charles H., Global Calvinism: Conversation and Commerce in the Dutch Empire, 1600–1800, reviewed by Yudha Thianto - 148 / Sunquist, Scott W., The Shape of Christian History: Continuity and Diversity in the Global Church, reviewed by Roy Williams - 151 / Woodruff Tait, Jennifer, Church History in Seven Sentences: A Small Introduction to a Vast Topic, reviewed by Ryan Faber - 155 / Vos, Geerhardus, Natural Theology, trans. Albert Gootjes, reviewed by Nathanael Dicks - 157 / Church and Mission: Allen, Holly Catterton, Forming Resilient Children: The Role of Spiritual Formation for Healthy Development, reviewed by Robert J. Keeley - 161 / Armas, Kat, Abuelita Faith: What Women on the Margins Teach Us about Wisdom, Persistence, and Strength, reviewed by Jeffrey L. Sajdak - 163 / Beilby, James K., and Paul Rhodes Eddy, eds. Understanding Transgender Identities: Four Views, reviewed by Nick Overduin - 166 / Benckhuysen, Amanda W., Immigrants, the Bible, and You, reviewed by Steven J.Van Zanen - 169 / Glanville, Mark R., and Luke Glanville, Refuge Reimagined: Biblical Kinship in Global Politics, reviewed by Steven J.Van Zanen - 172 / Ott, Craig, Teaching and Learning across Cultures: A Guide to Theory and Practice, reviewed by Stan Kruis - 174/ Fiction: Kidd, Sue Monk, The Book of Longings, reviewed by Gary M. Burge - 179
Calvin Theological Journal (Vol 57 No 2 - November 2022)

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From the Editor: Karin Maag - 211 / Articles: Reforming the Fast: Luther, Zwingli, and Calvin on Fasting by K. J. Drake - 213 / John Preston on the Purpose and Place of the Natural Knowledge of God by Richard A. Muller - 247 / The Christian Reformed Synod of 1924: Unfinished Business on Common Grace, Part 1 by John Bolt - 271 / The Biblical Expectation of Christ’s Return: A Compelling Motivation for Local and Global Mission by Zachary King - 313 / Sermon: Anticipating Heaven: A Sermon on 2 Corinthians 5:1–6, 16–21 by Peter Jonker - 345 / Calvin Bibliography 2022 - 353 / Book Reviews - Scripture and Interpretation: Adams, Sean A. Greek Genres and Jewish Authors: Negotiating Literary Culture in the Greco-Roman Era, reviewed by J. Brittain Brewer - 379 / Bowens, Lisa M. African American Readings of Paul: Reception, Resistance and Transformation, reviewed by Abigail H. Brougher - 381 / Thielman, Frank. The New Creation and the Storyline of Scripture, reviewed by Yohan Lee - 383 / Weima, Jeffrey A. D. The Sermons to the Seven Churches of Revelation: A Commentary and Guide, reviewed by Sion Bae - 385 / Theology and History: Bantu, Vince L. A Multitude of All Peoples: Engaging Ancient Christianity’s Global Identity, reviewed by Steven J.Van Zanen - 389 / Cole, Graham M. Faithful Theology: An Introduction, reviewed by Benjamin M. Oliveira - 393 / Drake, K. J. The Flesh of the Word: The extra Calvinisticum from Zwingli to Early Orthodoxy, reviewed by Thomas Haviland-Pabst - 396 / Edwards, James R. From Christ to Christianity: How the Jesus Movement Became the Church in Less Than a Century, reviewed by Nick Overduin - 398 / Emmert, Kevin P. John Calvin and the Righteousness of Works, reviewed by Jonathan N. Cleland - 401 / Gladd, Benjamin L. From Adam and Israel to the Church: A Biblical Theology of the People of God, reviewed by Nevin Mathai - 403 / Hazlett, William Ian P., ed. A Companion to the Reformation in Scotland, ca. 1525–1638: Frameworks of Change and Development, reviewed by Kenneth J. Stewart - 406 / Leithart, Peter J. Baptism: A Guide to Life from Death, reviewed by J. Brittain Brewer - 409 / Mobley, Joshua. A Brief Systematic Theology of the Symbol, reviewed by Thomas Haviland-Pabst - 411 / Volf, Miroslav. The End of Memory: Remembering Rightly in a Violent World, 2nd ed., reviewed by Nick Overduin - 414 / Church and Mission: Ensign-George, Barry, and Hélène Evers, eds. Church Polity, Mission and Unity: Their Impact in Church Life, reviewed by Ryan Faber - 419 / Hoezee, Scott. Why We Listen to Sermons, reviewed by Ryan Faber - 421 / Dissertation Abstracts - 425
Calvin Theological Journal (Vol 57 No 1 - April 2022)

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From the Editor: Karin Maag - 1 / Articles: Permaculture for Ecotheology: An Innovative Experiment by Troy W. Bierma - 3 / The Beatitudes and the Life of the Church by Gerard M. Cisar - 43 / Theological Interpretation of Key Biblical Passages Underpinning the Prosperity Gospel in Nigeria by Samuel O. Okanlawon - 75 / Sign or Seal? Baptism in the Christian Reformed Church by Ryan Faber - 101 / Sermon: Bridegroom of Blood: A Sermon on Exodus 4:24–26 by Betsy DeVries - 127 / Review Essays: The Covenant of Works by John Bolt - 135 / The Theology of Beauty by Laura Smit - 143 / Book Reviews - Scripture and Interpretation: Burnett, D. Clint, Studying the New Testament through Inscriptions: An Introduction, reviewed by J. Brittain Brewer - 151 / Goldingay, John, Genesis, reviewed by Jiabin Qie - 153 / Jipp, Joshua, The Messianic Theology of the New Testament, reviewed by Jonathan Kim - 155 / Lee, Kyoohan, Christ-Oriented Expository Preaching: Preaching the New Testament Use of the Old Testament, reviewed by Ryan Faber - 158 / Oakes, Peter, Empire, Economics, and the New Testament, reviewed by Jonathan Kim - 160 / Theology and History: Aspray, Silvianne, Metaphysics in the Reformation: The Case of Peter Martyr Vermigli, reviewed by Thomas Haviland-Pabst - 163 / Friederich, Simon, Multiverse Theories: A Philosophical Perspective, reviewed by Nick Overduin - 166 / Gibson, William, Samuel Wesley and the Crisis of Tory Piety, 1685–1720, reviewed by Daniel Quanstrom - 169 / Holder, R. Ward, ed., John Calvin in Context, reviewed by Kenneth J. Stewart - 171 / Pass, Bruce R., The Heart of Dogmatics: Christology and Christocentrism in Herman Bavinck, reviewed by Wilson Jeremiah - 174 / Stephens, William Peter, The Theology of Heinrich Bullinger, edited by Joe Mock and Jim West, reviewed by Ryan M. McGraw - 177 / Taylor, Derek W., Reading Scripture as the Church: Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s Hermeneutic of Discipleship, reviewed by Benjamin M. Oliveira - 179 / Vidu, Adonis, The Same God Who Works All Things: Inseparable Operations in Trinitarian Theology, reviewed by Thomas Haviland-Pabst - 182 / Vlastuin, Willem van, Catholic Today: A Reformed Conversation about Catholicity, reviewed by Ryan M. McGraw - 185 / Church and Mission: Chatraw, Joshua D., Telling a Better Story: How to Talk about God in a Skeptical Age, reviewed by Shane A. Brown - 191 / Yong, Amos, Renewing the Church by the Spirit: Theological Education after Pentecost, reviewed by Roy Williams - 195
Calvin Theological Journal (Vol 56 No 2 - November 2021)

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From the Editor: Karin Maag - 229 / Articles: Wholehearted Commitment to Sound Pastoral Theology and Care: What Martin Bucer and John Calvin Can Teach Today’s Pastors by Stéphan van der Watt - 231 / A Variety of Voices: Reformed Theologians on the Theory of Evolution by Gijsbert van den Brink and Harry Cook - 265 / Short Studies: The English-language Reception of K. H. Miskotte by Collin Cornell - 293 / The Scandal of Sheer Grace: When Mercy Offends by James K. A. Smith - 309 / Preaching Christ from the Old Testament: A Look Back after Thirty Years by Sidney Greidanus - 321 / Review Articles: The Lost World Series by Gary M. Burge - 329 / Creation and the Fall: Insights Old and New by Ralph Stearley - 335 / Calvin Bibliography 2021 - 345 / Book Reviews - Scripture and Interpretation: Galambush, Julie, Reading Genesis: A Literary and Theological Commentary, reviewed by Jun Soo Park - 371 / Gupta, Nijay K., , reviewed by Sungjoo Kim - 375 / Perrin, Nicholas, Jesus the Priest, reviewed by J. Brittain Brewer - 377 / Schreiner, Thomas R., Paul, Apostle of God’s Glory in Christ: A Pauline Theology, 2nd ed., reviewed by Dawei Shao - 380 / Thompson, James W., Apostle of Persuasion: Theology and Rhetoric in the Pauline Letters, reviewed by Dawei Shao - 382 / Williams, Jenni, The Kingdom of Our God: A Theological Commentary on Isaiah, reviewed by Wilson de Angelo Cunha - 384 / Theology and History: Bavinck, Herman, and Nathaniel Gray Sutanto, James Eglinton, and Cory C. Brock (trans. and ed.), Christian Worldview, reviewed by Joo Young Shin - 387 / Buckner, Forrest H., Uncovering Calvin’s God: John Calvin on Predestination and the Love of God, reviewed by Paul W. Fields - 390 / Covolo, Robert, Fashion Theology, reviewed by Joseph Sherrard - 392 / Crisp, Oliver D., Approaching the Atonement: The Reconciling Work of Christ, reviewed by Ronald J. Feenstra - 395 / DeYoung, Kevin, Grace Defined and Defended: What a 400-Year-Old Confession Teaches Us about Sin, Salvation, and the Sovereignty of God, reviewed by John Bolt - 397 / Dieleman, Kyle J., The Battle for the Sabbath in the Dutch Reformation: Devotion or Desecration?, reviewed by John Bolt - 401 / Kloes, Andrew, The German Awakening: Protestant Renewal after the Enlightenment, 1815–1848, reviewed by Kenneth J. Stewart - 407 / Macaskill, Grant, Living in Union with Christ: Paul’s Gospel and Christian Moral Identity, reviewed by Sion Bae. 410 / Roest, Gert-Jan, The Gospel in the Western Context: A Missiological Reading of Christology in Dialogue with Hendrikus Berkhof and Colin Gunton, reviewed by Thomas Haviland-Pabst - 413 / Sonderegger, Katherine, Systematic Theology: Vol. 2, The Doctrine of the Holy Trinity: Processions and Persons, reviewed by Thomas Haviland-Pabst - 416 / Stump, J. B., and Chad Meister, eds., Original Sin and the Fall: Five Views, reviewed by Ruan Bessa - 419 / Sutanto, Nathaniel Gray, God and Knowledge: Herman Bavinck’s Theological Epistemology, reviewed by Eduardo J. Echeverria - 421 / Woolverton, John F., with James D. Bratt, A Christian and a Democrat: A Religious Biography of Franklin D. Roosevelt, reviewed by John Bolt - 427 / Church and Mission: Barnes, M. Craig, Diary of a Pastor’s Soul: The Holy Moments in a Life of Ministry, reviewed by Jeffrey L. Sajdak - 435 / Billings, J. Todd, The End of the Christian Life: How Embracing Our Mortality Frees Us to Truly Live, reviewed by Ronald J. Feenstra - 438 / Jennings, Willie James, After Whiteness: An Education in Belonging, reviewed by Ronald J. Feenstra - 440 / Kuyper, Abraham, John Kok and Nelson D. Kloosterman (eds.), and Albert Gootjes (trans.), Pro Rege: Living Under Christ’s Kingship, Vol. 3: The Kingship of Christ in Its Operation, reviewed by Kyung Phil Kim - 442 / Mouw, Richard J., Adventures in Evangelical Civility: A Lifelong Quest for Common Ground, reviewed by Jelle Koersen - 445 / Ott, Craig, The Church on Mission: A Biblical Vision for Transformation among All People, reviewed by Benjamin M. Oliveira - 448 / Van Wieren, Gretel, Food, Farming and Religion: Emerging Ethical Perspectives, reviewed by Troy W. Bierma - 450 / Dissertation Abstracts - 455
Calvin Theological Journal (Vol 56 No 1 - April 2021)

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From the Editor: Karin Maag - 9 / Articles: Church and State in the Swiss Reformation by Jordan J. Ballor - 11 / “Unto the Fullness of Christ”: Organism and Dogma in James Orr by Todd Statham - 37 / Body and Soul: Baptismal Solidarity at a Funeral by Laura de Jong - 67 / Sermon: “Be Filled with the Spirit!”—A Sermon on Ephesians 5:15–21 by Denise L. Posie - 87 / Short Study: Sins of Omission: An Ethical Analysis by Gregory Mellema - 93 / Book Reviews - Scripture and Interpretation: Bauckham, Richard, Who Is God? Key Moments of Biblical Revelation, reviewed by Wayne Brouwer - 103 / Brouwer, Wayne, Martyr’s Manual: The Brilliant, Tragic, and Inspiring Message of Hebrews, reviewed by Thomas J. Niehof - 105 / Byassee, Jason, Surprised by Jesus Again: Reading the Bible in Communion with the Saints, reviewed by Daniel Boerman - 107 / Gane, Roy E., Old Testament Law for Christians: Original Context and Enduring Application, reviewed by Arie C. Leder - 109 / Heim, Knut Martin, Ecclesiastes: An Introduction and Commentary, reviewed by Wayne Brouwer - 113 / Keener, Craig S., Christobiography: Memory, History, and the Reliability of the Gospels, reviewed by Jiabin Qie - 116 / Lau, Te-Li, Defending Shame: Its Formative Power in Paul’s Letters, reviewed by Jun Soo Park - 118 / Moo, Douglas J., The Letter to the Romans, 2nd ed., reviewed by Jiabin Qie - 121 / Theology and History: Begbie, Jeremy S., A Peculiar Orthodoxy: Reflections on Theology and the Arts, reviewed by Chan Gyu Jang - 123 / Bray, Gerald L., Doing Theology with the Reformers, reviewed by Sam [Neulsaem] Ha - 126 / Brock, Cory C., Orthodox Yet Modern: Herman Bavinck’s Use of Friedrich Schleiermacher, reviewed by Wilson Jeremiah - 129 / Campbell, Douglas A., Pauline Dogmatics: The Triumph of God’s Love, reviewed by Dawei Shao - 132 / Chun, Chris, and Kyle C. Strobel, eds., Regeneration, Revival, and Creation: Religious Experience and the Purposes of God in the Thought of Jonathan Edwards, reviewed by Cameron Schweitzer - 135 / Clark, Kelly James, God and the Brain: The Rationality of Belief, reviewed by Jung-Yao Wang - 138 / Emerson, Matthew Y., “He Descended to the Dead”: An Evangelical Theology of Holy Saturday, reviewed by Benjamin Aho - 141 / Fesko, J. V., The Spirit of the Age: The 19th-Century Debate Over the Holy Spirit and the Westminster Confession, reviewed by John Bolt 143 / Fowl, Stephen E., Idolatry, reviewed by J. Brittain Brewer - 146 / Hinlicky, Paul R., Luther for Evangelicals: A Reintroduction, reviewed by David C. Quackenbos - 149 / Johnson, Adam J., and Stanley N. Gundry, eds., Five Views on the Extent of the Atonement, reviewed by John Bolt - 151 / Jones, Mark, and Michael A. G. Haykin, eds., A New Divinity: Transatlantic Reformed Evangelical Debates during the Long Eighteenth Century, reviewed by Heber C. de Campos Jr. - 156 / Kilby, Karen, God, Evil and the Limits of Theology, reviewed by Thomas Haviland-Pabst - 158 / McCall, Thomas H., Against God and Nature: The Doctrine of Sin, reviewed by John Bolt - 161 / Neele, Adriaan C., ed., Petrus van Mastricht (1630–1706): Text, Context, and Interpretation, reviewed by Garland D. Mason III - 166 / Ortlund, Gavin, Theological Retrieval for Evangelicals: Why We Need Our Past to Have a Future, reviewed by Ruan Bessa - 169 / Ryken, Philip, The Messiah Comes to Middle-Earth: Images of Christ’s Threefold Office in The Lord of the Rings, reviewed by Hannah Saxton - 172 / Sammons, Peter, , reviewed by Jonathan N. Cleland - 174 / Treier, Daniel J., Introducing Evangelical Theology; Treier, Daniel J., and Walter A. Elwell, eds., Evangelical Dictionary of Theology, 3rd ed., reviewed by Daniel Eguiluz - 177 / Vainio, Olli-Pekka, Cosmology in Theological Perspective: Understanding Our Place in the Universe, reviewed by Charles Wineman - 179 / Van den Brink, Gijsbert, Eveline van Staalduine-Sulman, and Maarten Wisse, eds., The Spirit Is Moving: New Pathways in Pneumatology; Studies Presented to Professor Cornelis van der Kooi on the Occasion of His Retirement, reviewed by Thomas Haviland-Pabst - 182 / Church and Mission: Avis, Paul, ed., The Oxford Handbook of Ecclesiology, reviewed by Justin L. McLendon - 185 / Byrd, Aimee, Recovering from Biblical Manhood and Womanhood: How the Church Needs to Rediscover Her Purpose, reviewed by Raymond A. Blacketer - 189 / Elmer, Robert, ed., Piercing Heaven: Prayers of the Puritans, reviewed by Virginia Yip - 193 / Goheen, Michael W., The Church and Its Vocation: Lesslie Newbigin’s Missionary Ecclesiology, reviewed by Marcelo M. B. Cabral - 196 / Kuyper, Abraham, and Wendy Naylor (ed.), On Education, reviewed by Jean Francesco A. L. Gomes - 200 / Root, Andrew, The Pastor in a Secular Age: Ministry to People Who No Longer Need a God, reviewed by Benjamin M. Oliveira - 203 / Sittser, Gerald L., Resilient Faith: How the Early Christian “Third Way” Changed the World, reviewed by Steven J. Van Zanen - 206 / Thiessen, Elmer John, The Scandal of Evangelism: A Biblical Study of the Ethics of Evangelism, reviewed by Li Ma - 209 / Tuttle, Shea, Exactly as You Are: The Life and Faith of Mister Rogers, reviewed by Mary L. Vanden Berg - 212
Calvin Theological Journal (Vol 55 No 2 - November 2020)

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From the Editor: Karin Maag - 233 / Articles: Zwingli, Erasmus, and the Roots of Reformed Sacramental Theology by Amy Nelson Burnett - 235 / Worship and Calvin’s Theology of the Body in His Anti-Nicodemite Writings by Bonnie Pattison - 255 / Ritual Seeking Rationale: Public Profession of Faith in the Christian Reformed Church by Ryan L. Faber - 277 / Sermon: “The End of Living” — A Sermon on Ecclesiastes 7:1–14 by Benjamin M. Oliveira - 309 / Short Study: Review Article: Contemporary Trends of Evangelical Missions Contextualization by Gil S. Suh - 315 / Calvin Bibliography 2020 - 331 / Book Reviews - Scripture and Interpretation: Chester, Stephen J., Reading Paul with the Reformers: Reconciling Old and New Perspectives, reviewed by Dawei Shao - 359 / Gignilliat, Mark S., Reading Scripture Canonically: Theological Instincts for Old Testament Interpretation, reviewed by Daniel DeVries - 362 / Longman, Tremper, III, and John H. Walton, The Lost World of the Flood: Mythology, Theology, and the Deluge Debate, reviewed by Jean Francesco A. L. Gomes - 365 / Stokes, Ryan E., The Satan: How God’s Executioner Became the Enemy, reviewed by Taylor J. Bradman - 368 / Theology and History: Bavinck, Herman, The Wonderful Works of God: Instruction in the Christian Religion According to the Reformed Confession, reviewed by Jared S. Poulton - 371 / Crisp, Oliver D., James M. Arcadi, and Jordan Wessling, The Nature and Promise of Analytic Theology, reviewed by Jordan L. Steffaniak - 374 / Davison, Andrew, Participation in God: A Study in Christian Doctrine and Metaphysics, reviewed by Thomas Haviland-Pabst - 377 / Komline, Han-luen Kantzer, Augustine on the Will: A Theological Account, reviewed by Thomas Haviland-Pabst - 379 / Matz, Robert J., and A. Chadwick Thornhill, eds., Divine Impassibility: Four Views of God’s Emotions and Suffering, reviewed by Ruan Bessa - 381 / McClymond, Michael J., The Devil’s Redemption: A New History and Interpretation of Christian Universalism, reviewed by John Bolt - 384 / Muller, Richard A., Dictionary of Latin and Greek Theological Terms: Drawn Principally from Protestant Scholastic Theology, 2nd ed., reviewed by Kyung Phil Kim - 389 / Neder, Adam, Theology as a Way of Life: On Teaching and Learning the Christian Faith, reviewed by Ronald J. Feenstra - 393 / Park, Jae-Eun, Driven by God: Active Justification and Definitive Sanctification in the Soteriology of Bavinck, Comrie, Witsius, and Kuyper, reviewed by Kyung Phil Kim - 395 / Raboteau, Albert J., American Prophets: Seven Religious Radicals and Their Struggle for Social and Political Justice, reviewed by Ronald J. Feenstra - 398 / Van Harten-Tip, Adriana, De Dordtse Kerkorde 1619: Ontwikkeling, Context en Theologie, reviewed by Donald Sinnema - 401 / Venema, Cornelis P., Christ and Covenant Theology: Essays on Election, Republication, and the Covenants, reviewed by Benjamin Phillips - 404 / Webster, John, The Culture of Theology, reviewed by Ronald J. Feenstra - 407 / Church and Mission: Dykstra-Pruim, Pennylyn, Understanding Us & Them: Interpersonal Cultural Intelligence for Community Building, reviewed by Steven J. Van Zanen - 411 / Smith, James K. A., On the Road with Saint Augustine: A Real-World Spirituality for Restless Hearts, reviewed by Ronald J. Feenstra - 413 / Snodgrass, Klyne R., Who God Says You Are: A Christian Understanding of Identity, reviewed by Josef Disby - 416 / Terry, John Mark, and Robert L. Gallagher, Encountering the History of Missions: From the Early Church to Today, reviewed by Kenneth Bieber - 419 / Dissertation Abstracts - 423
Calvin Theological Journal (Vol 55 No 1 - April 2020)

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From the Editor: Karin Maag - 9 / Articles: John Webster: A Reformed Theologian on Revelation by Richard Fraser Brash - 11 / Psalm 88: A Validation to Vent by William L. Harris III - 41 / The Loss and Renewal of Calvin’s Eucharistic Theology in Reformed Churches by Leonard J. Vander Zee - 67 / Sermon: “Created to Be Like God”—A Sermon on Ephesians 4:22–24 by Cornelius Plantinga Jr. - 95 / Short Studies: The Role of the Letter and the Lector in Early Christian Liturgy: A Few Examples from Ephesians 1 by David Seal - 101 / The Torah Mythos: Ephesians and the New Torah Story for Gentile Christians by Nevada Levi DeLapp - 115 / Book Reviews - Scripture and Interpretation: Brown, Jeannine K., and Kyle Roberts, Matthew, reviewed by Ben Hussung - 135 / Greenwood, Kyle R., ed., Since the Beginning: Interpreting Genesis 1 and 2 through the Ages, reviewed by Marcelo M. B. Cabral - 138 / Gupta, Nijay K., 1 & 2 Thessalonians, reviewed by Jun Soo Park - 141 / Theology and History: Allen, Michael, Sanctification, reviewed by Mary L.Vanden Berg - 143 / Bavinck, Herman, and John Bolt (ed.), Reformed Ethics, Vol. 1: Created, Fallen, and Converted Humanity, reviewed by Jared S. Poulton - 145 / Carmichael, Casey B., A Continental View: Johannes Cocceius’s Federal Theology of the Sabbath, reviewed by Brian J. Lee - 148 / Crisp, Oliver D., Analyzing Doctrine: Toward a Systematic Theology, reviewed by Forrest H. Buckner - 151 / DeJonge, Michael P., Bonhoeffer’s Reception of Luther, reviewed by Jin Li - 154 / Fesko, J. V., Reformed Apologetics: Retrieving the Classic Reformed Approach to Defending the Faith, reviewed by John Bolt - 157 / Gwon, Gyeongcheol, Christ and the Old Covenant: Francis Turretin (1623–1687) on Christ’s Suretyship under the Old Testament, reviewed by Ryan M. McGraw - 160 / Hamman, Jaco J., Growing Down: Theology and Human Nature in the Virtual Age, reviewed by Travis Jamieson - 162 / Holmes, Christopher R. J., The Lord Is Good: Seeking the God of the Psalter, reviewed by Dan York - 164 / Horton, Michael, Justification, New Studies in Dogmatics, Vols. 1 and 2, reviewed by Jean Francesco A. L. Gomes - 167 / Kang, Young Ahn, The Philosophy of Everyday Life, reviewed by Kyung Phil Kim - 172 / Kärkkäinen, Veli-Matti, The Doctrine of God: A Global Introduction, reviewed by Sam [Neulsaem] Ha - 175 / Marsden, George M., Religion and American Culture: A Brief History, reviewed by Li Ma - 177 / McDermott, Gerald R., Everyday Glory: The Revelation of God in All of Reality, reviewed by Daniel Boerman - 180 / McKnight, Scot, It Takes a Church to Baptize: What the Bible Says about Infant Baptism, reviewed by Daniel Eguiluz - 182 / Nyenhuis, Jacob E. et alii, Hope College at 150—Anchored in Faith, Educating for Leadership and Service in a Global Society, reviewed by James A. De Jong - 184 / Olinger, Danny E., Geerhardus Vos: Reformed Biblical Theologian, Confessional Presbyterian, reviewed by John Bolt - 185 / Pitkin, Barbara, ed., Semper Reformanda: John Calvin, Worship, and the Reformed Traditions, reviewed by Thomas Haviland-Pabst - 188 / Torrance, Andrew B., and Thomas H. McCall, eds., Knowing Creation Perspectives from Theology, Philosophy, and Science, Vol. 1; Christ and the Created Order; Perspectives from Theology, Philosophy, and Science, Vol. 2, reviewed by Jean Francesco A. L. Gomes - 190 / Van Alten, Herman Hendrik, The Beginning of a Spirit-filled Church: A Study of the Implications of the Pneumatology for the Ecclesiology in John Calvin’s Commentary on the Acts of the Apostles, reviewed by Thomas Haviland-Pabst - 195 / Church and Mission: Gallagher, Robert L., and Paul Hertig, eds., Contemporary Mission Theology: Engaging the Nations, reviewed by James A. De Jong - 199 / Heimburger, Robert W., God and the Illegal Alien: United States Immigration Law and a Theology of Politics, reviewed by Li Ma - 201 / Kaemingk, Matthew, Christian Hospitality and Muslim Immigration in an Age of Fear, reviewed by Joel Altena - 203 / Lederleitner, Mary T., Women in God’s Mission: Accepting the Invitation to Serve and Lead, reviewed by Sarah E. Schreiber - 205 / Moreau, A. Scott, Contextualizing the Faith: A Holistic Approach, reviewed by Steven J.Van Zanen - 207 / Mouw, Richard J., Restless Faith: Holding Evangelical Beliefs in a World of Contested Labels, reviewed by Li Ma - 209 / Myers, Bryant L., Engaging Globalization: The Poor, Christian Mission, and Our Hyperconnected World, reviewed by Li Ma - 211 / Stiller, Brian C., From Jerusalem to Timbuktu: A World Tour of the Spread of Christianity, reviewed by Albert Strydhorst - 213 / Strehle, Stephen, Forces of Secularity in the Modern World, reviewed by Jin Li - 216
Calvin Theological Journal (Vol 54 No 2 - November 2019)

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From the Editor: Karin Maag - 265 / Articles: The Story of God’s Covenants: A Biblical-Theological Investigation with Systematic Consequences by J. M. Burger - 267 / “I Have Sought to Move All to Pray … to This Good Father, by the Lord Jesus, in the Power of the Holy Spirit”: Farel, Caroli, Calvin, and Farel’s Trinitarian Prayers by Theodore G.Van Raalte - 301 / The Remonstrant Perspective and the Synod of Dordt by Keith Stanglin - 325 / The World as Whodunit: Jan Woltjer and His Logo-Centric Philosophy in the Early Years of the Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam by Rob Nijhoff - 353 / Short Studies: Song of the Synod by Randall D. Engle - 383 / Dordt in the USA and Canada: Church Polity Challenges for North American Reformed Churches by Henry DeMoor - 399 / The Canons of Dort for the Church Today: Polemics, Pastoring, and Pulling up TULIPS by Suzanne McDonald - 407 / Calvin Bibliography 2019 - 421 / Book Reviews - Scripture and Interpretation: Anderson, Gary A., Christian Doctrine and the Old Testament: Theology in the Service of Biblical Exegesis, reviewed by Arie C. Leder - 447 / Pak, G. Sujin, The Reformation of Prophecy: Early Modern Interpretations of the Prophet and Old Testament Prophecy, reviewed by Ryan M. McGraw - 450 / Smit, Laura A., and Stephen E. Fowl, Judges & Ruth, reviewed by Sarah E. Schreiber - 452 / Theology and History: Atherstone, Andrew, and David Ceri Jones, eds., The Routledge Research Companion to the History of Evangelicalism, reviewed by Tom Schwanda - 455 / Billings, J. Todd, Remembrance, Communion, and Hope: Rediscovering the Gospel at the Lord’s Table, reviewed by Christopher S. De Man - 457 / Bingham, Matthew C., Orthodox Radicals: Baptist Identity in the English Revolution, reviewed by Ryan M. McGraw - 460 / Cavanaugh, William T., and James K. A. Smith, eds., Evolution and the Fall, reviewed by Jean Francesco A. L. Gomes - 462 / Choi, Peter Y., George Whitefield: Evangelist for God and Empire, reviewed by Brian G. Najapfour - 465 / Collins, Kenneth J., and Jerry L. Walls, Roman but Not Catholic: What Remains at Stake 500 Years after the Reformation, reviewed by Daniel Eguiluz - 468 / Dieleman, Kyle J., The Battle for the Sabbath in the Dutch Reformation: Devotion or Desecration?, reviewed by Casey Carmichael - 470 / Doe, Norman, ed., Christianity and Natural Law: An Introduction, reviewed by Benjamin B. Saunders - 472 / Edgar, William, Created and Creating: A Biblical Theology of Culture, reviewed by Jean Francesco A. L. Gomes - 475 / Eikrem, Asle, God as Sacrificial Love: A Systematic Exploration of a Controversial Notion, reviewed by Thomas Haviland-Pabst - 478 / Harinck, George, and Wim Berkelaar, Domineesfabriek: Geschiedenis van de Theologische Universiteit Kampen, reviewed by James A. De Jong - 481 / Hughes, Graham R., Reformed Sacramentality, reviewed by Edmund Saw - 484 / Lacoste, Jean-Yves, The Appearing of God, reviewed by Ruan Bessa - 487 / Legge, Dominic, The Trinitarian Christology of St. Thomas Aquinas, reviewed by Ryan M. McGraw - 490 / Rosenberg, Stanley P., ed., Finding Ourselves after Darwin: Conversations on the Image of God, Original Sin, and the Problem of Evil, reviewed by Jean Francesco A. L. Gomes - 493 / Shelton, W. Brian, Quest for the Historical Apostles: Tracing Their Lives and Legacies, reviewed by Benjamin Phillips - 496 / Van Dixhoorn, Chad, God’s Ambassadors: The Westminster Assembly and the Reformation of the English Pulpit, 1643–1653, reviewed by Kenneth J. Stewart - 498 / Wells, David F., The Courage to Be Protestant: Reformation Faith in Today’s World, reviewed by Tyler Helfers - 501 / Church and Mission: Jones, Timothy Paul, John Cartwright, Gabriel Etzel, and Christopher Jackson, Teaching the World: Foundations for Online Theological Education, reviewed by Roy Williams - 505 / Piper, John, Expository Exultation: Christian Preaching as Worship, reviewed by Peter Sim - 508 / Stabile, Suzanne, and Ian Morgan Cron, The Road Back to You: An Enneagram Journey to Self-Discovery; Suzanne Stabile, The Path Between Us: An Enneagram Journey to Healthy Relationships; Suzanne Stabile, The Path Between Us: Study Guide, reviewed by Jeffrey L. Sajdak - 511 / Yarhouse, Mark A., Janet B. Dean, Stephen P. Stratton, and Michael Lastoria, Listening to Sexual Minorities: A Study of Faith and Sexual Identity on Christian College Campuses, reviewed by Josef Disby - 513 / Dissertation Abstract - 517
Calvin Theological Journal (Vol 54 No 1 - April 2019)

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From the Editor: Karin Maag - 9 / Articles: From Glory to Glory: 2 Corinthians 3:18 in Biblical-Theological Perspective by Dane C. Ortlund - 11 / The Grammar of Revival: The Legacy of Jonathan Edwards’s Teleological Language in Religious Affections (1746) by Obbie Tyler Todd - 35 / Religious Freedom and the Pancasila-Based State of Indonesia: A Neo-Calvinist Idea of Principled Pluralism by Benyamin F. Intan - 57 / Reprioritizing the Lord’s Supper among the Reformed by Jelmer Heeren and Maarten Wisse - 91 / Sermon: “A Sure Sign”—A Sermon on 1 Corinthians 11:17–34 and Exodus 24:1–11 by David Vroege - 123 / Short Studies: The Abiding Value of John Calvin’s Eucharistic Theology for Disability Theology by Anthony James Stiff - 129 / Abraham Kuyper or Saint Benedict? The Challenge of Christian Cultural Discipleship Today: A Review Essay by John Bolt - 147 / Book Reviews - Scripture and Interpretation: Campbell, Douglas A., Paul: An Apostle’s Journey, reviewed by Dawei Shao - 165 / McKnight, Scot, The Letter to Philemon, reviewed by Thomas Niehof - 168 / Theology and History: Bodenmann, Reinhard, Les perdants: Pierre Caroli et les débuts de la Réforme en Romandie, reviewed by Theodore G. Van Raalte - 171 / Brouwer, Rinse H. Reeling, Karl Barth and Post-Reformation Orthodoxy, reviewed by Thomas Haviland-Pabst - 176 / Collier, Jay T., Debating Perseverance: The Augustinian Heritage in Post-Reformation England, reviewed by Michael J. Lynch - 178 / Cox, Harvey, and Robert Ellsberg (ed.), A Harvey Cox Reader, reviewed by Li Ma - 181 / Dolezal, James A., All That Is in God: Evangelical Theology and the Challenge of Classical Theism, reviewed by Daniel Boerman - 183 / Engammare, Max, Prêcher au XVIe siècle: La forme du sermon réformé en Suisse (1520–1550), reviewed by Pierrick Hildebrand - 185 / Farel, Guillaume, Œuvres imprimées, Tome I: Traités messins, I. Oraison très dévote 1542, Forme d’oraison 1545 Farel, Guillaume, Œuvres imprimées, Tome II: Traités messins, II. Epistre au duc de Lorraine 1543, Epistre de Pierre Caroli & la Response de Farel 1543, Seconde Epistre à Pierre Caroli 1543, reviewed by Theodore G. Van Raalte - 188 / Gale, Stanley D., The Christian’s Creed: Embracing the Apostolic Faith, reviewed by Benjamin Phillips - 196 / Hall, Christopher A., Living Wisely with the Church Fathers, reviewed by Jiabin Qie - 198 / Kennedy, Earl Wm., ed., A Commentary on the Minutes of the Classis of Holland, 1848–1876—A Detailed Record of Persons and Issues, Civil and Religious, in the Dutch Colony of Holland, Michigan, reviewed by James A. De Jong - 200 / Klempa, William, trans. and ed., A Unique Time of God: Karl Barth’s WWI Sermons, reviewed by Jin Li - 204 / Levering, Matthew, Dying and the Virtues, reviewed by Travis Jamieson - 206 / Matz, Brian, Gregory of Nazianzus, reviewed by Jiabin Qie - 208 / McNutt, Jennifer Powell, and David Lauber, eds., The People’s Book: The Reformation and the Bible, reviewed by Peter Sim - 210 / Selderhuis, Herman, Martin Luther: A Spiritual Biography, reviewed by Roy Williams - 213 / Sheeres, Janet Sjaarda, For Better, for Worse: Stories of the Wives of Early Pastors of the Christian Reformed Church, reviewed by John Bolt - 215 / Svensson, Manfred, and David VanDrunen, eds., Aquinas Among the Protestants, reviewed by Richard A. Muller - 218 / Swierenga, Robert P., Faithful Witness: A Sesquicentennial History of Central Avenue Christian Reformed Church, Holland, Michigan, 1865–2015, reviewed by John Bolt - 221 / Van de Walle, Bernie A., Rethinking Holiness: A Theological Introduction, reviewed by Nathaniel Gamble - 224 / Van Miert, Dirk, The Emancipation of Biblical Philology in the Dutch Republic, 1590–1670, reviewed by Randall J. Pederson - 226 / Van Raalte, Theodore G. Antoine de Chandieu: The Silver Horn of Geneva’s Reformed Triumvirate, reviewed by Ryan M. McGraw - 229 / Church and Mission: Bennett, Kyle David, Practices of Love: Spiritual Disciplines for the Life of the World, reviewed by Jeffrey L. Sajdak - 231 / Holland, Richard A., Jr., and Benjamin K. Forrest, Good Arguments: Making Your Case in Writing and Public Speaking, reviewed by Roy Williams - 234 / Hollinger, David A., Protestants Abroad: How Missionaries Tried to Change the World but Changed America, reviewed by Li Ma - 236 / Luidens, Donald A., and JoHannah M. Smith, eds., Jack: A Compassionate Compendium; A Tribute to Dr. Jacob E. Nyenhuis—Scholar, Servant, Leader, reviewed by John Bolt - 238 Merida, Tony, The Christ-Centered Expositor: A Field Guide for Word-Driven Disciple Makers, reviewed by Rebecca Tjapkes - 240 / Moo, Douglas J., and Jonathan A. Moo, Creation Care: A Biblical Theology of the Natural World, reviewed by Douglas J. Kortyna - 243 / Wells, Samuel, Incarnational Mission: Being with the World, reviewed by Joel Altena - 245 / Wells, Samuel, and Abigail Kocher, Eucharistic Prayers, reviewed by Daniel Eguiluz - 247
Calvin Theological Journal (Vol 53 No 2 - November 2018)

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From the Editor: Karin Maag - 253 / Articles: Reading Aquinas from a Reformed Perspective: A Review Essay by Richard A. Muller - 255 / Reconsidering the Development of the Covenant of Works: A Study in Doctrinal Trajectory by Harrison Perkins - 289 / What Are We Doing When We Pray? Rekindling a Reformation Theology of Petitionary Prayer by Christopher Woznicki - 319 / Sermon: “Tearing Our Hearts” - A Sermon on Mark 9:14–29 by Meg Jenista Kuykendall - 345 / Short Studies: A Little Exercise for Those New to Interfaith Dialogue: Lessons on Spiritual Formation from Jonathan Edwards and Helmut Thielicke by Cory Willson - 351 / Christian Self-Denial: Contextualizing the Gospel for Interreligious Settings by Richard J. Mouw - 371 / An Overview of Chinese Studies of the Protestant Reformation by Xinli Liu - 381 / Calvin Bibliography 2018 - 399 / Book Reviews - Scripture and Interpretation: Anderson, Garwood P., Paul’s New Perspective: Charting a Soteriological Journey, reviewed by Dawei Shao - 431 / Beeke, Joel R., Revelation, reviewed by Seth Atsma - 434 / Gathercole, Simon, Defending Substitution: An Essay on Atonement in Paul, reviewed by Roy McDaniel - 435 / Harvey, John D., Romans: Exegetical Guide to the Greek New Testament, reviewed by Gary M. Burge - 437 / Strawn, Brent A., The Old Testament Is Dying: A Diagnosis and Recommended Treatment, reviewed by Young-Kwang Kim - 439 / Westfall, Cynthia Long, Paul and Gender: Reclaiming the Apostle’s Vision for Men and Women in Christ, reviewed by Gary M. Burge - 441 / Theology and History: Allen, Michael, and Scott R. Swain, eds., Christian Dogmatics: Reformed Theology for the Church Catholic, reviewed by Theodore G. Van Raalte - 445 / Blei, Karel, Oepke Noordmans: Theologian of the Holy Spirit, reviewed by John Bolt - 450 / Bratt, James D., American Roots, reviewed by Li Ma - 453 / Echeverria, Eduardo J., Divine Election: A Catholic Orientation in Dogmatic and Ecumenical Perspective, reviewed by Adriaan C. Neele - 455 / Fisher, Jeff, A Christoscopic Reading of Scripture: Johannes Oecolampadius on Hebrews, reviewed by Richard A. Muller - 457 / Florensky, Pavel, Early Religious Writings: 1903–1909, reviewed by Dylan Pahman - 460 / González, Justo, A Brief History of Sunday: From the New Testament to the New Creation, reviewed by Kenneth J. Stewart - 463 / Gordon, Bruce, John Calvin’s Institutes of the Christian Religion: A Biography, reviewed by Forrest H. Buckner - 466 / Habets, Myk, and Bobby Grow, eds., Evangelical Calvinism: Volume 2: Dogmatics and Devotion, reviewed by Thomas Haviland-Pabst - 469 / Johnson, Junius, Patristic and Medieval Atonement Theory: A Guide to Research, reviewed by Daniel Eguiluz - 472 / Kolb, Robert, and Carl R. Trueman, Between Wittenberg and Geneva: Lutheran and Reformed Theology in Conversation, reviewed by Lyle D. Bierma - 473 / Koyzis, David T., We Answer to Another: Authority, Office, and the Image of God, reviewed by John Bolt - 476 / Kuyper, Abraham, On Islam, reviewed by Eric Sarwar - 478 / Levering, Matthew, and Kevin J. Vanhoozer, Was the Reformation a Mistake? Why Catholic Doctrine Is Not Unbiblical, reviewed by Joshua Schendel - 481 / Luttikhuizen, Frances, Underground Protestantism in Sixteenth-Century Spain: A Much Ignored Side of Spanish History, reviewed by Ryan M. McGraw - 483 / Marsden, George M., C. S. Lewis’s Mere Christianity: A Biography, reviewed by Paul W. Fields - 485 / Muller, Richard A., Divine Will and Human Choice: Freedom, Contingency, and Necessity in Early Modern Reformed Thought, reviewed by Kwang-Soo Jeon - 487 / Platt, Eric, Britain and the Bestandstwisten: The Causes, Course and Consequences of British Involvement in the Dutch Religious and Political Disputes of the Early Seventeenth Century, reviewed by Donald Sinnema - 490 / Stewart, Kenneth J., In Search of Ancient Roots: The Christian Past and the Evangelical Identity Crisis, reviewed by Daniel Eguiluz - 493 / Treloar, Geoffrey R., The Disruption of Evangelicalism: The Age of Torrey, Mott, McPherson and Hammond, reviewed by Li Ma - 496 / Trueman, Carl R., Grace Alone: Salvation as a Gift of God, reviewed by Kenneth J. Stewart - 499 / Tucker, Ruth A., Katie Luther, First Lady of the Reformation: The Unconventional Life of Katharina von Bora, reviewed by Nathaniel Gamble - 501 / Church and Mission: Brouwer, Douglas J., How to Become a Multicultural Church, reviewed by Chris Schoon - 505 / Hicks, Zac, The Worship Pastor : A Call to Ministry for Worship Leaders and Teams, reviewed by Shannan Baker - 507 / Matz, Brian, Introducing Protestant Social Ethics: Foundations in Scripture, History, and Practice, reviewed by Jordan J. Ballor - 510/ McDermott, Gerald R., Israel Matters: Why Christians Must Think Differently about the People and the Land, reviewed by John Bolt - 512 / Ruth, Lester, and Eric L. Mathis, Leaning on the Word: Worship with Argentine Baptists in the Mid-Twentieth Century, reviewed by Matthew Mulder - 515 / Sunquist, Scott W., Explorations in Asian Christianity: History, Theology, and Mission, reviewed by Li Ma - 517 / Wheeler, Sondra, The Minister as Moral Theologian: Ethical Dimensions of Pastoral Leadership, reviewed by Jeffrey L. Sajdak - 520 / Dissertation Abstracts - 523
Calvin Theological Journal (Vol 53 No 1 - April 2018)

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From the Editor: Karin Maag - 7 / Articles: Joseph Hall (1574–1656): Toward Peace in the Church and a Reformed Via Media by Richard A. Muller - 9 / The Question of Central Dogma in Herman Bavinck by Bruce R. Pass - 33 / An Alternative Pentateuchal View of Matthew by Peter van Veen - 65 / Understanding Chiasm and Assessing Macro-Chiasm as a Tool of Biblical Interpretation by Wayne Brouwer - 99 / Philippians 1:21–22: Revisiting John Calvin’s Innovative Interpretation by Kirk Summers (with Abby Holland) - 129 / Sermon: “We Shall All Rise!”—A Sermon on Philippians 1:21–23 by Reginald Smith - 155 / Short Study: Characterizing the Two Kingdoms and Assessing Their Relevance Today by Simon P. Kennedy and Benjamin B. Saunders - 161 / Book Reviews - Scripture and Interpretation: Arnold, Bill T., and Brent A. Strawn, eds. The World around the Old Testament: The People and Places of the Ancient Near East, reviewed by Young-Kwang Kim - 175 / Burge, Gary. Interpreting the Gospel of John: A Practical Guide, reviewed by Josef Disby - 177 / Goheen, Michael W., ed. Reading the Bible Missionally, reviewed by Dean Deppe - 180 / Gregg, Brian Han. What Does the Bible Say about Suffering?, reviewed by Daniel Boerman - 184 / Theology and History: Allison, Dale C. Jr., Night Comes: Death, Imagination, and the Last Thing, reviewed by Jacob Thielman - 187 / Bartholomew, Craig G. Contours of the Kuyperian Tradition: A Systematic Introduction, reviewed by Li Ma - 190 / Cooper, Derek. Introduction to World Christian History, reviewed by Roy Williams - 192 / Graves, Michael. The Inspiration and Interpretation of Scripture:What the Early Church Can Teach Us, reviewed by Darshak Toma - 195 / Hansen, Richard P. Paradox Lost: Rediscovering the Mystery of God, reviewed by Jeffrey L. Sajdak - 197 / Kuyper, Abraham. On the Church, reviewed by Bruce R. Pass - 200 / Lehner, Ulrich L., Richard A. Muller, and A. G. Roeber, eds. The Oxford Handbook of Early Modern Theology, 1600–1800, reviewed by James A. De Jong - 203 / O’Donovan, Oliver. Entering into Rest: Ethics as Theology, reviewed by Jin Li - 206 / Pettegree, Andrew. Brand Luther: How an Unheralded Monk Turned His Small Town into a Center of Publishing, Made Himself the Most Famous Man in Europe—and Started the Protestant Reformation, reviewed by Blake I. Campbell - 208 / Shaw, Luci. Thumbprint in the Clay: Divine Marks of Beauty, Order and Grace, reviewed by James M. Turner - 211 / Strehle, Stephen. The Dark Side of Church/State Separation: The French Revolution, Nazi Germany, and International Communism, reviewed by John Bolt - 214 / Vanhoozer, Kevin J. Biblical Authority after Babel:Retrieving the Solas in the Spirit of Mere Protestant Christianity, reviewed by Jacob Thielman - 217 / Wilsey, John D. American Exceptionalism and Civil Religion: Reassessing the History of an Idea, reviewed by Michael Phua - 220 / Church and Mission: Anderson, Cameron J. The Faithful Artist: A Vision for Evangelicalism and the Arts, reviewed by Li Ma - 223 / DeFranza, Megan K. Sex Difference in Christian Theology—Male, Female, and Intersex in the Image of God, reviewed by Dawei Shao - 225 / Hook, J. P., J. N. Hook, and D. E. Davis. Helping Groups Heal: Leading Small Groups in the Process of Transformation, reviewed by J. Harold Ellens - 228 / Kuruvilla, Abraham. A Vision for Preaching: Understanding the Heart of Pastoral Ministry, reviewed by Darshak Toma - 230 / Noll, Mark A. From Every Tribe and Nation: A Historian’s Discovery of the Global Christian Story, reviewed by Zexi (Jesse) Sun - 233 / Pizza, Murphy. Paganistan: Contemporary Pagan Communities in Minnesota’s Twin Cities, reviewed by John Bolt - 235
Calvin Theological Journal (Vol 52 No 2 - November 2017)

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From the Editor: Karin Maag - 149 / Articles: Genevan Psalms in Javanese by Yudha Thianto - 151 / Reengaging Figural Interpretation: The Impact of Erich Auerbach by James W. Skillen - 181 / Blessing and Glory: Abraham Kuyper on the Beatific Vision by Hans Boersma - 205 / Sermon: “Heaven: The Present Reality”—A Sermon on Hebrews 12:18–29 by Laura Smit - 243 / Short Studies: Why a Bavinck Institute? Why at Calvin Seminary? by John Bolt - 251 / Comparing Spirit Hermeneutics by Craig Keener with Classic Pentecostal Hermeneutics by Dean Deppe - 265 / Interpreting Figural Interpretation: A Review of Richard Hays—Echoes of Scripture in the Gospels by Dean Deppe - 277 / Calvin Bibliography 2017 - 291 / Book Reviews - Scripture and Interpretation: Enns, Peter, Inspiration and Incarnation: Evangelicals and the Problem of the Old Testament (10th Anniversary Edition), reviewed by Daniel DeVries - 325 / Hess, Richard S., The Old Testament: A Historical, Theological, and Critical Introduction, reviewed by Sarah S. Schreiber - 328 / Schlimm, Matthew Richard, That Strange and Sacred Scripture: Wrestling with the Old Testament and Its Oddities, reviewed by Tyler J. Patty - 329 / Wall, Robert W., and David R. Nienhuis, eds. A Compact Guide to the Whole Bible: Learning to Read Scripture’s Story, reviewed by Arie C. Leder - 332 / Wright, Christopher J. H., How to Preach & Teach the Old Testament for All Its Worth, reviewed by Arie C. Leder - 333 / Theology and History: Beer, Jeremy, The Philanthropic Revolution: An Alternative History of American Charity, reviewed by James A. De Jong - 337 / Bradley, James E., and Richard A. Muller, Church History: An Introduction to Research Methods and Resources, reviewed by Steve Perisho - 339 / Bray, Gerald L., The Church: A Theological and Historical Account, reviewed by Daniel Eguiluz - 345 / Crisp, Oliver D., Saving Calvinism: Expanding the Reformed Tradition, reviewed by Blake Campbell - 347 / Fujimura, Makoto, Culture Care: Reconnecting with Beauty for Our Common Life, reviewed by Justin L. McLendon - 350 / Graham, Gordon, ed., The Kuyper Center Review, Volume 5: Church and Academy, reviewed by John Bolt - 352 / Hammond, Geordan, and David Ceri Jones, eds., George Whitefield: Life, Context, and Legacy, reviewed by Kenneth J. Stewart - 353 / Harrison, Nonna Verna, and David G. Hunter, eds., Suffering and Evil in Early Christian Thought, reviewed by Brent McCulley - 356 / Kolb, Robert, Martin Luther and the Enduring Word of God: The Wittenberg School and Its Scripture-Centered Proclamation, reviewed by Cedric Parsels - 358 / Lindholm, Stefan, Jerome Zanchi (1516–90) and the Analysis of Reformed Scholastic Christology, reviewed by Maarten Kuivenhoven - 361 / MacLean, Donald John, James Durham (1622–1658) and the Gospel Offer in Its Seventeenth-Century Context, reviewed by Michael J. Lynch. - 363 / McKee, Elsie Anne, The Pastoral Ministry and Worship in Calvin’s Geneva, reviewed by Theodore G.Van Raalte - 365 / Nolan, Kirk J., Reformed Virtue after Barth: Developing Moral Virtue Ethics in the Reformed Tradition, reviewed by Jordan J. Ballor - 370 / Papandrea, James L., The Earliest Christologies: Five Images of Christ in the Postapostolic Age, reviewed by Nathaniel Gamble - 372 / Raith, Charles, II, After Merit: John Calvin’s Theology of Works and Rewards, reviewed by Dustyn Elizabeth Keepers - 375 / Rylaarsdam, David, John Chrysostom on Divine Pedagogy: The Coherence of His Theology and Preaching, reviewed by Keith D. Stanglin - 377 / Song, Baiyu Andrew, Training Laborers for His Harvest: A Historical Study of William Milne’s Mentorship of Liang Fa, reviewed by Zexi (Jesse) Sun - 379 / Sorensen, Rob, Martin Luther and the German Reformation, reviewed by Karin Maag - 382 / Summers, Kirk M., Morality After Calvin: Theodore Beza’s Christian Censor and Reformed Ethics, reviewed by Maarten Kuivenhoven - 384 / Telfer, Charles K., Wrestling with Isaiah: The Exegetical Methodology of Campegius Vitringa (1659–1722), reviewed by Ryan M. McGraw - 386 / Thianto, Yudha, The Way to Heaven: Catechisms and Sermons in the Establishment of the Dutch Reformed Church in the East Indies, reviewed by Karin Maag - 388 / Webster, John, God and the Works of God. Volume 1 of God Without Measure: Working Papers in Christian Theology; Webster, John, Intellect and Virtue. Volume 2 of God Without Measure: Working Papers in Christian Theology, reviewed by Joshua Schendel - 391/ Church and Mission: Anderson, Mark Robert, The Qur’an in Context: A Christian Exploration, reviewed by Dean Deppe - 393 / Brand, Chad O., ed., Perspectives on Israel and the Church: Four Views, McDermott, Gerald R., ed., The New Christian Zionism: Fresh Perspectives on Israel & the Land, reviewed by John Bolt - 398 / Georges, Jayson, and Mark D. Baker, Ministering in Honor-Shame Cultures, reviewed by Ann Plantinga Kapteyn - 402 / Greidanus, Sidney, Preaching Christ from Psalms: Foundations for Expository Sermons in the Christian Year, reviewed by David Beelen - 405 / Hulst, Mary S., A Little Handbook for Preachers: Ten Practical Ways to a Better Sermon by Sunday, reviewed by Johannes Schouten - 407 / Jamieson, Philip D., The Face of Forgiveness: A Pastoral Theology of Shame and Redemption, reviewed by Jeffrey L. Sajdak - 409 / Johnson, Todd M., and Cindy M. Wu, Our Global Families: Christians Embracing Common Identity in a Changing World, reviewed by James A. De Jong - 412 / Kreglinger, Gisela H., The Spirituality of Wine, reviewed by Donald E. Hartley - 414 / Leithart, Peter J., The End of Protestantism: Pursuing Unity in a Fragmented Church, reviewed by Daniel Eguiluz - 416 / Strange, Daniel, Their Rock Is Not Our Rock: A Theology of Religion, reviewed by Philip Djung - 419 / Volf, Miroslav, and Ryan McAnnally-Linz, Public Faith in Action: How to Think Carefully, Engage Wisely, and Vote with Integrity, reviewed by Michael Phua - 421 / Dissertation Abstracts - 425
Calvin Theological Journal (Vol 52 No 1 - April 2017)

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From the Editor: Karin Maag - 7 / Articles: The Self-Revelation of God in Jesus by Daniel Boerman - 9 / The Heart and Soul of Abraham Kuyper: Reflections on His Meditations by James A. De Jong - 37 / A Grotesque Attack: Reading Ezekiel 16 as Satire to Address Feminist Critiques by Erin Risch Zoutendam - 63 / Sermon: “Live!”—A Sermon on Ezekiel 16 by Scott Hoezee - 85 / Book Reviews - Scripture and Interpretation: Allen, Michael, and Jonathan A. Linebaugh, eds., Reformation Readings of Paul: Explorations in History and Exegesis, reviewed by Nathaniel Gamble - 93 / Peterson, David G., Transformed by God: New Covenant Life and Ministry, reviewed by Nathaniel Gamble - 96 / Theology and History: Allison, Gregg, and Chris Castaldo, The Unfinished Reformation: What Unites and Divides Catholics and Protestants after 500 Years, reviewed by Jae Young Chang - 99 / Gerrish, B. A., Christian Faith: Dogmatics in Outline, reviewed by Jacob Thielman - 101 / Hendrix, Scott H., Martin Luther: Visionary Reformer, reviewed by Karin Maag - 104 / Köstenberger, Andreas J., Darrell L. Bock, and Josh D. Chatraw, Truth Matters: Confident Faith in a Confusing World, reviewed by John Bolt - 106 / Leder, Arie C., and Richard A. Muller, eds., Biblical Interpretation and Doctrinal Formulation in the Reformed Tradition: Essays in Honor of James De Jong, reviewed by Darren M. Pollock - 108 / Muck, Terry C., Harold A. Netland, and Gerald R. McDermott, eds., Handbook of Religion: A Christian Engagement with Traditions, Teachings, and Practices, reviewed by John Bolt - 113 / Spierling, Karen E., ed., Calvin and the Book: The Evolution of the Printed Word in Reformed Protestantism, reviewed by Yudha Thianto - 115 / Timmerman, Daniël, Heinrich Bullinger on Prophecy and the Prophetic Office (1523–1538), reviewed by Jordan J. Ballor - 118 / Van Reken, Calvin P., Principia Meta-Ethica, reviewed by Jessica Joustra - 120 / Church and Mission: Leeman, Jonathan, Political Church: The Local Assembly as Embassy of Christ’s Rule, reviewed by Matthew J. Tuininga - 123 / Mabry, John R., ed., Spiritual Guidance Across Religions: A Source for Spiritual Directors and Other Professionals Providing Counsel to People of Differing Faith Traditions, reviewed by Isaias D’Oleo Ochoa - 126 / Owens, Tara M., Embracing the Body: Finding God in Our Flesh and Bone, reviewed by Isaias D’Oleo Ochoa - 128 / Sullivan, Winnifred Fallers, A Ministry of Presence: Chaplaincy, Spiritual Care, and the Law, reviewed by Jason Zuidema - 130
Calvin Theological Journal (Vol 51 No 2 - November 2016)

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Articles: The Usefulness of Divine Majesty According to Calvin on Genesis by Rebekah Earnshaw - 181 / Sola Scriptura: An Inadequate Slogan for the Authority of Scripture by Henk van den Belt - 204 / Nuptial Reading: Hippolytus, Origen, and Ambrose on the Bridal Couple of the Song of Songs by Hans Boersma - 227 / Just What Do You Mean—Kingdom of God? Lessons from a Century (and More) of Christian Social Thought by John Bolt - 259 / Bound to the Altar: The Isaac of Genesis 22:1–19 by Arie C. Leder - 283 / Calvin Bibliography 2016 - 297 / Book Reviews - Scripture and Interpretation: Wright, Archie T., The Origin of Evil Spirits: The Reception of Genesis 6:1–4 in Early Jewish Literature, reviewed by Daniel De Vries - 324 / Theology and History: Cortez, Marc, Christological Anthropology in Historical Perspective: Ancient and Contemporary Approaches to Theological Anthropology, reviewed by Forrest Buckner - 326 / Bruijn, Jan de, Abraham Kuyper: A Pictorial Biography, reviewed by Clifford B. Anderson - 328 / Fesko, John V., The Covenant of Redemption: Origins, Development, and Reception, reviewed by Ryan M. McGraw - 330 / Firpo, Massimo, Juan de Valdés and the Italian Reformation, reviewed by Jason Zuidema - 333 / Groothuis, Douglas, Philosophy in Seven Sentences: A Small Introduction to a Vast Topic, reviewed by Theodore G. Van Raalte - 334 / Mason, Roger A., and Steven J. Reid, eds., Andrew Melville (1545–1622): Writings, Reception and Reputation, reviewed by Kenneth J. Stewart - 336 / McNeur, George H., Liang A-Fa: China’s First Preacher, 1789–1855, reviewed by Zexi Sun - 339 / Moltmann, Jürgen, The Living God and the Fullness of Life, reviewed by Thomas R. Thompson - 341 / Moritz, Joshua M., Science and Religion: Beyond Warfare and Toward Understanding, reviewed by Thomas R. Thompson - 342 / Naselli, Andrew David, and Mark A. Snoeberger, eds., Perspectives on the Extent of the Atonement: Three Views, reviewed by Michael J. Lynch - 345 / Nation, Mark Thiessen, Anthony G. Siegrist, and Daniel P. Umbel, Bonhoeffer the Assassin? Challenging the Myth, Recovering His Call to Peacemaking, reviewed by Jordan J. Ballor - 347 / Oravecz, Johannes Miroslav, God as Love: The Concept and Spiritual Aspects of Agape in Modern Russian Religious Thought, reviewed by Adrian Helleman - 349 / Strachan, Owen, Awakening the Evangelical Mind: An Intellectual History of the Neo-Evangelical Movement, reviewed by Kenneth J. Stewart - 350 / Watt, Isabella M., Wallace McDonald, and Jeffrey R. Watt, eds., Registres du Consistoire de Genève au temps de Calvin, Vol. IX (15 Feb. 1554–31 Jan. 1555). Travaux d’Humanisme et Renaissance, DXLII, reviewed by Jason Zuidema - 353 / Church and Mission: Cannister, Mark, Teenagers Matter: Making Student Ministry a Priority for the Church, reviewed by Lynn Barger Elliott - 354 / Dean, Kenda Creasy, and Christy Lang Hearlson, How Youth Ministry Can Change Theological Education—If We Let It, reviewed by Lynn Barger Elliott - 356 / Hill, Graham, GlobalChurch: Reshaping Our Conversations, Renewing Our Mission, Revitalizing Our Churches, reviewed by Albert Strydhorst - 358 / Maag, Karin, Lifting Hearts to the Lord: Worship with John Calvin in Sixteenth-Century Geneva, reviewed by Randall D. Engle - 360 / Stewart, John W., Envisioning the Congregation, Practicing the Gospel: A Guide for Pastors and Lay Leaders, reviewed by Keith M. Doornbos - 361 / Dissertation Abstracts - 364
Calvin Theological Journal (Vol 51 No 1 - April 2016)

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Articles: Neo-Calvinism: A Theology for the Global Church in the Twenty-first Century by Richard J. Mouw - 7 / Casting out Hagar: Anti-Judaism in the Sermons of Augustine by Wendy Elgersma Helleman - 20 / The Discipline of Missiology in 2016: Concerning the Place and Meaning of Missiology in the Theological Curriculum by Stefan Paas - 37 / Reformed Orthodoxy and Gendered Authority: The Christian Reformed Church 1945–1984 by Tamara J. Van Dyken - 55 / The Threats of the Gospel: John Owen on What the Law/Gospel Distinction Is Not by Ryan M. McGraw - 79 / Hair Length and Human Sexuality: The Underlying Moral Logic of Paul’s Appeal to Nature in 1 Corinthians 11:14 by Branson Parler - 112 / Book reviews - Scripture and Interpretation: Carroll, M. Daniel, Christians at the Border, Immigration, the Church, and the Bible, reviewed by Arie C. Leder - 137 / Middleton, J. Richard, A New Heaven and a New Earth: Reclaiming Biblical Eschatology, reviewed by Thomas R. Thompson - 139 / Walton, John H., The Lost World of Adam and Eve: Genesis 2–3 and the Human Origins Debate, reviewed by Daniel DeVries - 143 / Weima, Jeffrey A. D., 1–2 Thessalonians, reviewed by Benjamin J. Ribbens - 145 / Theology and History: Allison, Gregg R., Roman Catholic Theology and Practice: An Evangelical Assessment, reviewed by Jason Zuidema - 148 / Baschera, Luca, Bruce Gordon, and Christian Moser, eds., Following Zwingli: Applying the Past in Reformation Zurich, reviewed by Jordan J. Ballor - 151 / Bolt, John, Bavinck on the Christian Life: Following Jesus in Faithful Service, reviewed by Cory Brock - 152 / de Boer, Erik A., ed., Congrégations et disputations. Calvini Opera Omnia denuo recognita, reviewed by Raymond A. Blacketer - 154 / Evans, Stephen C., Why Christian Faith Still Makes Sense: A Response to Contemporary Challenges, reviewed by Derek Nutt - 157 / Harinck, George, “We Live Presently under a Waning Moon”: Nicolaus Martin Steffens as Leader of the Reformed Church in America in the West in Years of Transition (1878–1895), reviewed by James A. De Jong - 159 / Heideman, Eugene P., Hendrik P. Scholte: His Legacy in the Netherlands and in America, reviewed by James A. De Jong - 161 / Leslie, Andrew M., The Light of Grace: John Owen on the Authority of Scripture and Christian Faith, reviewed by Ryan M. McGraw - 164 / Church and Mission: DeGroat, Chuck, Toughest People to Love: How to Understand, Lead, and Love the Difficult People in Your Life—Including Yourself, reviewed by Isaias D’Oleo Ochoa - 166 / Den Dulk, Kevin R., and Robert J. Joustra, The Church and Religious Persecution, reviewed by Arie C. Leder - 167 / Sider, Ronald J., ed., The Early Church on Killing: A Comprehensive Sourcebook on War, Abortion, and Capital Punishment, reviewed by Daniel Eguiluz - 168 / Tabbernee, William, ed., Early Christianity in Contexts: An Exploration across Cultures and Continents, reviewed by Daniel Eguiluz - 170
Calvin Theological Journal (Vol 50 No 2 - November 2015)

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ARTICLES: Doing History as Theologians by David C. Steinmetz - 174 / Hagiography and Theology for a Comprehensive Reformed Church: John Gauden and the Portrayal of Ralph Brownrigg by Stephen Hampton - 181 / Whose Common Grace? Exploring the Implications of Common Grace on an Analysis of the Effects of Globalization by Jessica Driesenga - 211 / Celebrating Relief from the Enemy: Discerning and Preaching Esther's Post-canonical Adversary by Arie C. Leder - 230 / Reading the Bible with Rembrandt: A Fresh Look at Bathsheba in 2 Samuel 11 by Amanda W. Benckhuysen - 247 / CALVIN BIBLIOGRAPHY 2015 - 265 / BOOK REVIEWS - Theology and History: Dennison, James T. Jr., Reformed Confessions of the 16th and 17th Centuries in English Translation: Volume 4, 1600-1693, reviewed by Theodore G. Van Raalte - 296 / Harper, Kyle, From Shame to Sin: The Christian Transformation of Sexual Morality in Late Antiquity, reviewed by Branson Parler - 299 / Klauber, Martin I., ed., The Theology of the French Reformed Churches: From Henri IV to the Revocation of the Edict of Nantes, reviewed by Ryan M. McGraw - 301 / Littlejohn, W. Bradford, and Peter Escalante, eds., For the Healing of the Nations: Essays on Creation, Redemption, and Neo-Calvinism, reviewed by Joseph Sherrard - 303 / Nyenhuis, Jacob E., and George Harinck, eds., The Enduring Legacy of Albertus C. Van Raalte as Leader and Liaison, reviewed by James A. De Jong - 304 / Pederson, Randall J., Unity in Diversity: English Puritans and the Puritan Reformation, 1603-1689, reviewed by Ryan M. McGraw - 307 / Raith, Charles II, Aquinas and Calvin on Romans: God's Justification and Our Participation, reviewed by Jordan Ballor - 309 / Sinnema, Donald, Christian Moser, and Herman J. Selderhuis, eds., Acta et Documenta Synodi Nationalis Dordrechtanae (1618-1619). Vol. 1: Acta of the Synod of Dordt, reviewed by Theodore G. Van Raalte - 312 / Snoddy, Richard, The Soteriology of James Ussher: The Act and Object of Saving Faith, reviewed by Michael J. Lynch - 315 / Stanglin, Keith D., ed., A Reader in Christian Theology: The Reformation to the Modern Church, reviewed by Karin Maag - 317 / te Velde, Dolf, ed., Riemer A. Faber, tr., Synopsis Purioris Theologiae, Synopsis of a Purer Theology: Latin Text and English Translation. Volume 1, Disputations 1-23, reviewed by Keith D. Stanglin - 318 / Watt, Isabella M., and Jeffrey R. Watt, eds., Registres du Consistoire de Geneve au temps de Calvin: Volume 7 (25 Feb. 1552-2 Feb. 1553); Watt, Isabella M., and Jeffrey R. Watt, eds., Registres du Consistoire de Geneve au temps de Calvin: Volume 8 (25 Mar. 1553-1 Feb. 1554), reviewed by Jason Zuidema - 321 / Wolterstorff, Nicholas, The God We Worship: An Exploration of Liturgical Theology, reviewed by Cornelius Plantinga Jr. - 323 / Church and Mission: Hancock, Angela Dienhart, Karl Barth's Emergency Homiletic 1932-1933: A Summons to Prophetic Witness at the Dawn of the Third Reich, reviewed by Todd V. Cioffi - 325 / DISSERTATION ABSTRACTS - 327
Calvin Theological Journal (Vol 50 No 1 - April 2015)

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EDITORIAL: "Why We (Still) Speak" Calvin Theological Journal: Vols. 1.1 to 50.l, by decades by Arie C. Leder - 6 / ARTICLES: Dating John Davenant's De Gallicana controversia sententia in the Context of Debate over John Cameron: A Correction by Richard A. Muller - 10 / Spiritus Propheticus: Spirit and Prophecy in Calvin's Old Testament Exegesis by Keith D. Stanglin - 23 / Protestant Preaching: Its Strengths and Weaknesses by H. de Leede and F. Stark - 43 / The Worship of the Reformed Church and the Creation of Its Service Book by Abraham Kuyper - 59 / I Talk of My Sin (to God) (and to You): Psalm 51, with David Speaking by Stanley D. Walters - 91 / Leadership in Mission: The Reformed System of Church Governance in an Age of Mission by Stefan Paas - 110 / BOOK REVIEWS - Scripture and Interpretation: Beale, G. K., and Benjamin L. Gladd, Hidden But Now Revealed: A Biblical Theology of Mystery, reviewed by R. Andrew Compton - 126 / Lim, Timothy H., The Formation of the Jewish Canon, reviewed by Doren Snoek - 128 / Osborn, Ronald E., Death Before the Fall: Biblical Literalism and the Problem of Animal Suffering, reviewed by Branson Parler - 130 / Theology and History: Bierma, Lyle D., The Theology of the Heidelberg Catechism: A Reformation Synthesis, reviewed by I. John Hesselink - 132 / Biggar, Nigel, In Defence of War, reviewed by Kyle Wayne Luck - 134 / Ernst-Habib, Margit, But Why Are You Called a Christian? An Introduction to the Heidelberg Catechism, reviewed by Lyle D. Bierma - 136 / Helm, Paul, Faith, Form and Fashion: Classical Reformed Theology and Its Postmodern Critics, reviewed by John Bolt - 138 / Livingstone, David N., Dealing with Darwin: Place, Politics, and Rhetoric in Religious Engagements with Evolution; Gundlach, Bradley J., Process and Providence: The Evolution Question at Princeton, 1845-1929, reviewed by Ralph F. Stearley - 141 / Tay, Edwin E. M., The Priesthood of Christ: Atonement in the Theology of John Owen (1616-1683), reviewed by Ryan M. McGraw - 146 / Woodbridge, John D., and Frank A. James III, Church History. Volume Two, From Pre-Reformation to the Present Day: The Rise and Growth of the Church in Its Cultural, Intellectual, and Political Context, reviewed by Keith D. Stanglin - 147 / Yoo, Jeongmo, John Edwards (1637-1716) on Human Free Choice and Divine Necessity: The Debate on the Relation between Divine Necessity and Human Freedom in Late Seventeenth-Century and Early Eighteenth-Century England, reviewed by Ryan M. McGraw - 150 / Church and Mission: Dow, Philip E., Virtuous Minds: Intellectual Character Development, reviewed by Branson Parler - 151 / Johnson, Keith L., and Timothy Larsen, Bonhoeffer, Christ and Culture, reviewed by Jordan J. Ballor - 153 / Shaw, Luci, Adventure of Ascent: Field Notes from a Lifelong Journey, reviewed by Jeff Sajdak - 156 / VanderWal-Gritter, Wendy, Generous Spaciousness: Responding to Gay Christians in the Church, reviewed by Paul VanderKlay - 157
Calvin Theological Journal (Vol 49 No 2 - November 2014)

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Articles: Christian Social Ethics as a Form of Missionary Ecclesiology: A Case Study of the Dutch Reformed Experience by Gerard C. den Hertog - 174 / The Estimation of the World: A Comparison Between Calvin and Van Ruler by Willem van Vlastuin - 186 / Simon Goulart (1543-1628) and the Consolation of Troubled Souls by Scott M. Manetsch - 201 / Good News for the Poor: An Analysis of Calvin's Concept of Poor Relief and the Diaconate in Light of His Two Kingdoms Paradigm by Matthew J. Tuininga - 221 / The Impact of a Gap in Existence on Christology and Soteriology: A Challenge for Physicalists by Mary L. Vanden Berg - 248 / Relativism—Ancilla Theologiae et Fidei? Not So Fast! by Eduardo Echeverria - 258 / Echeverria's Protestant Epistemology: A Catholic Response by James K. A. Smith - 283 / Calvin Bibliography: 2014 by Paul W. Fields - 293 / Book Reviews - Scripture and Interpretation: Broadhurst, Jace R., What Is the Literal Sense? Considering the Hermeneutic of John Lightfoot, reviewed by Darren M. Pollock - 322 / Greidanus, Sidney, Preaching Christ from Daniel: Foundations for Expository Sermons, reviewed by Al Wolters - 325 / Wright, N. T., Surprised by Scripture: Engaging Contemporary Issues, reviewed by Jonathan Huggins - 327 / Theology and History: Bamji, Alexandra, Geert H. Janssen, and Mary Levan, The Ashgate Research Companion to the Counter-Reformation, reviewed by Katherine Van Liere - 329 / Bratt, James D., Abraham Kuyper: Modern Calvinist, Christian Democrat, reviewed by Clifford B. Anderson - 332 / De Boer, Erik, The Genevan School of the Prophets: The Congregations of the Company of Pastors and Their Influence in Sixteenth-Century Europe, reviewed by Machiel A. van den Berg - 334 / Echeverria, Eduardo, Berkouwer and Catholicism: Disputed Questions, reviewed by John Bolt - 336 / Hart, D. J., Calvinism: A History, reviewed by James A. De Jong - 340 / Japinga, Lynn, Loyalty and Loss: The Reformed Church in America, 1945-1994, reviewed by James A. De Jong - 343 / Manetsch, Scott M., Calvin's Company of Pastors: Pastoral Care and the Emerging Reformed Church, 1536-1609, reviewed by Machiel A. van den Berg - 345 / Oden, Thomas C., Early Libyan Christianity: Discovering a North African Tradition, reviewed by James A. De Jong - 347 / Church and Mission: Brock, Brian, and John Swinton, eds., Disability in the Christian Tradition: A Reader, reviewed by Mark Stephenson - 349 / Gibson, David, and Jonathan Gibson, eds., From Heaven He Came and Sought Her: Definite Atonement in Historical, Biblical, Theological, and Pastoral Perspective, reviewed by Michael Lynch - 352 / Radner, Ephraim, A Brutal Unity: The Spiritual Politics of the Christian Church, reviewed by Andrew M. McGinnis - 354 / Stonehouse, Catherine, and Scottie May, Listening to Children on the Spiritual Journey: Guidance for Those Who Teach and Nurture, reviewed by Darwin Glassford - 357 / Dissertation Abstracts - 359
Calvin Theological Journal (Vol 49 No 1 -April 2014)

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Articles: Rediscovering Van Raalte's Church History: Historical Consciousness at the Birth of Dutch American Religion by Michael J. Douma - 5 / Revelation, Faith, and Tradition: Catholic Ecumenical Dialogue by Eduardo Echeverria - 25 / Becoming Who We Are Supposed to Be: An Evaluation of Schneider's Use of Christian Theology in Conversation with Recent Genetic Science by Andrew M. McCoy - 63 / Faith, Reason, and the Trinity in Richard Baxter's Theology: Incipient Rationalism or Scholastic Fides Quaerens Intellectum? by Simon Burton - 85 / Obscurity and Intention in Mark 4:11–12: Jesus' Parabolic Purposes by David V. Urban - 112 / Book Reviews - Scripture and Interpretation: Cockerill, Gareth Lee, The Epistle to the Hebrews; Long, D. Stephen, Hebrews, reviewed by Wayne Brouwer - 133 / Kolb, Robert, Luther and the Stories of God: Biblical Narratives as a Foundation for Christian Living, reviewed by James A. De Jong - 135 / Theology and History: Backus, Irena, and Philip Benedict, eds., Calvin and His Influence, 1509–2009, reviewed by Raymond A. Blacketer - 137 / Rasimus, Tuomas, Troels Engberg-Pedersen, and Ismo Dunderberg, Stoicism in Early Christianity, reviewed by Dylan Pahman - 139 / Smith, James K. A., Imagining the Kingdom: How Worship Works, reviewed by Jonathan S. Marko - 141 / Church and Mission: Chapman, Alister, Godly Ambition: John Stott and the Evangelical Movement, reviewed by Kenneth J. Stewart - 143 / Heath, Elaine A., The Mystic Way of Evangelism: A Contemplative Vision for Christian Outreach, reviewed by James A. De Jong - 146 / Laman, Gordon D., Pioneers to Partners: The Reformed Church in America and Christian Mission with the Japanese, reviewed by Richard E. Sytsma - 149 / Stroud, Dean G., ed., Preaching in Hitler's Shadow: Sermons of Resistance in the Third Reich, reviewed by David J. Diephouse - 150
Calvin Theological Journal (Vol 48 No 2 - November 2013)

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Articles: The Two-Kingdoms Doctrine and the Mission to Islam by John Bolt - 198 / Neo-Calvinism, Pluralism, and the Challenge of Islam by Richard J. Mouw - 207 / Universality and Dualism: Herman Bavinck and the Debate on Whether to Civilize the Dutch East Indies through Missions or Education by George Harinck - 217 / Neo-Calvinism and Pan-Islamism: Kindred Movements Against Liberal Imperialism? by Clifford B. Anderson - 234 / John Calvin and Musical Instruments: A Critical Investigation by W. David O. Taylor - 248 / The Covenant-Idea as the Heart of Hebrews and Biblical Theology: An Original Contribution of Old Princeton in the Teaching of Geerhardus Vos by Jeffrey Fisher - 270 / Calvin Bibliography 2013 by Paul W. Fields - 290 / Book Reviews - Scripture and Interpretation: Brownson, James V., Bible, Gender, Sexuality: Reframing the Church's Debate on Same-Sex Relationships, reviewed by David M. Crump - 324 / Brunn, David, One Bible, Many Versions: Are All Translations Created Equal?, reviewed by Matthew I. Estel - 328 / De La Torre, Miguel A., Genesis, reviewed by Arie C. Leder - 329 / Gignilliat, Mark S., A Brief History of Old Testament Criticism: From Benedict Spinoza to Brevard Childs, reviewed by R. Andrew Compton - 330 / Leder, Arie C., Waiting for the Land: The Story Line of the Pentateuch, reviewed by Wilson de A. Cunha - 332 / Wilhoit, James C., and Leland Ryken, Effective Bible Teaching, reviewed by Arie C. Leder - 335 / Theology and History: Adams, Daniel J., Korean Theology in Historical Perspective, reviewed by James A. De Jong - 336 / Bruening, Michael, Epistolae Petri Vireti: The Previously Unedited Letters and a Register of Pierre Viret's Correspondence, reviewed by Jason Zuidema - 340 / Burton, Simon J. G., The Hallowing of Logic: The Trinitarian Method of Richard Baxter's Methodus Theologiae, reviewed by Darren M. Pollock - 341 / Cleveland, Christopher, Thomism in John Owen, reviewed by Ryan M. McGraw - 344 / Dejonge, Michael P., Bonhoeffer's Theological Formation: Berlin, Barth, & Protestant Theology, reviewed by Jordan Ballor - 345 / Ehrmantraut, Dominique, ed., Livre des Deliberations de l'Eglise Française Reformee de Frankenthal et d'Otterberg, reviewed by Jason Zuidema - 348 / Lim, Paul C. H., Mystery Unveiled: The Crisis of the Trinity in Early Modern England, reviewed by David S. Sytsma - 349 / Plantinga, Richard J., Thomas R. Thompson, and Matthew D. Lundberg, An Introduction to Christian Theology, reviewed by Mary L. Van den Berg - 351 / Van Til, Kent, The Moral Disciple: An Introduction to Christian Ethics, reviewed by Gregory Mellema - 355 / Suk, John, Not Sure: A Pastor's Journey from Faith to Doubt, reviewed by James A. De Jong - 356 / Church and Mission: Anker, Roy M., Of Pilgrims and Fire: When God Shows Up at the Movies, reviewed by Josh Larsen - 361 / Solomon, Andrew, Far From the Tree: Parents, Children and the Search for Identity, reviewed by Michael Borgert - 362 / Swinton, John, Dementia: Living in the Memories of God, reviewed by Mary L. Van den Berg - 364 / Dissertation Abstracts - 367

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Calvin Theological Journal (Vol 48 No 1 - April 2013)

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Articles: The Imitation of Christ as Illumination for the Two Kingdoms Debate by John Bolt - 6 / "Abraham had two sons": Augustine and the Allegory of Sarah and Hagar (Galatians 4:21–31) by Wendy Elgersma Helleman - 35 / Jonah 1:9—An Example of Elenctic Testimony by Carl J. Bosma - 65 / Missionary Ecclesiology in an Age of Individualization by Stefan Paas - 91 / From a Neo-Calvinistic to an Ecumenical Theology of Religions: The Development of the Theologia Religionum of Johannes Verkuyl by Rudolph Edward Stiemer - 107 / Pierre Viret on War and Peace by Robert D. Linder - 122 / Practicing the Kingdom: A Critical Appraisal of James K. A. Smith's Desiring the Kingdom by Stephen Richard Turley - 131 / Loyal Orthodoxy: Christelijke Dogmatiek: Een Inleiding by G. Van den Brink and C. van der Kaai, reviewed by Eduardo J. Echeverria - 143 / Book Reviews - Theology and History: Boekestein, William, The Quest for Comfort: The Story of the Heidelberg Catechism, reviewed by Raymond A. Blacketer - 150 / Boulton, Matthew Myer, Life in God: John Calvin, Practical Formation, and the Future of Protestant Theology, reviewed by Andrew Hay - 151 / Bulgakov, Sergius, Icons and the Name of God; Bulgakov, Sergius, Jacob's Ladder: On Angels, reviewed by Dylan Pahman - 153 / Douthat, Ross, Bad Religion: How We Became a Nation of Heretics, reviewed by Steve J. Van der Weele - 155 / Ellis, Brannon, Calvin, Classical Trinitarianism, and the Aseity of the Son, reviewed by Hans Boersma - 158 / Fesko, J. V., Beyond Calvin: Union with Christ and Justification in Early Modern Reformed Theology (1517–1700), reviewed by Ryan M. McGraw - 161 / Ha, Polly, English Presbyterianism, 1590–1640, reviewed by Kenneth J. Stewart - 163 / Kapic, Kelly M., A Little Book for New Theologians: Why and How to Study Theology, reviewed by Mary L. Vanden Berg - 165 / Letham, Robert, Union with Christ: In Scripture, History, and Theology, reviewed by Mary L. Vanden Berg - 166 / Long, Kimberly Bracken, The Eucharistic Theology of the American Holy Fairs, reviewed by Kenneth J. Stewart - 169 / Mattson, Brian G., Restored to Our Destiny: Eschatology and the Image of God in Herman Bavinck's Reformed Dogmatics; Eglinton, James P., Trinity and Organism: Towards a New Reading of Herman Bavinck's Organic Motif, reviewed by John Bolt - 171 / Watt, Isabella M., and Jeffrey R. Watt, eds., Registres du Consistoire de Geneve au Temps de Calvin, Tome VI (19 fevrier 1551–4 fevrier 1552), reviewed by Karen E. Spierling - 175 / Church and Mission: Lofton, Kathryn, Oprah: The Gospel of an Icon, reviewed by Kyle Dielemann - 177 / Meyerink, Dorothy Dickens, Ministry among the Maya: A Missionary Memoir, reviewed by Paul J. Bergsma - 179 / Romanowski, William D., Reforming Hollywood: How American Protestants Fought for Freedom at the Movies, reviewed by Josh Larsen - 181
Calvin Theological Journal (Vol 47 No 2 - November 2012)

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Articles: All Is Well by Stanley D. Walters - 192 / A Good Sermon Is Hard to Find by Stanley Mast - 215 / Preaching the Creeds and Confessions of the Church: The Case for Theological Literacy by Wilbert M. Van Dyk - 224 / Applying Gracefully by Scott E. Hoezee - 237 / Balancing the Spiritual Diet: Suggestions for Preaching from the Book of Hebrews by Thomas J. Niehof - 248 / Applying Daniel's Messages to the Church Today by Sidney Greidanus - 257 / Scripture and Preaching at Calvin Theological Seminary by Arie C. Leder, Katrina M. Schaafsma, Dean B. Deppe, and Ashley E. Stam - 275 / Calvin Bibliography: 2012 by Paul W. Fields - 292 / Book Reviews - Scripture and Interpretation: Dozeman, Thomas B., Exodus, reviewed by Arie C. Leder - 336 / Pak, G. Sujin, The Judaizing Calvin: Sixteenth-Century Debates over the Messianic Psalms, reviewed by Paul Mbunga Mpindi - 337 / Rutledge, Fleming, And God Spoke to Abraham: Preaching from the Old Testament, reviewed by Arie C. Leder - 339 / Theology and History: Billings, J. Todd, Union with Christ: Reframing Theology and Ministry for the Church, reviewed by Raymond A. Blacketer - 340 / Cooper, Tim, John Owen, Richard Baxter, and the Formation of Nonconformity, reviewed by Ryan M. McGraw - 343 / Coram-Mekkey, Sandra, Gilles-Olivier Bron, and Christophe Chazalon, eds., Registres du Conseil de Genève à l'époque de Calvin: Tome V, du 1er Janvier au 31 décembre 1540, reviewed by Jason Zuidema - 346 / Goudriaan, Aza, and Fred van Lieburg, eds., Revisiting the Synod of Dordt (1618-1619), reviewed by Keith D. Stanglin - 347 / Gregory, Brad S., The Unintended Reformation: How a Religious Revolution Secularized Society, reviewed by Jordan J. Ballor - 349 / Güntzer, Augustin, ed., L’histoire de toute ma vie: Autobiographie d’un potier d’étain calviniste du XVIIe siècle, reviewed by Jason Zuidema - 353 / Helm, Paul, John Calvin’s Ideas, reviewed by John Bolt - 354 / Leithart, Peter J., Defending Constantine: The Twilight of an Empire and the Dawn of Christendom, reviewed by James R. Payton, Jr. - 358 / Perry, John, The Pretenses of Loyalty: Locke, Liberal Theory, and American Political Theology, reviewed by Jonathan S. Marko - 360 / Wallace, Dewey D., Shapers of English Calvinism, 1660-1714: Variety, Persistence, and Transformation, reviewed by Kenneth J. Stewart - 362 / Witte, John, Jr., and Frank S. Alexander, eds., Christianity and Human Rights: An Introduction, reviewed by Steve Van der Weele - 364 / Dissertation Abstracts - 369
Calvin Theological Journal (Vol 47 No 1 - April 2012)

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Articles: Revisiting the Psalm of Jonah by Amanda W. Benckhuysen - 5 / Calvin's Theological Appropriation of His Philosophical Sources: A Note on Natural Law and Institutes 2.2.2 2-23 by Charles D. Raith II - 32 / Vos and Berkhof on Union with Christ and Justification by J. V. Fesko - 50 / Groen van Prinsterer: Godfather of Bavinck and Kuyper by Harry Van Dyke - 72 / It's About Time: Opening Reformational Thought to the Eschaton by Nicholas Ansell - 98 / Reforming Public Theology: Two Kingdoms, or Two Cities? by James K. A. Smith - 122 / Piety in Print: Mapping the Contours of the Spirituality of Jean de l'Espine (1506-1597) by Jason Zuidema - 138 / Book Reviews - Scripture and Interpretation: Griffiths, Paul J., Song of Songs, reviewed by Hans Boersma - 145 / Theology and History: Aram I of Armenia, Catholicos, St. Nerses the Gracious and Church Unity: Armeno-Greek Church Relations (1165-1173), reviewed by Dylan Pahman - 147 / Billings, J. Todd, The Word of God for the People of God: An Entryway to the Theological Interpretation of Scripture, reviewed by Hans Boersma - 148 / Boersma, Hans, Heavenly Participation: The Weaving of a Sacramental Tapestry, reviewed by James K. A. Smith - 151 / Cunningham, David S., Christian Ethics: The End of the Law; Wells, Samuel, and Ben Quash, Introducing Christian Ethics, reviewed by Kent Van Til - 154 / Jones, Mark, Why Heaven Kissed Earth: The Christology of the Puritan Reformed Orthodox Theologian, Thomas Goodwin (1600-1680), reviewed by Ryan M. McGraw - 159 / Mouw, Richard J., Abraham Kuyper: A Short and Personal Introduction, reviewed by Laurence R. O'Donnell III - 162 / Steinmetz, David, Taking the Long View: Christian Thought in Historical Perspective, reviewed by Michael E. Wittmer - 163 / Church and Mission: Ott, Craig, and Gene Wilson, Global Church Planting: Biblical Principles and Best Practices for Multiplication, reviewed by Charles Uken - 165 / Senter III, Mark H., When God Shows Up: A History of Protestant Youth Ministry in America, reviewed by Darwin K. Glassford - 167
Calvin Theological Journal (Vol 46 No 2 - November 2011)

Calvin Theological Seminary

Articles: "A Benefit No Mind Can Fully Comprehend": Bavinck's Doctrine of Justification by Dane C. Ortlund - 249 / I Will Pour Out My Spirit on All People: A Pastoral Reading of Joel 2:28-30 from Latin America by Norberto Saracco - 268 / Reading the Bible and Reading Life: Everyday Life Approaches to Wisdom Literature from Latin America by Leopoldo Cervantes-Ortiz - 278 / The Book of Revelation: A Latin American Interpretation by Juan Stam - 289 / The Redemptive-Historical Dynamics of the Salvation of "All Israel" (Rom. 11:26a) by P. H. R. (Rob) van Houwelingen - 301 / Getting the "Two Books" Straight: With a Little Help from Herman Bavinck and John Calvin by John Bolt - 315 / Calvin Bibliography 2011 by Paul W. Fields - 333 / Book Reviews - Scripture and Interpretation: Baker, David L., Tight Fists or Open Hands? Wealth and Poverty in Old Testament Law, reviewed by Kent Van Til - 381 / Beilby, James K., and Paul Rhodes Eddy, eds., The Historical Jesus: Five Views, reviewed by Tawa J. Anderson - 382 / Bell, Rob, Love Wins: A Book about Heaven, Hell, and the Fate of Every Person Who Ever Lived, reviewed by Mary L. Vanden Berg - 385 / Blomberg, Craig L. with Jennifer Foutz Markley, A Handbook of New Testament Exegesis, reviewed by Dean B. Deppe - 389 / Evans, C. Stephen, Kierkegaard: An Introduction; Vardy, Peter, An Introduction to Kierkegaard, reviewed by Bruce P. Baugus - 392 / Horton, Michael S., The Christian Faith: A Systematic Theology for Pilgrims on the Way, reviewed by Andrew M. McGinnis - 394 / Jenson, Robert W., Ezekiel, reviewed by Nathan Chambers - 396 / Peterson, James C., Changing Human Nature: Ecology, Ethics, Genes, and God, reviewed by Kent Van Til - 397 / Radner, Ephraim, Leviticus; Work, Telford, Deuteronomy; Levering, Matthew, Ezra and Nehemiah, reviewed by William T. Koopmans - 398 / Reuschling, Wyndy Corbin, Reviving Evangelical Ethics: The Promises and Pitfalls of Classic Models of Morality, reviewed by Kent Van Til - 400 / Sell, Alan P. F., Hinterland Theology: A Stimulus to Theological Construction, reviewed by Kenneth J. Stewart - 401 / Sweeney, Douglas A., Jonathan Edwards and the Ministry of the Word: A Model of Faith and Thought, reviewed by John C. Clark - 403 / Waters, Brent, This Mortal Flesh: Incarnation and Bioethics, reviewed by Mary L. Vanden Berg - 405 / Theology and History: Apperloo-Boersma, Karla, and Herman J. Selderhuis, eds., Calvijn en de Nederlanden, reviewed by Harry Boonstra - 407 / Beza, Theodore de, Correspondance de Theodore de Beze, vol. 33, 1592, edited by Alain Dufour, Beatrice Nicollier, and Herve Genton; Beza, Theodore de, Correspondance de Theodore de Beze, vol. 34, 1593, edited by Alain Dufour, Beatrice Nicollier, and Herve Genton, reviewed by Amy Nelson Burnett - 411 / Calvin, John, Ioannis Calvini Epistolae, vol. 1 (1530-Sept. 1538), edited by Cornelis Augustijn and Frans Pieter van Stam, reviewed by Raymond A. Blacketer - 412 / Haak, Theodore, trans., and Roelof A. Janssen, ed., The Dort Study Bible: An English Translation of the Annotations to the Dutch Staten Bijbel of 1637 in Accordance with a Decree of the Synod of Dort, 1618-19, reviewed by Harry Boonstra - 415 / Neele, Adriaan C., Petrus van Mastricht (1630-1706): Reformed Orthodoxy: Method and Piety, reviewed by Ryan M. McGraw - 416 / van Asselt, Willem J., J. Martin Bac, and Roelf T. te Velde, eds., Reformed Thought on Freedom: The Concept of Free Choice in Early Modern Reformed Theology, reviewed by Keith D. Stanglin - 420 / van Vliet, Jason, Children of God: The Imago Dei in John Calvin and His Context, reviewed by Keith D. Stanglin - 421 / Church and Mission: Muck, Terry, and Frances S. Adeney, Christianity Encountering World Religions: The Practice of Mission in the Twenty-First Century, reviewed by Kent Van Til - 423 / Stanley, Brian, The World Missionary Conference, Edinburgh 1910, reviewed by Kenneth J. Stewart - 424 / Troll, Christian, Dialogue and Difference: Clarity in Christian Muslim Relations, reviewed by Kent Van Til - 427 / van der Kooi, Margriet, Pelgrims en Zwervers: Gesprekken over God en ons, reviewed by Arie C. Leder - 427 / Volf, Miroslav, Against the Tide: Love in a Time of Petty Dreams and Persisting Enmities, reviewed by Mary L. Vanden Berg - 428 / Dissertation Abstracts - 429
Calvin Theological Journal (Vol 46 No 1 - April 2011)

Calvin Theological Seminary

Articles: A Break with Anti-Judaic Exegesis: John Calvin and the Unity of the Testaments by G. Sujin Pak - 7 / Metaphysics and Justification in Sixteenth- and Seventeenth-Century Reformed Theology by John V. Fesko - 29 / A Brief History of Heaven in the Writings of Jonathan Edwards by Robert Caldwell - 48 / The Glory of Spiders and Politics by John Bolt - 72 / Experience, Expression, Understanding: Gerardus van der Leeuw's Phenomenological Method by Richard J. Plantinga - 81 / The Seven Days of Creation by James W. Skillen - 111 / Lost Keys: The Absolution in Reformed Liturgy by Daniel R. Hyde - 140 / Book Reviews - Scripture and Interpretation: Bartholomew, Craig G., Ecclesiastes, reviewed by Sidney Greidanus - 167 / Brenner, Athalya, Archie Chi Chung Lee, and Gale A. Yee, eds., Genesis, reviewed by Amanda W. Benckhuysen - 171 / Dozeman, Thomas B., ed., Methods for Exodus, reviewed by Amanda W. Benckhuysen - 173 / Heine, Ronald E., Reading the Old Testament with the Ancient Church, reviewed by William T. Koopmans - 175 / Reno, R. R., Genesis, reviewed by Amanda W. Benckhuysen - 176 / Stubbs, David L., Numbers, reviewed by Mary L. Vanden Berg - 179 / Theology and History: Ballor, Jordan J., Ecumenical Babel: Confusing Economic Ideology and the Church's Social Witness, reviewed by Steven McMullen - 180 / Barker, Sara K., Protestantism, Poetry, and Protest: The Vernacular Writings of Antoine de Chandieu (c. 1534-1591), reviewed by Theodore G. (Ted) Van Raalte - 182 / Ellens, J. Harold, Light from the Other Side: The Paranormal as Friend and Familiar (Real Life Experiences of a Spiritual Pilgrim), reviewed by Roger Van Harn - 185 / Gifford, Paul, Christianity, Politics and Public Life in Kenya, reviewed by David A. Hoekema - 186 / Gleason, Ron, Herman Bavinck: Pastor, Churchman, Statesman, and Theologian, reviewed by Harry Van Dyke - 192 / Heideman, Eugene P., The Practice of Piety: The Theology of the Midwestern Reformed Church in America 1866-1966, reviewed by Monica Schaap Pierce - 197 / Johnston, Robert K., ed., Reframing Theology and Film: New Focus for an Emerging Discipline, reviewed by Gabriella Racsok - 199 / Naude, Piet J., Neither Calendar Nor Clock—Perspectives on the Belhar Confession, reviewed by Peter Borgdorff - 202 / Oberman, Heiko A., John Calvin and the Reformation of the Refugees, reviewed by Jason Zuidema - 205 / Church and Mission: Greidanus, Sidney, Preaching Christ from Ecclesiastes: Foundations for Expository Sermons, reviewed by Stan Mast - 206 / Jacobsen, Eric O., ed., The Three Tasks of Leadership: Worldly Wisdom for Pastoral Leaders, reviewed by Darwin K. Glassford - 209 / Long, Thomas G., Accompany Them with Singing: The Christian Funeral, reviewed by Stan Mast - 211 / Osmer, Richard Robert, The Teaching Ministry of Congregations, reviewed by Darwin K. Glassford - 214 / Tennent, Timothy C., Invitation to World Missions: A Trinitarian Missiology for the Twenty-First Century, reviewed by Jim Osterhouse - 217 / Venema, Cornelis P., Children at the Lord's Table? Assessing the Case for Paedocommunion, reviewed by Andrew M. McGinnis - 219 / Dissertation Abstracts - 222