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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 45 No 2 - November 2010)

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Articles: From Zurich or From Wittenberg? An Examination of Calvin's Early Eucharistic Thought by Richard A. Muller - 243 / The Exegetical Context of Calvin's Loci on the Christian Life by David S. Sytsma - 256 / Charles Finney and John Nevin on Selfhood and Sin: Reformed Anthropologies in Nineteenth-Century Religion by Derek R. Nelson - 280 / Preaching the Old Testament from a Christian Pulpit by S. D. (Fanie) Snyman - 304 / Reading Paul's kai outos pas Israel sothesetai (Rom. 11:26a) in the Context of Romans by Dongsu Kim - 317 / Facing Cancer: The Spiritual Dangers of a Docetic Engagement of Acute Leukemia by Ronald J. Nydam - 335 / Calvin Bibliography: 2010 by Paul W. Fields - 345 / Book Reviews - Scripture and Interpretation: Evans, Craig A., and N. T. Wright, Jesus, the Final Days: What Really Happened?, reviewed by Mary L. Vanden Berg - 383 / Romer, Thomas, The So-Called Deuteronomistic History: A Sociological, Historical, and Literary Introduction, reviewed by R. Andrew Compton - 384 / Theology and History: Cunningham, Mary B., and Elizabeth Theokritoff, eds., The Cambridge Companion to Orthodox Christian Theology, reviewed by James R. Payton, Jr. - 387 / Drobner, Hubertus R., The Fathers of the Church: A Comprehensive Introduction, reviewed by Jonathan J. Armstrong - 389 / Hampton, Stephen, Anti-Arminians: The Anglican Reformed Tradition from Charles II to George I, reviewed by David S. Sytsma - 390 / Hannah, John D., An Uncommon Union: Dallas Theological Seminary and American Evangelicalism, reviewed by Kenneth J. Stewart - 393 / Husbands, Mark, and Jeffrey P. Greenman, eds., Ancient Faith for the Church's Future, reviewed by Jonathan J. Armstrong - 395 / Kim, Jin Heung, Scripturae et Patrum Testimoniis: The Function of the Church Fathers and the Medievals in Peter Martyr Vermigli's Two Eucharistic Treatises: Tractatio and Dialogus, reviewed by Jason Zuidema - 396 / Calvin, John, Institution de la religion chretienne (1541), critical edition by Olivier Miller; Calvin, John, Institutes of the Christian Religion: The First English Edition of the 1541 French Edition, trans. Elsie Anne McKee, reviewed by Raymond A. Blacketer - 397 / Muether, John, Cornelius Van Til: Reformed Apologist and Churchman, reviewed by John Bolt - 400 / Porrer, Sheila M., trans. and ed., Jacques Lefevre d'Etaples and the Three Maries Debates, reviewed by Jason Zuidema - 402 / Thobaben, James R., Health-Care Ethics: A Comprehensive Christian Resource, reviewed by Ruth Groenhout - 404 / van Asselt, Willem J., et al., Scholastic Discourses: Johannes Maccovius (1588-1644) on Theological and Philosophical Distinctions and Rules, reviewed by Todd Rester - 406 / Vanhoozer, Kevin J., Remythologizing Theology: Divine Action, Passion, and Authorship, reviewed by Jeffrey J. Monk - 408 / Zachman, Randall, Image and Word in the Theology of John Calvin, reviewed by Jason Zuidema - 410 / Church and Mission: Chapell, Bryan, Christ-Centered Worship: Letting the Gospel Shape Our Practice, reviewed by Harry Boonstra - 411 / Hunter, James Davison, To Change the World: The Irony, Tragedy, and Possibility of Christianity in the Late Modern World, reviewed by Steve Van Der Weele - 413 / Nelson, Robert H., The New Holy Wars: Economic Religion vs. Environmental Religion in Contemporary America, reviewed by Jordon J. Ballor - 415
Calvin Theological Journal (Vol 45 No 1 - April 2010)

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Editorial - 7 / Articles: Herman Bavinck, "Foreword" to the First Edition (Volume I) of the Gereformeerde Dogmatiek, translated by John Bolt - 9 / The Bavinck Recipe for Theological Cake by John Bolt - 11 / Herman Bavinck and Geerhardus Vos by George Harinck - 18 / Herman Bavinck and Benjamin B. Warfield on Apologetics and the Autopistia of Scripture by Henk van den Belt - 32 / Bavinck's Philosophy of Revelation by Gordon Graham - 44 / Bavinck's Organic Motif: Questions Seeking Answers by James Eglinton - 51 / Herman Bavinck and Karl Barth on Christian Faith and Culture by Cornelis van der Kooi - 72 / Karl Barth's Appreciative Use of Herman Bavinck's Reformed Dogmatics by John Vissers - 79 / The Reformed Objection to Natural Theology: A Catholic Response to Herman Bavinck by Eduardo J. Echeverria - 87 / Religion, Mission, and Kingdom: A Comparison of Herman and Johan Herman Bavinck by Paul Visser - 117 / Herman Bavinck—Proto Reformed Epistemologist by Nicholas Wolterstorff - 133 / "The Kingship of Christ Is Twofold": Natural Law and the Two Kingdoms in the Thought of Herman Bavinck by David VanDrunen - 147 / A Response to "The Kingship of Christ Is Twofold": Natural Law and the Two Kingdoms in the Thought of Herman Bavinck by David VanDrunen by Nelson D. Kloosterman - 165 / Herman Bavinck and the Pearl-Leaven Imbalance in Contemporary Youth Ministry by Syd Hielema - 177 / A Response to "Herman Bavinck and the Pearl-Leaven Imbalance in Contemporary Youth Ministry" by Syd Hielema by Darwin K. Glassford - 189 / Book Reviews - Scripture and Interpretation: Blomberg, Craig L., and Sung Wook Chung, A Case for Historic Premillennialism: An Alternative to "Left Behind" Eschatology, reviewed by Michael E. Wittmer - 193 / Bridges, Linda McKinnish, 1 and 2 Thessalonians, reviewed by Jeffrey A. D. Weima - 195 / Fritz, Volkmar, 1 and 2 Kings: A Continental Commentary, reviewed by William T. Koopmans - 198 / Hill, Andrew E., The NIV Application Commentary: 1 & 2 Chronicles, reviewed by William T. Koopmans - 199 / Jeter, Joseph R., Jr., Preaching Judges, reviewed by William T. Koopmans - 200 / Wright, N. T., Justification: God's Plan and Paul's Vision, reviewed by Mary L. VandenBerg - 201 / Theology and History: Baker, Deane-Peter, Tayloring Reformed Epistemology: Charles Taylor, Alvin Plantinga, and the De Jure Challenge to Christian Belief, reviewed by Michael E. Wittmer - 204 / van den Berg, Machiel Adrianus, Het rijk van Christus als historische realiteit: Calvijns anti-apocalyptische uitleg van het boek Daniel, reviewed by James A. De Jong - 206 / Davis, Thomas J., This Is My Body: The Presence of Christ in Reformation Thought, reviewed by John C. Clark - 208 / Dufour, Alain, Beatrice Nicollier, and Herve Gemon, eds., Correspondance de Theodore de Beze, Vol. 29, 1588; Vol. 30, 1589; Vol. 31, 1590, reviewed by Amy Nelson Burnett - 210 / Hole, Mack P., ed., Adaptations of Calvinism in Reformation Europe: Essays in Honour of Brian G. Armstrong, reviewed by James A. De Jong - 212 / Hovey, Craig, To Share in the Body: A Theology of Martyrdom for Today's Church, reviewed by Jordan J. Ballor - 214 / Mikoski, Gordon S., Baptism and Christian Identity: Teaching in the Triune Name, reviewed by Yudha Thianto - 216 / Noll, Mark A., The New Shape of World Christianity: How American Experience Reflects Global Faith, reviewed by Kurt Selles - 217 / Payton, James R., Jr., Light from the Christian East: An Introduction to the Orthodox Tradition, reviewed by Robert A. Meyering - 219 / Selderhuis, Herman J., ed., Handboek Nederlandse Kerkgeschiedenis, reviewed by James A. De Jong - 221 / van't Spijker, Willem, Calvin: A Brief Guide to His Life and Thought, reviewed by R. Ward Holder - 222 / Church and Mission: Bos, Rein, We Have Heard That God Is with You: Preaching the Old Testament, reviewed by William T. Koopmans - 223 / Lahr, Angela M., Millennial Dreams and Apocalyptic Nightmares: The Cold War Origins of Political Evangelism, reviewed by James A. De Jong - 225 / Pickering, Sue, Spiritual Direction: A Practical Introduction, reviewed by Sharon Bytwerk - 227
Calvin Theological Journal (Vol 44 No 2 - November 2009)

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Articles: A Tale of Two Wills? Calvin and Amyraut on Ezekiel 18:23 by Richard A. Muller - 211 / Calvin's Understanding of Adam's Relationship to His Posterity: Recent Assertions of the Reformer's "Federalism" Evaluated by Aaron Denlinger - 226 / "It Varies from Canton to Canton": Zurich, Basel, and the Swiss Reformation by Amy Nelson Burnett - 251 / Destined to Disobey? Isaiah 6:10 in John 12:37-41 by Donald E. Hartley - 263 / The Missional Approach: Reconsidering Elenctics (Part 2) by Cornelis J. Haak - 288 / "Greatest Strategic Significance": The Story of the CRC's Selection of China as Its First Overseas Mission Field by Kurt D. Selles - 306 / Bonhoeffer's Discipleship: Theology for the Purpose of Christian Formation by Mary L. Vanden Berg - 333 / Calvin Bibliography 2009 by Paul W. Fields - 351 / Book Reviews - Scripture and Interpretation: Bauckham, Richard, The Testimony of the Beloved Disciple: Narrative, History, and Theology in the Gospel of John, reviewed by Wayne Brouwer - 397 / Carter, Warren, The Roman Empire and the New Testament: An Essential Guide, reviewed by Dean Deppe - 400 / Castellion, Sebastien, Les Livres de Salomon (Proverbes, Ecclesiaste, Cantique des Cantiques), 1555, reviewed by Jason Zuidema - 404 / Fullmer, Paul M., Resurrection in Mark's Literary-Historical Perspective, reviewed by Dean Deppe - 406 / Pregeant, Russell, Knowing Truth, Doing Good: Engaging New Testament Ethics, reviewed by Wayne Brouwer - 409 / Samuel, Simon, A Postcolonial Reading of Mark's Story of Jesus, reviewed by Dean Deppe - 412 / Skarsaune, Oskar, and Reidar Hvalvik, eds., Jewish Believers in Jesus: The Early Centuries, reviewed by Wayne Brouwer - 415 / Yarbrough, Robert W., 1-3 John, reviewed by Wayne Brouwer - 418 / Theology and History: Baumert, Norbert, Charisma-Taufe-Geisttaufe. Vol. 1, Entflechtung Einer Semantisches Verwirrung; Charisma-Taufe-Geisttaufe. Vol. 2, Normativität und Persönliche Berufung, reviewed by Cornelis van der Kooi - 421 / Gleason, Ron, The Death Penalty on Trial: Taking a Life for a Life Taken, reviewed by H. David Schuringa - 424 / Harding, Thomas, ed., The Decades of Henry Bullinger, 4 vols. in 2, reviewed by Keith Stanglin - 427 / Hillerbrand, Hans J., The Division of Christendom, reviewed by Marcus Johnson - 428 / Hurth, Elisabeth, Between Faith and Unbelief: American Transcendentalism and the Challenge of Atheism, reviewed by Jeffrey A. Wilcox - 429 / Lane, Anthony N. S., Ioannis Calvini, Scripta Didactica et Polemica, vol. 3, reviewed by Jason Zuidema - 432 / McCormack, Bruce L., Orthodox and Modern: Studies in the Theology of Karl Barth, reviewed by Christopher R. J. Holmes - 434 / Miller, Glenn T., Piety and Profession: American Protestant Theological Education, reviewed by Jeffrey A. Wilcox - 436 / Rosell, Garth M., The Surprising Work of God: Harold John Ockenga, Billy Graham, and the Rebirth of Evangelicalism, reviewed by Roy Williams - 439 / van 't Spijker, Willem, ed., The Church's Book of Comfort, reviewed by Lyle D. Bierma - 440 / Ward, Michael, Planet Narnia: The Seven Heavens in the Imagination of C. S. Lewis, reviewed by Peter Schuurman - 441 / Ward, W. R., Early Evangelicalism: A Global Intellectual History, 1670-1789, reviewed by Ken Stewart - 443 / Zachman, Randall, ed., John Calvin and Roman Catholicism, reviewed by Jason Zuidema - 445 / Church and Mission: Austin, Alvyn, China's Missions: The China Inland Mission and Late Qing Society, 1832-1905, reviewed by Kurt D. Selles - 447 / Byars, Ronald P., What Language Shall I Borrow? The Bible and Christian Worship, reviewed by Harry Boonstra - 448 / Goheen, Michael W., and Craig G. Bartholomew, Living at the Crossroads: An Introduction to Christian Worldview, reviewed by James VanderBerg - 451 / Hankins, Barry, Francis Schaeffer and the Shaping of Evangelical America, reviewed by J. de Waal Dryden - 453 / Schultze, Quentin J., and Robert H. Woods Jr., eds., Understanding Evangelical Media: The Changing Face of Christian Communication, reviewed by Leon H. Johnston - 456 / Sider, Ronald J., John M. Perkins, Wayne L. Gordon, and F. Albert Tizon, Linking Arms, Linking Lives: How Urban-Suburban Partnerships Can Transform Communities, reviewed by Mark T. Mulder - 458 / Zahniser, A. H. Mathias, The Mission and Death of Jesus in Islam and Christianity, reviewed by John Hubers - 460 / Dissertation Abstracts - 463
Calvin Theological Journal (Vol 44 No 1 - April 2009)

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Editor’s Notes - 7 / Articles / Religion in Biblical and Reformed Perspective by Paul J. Visser - 9 / The Missional Approach: Reconsidering Elenctics (Part 1) by Cornelis J. Haak - 37 / The Evangelistic Trialogue: Gospel Communication with the Holy Spirit by Brian A. De Vries - 49 / The Gospel in Word and Deed: Johan Herman Bavinck's Missiology and Its Application for Today by Pieter C. Tuit - 74 / Missiology: Some Reflections from Asian Contexts by Hidalgo B. Garcia - 94 / A Reformed Missional Perspective on Secularism and Pluralism in Africa: Their Impact on African Christianity and the Revival of Traditional Religion by T. Derrick Mashau - 108 / Discerning the Voices in the Psalms: A Discussion of Two Problems in Psalmic Interpretation (Part 2) by Carl J. Bosma - 127 / Book Reviews - Scripture and Interpretation: Matthews, Victor H., Studying the Ancient Israelites: A Guide to Sources and Methods, reviewed by Michael J. Williams - 171 / Theology and History: Evans, Gillian R., John Wyclif: Myth and Reality, reviewed by James A. De Jong - 172 / Gootjes, Nicolaas H., The Belgic Confession: Its History and Sources, reviewed by James A. De Jong - 173 / Marty, Martin, The Christian World: A Global History, reviewed by Steve J. Van Der Weele - 175 / Rana, Fazale, The Cell's Design: How Chemistry Reveals the Creator's Artistry, reviewed by Mary L. Vanden Berg - 178 / Wells, David F., The Courage to Be Protestant: Truth-lovers, Marketers, and Emergents in the Postmodern World, reviewed by John Bolt - 180 / Church and Mission: Catherwood, Christopher, A God Divided: Understanding the Differences between Islam, Christianity, and Judaism, reviewed by James A. De Jong - 182 / Cousins, Don, Experiencing Leadershift: Letting Go of Leadership Heresies, reviewed by Joan DeVries - 183 / Johnson, Eric L., Foundations for Soul Care: A Christian Psychology Proposal, reviewed by Wayne Joosse - 186 / Kolb, Robert, and Charles P. Arand, The Genius of Luther's Theology: A Wittenberg Way of Thinking for the Contemporary Church, reviewed by Marcus Johnson - 189 / LaCelle-Peterson, Kristina, Liberating Tradition: Women's Identity and Vocation in Christian Perspective, reviewed by Shirley J. Roels - 191 / McGoldrick, James, Christianity and Its Competitors: The New Faces of Old Heresy, reviewed by John Bolt - 193 / Smith, David L., John Short, and John Sullivan, eds., Teaching Spiritually Engaged Reading, reviewed by Steve J. Van Der Weele - 195
Calvin Theological Journal (Vol 43 No 2 - November 2008)

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Articles: Discerning the Voices in the Psalms: A Discussion of Two Problems in Psalmic Interpretation (Part 1) by Carl J. Bosma - 183 / Holy God, Holy People, Holy Worship by Arie C. Leder - 213 / Christians in This World: Pilgrims or Settlers? by Calvin P. Van Reken - 234 / Adam, Moses, and Jesus: A Reading of Romans 5:12–14 by Peter J. Leithart - 257 / Caring for God’s Household: A Leadership Paradigm Among New Testament Christians and Its Relevance for Church and Mission Today by David J. Feddes - 274 / Short Studies: The Heavenly Army on the Fields of Bethlehem (Luke 2:13–14) by Verlyn D. Verbrugge - 301 / Calvin Bibliography 2008 by Paul W. Fields - 313 / Book Reviews - Scripture and Interpretation: Allert, Craig D., A High View of Scripture?, reviewed by Michael E. Wittmer - 337 / Brown, William P., ed., Engaging Biblical Authority: Perspectives on the Bible as Scripture, reviewed by Michael E. Wittmer - 339 / Theology and History: Backus, Irena, ed., Theodore de Beze (1591–1605), reviewed by Jason Zuidema - 340 / Beauregard, Mario, and Denyse O’Leary, The Spiritual Brain: A Neuroscientist’s Case for the Existence of the Soul, reviewed by John W. Cooper - 342 / Bruins, Elton J., and Robert P. Swierenga, Family Quarrels in the Dutch Reformed Churches of the Nineteenth Century; Smidt, Corwin, Divided by a Common Heritage: The Christian Reformed Church and the Reformed Church in America at the Beginning of the New Millennium, reviewed by Harry Boonstra - 344 / Coram-Mekkey, Sandra, ed., with Paule Hochuli Dubuis and Gilles-Olivier Bron, Registres du Conseil de Geneve a l’Epoque de Calvin, reviewed by Jason Zuidema - 346 / George, Timothy, ed., God the Holy Trinity: Reflections on Christian Faith and Practice, reviewed by John C. Clark - 347 / Jostock, Ingeborg, La Censure Negociee: Le Contrôle du Livre a Geneve, 1560–1625, reviewed by Jason Zuidema - 350 / Kraybill, Donald B., Steven M. Nolt, and David L. Weaver-Zercher, Amish Grace: How Forgiveness Transcended Tragedy, reviewed by Steve Van Der Weele - 352 / MacDonald, Gregory, The Evangelical Universalist, reviewed by Michael E. Wittmer - 354 / Marshall, I. Howard, Aspects of the Atonement, reviewed by Michael E. Wittmer - 356 / Moffett, Samuel Hugh, A History of Christianity in Asia, Vol. 2, 1500–1900, reviewed by Kurt D. Selles - 358 / Moltmann, Jürgen, A Broad Place: An Autobiography, reviewed by Thomas R. Thompson - 359 / Muether, John R., Cornelius Van Til: Reformed Apologist and Churchman, reviewed by Ryan McIlhenny - 361 / Olinger, Danny E., ed., A Geerhardus Vos Anthology: Biblical and Theological Insights Alphabetically Arranged; Dennison, James T., Jr., ed., The Letters of Geerhardus Vos, reviewed by John Bolt - 365 / Russell, Norman, The Doctrine of Deification in the Greek Patristic Tradition, reviewed by James R. Payton, Jr. - 366 / Simut, Corneliu C., Richard Hooker and His Early Doctrine of Justification: A Study of His Discourse of Justification, reviewed by Marcus P. Johnson - 368 / Van Veen, Mirjam, ed., Brieve Instruction pour Armer Tous Bons Fideles Contre Les Erreurs de la Secte Commune des Anabaptistes, reviewed by Jason Zuidema - 370 / Watt, Isabella M., and Thomas A. Lambert, eds., Registres du Consistoire de Geneve au Temps de Calvin, Vol. 4, 1548: Avec Extraits des Registres du Conseil, 1548–1550, reviewed by Jason Zuidema - 371 / Weinandy, Thomas G., Athanasius: A Theological Introduction, reviewed by Kalvin S. Budiman - 373 / Wiker, Benjamin, and Jonathan Witt, A Meaningful World: How Arts and Sciences Reveal the Genius of Nature, reviewed by Steve Van Der Weele - 374 / Church and Mission: Arthurs, Jeffrey D., Preaching with Variety: How to Re-create the Dynamics of Biblical Genres; Cosgrave, Charles H., and W. Dow Edgerton, In Other Words: Incarnational Translation for Preaching, reviewed by Thea Leunk - 377 / Greidanus, Sidney, Preaching Christ from Genesis: Foundations for Expository Sermons, reviewed by Stanley Mast - 378 / McKnight, Scot, A Community Called Atonement, reviewed by Mary L. VandenBerg - 381 / Webber, Robert E., Ancient-Future Worship: Proclaiming and Enacting God’s Narrative, reviewed by Paul Ryan - 383
Calvin Theological Journal (Vol 43 No 1 - April 2008)

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Foreword: CTS's Fourth Bible and Ministry Conference (June 7-9, 2007) by Arie C. Leder - 7 / Conference Presentations: Lies, Lies, I Tell You! The Deceptions of Genesis by Michael J. Williams - 9 / The God of the Flood Story and Natural Disasters by Terence E. Fretheim - 21 / Reading the Bible with the Church by Russell R. Reno - 35 / Creation in Genesis 1:1-2:3 and the Ancient Near East: Order out of Disorder after Chaoskampf by John H. Walton - 48 / Detecting Plot Lines: The Key to Preaching the Genesis Narratives by Sidney Greidanus - 64 / Conference Meditations: Responding to Life's Uncertainties—Deception (1): A Meditation on Genesis 12:10-20 by Lisa Vander Wal - 79 / Responding to Life's Uncertainties—Deception (2): A Meditation on Genesis 19:30-38 by Lisa Vander Wal - 83 / As in the Days of Noah: A Meditation on Matthew 24:37 by Calvin P. Van Reken - 87 / Short Studies: Hearing Exodus 7:8-13 to Preach the Gospel: The Ancient Adversary in Today's World by Arie C. Leder - 93 / A Critique of the CRC's New Translation of the Heidelberg Catechism by Lyle D. Bierma - 111 / Book Reviews and Notices - Scripture and Interpretation: Boda, Mark J., Haggai, Zechariah, reviewed by Dale A. Brueggemann - 123 / Bruckner, James K., Jonah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah, reviewed by Dale A. Brueggemann - 124 / Crump, David, Knocking on Heaven's Door: A New Testament Theology of Petitionary Prayer, reviewed by David E. Holwerda - 126 / Longman, Tremper III, How to Read Genesis, reviewed by Daniel R. Hyde - 129 / Waltke, Bruce K., A Commentary on Micah, reviewed by Michael J. Williams - 131 / Theology and History: Bouteneff, Peter, Sweeter than Honey: Orthodox Thinking on Dogma and Truth, reviewed by James R. Payton, Jr. - 132 / Brown, Dale, The Book of Buechner: A Journey Through His Writings, reviewed by Steve Van Der Weele - 134 / Hodgson, Peter C., Liberal Theology: A Radical Vision; Ottati, Douglas F., Theology for Liberal Presbyterians and Other Endangered Species, reviewed by John Bolt - 137 / Hof, W. J. op't, Het Gereformeerde Piëtisme, reviewed by Gregory D. Schuringa - 141 / Kapic, Kelly, Communion with God: The Divine and the Human in the Theology of John Owen, reviewed by Craig E. Mattson - 143 / Litfin, Bryan M., Getting to Know the Church Fathers: An Evangelical Introduction, reviewed by James R. Payton, Jr. - 146 / Moon, Byung-Ho, Christ the Mediator of the Law, reviewed by Marcus P. Johnson - 147 / Moore, Jonathan D., English Hypothetical Universalism: John Preston and the Softening of Reformed Theology, reviewed by Richard A. Muller - 149 / Olson, Roger E., Arminian Theology: Myths and Realities, reviewed by Keith D. Stanglin - 150 / Selderhuis, Herman J., Calvin's Theology of the Psalms, reviewed by John C. Clark - 154 / Spierling, Karen E., Infant Baptism in Reformation Geneva: The Shaping of a Community, 1536-1564, reviewed by John Hesselink - 155 / Stewart, Kenneth J., Restoring the Reformation: British Evangelicalism and the Francophone 'Reveil' 1816-1849, reviewed by Harry Boonstra - 159 / Vermigli, Peter Martyr, Commentary on Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics, reviewed by Kalvin S. Budiman - 160 / Church and Mission: Hylson-Smith, Kenneth, To the Ends of the Earth: The Globalization of Christianity, reviewed by Timothy Palmer - 162 / Oyalana, Sunday Andrew, Christian Witnessing in Nigeria: Common and Divided, reviewed by Deji Ayegboyin - 163 / Rusaw, Rick, and Eric Swanson, The Externally Focused Church, reviewed by Kevin Adams - 164
Calvin Theological Journal (Vol 42 No 2 - November 2007)

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Articles: Preliminary Observations on an Incarnational Model of Scripture: Its Viability and Usefulness by Peter Enns - 219 / On Baking Pumpkin Pie: Kevin Vanhoozer and Yves Congar on Tradition by Hans Boersma - 237 / The Origin of the Form of Subscription in the Dutch Reformed Tradition by Donald Sinnema - 256 / Abraham Kuyper and the Reformed Natural Law and Two Kingdoms Traditions by David VanDrunen - 283 / The Great Reunion: The Meaning and Significance of the "Word of the Lord" in 1 Thessalonians 4:13–18 by P. H. R. van Houwelingen - 308 / Peter Martyr Vermigli on Free Will: The Aristotelian Heritage of Reformed Theology by Luca Baschera - 325 / Calvin, the "Two Issues," and the Structure of the Institutes by Paul Helm - 341 / Calvin Bibliography 2007 by Paul W. Fields and Chelsey L. Harmon - 349 / Book Reviews - Scripture and Interpretation: Arnold, Bill T., and H. G. M. Williamson, eds., Dictionary of the Old Testament: Historical Books, reviewed by Arie C. Leder - 377 / Comfort, Philip, Encountering the Manuscripts: An Introduction to New Testament Paleography and Textual Criticism; Hurtado, Larry W., The Earliest Christian Artifacts: Manuscripts and Christian Origins, reviewed by Dean Deppe - 377 / Spencer, F. Scott, Journeying through Acts: A Literary-Cultural Reading, reviewed by Keith D. Stanglin - 381 / Theology and History: Balserak, Jon, Divinity Compromised: A Study of Divine Accommodation in the Thought of John Calvin, reviewed by John C. Clark - 382 / Brown, Montague, Restoration of Reason: The Eclipse and Recovery of Truth, Goodness, and Beauty, reviewed by R. J. Snell - 385 / Clark, R. Scott, Caspar Olevian and the Substance of the Covenant: The Double Benefit of Christ, reviewed by Marcus P. Johnson - 387 / Colacurcio, Michael J., Godly Letters: The Literature of the American Puritans, reviewed by William Van Arragon - 389 / Collins, Francis S., The Language of God: A Scientist Presents Evidence for Belief, reviewed by Steve Vander Weele - 391 / Corcoran, Kevin J., Rethinking Human Nature: A Christian Alternative to the Soul, reviewed by Brandon Jones - 394 / Creegan, Nicola Hoggard, and Christine D. Pohl, Living on the Boundaries: Evangelical Women, Feminism and the Theological Academy, reviewed by Bonnie L. Pattison - 395 / Garnier-Mathez, Isabelle, L'Epithete et la Connivence: Ecriture concertee chez les Evangeliques Francais (1523–1534), reviewed by Jason Zuidema - 398 / Gonzalez, Justo L., ed., The Westminster Dictionary of Theologians, reviewed by Bonnie L. Pattison - 399 / Hill, Jonathan, Zondervan Handbook to the History of Christianity, reviewed by James A. De Jong - 401 / Jefford, Clayton N., The Apostolic Fathers and the New Testament, reviewed by Dean Deppe - 402 / Koester, Nancy, The History of Christianity in the United States, reviewed by James A. De Jong - 404 / Middleton, J. Richard, The Liberating Image: The Imago Dei in Genesis 1, reviewed by Dale A. Brueggemann - 405 / Nyenhuis, Jacob E., ed., A Goodly Heritage: Essays in Honor of the Reverend Dr. Elton J. Bruins at Eighty, reviewed by James A. De Jong - 407 / Parsons, Michael, Reformation Marriage: The Husband and Wife Relationship in the Theology of Luther and Calvin, reviewed by John C. Clark - 410 / Schreiner, Thomas R., and Shawn D. Wright, eds., Believer's Baptism: Sign of the New Covenant in Christ, reviewed by Marcus P. Johnson - 412 / Sheeres, Janet Sjaarda, Son of Secession: Douwe J. Vander Werp, reviewed by Earl Wm. Kennedy - 414 / Telushkin, Rabbi Joseph, A Code of Jewish Ethics, Vol. 1: You Shall Be Holy, reviewed by Joel Kok - 415 / Van Veen, Mirjam, Contre les libertines spirituels, epistre contre un Cordelier, response a un certain holandois, Series 4, Scripta didactica et polemica, reviewed by Jason Zuidema - 417 / Church and Mission: Leder, Arie C., ed., For God so Loved the World: Missiological Reflections in Honor of Roger S. Greenway, reviewed by Steve Vander Weele - 419 / Livermore, David, Serving with Eyes Wide Open: Doing Short-Term Missions with Cultural Intelligence, reviewed by Kurt D. Selles - 422 / Olson, Jeannine, Deacons and Deaconesses through the Centuries, reviewed by Jason Zuidema - 422 / Sheldrake, Philip, The New Westminster Dictionary of Christian Spirituality, reviewed by Tom Schwanda - 424 / Smith, James K. A., Who's Afraid of Postmodernism? Taking Derrida, Lyotard, and Foucault to Church, reviewed by R. J. Snell - 426 / Tuyl, Carl D., Stories and Sermons of Survival: Meeting God in the Wilderness, reviewed by Nick Overduin - 427 / Dissertation Abstracts - 429
Calvin Theological Journal (Vol 42 No 1 - April 2007)

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Editor’s Notes - 7 / Articles: Christian Reformed History in German Mirrors by James D. Bratt - 9 / The Other Reformed: Dutch Presbyterians in Nineteenth-Century America by Richard H. Harms - 33 / Accountability or Parity: Ecumenical Principles in Tension between the CRC and RCA, 1898–1904 by James A. De Jong - 50 / From Princeton to Wheaton: The Course of Neo-Calvinism in North America by John Bolt - 65 / Harry Bultema and the Maranatha Controversy in the Christian Reformed Church by Michael G. Borgert - 90 / Singing Hymns? We’ve Never Done That Before! The CRC’s First Psalter Hymnal by Harry Boonstra - 110 / Calvin Seminary, The Christian Reformed Church, and the World by Henry Zwaanstra - 132 / Book Reviews and Notices - Scripture and Interpretation: Lincoln, Andrew T., The Gospel according to Saint John, reviewed by Wayne Brouwer - 147 / Mobley, Gregory, The Empty Men: The Heroic Tradition of Ancient Israel, reviewed by Michael J. Williams - 149 / Norris, Richard A., Jr., The Song of Songs: Interpreted by Early Christian and Medieval Commentators; Wright, J. Robert, and Thomas C. Oden, eds., Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of Solomon, reviewed by Johan Leemans - 151 / Theology and History: Anatolios, Khaled, Athanasius: The Coherence of His Thought, reviewed by James R. Payton, Jr. - 155 / Bavinck, Herman, Reformed Dogmatics. Vol. 2. God and Creation, edited by John Bolt, translated by John Vriend, reviewed by George Vandervelde - 157 / Blei, Karel, The Netherlands Reformed Church, 1571–2005, translated by Allan Janssen, reviewed by Harry Boonstra - 162 / Braaten, Carl E., and Christopher R. Seitz, eds., I Am the Lord Your God: Christian Reflections on the Ten Commandments, reviewed by Joel E. Kok - 165 / Bratt, James D., ed., Antirevivalism in Antebellum America: A Collection of Religious Voices, reviewed by Jeffrey A. Wilcox - 166 / Deming, Will, Rethinking Religion: A Concise Introduction, reviewed by James A. De Jong - 170 / England, John C., et al., eds., Asian Christian Theologies: A Research Guide to Authors, Movements, Sources, reviewed by Kurt D. Selles - 171 / Gilmont, Jean-François, Le livre réformé au XVIe siècle, reviewed by Jason Zuidema - 174 / Hart, D. G., John Williamson Nevin: High Church Calvinist, reviewed by Jeffrey A. Wilcox - 175 / Jacobsen, Douglas, and Rhonda Hustedt Jacobsen, Scholarship and Christian Faith: Enlarging the Conversation, reviewed by Kent Van Til - 177 / Janz, Denis R., gen. ed., A People’s History of Christianity. Vol. 1. Christian Origins, edited by Richard A. Horsley; Janz, Denis R., gen. ed., A People’s History of Christianity. Vol. 2. Late Ancient Christianity, edited by Virginia Burrus; Janz, Denis R., gen. ed., A People’s History of Christianity. Vol. 3. Byzantine Christianity, edited by Derek Krueger, reviewed by J. Harold Ellens - 181 / Jenkins, Philip, The New Faces of Christianity, reviewed by Eric Schering - 183 / Moreschini, Claudio, and Enrico Norelli, Early Christian Greek and Latin Literature: A Literary History. Vol. 1. From Paul to the Age of Constantine, translated by Matthew J. O'Connell; Moreschini, Claudio, and Enrico Norelli, Early Christian Greek and Latin Literature: A Literary History. Vol. 2. From the Council of Nicea to the Beginning of the Medieval Period, translated by Matthew J. O'Connell, reviewed by Mark F. Williams - 185 / Richardson, Kurt Anders, Reading Karl Barth: New Directions for North American Theology, reviewed by Christopher R. J. Holmes - 187 / Smith, Carl B. II, No Longer Jews: The Search for Gnostic Origins, reviewed by Jonathan J. Armstrong - 190 / Van Lieburg, Fred, Living for God: Eighteenth Century Dutch Pietist Autobiography, reviewed by James A. De Jong - 191 / Wills, David W., Christianity in the United States: A Historical Survey and Interpretation, reviewed by James A. De Jong - 194 / Zachman, Randall C., John Calvin as Teacher, Pastor, and Theologian: The Shape of His Writings and Thought, reviewed by James A. De Jong - 195 / Church and Mission: Avram, Wes, Where the Light Shines Through: Discerning God in Everyday Life, reviewed by James A. De Jong - 197 / Greene-McCreight, Kathryn, Darkness Is My Only Companion: A Christian Response to Mental Illness, reviewed by Rozanne Meyer Bruins - 197 / Van Groningen, Jay, ed., Communities First, reviewed by Chris Schoon - 198 / Willimon, William H., Conversations with Barth on Preaching, reviewed by Scott Hoezee - 201
Calvin Theological Journal (Vol 41 No 2 - November 2006)

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Articles: An Emerging Critique of the Postmodern, Evangelical Church: A Review Essay by John Bolt - 205 / Hero or Villain? Interpretations of John Calvin and His Legacy by Karin Y. Maag - 222 / Baptism and the Salvific Status of Children: An Examination of Some Intra-Reformed Debates by Richard J. Mouw - 238 / William Perkins and His Greatest Case of Conscience: “How a Man May Know Whether He Be the Child of God, or No” by Joel R. Beeke - 255 / Domestic Violence in the Church and Redemptive Suffering in 1 Peter by Steven Tracy - 279 / Calvin Bibliography 2006 by Paul W. Fields - 297 / Short Studies: The Relational Theology of Generation Y by Ronald J. Nydam - 321 / Where Reformed Theology Meets and Shapes Youth Ministry: Facilitating Answers to Adolescents’ Great Questions of Life by Edward D. Seely - 331 / Heiko Oberman and John Calvin by David C. Steinmetz - 347 / Book Reviews and Notices - Scripture and Interpretation: Brant, Jo-Ann A., Dialogue and Drama: Elements of Greek Tragedy in the Fourth Gospel, reviewed by Wayne Brouwer - 353 / Chennattu, Rekha M., Johannine Discipleship as a Covenant Relationship, reviewed by Wayne Brouwer - 354 / Hays, Richard B., The Conversion of the Imagination: Paul as Interpreter of Israel’s Scripture, reviewed by Wayne Brouwer - 356 / Pelikan, Jaroslav, Acts, reviewed by John B. Weaver - 358 / Sparks, Kenton L., Ancient Texts for the Study of the Hebrew Bible: A Guide to the Background Literature, reviewed by Michael J. Williams - 360 / Stanton, Graham N., Jesus and Gospel, reviewed by Nick Overduin - 361 / Vanhoozer, Kevin J., Dictionary for Theological Interpretation of the Bible, reviewed by Bruce Baugus - 362 / Theology and History: Behr, John, The Mystery of Christ: Life in Death, reviewed by James R. Payton, Jr. - 366 / Black, J. William, Reformation Pastors: Richard Baxter and the Ideal of the Reformed Pastor, reviewed by Jordan J. Ballor - 370 / Cheung, David, Christianity in Modern China: The Making of the First Native Protestant Church, reviewed by Kurt Selles - 372 / Chung, Sung Wook, Admiration and Challenge: Karl Barth’s Theological Relationship with John Calvin, reviewed by Henry Knapp - 374 / Duffy, Eamon, The Stripping of the Altars: Traditional Religion in England, c. 1400–c. 1580, reviewed by Kenneth J. Stewart - 376 / Dufour, Alain, Beatrice Nicollier, and Hervé Genton, eds., Correspondance de Théodore de Bèze, reviewed by Amy Nelson Burnett - 378 / Edmondson, Stephen, Calvin’s Christology, reviewed by James T. Dennison, Jr. - 380 / Gilmont, Jean-François, and William Kemp, eds., Le livre évangélique en français avant Calvin, reviewed by Karin Y. Maag - 383 / Golding, Peter, Covenant Theology: The Key of Theology in Reformed Thought and Tradition, reviewed by Jordan J. Ballor - 385 / Greschat, Martin, Martin Bucer: A Reformer and His Times, reviewed by Nick Overduin - 388 / Horton, Michael S., Lord and Servant: A Covenant Christology, reviewed by Hans Boersma - 390 / Hurtado, Larry W., How on Earth Did Jesus Become a God? Historical Questions about Earliest Devotion to Jesus, reviewed by Nick Overduin - 392 / Karkkainen, Veli-Matti, Trinity and Religious Pluralism: The Doctrine of the Trinity in Christian Theology of Religions, reviewed by Thomas Thompson - 394 / Letham, Robert, The Holy Trinity: In Scripture, History, Theology, and Worship, reviewed by Thomas Thompson - 396 / Levene, Nancy K., Spinoza’s Revelation: Religion, Democracy, and Reason, reviewed by Iain S. Maclean - 399 / McDonald, Patricia M., God and Violence: Biblical Resources for Living in a Small World, reviewed by Keith D. Stanglin - 402 / O’Donovan, Oliver, The Ways of Judgment: The Bampton Lectures, 2003, reviewed by Simona Goi - 403 / Rosemann, Philipp W., Peter Lombard, reviewed by Greg Peters - 406 / Slane, Craig J., Bonhoeffer as Martyr: Social Responsibility and Modern Christian Commitment, reviewed by Matt Lundberg - 408 / Vree, Jasper, and Johan Zwaan, Abraham Kuyper’s Commentatio (1860): The Young Kuyper about Calvin, à Lasco, and the Church, Vol. 1: Introduction, Annotations, Bibliography, and Indices; Vree, Jasper, and Johan Zwaan, Abraham Kuyper’s Commentatio (1860): The Young Kuyper about Calvin, à Lasco, and the Church, Vol. 2: Commentatio, reviewed by Michael Springer - 410 / Webster, John, Barth’s Earlier Theology: Four Studies, reviewed by Christopher R. J. Holmes - 411 / Church and Mission: Allen, Ronald J., Hearing the Sermon: Relationship/Content/Feeling, reviewed by Wayne Brouwer - 413 / Davis, Ellen F., Wondrous Depth: Preaching the Old Testament, reviewed by Scott Hoezee - 416 / Garretson, James M., Princeton and Preaching: Archibald Alexander and the Christian Ministry, reviewed by Kenneth J. Stewart - 418 / Mulligan, Mary Alice, Diane Turner-Sharazz, Dawn Ottoni Wilhelm, and Ronald J. Allen, Believing in Preaching: What Listeners Hear in Sermons, reviewed by Wayne Brouwer - 420 / Mulligan, Mary Alice, and Ronald J. Allen, Make the Word Come Alive: Lessons from Laity, reviewed by Wayne Brouwer - 421 / Powlison, David, Seeing with New Eyes: Counseling and the Human Condition Through the Lens of Scripture, reviewed by Wayne Joosse - 422 / Swierenga, Robert P., Elim: A Chicago Christian School and Life Training Center for the Disabled, reviewed by John Bolt - 423 / Dissertation Abstracts - 427
Calvin Theological Journal (Vol 41 No 1 - April 2006)

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Third Bible and Ministry Conference: "Preaching Apocalyptic Texts" / Plenary and Seminar Presentations: Preaching Apocalyptic? You've Got to Be Kidding! by Gordon D. Fee - 7 / Preaching Old Testament Apocalyptic to a New Testament Church by Daniel I. Block - 17 / The Purpose of Symbolism in the Book of Revelation by Gregory K. Beale - 53 / The Slaying of Satan's Superman and the Sure Salvation of the Saints: Paul's Apocalyptic Word of Comfort (2 Thessalonians 2:1-17) by Jeffrey A. D. Weima - 67 / Charting the Future or a Perspective on the Present? The Paraenetic Purpose of Mark 13 by Dean B. Deppe - 89 / Sermons: A New Name That No One Knows: A Sermon on Revelation 2:17b by Cornelius Plantinga, Jr. - 103 / When Nightmares Cease: A Message of Hope from Daniel 7 by Daniel I. Block - 108 / The Unseen Sources of Suffering: From the Biblical Text to a Sermon Manuscript on Revelation 6:1-8 by Gregory K. Beale - 115 / Suffering Witnesses—To What End? A Sermon on Revelation 11:1-14 by David E. Holwerda - 127 / Strange Comfort: A Sermon on Mark 13 by Mary S. Hulst - 133 / Book Reviews and Notices - Scripture and Interpretation: Bartholomew, Craig, C. Stephen Evans, Mary Healy, and Murray Rae, eds., “Behind” the Text: History and Biblical Interpretation, reviewed by Bruce P. Baugus - 139 / Fried, Lisbeth S., The Priest and the Great King: Temple-Palace Relations in the Persian Empire, reviewed by J. Harold Ellens - 142 / Hossfeld, Frank-Lothar, and Eric Zenger, Psalms 2, reviewed by J. Harold Ellens - 143 / Neusner, Jacob, Rabbinic Literature: An Essential Guide, reviewed by Michael J. Williams - 145 / van de Sandt, Huub, ed., Matthew and the Didache: Two Documents from the Same Jewish-Christian Milieu?, reviewed by J. Harold Ellens - 146 / Theology and History: Bagchi, David, and David Steinmetz, eds., The Cambridge Companion to Reformation Theology, reviewed by Bonnie Pattison - 149 / Gordon, Bruce, and Emidio Campi, eds., Architect of Reformation: An Introduction to Heinrich Bullinger, reviewed by Cornelis P. Venema - 151 / Grenz, Stanley J., Reason for Hope: The Systematic Theology of Wolfhart Pannenberg, reviewed by Bruce P. Baugus - 152 / Grenz, Stanley J., and John R. Franke, Beyond Foundationalism: Shaping Theology in a Postmodern Context, reviewed by Tom McCall - 154 / Griffiths, Paul J., Lying: An Augustinian Theology of Duplicity, reviewed by Joel Kok - 157 / Karkkainen, Veli-Matti, Christology: A Global Introduction, reviewed by Tom McCall - 159 / McFaul, Thomas R., Transformation Ethics: Developing the Christian Moral Imagination, reviewed by Kent Van Til - 161 / McKim, Donald K., The Cambridge Companion to John Calvin, reviewed by Bonnie Pattison - 162 / Noll, Mark A., and Carolyn Nystrom, Is the Reformation Over? An Evangelical Assessment of Contemporary Roman Catholicism, reviewed by Marcus Johnson - 165 / Van Nieuwenhove, Rik, and Joseph Wawrykow, The Theology of Thomas Aquinas, reviewed by Greg Peters - 167 / Wielema, Michael, The March of the Libertines: Spinozists and the Dutch Reformed Church (1660–1750), reviewed by Iain S. Maclean - 169 / Church and Mission: Adam, Peter, Hearing God’s Words: Exploring Biblical Spirituality, reviewed by Tom Schwanda - 172 / Armstrong, Regis J., A. Wayne Hellman, and William J. Short, eds., The Francis Trilogy of Thomas of Celano, reviewed by Greg Peters - 173 / Best, Thomas, and Dagmar Heller, eds., Worship Today: Understanding, Practice, Ecumenical Implications, reviewed by Harry Boonstra - 174 / Brownson, James V., Inagrace T. Dietterich, Barry A. Harvey, and Charles C. West, eds., Stormfront: The Good News of God, reviewed by Michael Goheen - 175 / Edwards, O. C., Jr., A History of Preaching, reviewed by Ron Rienstra - 176 / George, Timothy, and Alister McGrath, eds., For All the Saints: Evangelical Theology and Christian Spirituality, reviewed by Galen K. Johnson - 179 / McClure, John S., et al., eds., Listening to Listeners: Homiletical Case Studies, reviewed by Thea N. Leunk - 181 / Miller, Vincent J., Consuming Religion: Christian Faith and Practice in a Consumer Culture, reviewed by Daniel T. Moser - 182 / Moon, Gary W., and David G. Benner, eds., Spiritual Direction and the Care of Souls: A Guide to Christian Approaches and Practices, reviewed by Tom Schwanda - 183 / Scheib, Karen D., Challenging Invisibility: Practices of Care with Older Women, reviewed by Daniel T. Moser - 184 / Vryhof, Steven C., Between Memory and Vision: The Case for Faith-Based Schooling, reviewed by Clarence W. Joldersma - 185
Calvin Theological Journal (Vol 40 No 2 - November 2005)

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Articles: The Placement of Predestination in Reformed Theology: Issue or Non-Issue? by Richard A. Muller - 184 / The Messiness of Marriage and the Knottiness of Divorce: A Call for a Higher Theology and a Tougher Ethic by Ronald J. Nydam - 211 / The Place of Christian Worship: Gathered Around the Throne of the Almighty by Arie C. Leder - 227 / The Two Kingdoms: A Reassessment of the Transformationist Calvin by David VanDrunen - 248 / Abraham Kuyper and Michael Walzer: The Justice of the Spheres by Kent A. Van Til - 267 / Calvin Bibliography 2005 by Paul Fields - 291 / Short Studies and Sermons: The Chiastic Structure of Matthew 11-12 by Daniel Boerman - 313 / Predestination and Violence: A Review Essay by James K. A. Smith - 326 / Response by Hans Boersma / Book Reviews - Scripture and Interpretation: Dunn, James D. G., Jesus Remembered: Christianity in the Making, reviewed by Dean Deppe - 335 / Kessler, Michael J. Martin, ed., Reading the Book of Jeremiah: A Search for Coherence, reviewed by Williams - 336 / Starkey, Alan, Jesus and Politics: Confronting the Powers, reviewed by Dean Deppe - 339 / Theology and History: Bacote, Vincent E., The Spirit in Public Theology: Appropriating the Legacy of Abraham Kuyper, reviewed by Hans Boersma - 341 / Bellitto, Christopher M., The General Councils: A History of the Twenty-One Church Councils from Nicaea to Vatican II, reviewed by James R. Payton, Jr. - 345 / De Chirico, Leonardo, Evangelical Theological Perspectives on Post-Vatican II Roman Catholicism, reviewed by Jason Zuidema - 346 / De Koster, Lester, Light for the City: Calvin's Preaching, Source of Life and Liberty, reviewed by Steve J. Van Der Weele - 348 / Dufour, Alain, ed., Correspondance de Theodore De Beze, reviewed by Amy Nelson Burnett - 350 / Ellingsen, Mark, The Richness of Augustine: His Contextual and Pastoral Theology, reviewed by James R. Payton, Jr. - 351 / Engammare, Max, L'Ordre du temps: l'invention de la ponctualite au XVIe siecle, reviewed by Karin Maag - 353 / Green, Michael, Evangelism in the Early Church, reviewed by Keith D. Stanglin - 354 / Hazlett, W. Ian P., The Reformation in Britain and Ireland: An Introduction, reviewed by James A. De Jong - 355 / Hendrix, Scott H., Recultivating the Vineyard: The Reformation Agendas of Christianization, reviewed by Karin Maag - 358 / Kennedy, James C., and Caroline J. Simon, Can Hope Endure? A Historical Case Study in Christian Higher Education, reviewed by John Bolt - 359 / Lambert, Thomas A., Isabella Watt, and Robert Kingdon, eds., Registres du consistoire de Geneve au temps de Calvin Tome III (1547-1548), reviewed by Karin Maag - 362 / Lauber, David, Barth on the Descent into Hell: God, Atonement and the Christian Life, reviewed by Arie Griffioen - 364 / McGuckin, John Anthony, Saint Gregory of Nazianzus: An Intellectual Biography, reviewed by Tom Schwanda - 368 / McGuckin, John Anthony, ed., The Westminster Handbook to Origen, reviewed by James R. Payton, Jr. - 368 / McGuckin, John Anthony, The Westminster Handbook to Patristic Theology, reviewed by James R. Payton, Jr. - 370 / Macleod, Donald, W. Stanford Reid: An Evangelical Calvinist in the Academy, reviewed by Ken Stewart - 372 / Mouw, Richard J., Calvinism in the Las Vegas Airport: Making Connections in Today's World, reviewed by John Bolt - 375 / Olinger, Danny E., A Geerhardus Vos Anthology: Biblical and Theological Insights Alphabetically Arranged, reviewed by John Bolt - 376 / Ramsey, Boniface, ed., The Monastic Rules: Saint Augustine, reviewed by James R. Payton, Jr. - 377 / Stassen, Glen H., and David P. Gushee, Kingdom Ethics: Following Jesus in Contemporary Context, reviewed by Kent A. Van Til - 378 / VanDrunen, David, ed., The Pattern of Sound Doctrine: Systematic Theology at the Westminster Seminaries: Essays in Honor of Robert B. Strimple, reviewed by William D. Dennison - 380 / Vander Zee, Leonard J., Christ, Baptism and the Lord's Supper, reviewed by Howard Vanderwell - 383 / Wannenwetsch, Bernd, Political Worship: Ethics for Christian Citizens, reviewed by Hans Boersma - 386 / Church and Mission: Alston, Wallace M. Jr., The Church of the Living God: A Reformed Perspective, reviewed by Henry Knapp - 389 / Barker, William S., and Samuel T. Logan, eds., Sermons That Shaped America: Reformed Preaching from 1630 to 2001, reviewed by Joel E. Kok - 391 / Barry, William A., and Robert G. Doherty, Contemplatives in Action: The Jesuit Way, reviewed by Tom Schwanda - 393 / Beier, Matthias, A Violent God-Image: An Introduction to the Work of Eugen Drewermann, reviewed by J. Harold Ellens - 394 / Browning, Robert L., and Roy A. Reed, Forgiveness, Reconciliation, and Moral Courage: Motives and Designs for Ministry in a Troubled World, reviewed by Howard Vanderwell - 397 / Dean, Kenda Creasy, Practicing Passion: Youth and the Quest for a Passionate Church, reviewed by Edward D. Seely - 397 / Fowler, Gene, Caring Through the Funeral, reviewed by Howard Vanderwell - 401 / Harris, James Henry, The Word Made Plain: The Power and Promise of Preaching, reviewed by J. Harold Ellens - 401 / Karkkainen, Veli-Matti, An Introduction to the Theology of Religions: Biblical, Historical, and Contemporary Perspectives, reviewed by Michael W. Goheen - 403 / Meyers, Jeffrey J., The Lord's Service: The Grace of Covenant Renewal Worship, reviewed by Harry Boonstra - 404 / Richardson, Ronald W., Becoming a Healthier Pastor: Family Systems Theory and the Pastor's Own Family, reviewed by Norm Thomasma - 407 / Ryken, Philip Graham, Derek W. H. Thomas, and J. Ligon Duncan, III, eds., Give Praise to God: A Vision for Reforming Worship, Celebrating the Legacy of James Montgomery Boice, reviewed by Gregory D. Schuringa - 409 / Shiflett, David, Exodus: Why Americans Are Fleeing Liberal Churches for Conservative Christianity, reviewed by John Bolt - 411 / Van Engen, John, ed., Educating People of Faith: Exploring the History of Jewish and Christian Communities, reviewed by Steve J. Van Der Weele - 413 / Van Harn, Roger E., Preacher, Can You Hear Us Listening?, reviewed by J. Harold Ellens - 415 / Webb, Stephen H., The Divine Voice: Christian Proclamation and the Theology of Sound, reviewed by James K. A. Smith - 418 / Zonnebelt-Smeenge, Susan, and Robert C. De Vries, Living Fully in the Shadow of Death: Assurance and Guidance to Finish Well, reviewed by Wayne Joosse - 420 / Thesis Abstracts - 423
Calvin Theological Journal (Vol 40 No 1 - April 2005)

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Articles: Embracing Ritual: Sacraments as Rites by Peter J. Leithart - 6 / “Supporters of the Devil”: Calvin’s Image of the Libertines by Mirjam van Veen - 21 / Calvin on Epicurus and the Epicureans: Background to a Remark in Article 13 of the Belgic Confession by Nicolaas H. Gootjes - 33 / If Knowledge Then God: The Epistemological Theistic Arguments of Alvin Plantinga and Cornelius Van Til by James Anderson - 49 / Short Studies and Sermons: Isaiah 24–27: Songs in the Night by John N. Oswalt - 76 / Isaiah 52:13–53:12: Servant of All by John N. Oswalt - 85 / Isaiah 60–62: The Glory of the Lord by John N. Oswalt - 95 / Arise, Shine: A Sermon on Isaiah 60:1 by Cornelius Plantinga, Jr. - 104 / On Simplicity, Balance, and Wearing Spectacles: A Discussion of David Aikman’s Jesus in Beijing by Philip C. Holtrop - 108 / Book Reviews - Scripture and Interpretation: Ehrman, Bart D., Lost Christianities: The Battles for Scripture and the Faiths We Never Knew; Ehrman, Bart D., Lost Scriptures: Books That Did Not Make It Into the New Testament, reviewed by Kenneth E. Pomykala - 119 / Silzer, Peter James, and Thomas John Finley, How Biblical Languages Work: A Student’s Guide to Learning Hebrew and Greek, reviewed by Michael J. Williams - 122 / Verhey, Allen, Reading the Bible in the Strange World of Medicine, reviewed by Ruth Groenhout - 123 / Theology and History: Askew, Thomas A., and Richard V. Pierard, The American Church Experience: A Concise History, reviewed by James A. De Jong - 126 / Bavinck, Herman, Reformed Dogmatics, Vol. 1: Prolegomena, edited by John Bolt, translated by John Vriend, reviewed by George Vandervelde - 127 / Behr, John, The Nicene Faith, reviewed by James R. Payton, Jr. - 131 / Dufour, Alain, Paul-F. Geisendorf, and Sandra Coram-Mekkey, eds., Registres du Conseil de Genève à l’époque de Calvin, reviewed by Karin Maag - 133 / Giles, Kevin, The Trinity and Subordinationism: The Doctrine of God and the Contemporary Gender Debate, reviewed by Thomas R. Thompson - 134 / Noll, Mark A., The Rise of Evangelicalism: The Age of Edwards, Whitefield and the Wesleys, reviewed by James A. De Jong - 138 / O’Donovan, Oliver, and Joan Lockwood O’Donovan, Bonds of Imperfection: Christian Politics, Past and Present, reviewed by Peter C. Meilaender - 140 / Sunshine, Glenn S., Reforming French Protestantism: The Development of Huguenot Ecclesiastical Institutions, 1557–1572, reviewed by William G. Naphy - 142 / Van Nieuwenhove, Rik, Jan Van Ruusbroec: Mystical Theologian of the Trinity, reviewed by Iain S. Maclean - 144 / Church and Mission: Benner, David G., Strategic Pastoral Counseling: A Short-Term Structured Model, reviewed by Karl J. Van Harn - 147 / Blomberg, Craig L., Preaching the Parables: From Responsible Interpretation to Powerful Proclamation, reviewed by Dean Deppe - 151 / Maalouf, Tony, Arabs in the Shadow of Israel: The Unfolding of God’s Prophetic Plan for Ishmael’s Line, reviewed by Bassam M. Madany - 153 / Riddell, Peter G., and Peter Cotterell, Islam in Context: Past, Present, and Future, reviewed by Bassam M. Madany - 155 / Schultze, Quentin J., Christianity and the Mass Media in America: Toward a Democratic Accommodation, reviewed by Annalee R. Ward - 160 / Williams, Rowan, The Wound of Knowledge: Christian Spirituality from the New Testament to Saint John of the Cross, reviewed by Steve J. Van Der Weele - 162
Calvin Theological Journal (Vol 39 No 2 - November 2004)

Calvin Theological Seminary

Articles: God So Loved the World: Theological Reflections on Religious Plurality in the History of Christianity by Richard Plantinga - 275 / The Weight of Community: Alasdair Macintyre, Abraham Kuyper, and the Problem of Public Theology in a Liberal Society by John Perry - 303 / "A Debt of Fealty to the Past": The Reformed Liturgical Theology of John H. A. Bomberger by Michael A. Farley - 332 / Calvin Bibliography 2004 by Paul Fields - 357 / Scholia Et Homiletica: Notes and Comments for the Minister: A Mid-Inauguration? A Meditation on Isaiah 6 by Christopher J. Seitz - 377 / A Prayer for the Readers of the Book of Isaiah: A Meditation on Isaiah 12 by Willem A. M. Beuken - 381 / The God of Newness: A Sermon on Isaiah 43:14-21 by John N. Oswalt - 386 / For Your Sake, For My Sake: A Sermon on Isaiah 43:14, 25 by Cornelius Plantinga, Jr. - 391 / The Spirit of the Lord Is Upon Me: A Meditation on Isaiah 61 by M. Craig Barnes - 396 / Evangelical Ecclesiology: No Longer an Oxymoron? A Review Essay by John Bolt - 400 / Book Reviews and Notices - Scripture and Interpretation: Baird, William, History of New Testament Research, Vol. 2: From Jonathan Edwards to Rudolf Bultmann, reviewed by Wayne Brouwer - 413 / Bond, Helen K., Caiaphas: Friend of Rome and Judge of Jesus?, reviewed by Nick Overduin - 414 / Daniell, David, The Bible in English: Its History and Influence, reviewed by Harry Boonstra - 415 / Gorman, Michael J., Apostle of the Crucified Lord: A Theological Introduction to Paul and His Letters; McRay, John, Paul: His Life and Teaching, reviewed by Wayne Brouwer - 419 / Hafemann, Scott J., Biblical Theology: Retrospect and Prospect, reviewed by Yonky Karman - 420 / Kitchen, Kenneth Anderson, On the Reliability of the Old Testament, reviewed by Michael J. Williams - 421 / Longman, Tremper, III, How to Read Proverbs, reviewed by Yonky Karman - 422 / Osborne, Grant R., Revelation: The Baker Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament, reviewed by David E. Holwerda - 423 / Stiebert, Johanna, The Construction of Shame in the Hebrew Bible: The Prophetic Contribution, reviewed by Yonky Karman - 425 / Zimmerli, Ted Walther, The Fiery Throne: The Prophets and Old Testament Theology, reviewed by Michael J. Williams - 427 / Theology and History: Anthony, Michael J., and Warren S. Benson, Exploring the History and Philosophy of Christian Education: Principles for the Twenty-First Century, reviewed by Clarence W. Joldersma - 428 / Brugger, E. Christian, Capital Punishment and Roman Catholic Moral Tradition, reviewed by David VanDrunen - 430 / Conner, Philip, Huguenot Heartland: Montauban and Southern French Calvinism During the Wars of Religion; Rome, Catherine, Les Bourgeois Protestants De Montauban Au XVII Siecle: Une Elite Urbaine Face a Une Monarchie Autoritaire, reviewed by Otto H. Selles - 432 / De Vries, Michael, and Harry Boonstra, Pillar Church in the Van Raalte Era, reviewed by Howard Slenk - 434 / Fesko, J. V., Diversity Within the Reformed Tradition: Supra- and Infralapsarianism in Calvin, Dort, and Westminster, reviewed by Keith D. Stanglin - 436 / McKim, Donald K., The Cambridge Companion to Martin Luther, reviewed by Frank Roberts - 438 / Oden, Thomas C., The Rebirth of Orthodoxy: Signs of New Life in Christianity, reviewed by Hans Boersma - 441 / Oliver, Robert W., John Owen: The Man and His Theology, reviewed by Henry M. Knapp - 444 / Shaw, Ian J., High Calvinists in Action: Calvinism and the City, Manchester and London, 1810-1860, reviewed by Kenneth Stewart - 446 / Thompson, John L., Writing the Wrongs: Women of the Old Testament Among Biblical Commentators from Philo Through the Reformation, reviewed by Raymond A. Blacketer - 448 / Williams, D. H., ed., The Free Church and the Early Church: Bridging the Historical and Theological Divide, reviewed by Michael Wittmer - 450 / Wood, Ralph C., The Gospel According to Tolkien: Visions of the Kingdom of Middle-earth, reviewed by Chad Engbers - 451 / Church and Mission: Hart, D. G., Recovering Mother Kirk: The Case for Liturgy in the Reformed Tradition, reviewed by Kenneth Stewart - 454 / Hawn, C. Michael, Gather into One: Praying and Singing Globally, reviewed by Judith Marie Kubicki - 456 / Hughes, Graham, Worship as Meaning: A Liturgical Theology for Late Modernity, reviewed by James K. A. Smith - 458 / Longenecker, Richard N., ed., Community Formation in the Early Church and in the Church Today, reviewed by James La Grand - 461 / Parshall, Phil, and Julie Parshall, Lifting the Veil: The World of Muslim Women, reviewed by Bassam Madany - 464 / Riddell, Peter G., and Peter Cotterell, Islam in Context: Past, Present, and Future, reviewed by Bassam M. Madany - 467 / Robinson, Anthony B., Transforming Congregational Culture, reviewed by Vernon G. Vander Zee - 472 / Schultze, Quentin J., High-Tech Worship? Using Presentational Technologies Wisely, reviewed by Shawn Sikkema - 473 / Schuurman, Douglas J., Vocation: Discerning Our Callings in Life, reviewed by Steve J. Van Der Weele - 474 / Spencer, Robert, Onward Muslim Soldiers: How Jihad Still Threatens America and the West, reviewed by Bassam M. Madany - 477 / Thesis Abstracts - 481
Calvin Theological Journal (Vol 39 No 1 - April 2004)

Calvin Theological Seminary

Second Bible and Ministry Conference: “Reading and Preaching the Gospel of Isaiah in the Twenty-first Century,” Calvin Theological Seminary, June 5–7, 2003 Introduction - 9 / Plenary Addresses: The Challenges of Reading the “Gospel” of Isaiah for Preaching by Carl J. Bosma - 11 / The Book of Isaiah: A Short Course on Biblical Theology by John N. Oswalt - 54 / The Manifestation of Yahweh and the Commission of Isaiah: Isaiah 6 Read against the Background of Isaiah 1 by Willem A. M. Beuken - 72 / The Emergence of the Shoot of Jesse (Isaiah 11:1–16): An Eschatological or a Now Event? by Willem A. M. Beuken - 88 / Can Zion Do without the Servant in Isaiah 40–55? by Annemarieke van der Woude - 109 / “You are my Servant, You are the Israel in Whom I will be glorified”: The Servant Songs and the Effect of Literary Context in Isaiah by Christopher R. Seitz - 117 / Isaiah in Christian Liturgy: Recovering Textual Contrasts and Correcting Theological Astigmatism by John D. Witvliet - 135 / Book Reviews and Notices - Scripture and Interpretation: Berlin, Adele, Lamentations: A Commentary; Dobbs-Allsopp, F. W., Lamentations; Dearman, J. Andrew, Jeremiah, Lamentations, reviewed by Beverly Cushman - 157 / Bock, Darrell L., Jesus According to Scripture: Restoring the Portrait from the Gospels, reviewed by Wayne Brouwer - 160 / Bock, Darrell L., Studying the Historical Jesus: A Guide to Sources and Methods, reviewed by Nick Overduin - 161 / Brueggemann, Walter, Ichabod Toward Home: The Journey of God's Glory, reviewed by Henry M. Knapp - 162 / Edwards, James R., The Gospel According to Mark, reviewed by Nick Overduin - 162 / Kelly, Anthony J., and Francis J. Moloney, Experiencing God in the Gospel of John, reviewed by Wayne Brouwer - 164 / McDonald, Lee Martin, and James A. Sanders, eds., The Canon Debate: On the Origins and Formation of the Bible, reviewed by Dean Deppe - 164 / McLay, R. Timothy, The Use of the Septuagint in New Testament Research, reviewed by Marvin J. VanderVliet - 165 / Plumer, Eric, Augustine's Commentary on Galatians: Introduction, Text, Translation, and Notes, reviewed by James R. Payton, Jr. - 167 / Podhoretz, Norman, The Prophets: Who They Were, What They Are, reviewed by Steve J. Van Der Weele - 168 / Ryken, Leland, The Word of God in English: Criteria for Excellence in Bible Translation; Scorgie, Glen G., Mark L. Strauss, and Steven M. Voth, The Challenge of Bible Translation: Communicating God's Word to the World, reviewed by Steve J. Van Der Weele - 171 / Schenck, Kenneth, Understanding the Book of Hebrews: The Story behind the Sermon, reviewed by Wayne Brouwer - 176 / Walhout, Edwin, Revelation, Down to Earth: Making Sense of the Apocalypse of John, reviewed by Steve J. Van Der Weele - 179 / Williams, Rowan, Christ on Trial: How the Gospel Unsettles Our Judgement, reviewed by Wayne Brouwer - 181 / Witherington, Ben, III, The Gospel of Mark: A Socio-Rhetorical Commentary; France, R. T., The Gospel of Mark: A Commentary on the Greek Text, reviewed by Dean Deppe - 182 / Wright, N. T., The Resurrection of the Son of God, reviewed by James La Grand - 185 / Theology and History: Bahnsen, Greg L., Van Til's Apologetic: Reading and Analysis, reviewed by William D. Dennison - 188 / Bulgakov, Sergius, The Friend of the Bridegroom: On the Orthodox Veneration of the Forerunner, reviewed by James R. Payton, Jr. - 191 / Cobb, John B., Jr., and Clark H. Pinnock, eds., Searching for an Adequate God: A Dialogue between Process and Free Will Theists, reviewed by John W. Cooper - 193 / Cosgrove, Charles H., Appealing to Scripture in Moral Debate: Five Hermeneutical Rules, reviewed by Wayne Brouwer - 193 / Davies, Michael, Graceful Reading: Theology and Narrative in the Works of John Bunyan, reviewed by Galen K. Johnson - 196 / Edwards, Mark Julian, Origen against Plato, reviewed by James R. Payton, Jr. - 197 / Elshtain, Jean Bethke, Just War against Terror: The Burden of American Power in a Violent World, reviewed by John Bolt - 200 / Calvin, John, Sermons on the Book of Micah, trans. and ed. Benjamin Wirt Farley, reviewed by Elsie McKee - 201 / Frijhoff, Willem, Embodied Belief: Ten Essays on Religious Culture in Dutch History, reviewed by Jesse A. Spohnholz - 203 / Gonzalez, Justo L., The Changing Shape of Church History, reviewed by James A. De Jong - 205 / Griffin, David Ray, Reenchantment without Supernaturalism: A Process Philosophy of Religion, reviewed by John W. Cooper - 208 / Hare, John, Why Bother Being Good? The Place of God in the Moral Life, reviewed by Dewey Hoitenga, Jr. - 208 / Howell, Kenneth J., God's Two Books: Copernican Cosmology and Biblical Interpretation in Early Modern Science, reviewed by Arie Leegwater - 212 / Jurgens, Henning P., Johannes a Lasco in Ostfriesland: Der Werdegang eines europäischen Reformators, reviewed by Michael S. Springer - 214 / Karkkainen, Veli-Matti, Toward a Pneumatological Theology: Pentecostal and Ecumenical Perspectives on Ecclesiology, Soteriology, and Theology of Mission, reviewed by Henry I. Lederle - 215 / Marenbon, John, Boethius, reviewed by Henry M. Knapp - 217 / Marsden, George M., Jonathan Edwards: A Life, reviewed by Steve J. Van Der Weele - 218 / Nicole, Roger, Standing Forth: Collected Writings of Roger Nicole, reviewed by Henry M. Knapp - 222 / Ocker, Christopher, Biblical Poetics before Humanism and Reformation, reviewed by Frans van Liere - 222 / Pinkard, Terry, German Philosophy 1760–1860: The Legacy of Idealism, reviewed by John W. Cooper - 224 / Schroeder, Carl J., In Quest of Pentecost: Jodocus van Lodenstein and the Dutch Second Reformation, reviewed by John Bolt - 224 / Sell, Alan P. F., Confessing and Commending the Faith: Historic Witness and Apologetic Method, reviewed by John Cooper - 225 / Skalnik, James Veazie, Ramus and Reform: University and Church at the End of the Renaissance, reviewed by Raymond A. Blacketer - 227 / Sweeney, Douglas A., Nathaniel Taylor, New Haven Theology, and the Legacy of Jonathan Edwards, reviewed by Iain S. Maclean - 228 / Van Leeuwen, Mary Stewart, My Brother's Keeper: What the Social Sciences Do (and Don't) Tell Us about Masculinity, reviewed by Marjorie Gunnoe - 230 / Yong, Amos, Beyond the Impasse: Toward a Pneumatological Theology of Religions, reviewed by Henry I. Lederle - 232 / Church and Mission: Bradshaw, Paul, ed., The New Westminster Dictionary of Liturgy and Worship, reviewed by Harry Boonstra - 234 / Callen, Barry L., Authentic Spirituality: Moving Beyond Mere Religion, reviewed by Tom Schwanda - 235 / Feldman, Noah, After Jihad: America and the Struggle for Islamic Democracy, reviewed by Bassam M. Madany - 236 / Frykenberg, Robert Eric, ed., Christians and Missionaries in India: Cross-Cultural Communication since 1500, reviewed by Madasamy S. Thirumalai - 239 / Goldingay, John, Walk On: Life, Loss, Trust, and Other Realities, reviewed by Wayne Brouwer - 242 / Goosen, Gideon, Bringing Churches Together: A Popular Introduction to Ecumenism, reviewed by James R. Payton, Jr. - 243 / Jacobsen, Eric O., Sidewalks in the Kingdom: New Urbanism and the Christian Faith, reviewed by John Bolt - 245 / Johnson, Todd E., ed., The Conviction of Things Not Seen: Worship and Ministry in the Twenty-first Century, reviewed by Tom Schwanda - 246 / Lester, Andrew D., The Angry Christian: A Theology for Care and Counseling, reviewed by Wayne Joosse - 248 / Old, Hughes Oliphant, The Reading and Preaching of the Scriptures in the Worship of the Christian Church, reviewed by Joel E. Kok - 249 / Witvliet, John D., Worship Seeking Understanding: Windows into Christian Practice, reviewed by Mark A. Torgerson - 251 / Zwemer, Samuel M., Islam and the Cross: Selections from “The Apostle to Islam”, reviewed by Bassam M. Madany - 253
Calvin Theological Journal (Vol 38 No 2 - November 2003)

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Articles: Three Dutch Reformed Theologians: Missions According to Scripture by Abraham Kuyper, translated by Pieter Tuit - 237 / “Something That Must Remain, If the Truth Is to Be Sweet and Precious to Us”: The Reformed Spirituality of Herman Bavinck by George Harinck - 248 / Grand Rapids between Kampen and Amsterdam: Herman Bavinck’s Reception and Influence in North America by John Bolt - 263 / Klaas Schilder as Public Theologian by Richard J. Mouw - 281 / Calvin Bibliography: 2003 - 299 / Scholia et Homiletica: Notes and Comments for the Minister: Word and Sacrament on the Road to Emmaus: Homiletical Reflections on Luke 24:13–35 by Raymond A. Blacketer - 321 / A Lament Supplement: Lament—A Way of Handling Life: A Sermon on Psalm 6 by Isaac J. Apol - 330 / Bibliography of Biblical and Pastoral Resources on Lament by Michael G. Borgert - 335 / Book Reviews and Notices - Scripture and Interpretation: Bauckham, Richard, Gospel Women: Studies of the Named Women in the Gospels, reviewed by Darlene Flaming - 341 / Black, David Alan, Rethinking New Testament Textual Criticism, reviewed by Thomas Niehof - 343 / Blount, Brian K., and Gary W. Charles, Preaching Mark in Two Voices, reviewed by Michael De Vries - 346 / Broyles, Craig C., Interpreting the Old Testament: A Guide for Exegesis, reviewed by Yonky Karman - 347 / Brueggemann, Walter, Reverberations of Faith: A Theological Handbook of Old Testament Themes, reviewed by Arie C. Leder - 349 / Desmond, Alexander T., et al., eds., New Dictionary of Biblical Theology, reviewed by Yonky Karman - 350 / Hooker, Paul K., First and Second Chronicles, reviewed by William Koopmans - 351 / Mathewson, Steven D., The Art of Preaching Old Testament Narrative, reviewed by Stanley Mast - 352 / Nemet-Rejat, Karen Rhea, Daily Life in Ancient Mesopotamia, reviewed by Arie C. Leder - 355 / Theology and History: Aagaard, Anna Marie, and Peter Bouteneff, Beyond the East-West Divide: The World Council of Churches and “The Orthodox Problem”, reviewed by George Vander Velde - 356 / Abdul-Masih, Marguerite, Edward Schillebeeckx and Hans Frei: A Conversation on Method and Christology, reviewed by George Vander Velde - 360 / Brown, John, The Systematic Theology of John Brown of Haddington, reviewed by Richard A. Muller - 362 / Busch, Eberhard, et al., Reformierte Bekenntnisschriften, reviewed by Lyle D. Bierma - 364 / Colson, Charles, and Richard John Neuhaus, eds., Your Word Is Truth: A Project of Evangelicals and Catholics Together, reviewed by Henry M. Knapp - 365 / Dorrien, Gary, The Making of American Liberal Theology: Imagining Progressive Religion, 1805–1900, reviewed by Ken Stewart - 367 / Edwards, David L., John Donne: Man of Flesh and Spirit, reviewed by Steve J. Van Der Weele - 369 / Edwards, Jonathan, The Works of Jonathan Edwards. Vol. 22, Sermons and Discourses, 1739–1742, reviewed by Helen Westra - 372 / Elwell, Walter A., ed., Evangelical Dictionary of Theology, reviewed by Steve Perisho - 375 / Farley, Edward, Faith and Beauty: A Theological Aesthetic, reviewed by Aron Reppmann - 377 / Gill, John, The Collected Writings of John Gill, reviewed by Richard A. Muller - 380 / Hall, Christopher A., Learning Theology with the Church Fathers, reviewed by James R. Payton, Jr. - 381 / Holmes, Stephen R., God of Grace and God of Glory: An Account of the Theology of Jonathan Edwards; Pauw, Amy Plantinga, The Supreme Harmony of All: The Trinitarian Theology of Jonathan Edwards, reviewed by John Bolt - 383 / Horton, Michael S., Covenant and Eschatology: The Divine Drama, reviewed by Frederik A. V. Harms - 386 / Hui, Edwin C., At the Beginning of Life: Dilemmas in Theological Bioethics, reviewed by Rebecca Konyndyk De Young - 388 / Johnson, Phillip E., The Right Questions: Truth, Meaning, and Public Debate, reviewed by Wayne Brouwer - 392 / Karkkainen, Veli-Matti, Pneumatology: The Holy Spirit in Ecumenical, International, and Contextual Perspective, reviewed by John Bolt - 393 / Kass, Leon R., Life, Liberty, and the Defense of Dignity: The Challenge for Bioethics, reviewed by John Bolt - 394 / Moehn, Wilhelmus H. Th., God Calls Us to His Service: The Relation Between God and His Audience in Calvin’s Sermons on Acts, reviewed by Richard A. Muller - 396 / Nichols, Stephen J., Jonathan Edwards: A Guided Tour of His Life and Thought, reviewed by John Bolt - 397 / Pinker, Steven, The Blank Slate: The Modern Denial of Human Nature, reviewed by Steve J. Van Der Weele - 398 / Pinson, J. Matthew, gen. ed., Four Views on Eternal Security, reviewed by Henry M. Knapp - 401 / Schneider, John R., The Good of Affluence: Seeking God in a Culture of Wealth, reviewed by Wayne Brouwer - 403 / Schultze, Quentin J., Habits of the High-Tech Heart: Living Virtuously in the Information Age, reviewed by Lynn Schofield Clark - 406 / Spencer, Robert, Islam Unveiled: Disturbing Questions about the World’s Fastest-Growing Faith, reviewed by Bassam A. Madany - 408 / Stackhouse, John G., Jr., No Other Gods Before Me? Evangelicals and the Challenge of World Religions, reviewed by Charles Farhadian - 411 / Turner, Frank M., John Henry Newman: The Challenge to Evangelical Religion, reviewed by Ken Stewart - 414 / Van Elderen, Marlin, and Martin Conway, Introducing the World Council of Churches, reviewed by James R. Payton, Jr. - 417 / Williams, Clifford, The Life of the Mind: A Christian Perspective, reviewed by Michael De Vries - 419 / Witherington, Ben, III, and Laura M. Ice, The Shadow of the Almighty: Father, Son, and Spirit in Biblical Perspective, reviewed by Henry Lederle - 420 / Church and Mission: Capps, Donald, Men and Their Religion: Honor, Hope, and Humor, reviewed by Wayne Joosse - 422 / Dykstra, Robert C., Discovering the Sermon, reviewed by John Rottman - 422 / Escobar, Samuel, Changing Tides: Latin America and World Mission Today, reviewed by Paul Bergsma - 424 / Kimble, Melvin A., and Susan H. McFadden, et al., eds., Aging, Spirituality, and Religion: A Handbook, reviewed by J. Harold Ellens - 425 / Pembroke, Neil, The Art of Listening: Dialogue, Shame, and Pastoral Care, reviewed by Michael De Vries - 427 / Wall, John, et al., Marriage, Health, and the Professions: If Marriage Is Good for You, What Does This Mean for Law, Medicine, Ministry, Therapy, and Business?, reviewed by Kendra Hotz - 428 / Thesis Abstracts - 431
Calvin Theological Journal (Vol 38 No 1 - April 2003)

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Articles: Calvin’s Concept of Natural and Roman Law by Irena Backus - 7 / Devaluing the Scholastics: Calvin’s Ethics of Usury by Michael Wykes - 27 / Christ’s Atonement: A Multi-Dimensional Approach by Willem van Asselt - 52 / The Noetic Effects of Sin: A Review Article by Dewey J. Hoitenga - 68 / Scholia et Homiletica: A New Age Love Story: Worldview and Ethics in the Gospel of John by Hans Boersma - 103 / “Making Proclamation to the Spirits in Prison”: Another Look at 1 Peter 3:19 by Andrew J. Bandstra - 120 / John Knox and the Care of Souls by Richard Kyle - 125 / Inquiry into the Practice of Faith: A Reformed Perspective by F. Gerrit Immink - 139 / Book Reviews - Scripture and Interpretation: Amit, Yairah, Reading Biblical Narratives: Literary Criticism and the Hebrew Bible, reviewed by William T. Koopmans - 151 / Arnold, Bill T., and Bryan E. Beyer, eds., Readings from the Ancient Near East: Primary Sources for Old Testament Study, reviewed by Michael J. Williams - 152 / Dawes, Gregory W., The Historical Jesus Question: The Challenge of History to Religious Authority, reviewed by Nick Overduin - 153 / Kim, Seyoon, Paul and the New Perspective: Second Thoughts on the Origin of Paul’s Gospel, reviewed by Willis P. DeBoer - 157 / Kroeger, Catherine Clark, and Mary J. Evans, eds., The IVP Women’s Bible Commentary, reviewed by Darlene Flaming - 159 / Whedbee, J. William, The Bible and the Comic Vision, reviewed by J. Harold Ellens - 161 / Theology and History: Blackwell, Albert L., The Sacred in Music, reviewed by Calvin Stapert - 163 / Colyer, Elmer M., How to Read T. F. Torrance: Understanding His Trinitarian and Scientific Theology; Colyer, Elmer M., ed., The Promise of Trinitarian Theology: Theologians in Dialogue with T. F. Torrance, reviewed by Ian S. Maclean - 165 / Curran, Charles E., Catholic Social Teaching, 1891–Present: A Historical Theological and Ethical Analysis, reviewed by Kent A. Van Til - 167 / Erickson, M. J., Truth or Consequences: The Promise and Perils of Postmodernism, reviewed by J. Harold Ellens - 168 / Felch, Susan M., and Paul J. Contino, eds., Bakhtin and Religion: A Feeling for Faith, reviewed by David I. Smith - 169 / Grudem, Wayne, The Gift of Prophecy: In the New Testament and Today, reviewed by Willis P. DeBoer - 172 / Jenkins, Philip, The Next Christendom: The Coming of Global Christianity, reviewed by Timothy Palmer - 173 / Kerridge, Eric, Usury, Interest, and the Reformation, reviewed by Eric Elder - 175 / Kok, John H., ed., Marginal Resistance: Essays Dedicated to John C. Vander Stelt, reviewed by Steve J. Van Der Weele - 176 / McDonald, Lynn, ed., Collected Works of Florence Nightingale, Vol. 1, 2, 3; Webb, Val, Florence Nightingale: The Making of a Radical Theologian, reviewed by Christiana deGroot - 180 / Plantinga, Cornelius, Jr., Engaging God’s World: A Reformed Vision of Faith, Learning, and Living, reviewed by Steve J. Van Der Weele - 184 / Rehnman, Sebastian, Divine Discourse: The Theological Methodology of John Owen, reviewed by Henry Knapp - 186 / Reuther, R. R., and H. J. Reuther, The Wrath of Jonah: The Crisis of Religious Nationalism in the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, reviewed by J. Harold Ellens - 188 / Van Asselt, Willem J., The Federal Theology of Johannes Cocceius (1603–1669), reviewed by Lyle D. Bierma - 190 / Church and Mission: Aden, L. H., and R. G. Hughes, Preaching God’s Compassion: Comforting Those Who Suffer, reviewed by J. Harold Ellens - 192 / Angrosino, Michael V., Talking about Cultural Diversity in Your Church: Gifts and Challenges, reviewed by Kevin D. Dougherty - 193 / Benner, David G., Sacred Companions: The Gift of Spiritual Friendship and Direction, reviewed by Adele Ahlberg Calhoun - 194 / Dean, Kenda Creasy, Chap Clark, and Dave Rahn, Starting Right: Thinking Theologically about Youth Ministry, reviewed by Robert C. De Vries - 195 / Murray, Stuart, Church Planting: Laying Foundations, reviewed by James Osterhouse - 197 / Senter, Mark H., III, Wesley Black, Chap Clark, and Malan Nel, Four Views of Youth Ministry and the Church, reviewed by Robert C. DeVries - 199 / Smith, David I., and John Shortt, The Bible and the Task of Teaching, reviewed by Steve J. Van Der Weele - 200 / Taylor, Brian C., Becoming Christ: Transformation Through Contemplation, reviewed by Adele Ahlberg Calhoun - 203 / Volf, Miroslav, and Dorothy C. Bass, eds., Practicing Theology: Beliefs and Practices in Christian Life, reviewed by Wayne Brouwer - 204
Calvin Theological Journal (Vol 37 No 2 - November 2002)

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Editorial Notes - 207 / Articles: Infants, Nursing Mother, and Father: Paul's Portrayal of a Pastor by Jeffrey A. D. Weima - 209 / Taking Up the Cross and Following Jesus: Discipleship in the Gospel of Mark by Marvin Meyer - 230 / Covenant and Pentecost by James C. Vanderkam - 239 / Alleged Rationalism: Francis Turretin on Reason by Sebastian Rehnman - 255 / Reflecting Theologically on Popular Culture as Meaningful: The Role of Sin, Grace, and General Revelation by Theodore A. Turnau, III - 270 / Calvin Bibliography: 2002 by Paul Fields - 297 / Scholia et Homiletica: Calvin, Theologian of Sweetness by I. John Hesselink - 318 / Can the Prayers of Jesus Be Understood Christologically? A Review Essay by Dean B. Deppe - 333 / Book Reviews - Scripture and Interpretation: Achtemeier, Paul, Joel Green, and Marianne Meye Thompson, Introducing the New Testament; Elwell, Walter, and Robert Yarbrough, Encountering the New Testament; Wenham, David, and Steve Walton, Exploring the New Testament: A Guide to the Gospels and Acts, reviewed by Dean B. Deppe - 338 / Brueggemann, Walter, David's Truth in Israel's Imagination and Memory, reviewed by John S. Bergsma - 343 / Douglas, Mary, Leviticus as Literature, reviewed by Steve J. Van Der Weele - 344 / Evans, Craig A., Word Biblical Commentary 34b: Mark 8:27-16:20, reviewed by Dean B. Deppe - 346 / Horsley, Richard A., Hearing the Whole Story: The Politics of Plot in Mark's Gospel, reviewed by Nick Overduin - 348 / Nickelsburg, G. W. E., 1 Enoch 1, reviewed by J. Harold Ellens - 352 / Ross, Allen P., Introducing Biblical Hebrew, reviewed by Michael J. Williams - 355 / Thompson, Marianne Meye, The God of the Gospel of John, reviewed by Wayne Brouwer - 355 / Theology and History: Bebbington, David, Holiness in Nineteenth Century England, reviewed by Ken Stewart - 356 / Behr, John, The Way to Nicaea, reviewed by James R. Payton, Jr. - 359 / Biller, Peter, The Waldenses, 1170-1530: Between a Religious Order and a Church, reviewed by Frans van Liere - 361 / Boonstra, Harry, Our School: Calvin College and the Christian Reformed Church, reviewed by George G. Harper - 361 / Delio, Ilia, Simply Bonaventure: An Introduction to His Life, Thought, and Writings, reviewed by Tom Schwanda - 363 / Dembski, William A., and Jay Wesley Richards, Unapologetic Apologetics: Meeting the Challenges of Theological Studies, reviewed by Paul C. Kemeny - 364 / Detmers, Achim, Reformation und Judentum: Israel-Lehren und Einstellungen zum Judentum von Luther bis zum Fruhen Calvin, reviewed by Andrew Colin Gow - 365 / Engammare, Max, ed., Jean Calvin: Sermons sur la Genese, Chapitres 1:1-11:4 et 11:5-20:7, reviewed by John L. Thompson - 367 / Feinberg, John S., No One Like Him: The Doctrine of God, reviewed by Tom McCall - 369 / Feldhege, Helmut, ed., In Evangelium Secundum Johannem Commentarius by John Calvin, reviewed by Raymond A. Blacketer - 371 / Gameson, Richard, ed., St. Augustine and the Conversion of England, reviewed by Frans van Liere - 374 / Gundry, Robert H., Jesus the Word According to John the Sectarian: A Paleofundamentalist Manifesto for Contemporary Evangelicalism, Especially Its Elites, in North America, reviewed by Wayne Brouwer - 374 / Hesselink, I. John, Calvin's First Catechism: A Commentary, reviewed by Lyle D. Bierma - 377 / McGrath, Alister E., A Scientific Theology. Volume 1, Nature, reviewed by Tom McCall - 378 / Mouw, Richard J., He Shines in All That's Fair: Culture and Common Grace, reviewed by Jack Dejong - 380 / Overhoff, Jurgen, Hobbes' Theory of the Will, reviewed by Dewey J. Hoitenga, Jr. - 383 / Packer, J. I., ed., Puritan Papers. Volume 2, 1960-1962, reviewed by Tom Schwanda - 383 / Church and Mission: Bell, Bernard Iddings, Crowd Culture: An Examination of the American Way of Life, reviewed by Gerald L. Zandstra - 384 / Bowden, John, trans., Understanding the Qur'an by Anton Wessels, reviewed by Mohan Chacko - 385 / Capps, Donald, and Gene Fowler, The Pastoral Care Case: Learning about Care in Congregations, reviewed by Nicholas Vanderkwaak - 389 / Chadwick, William, Stealing Sheep: The Church's Hidden Problems with Transfer Growth, reviewed by James Osterhouse - 390 / Clark-Kroeger, Catherine, and Nancy Nason-Clark, No Place for Abuse: Biblical and Practical Resources to Counteract Domestic Violence, reviewed by Beth A. Swagman - 392 / Crapanzano, Vincent, Serving the Word: Literalism in America from the Pulpit to the Bench, reviewed by Jeffrey A. Wilcox - 394 / Dudley-Smith, Timothy, John Stott: The Making of a Leader and John Stott: A Global Ministry, reviewed by Ken Stewart - 396 / Dyrness, William A., Visual Faith: Art, Theology, and Worship in Dialogue, reviewed by John Schuurman - 400 / Hart, D. G., and John R. Muether, With Reverence and Awe: Returning to the Basics of Reformed Worship, reviewed by Harry Boonstra - 401 / Issler, Klaus, Wasting Time with God: A Christian Spirituality of Friendship with God, reviewed by Tom Schwanda - 405 / Johnston, Graham, Preaching to a Postmodern World: A Guide to Reaching Twenty-first Century Listeners, reviewed by John Rottman - 407 / Kearney, R. Timothy, Caring for Sexually Abused Children: A Handbook for Families and Churches, reviewed by Beth A. Swagman - 408 / Olthuis, James H., The Beautiful Risk: A New Psychology of Loving and Being Loved, reviewed by Wayne Joosse - 410 / Reid, Robert Stephen, Preaching Mark; Thurston, Bonnie Bowman, Preaching Mark, reviewed by Nick Overduin - 411 / Rice, Howard L., and James C. Huffstutler, Reformed Worship, reviewed by Jay Blankespoor - 415 / Traeger, Thomas H., Preaching While the Church Is under Reconstruction, reviewed by Bert Dejong - 418 / Thesis Abstracts - 420
Calvin Theological Journal (Vol 37 No 1 - April 2002)

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Editorial - 7 / Articles: Paradise Lost: Reading the Former Prophets by the Rivers of Babylon by Arie C. Leder - 9 / Rahab of Canaan and Israel: The Meaning of Joshua 2 by John H. Stek - 28 / Preaching Texts of Terror in the Book of Judges: How Does the History of Interpretation Help? by John L. Thompson - 49 / Reading Samuel to Hear God by Stanley D. Walters - 62 / The Former Prophets and the Practice of Christian Worship by John D. Witvliet - 82 / Scholia et Homiletica: Vengeance and the Fair Trial Venue: A Sermon on Joshua 20 by William T. Koopmans - 95 / Guile and Grief in Gideon's Gold: A Sermon on Judges 8:27 by William T. Koopmans - 99 / The Costly Gift: A Monologue Sermon on 2 Samuel 24 by Stanley D. Walters - 103 / A Response to John Bolt's "Common Grace and the Christian Reformed Synod of Kalamazoo (1924)" by Harry Boonstra - 113 / A Reply to Harry Boonstra by John Bolt - 117 / Book Reviews - Scripture and Interpretation: Hengel, Martin, The Four Gospels and the One Gospel of Jesus Christ: An Investigation of the Collection and Origin of the Canonical Gospels, reviewed by David Crump - 120 / McGrath, Alister E., In the Beginning: The Story of the King James Bible and How It Changed a Nation, a Language, and a Culture, reviewed by Harry Boonstra - 122 / McNutt, Paula M., Reconstructing the Society of Ancient Israel, reviewed by Simon J. DeVries - 124 / Mazar, Amihai, Archaeology of the Land of the Bible: 10,000-586 B.C.E.; Stern, Ephraim, Archaeology of the Land of the Bible: The Assyrian, Babylonian, and Persian Periods (732-332 B.C.E.), reviewed by Neal Bierling - 128 / Watts, Rikki E., Isaiah's New Exodus in Mark, reviewed by Nick Overduin - 131 / Theology and History: Armstrong, Regis J., J. Wayne Hellmann, and William J. Short, Francis of Assisi: Early Documents. Vol. 2: The Founder, reviewed by Frans van Liere - 133 / Boice, James Montgomery, Whatever Happened to the Gospel of Grace?, reviewed by Michael Wittmer - 134 / Bolt, John, A Free Church, a Holy Nation: Abraham Kuyper's American Public Theology, reviewed by James W. Skillen - 135 / Hughes, Richard T., How Christian Faith Can Sustain the Life of the Mind, reviewed by Michael Wittmer - 138 / Keener, Craig S., Gift and Giver: The Holy Spirit for Today, reviewed by Henry I. Lederle - 140 / Lambert, Frank, Inventing the "Great Awakening", reviewed by T. Chris Crain - 141 / McInerny, Ralph, Characters in Search of Their Author: The Gifford Lectures, 1999-2000, reviewed by Arvin Vos - 142 / McKim, Donald K., Introducing the Reformed Faith: Biblical Revelation, Christian Tradition, Contemporary Significance, reviewed by Scott Hoezee - 146 / Muller, Richard A., The Unaccommodated Calvin: Studies in the Foundation of a Theological Tradition, reviewed by I. John Hesselink - 148 / O'Malley, John W., Trent and All That: Renaming Catholicism in the Early Modern Era, reviewed by John L. Thompson - 150 / Pinnock, Clark H., Most Moved Mover: A Theology of God's Openness, reviewed by Michael Wittmer - 152 / Slater, T. R., and Gervase Rosser, The Church in the Medieval Town, reviewed by Frans van Liere - 154 / Sproul, R. C., The Consequences of Ideas: Understanding the Concepts That Shaped Our World, reviewed by Edwin Walhout - 155 / Stewart-Sykes, Alistair, trans., Melito of Sardis: On Pascha, reviewed by James R. Payton, Jr. - 156 / van Asselt, Willem J., and Eef Dekker, eds., Reformation and Scholasticism: An Ecumenical Enterprise, reviewed by Donald Sinnema - 157 / Webb, Stephen H., Taking Religion to School: Christian Theology and Secular Education, reviewed by D. G. Hart - 160 / Wilson, Jonathan R., God So Loved the World: A Christology for Disciples, reviewed by Wayne Brouwer - 164 / Zuckert, Michael P., The Natural Rights Republic: Studies in the Foundation of the American Political Tradition, reviewed by David T. Koyzis - 165 / Church and Mission: Anderson, Ray S., The Shape of Practical Theology: Empowering Ministry with Theological Praxis, reviewed by Clayton Libolt - 167 / Beck, James R., and Craig L. Blomberg, eds., Two Views on Women in Ministry, reviewed by Wayne Brouwer - 170 / Behr-Sigel, Elisabeth, and Kallistos Ware, The Ordination of Women in the Orthodox Church, reviewed by James R. Payton, Jr. - 172 / Conn, Harvie M., and Manuel Ortiz, Urban Ministry: The Kingdom, the City, and the People of God, reviewed by Mark R. Gornik - 174 / Craddock, Fred B., The Cherry Log Sermons, reviewed by Roger Van Harn - 176 / Hasan, Asma Gull, American Muslims: The New Generation, reviewed by Bassam Michael Madany - 179 / Koffeman, Leo J., and Henk Witte, eds., Of All Times and of All Places: Protestants and Catholics on the Church Local and Universal, reviewed by Brother Jeffrey Gros, FSC - 182 / Larsen, David L., Biblical Spirituality: Discovering the Real Connection Between the Bible and Life, reviewed by Tom Schwanda - 184 / Tripp, Diane Karay, comp. and ed., Prayers from the Reformed Tradition: In the Company of a Great Cloud of Witnesses, reviewed by Tom Schwanda - 185
Calvin Theological Journal (Vol 36 No 2 - November 2001)

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Articles: The Coherence of Exodus: Narrative Unity and Meaning by Arie C. Leder - 251 / Ecclesia, Legenda atque Intelligenda Scriptura: The Church as Discerning Community in Calvin's Hermeneutic by R. Ward Holder - 270 / Psalm 67—Blessing, Harvest, and History: A Proposal for Exegetical Methodology by Eep Talstra and Carl J. Bosma - 290 / The Starting Point of Calvin's Theology: An Essay-Review by Richard A. Muller - 314 / Calvin Bibliography 2001 by Paul Fields - 343 / Scholia et Homiletica: Proverbs: An Introduction by John H. Stek - 365 / Problems with Proof Texts: The Proof Texts of Article 11 of the Belgic Confession and Their Implications for the Confession by Nicolaas H. Gootjes - 372 / Book Reviews - Scripture and Interpretation: Bock, Darrell L., Blasphemy and Exaltation in Judaism: The Charge Against Jesus in Mark 14:53–65, reviewed by Nick Overduin - 379 / Brensinger, Terry L., Judges, reviewed by Yonky Karman - 382 / Durham, James, A Commentary on Revelation, reviewed by Richard A. Muller - 383 / Matthews, Victor H., and James C. Moyer, The Old Testament: Text and Context, reviewed by Yonky Karman - 384 / Seow, Choon-Leong, Leslie C. Allen, Ralph W. Klein, Sidnie White Crawford, Irene Nowell, and Lawrence M. Wills, The New Interpreter's Bible, Vol. 3, 1 and 2 Kings, 1 and 2 Chronicles, Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther, Tobit, Judith, reviewed by William T. Koopmans - 385 / Stone, Michael E., and Theodore A. Bergren, Biblical Figures Outside the Bible, reviewed by Michael J. Williams - 387 / Theology and History: Antognazza, Maria Rosa, and Howard Hotson, eds., Alsted and Leibniz on God, the Magistrate, and the Millennium, reviewed by Richard A. Muller - 389 / Calvin, John, De Aeterna Dei Praedestinatione / De La Predestination Eternelle, edited by Wilhelm Neuser, reviewed by Richard A. Muller - 390 / Delumeau, Jean, History of Paradise: The Garden of Eden in Myth and Tradition, reviewed by Michael J. Williams - 391 / Fabend, Firth Haring, Zion on the Hudson: Dutch New York and New Jersey in the Age of Revivals, reviewed by James K. Honeyford - 393 / Foxgrover, David, ed., The Legacy of John Calvin: Papers Presented at the Twelfth Colloquium of the Calvin Studies Society, April 22–24, 1999, reviewed by Richard A. Muller - 395 / Friesen, Duane K., Artists, Citizens, Philosophers: Seeking the Peace of the City, reviewed by Michael Wittmer - 395 / Haas, Guenther H., The Concept of Equity in Calvin's Ethics, reviewed by John Bolt - 397 / Hotson, Howard, Johann Heinrich Alsted, 1588–1638: Between Renaissance, Reformation, and Universal Reform, reviewed by Richard A. Muller - 399 / Johnson, Philip E., The Wedge of Truth: Splitting the Foundations of Naturalism, reviewed by Clarence Menninga - 400 / Kooistra, Remkes, ed., There Was God: Lives and Thoughts of Holocaust and World War II Survivors, reviewed by Nick Overduin - 404 / McClymond, Michael J., Encounters with God: An Approach to the Theology of Jonathan Edwards, reviewed by John Bolt - 405 / McDermott, Gerald R., Jonathan Edwards Confronts the Gods: Christian Theology, Enlightenment Religion, and Non-Christian Faiths, reviewed by John Bolt - 407 / Piper, John, The Hidden Smile of God: The Fruit of Affliction in the Lives of John Bunyan, William Cowper, and David Brainerd, reviewed by Tom Schwanda - 411 / Piper, John, The Legacy of Sovereign Joy: God's Triumphant Grace in the Lives of Augustine, Luther, and Calvin, reviewed by Tom Schwanda - 412 / Rausch, Thomas P., ed., Catholics and Evangelicals, reviewed by Edward A. Van Baak - 413 / Schultze, Quentin J., Communicating for Life: Christian Stewardship in Community and Media, reviewed by John Suk - 415 / Strobel, Lee, The Case for Faith, reviewed by Edwin D. Roels - 416 / Stunt, Timothy F. C., From Awakening to Secession: Radical Evangelicals in Switzerland and Britain 1815–1835, reviewed by Ken Stewart - 417 / Taves, Ann, Fits, Trances, and Visions: Experiencing Religion and Explaining Experience from Wesley to James, reviewed by Roy Williams - 420 / Valliere, Paul, Modern Russian Theology: Bukharev, Soloviev, Bulgakov: Orthodox Theology in a New Key, reviewed by Wendy Elgersma Helleman - 422 / Venema, Cornelis P., The Promise of the Future, reviewed by Lyle D. Bierma - 425 / Wills, Garry, Saint Augustine; Brown, Peter, Augustine of Hippo, reviewed by Arvin Vos - 426 / Church and Mission: Boenig, Robert, Anglo-Saxon Spirituality: Selected Writings, reviewed by Tom Schwanda - 429 / Fabella, Virginia, and R. S. Sugirtharajah, Dictionary of Third World Theologies, reviewed by Edward A. Van Baak - 430 / Johnson, Robert K., Reel Spirituality: Theology and Film in Dialogue, reviewed by Tom Schwanda - 431 / Jones, Larry Paul, and Jerry L. Sumney, Preaching Apocalyptic Texts, reviewed by Dean Deppe - 433 / Osborn, Ronald E., Folly of God: The Rise of Christian Preaching, reviewed by Dean Deppe - 435 / Pentkovsky, Aleksei, The Pilgrim's Tale, reviewed by Tom Schwanda - 437 / Webb, Stephen H., Taking Religion to School: Christian Theology and Secular Education, reviewed by John Van Dyk - 439 / Thesis Abstracts - 447
Calvin Theological Journal (Vol 36 No 1 - April 2001)

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Introduction: Praise and Lament in the Christian Life by Carl J. Bosma - 9 / The Friday Voice of Faith by Walter Brueggemann - 12 / Voice as Counter to Violence by Walter Brueggemann - 22 / Prerequisites for Genuine Obedience: Theses and Conclusions by Walter Brueggemann - 34 / If God Is Good and Sovereign, Why Lament? by Nicholas Wolterstorff - 42 / Prayer and Worship by Patrick D. Miller Jr. - 53 / The Shame of Joy and Tears by John Patton - 63 / Discerning the Voices: Praise and Lament in the Tradition of the Christian Psalter by Karlfried Froehlich - 75 / The Role of Lament in American Musical Life: Concerto in Three Movements by Bert Polman - 91 / Preaching the Praises and Laments by Elizabeth Achtemeier - 103 / Splendor in the Grass: A Sermon on Psalm 103:15–17 by Cornelius Plantinga Jr. and Douglas E. Nelson - 115 / Scholia et Homiletica: Preaching the Genesis Narratives by Sidney Greidanus - 121 / Can There Be Just Politics Without Covenantalism? A Review Essay by James W. Skillen - 131 / Book Reviews - Scripture and Interpretation: Buttrick, David, Speaking Parables, reviewed by John Timmer - 140 / De Regt, L. J., Participants in Old Testament Texts and the Translator, reviewed by Eugene Rubingh - 142 / Donfried, Karl P., and Johannes Beutler, eds., The Thessalonians Debate: Methodological Discord or Methodological Synthesis?, reviewed by Jeffrey A. D. Weima - 143 / Nickle, Keith F., Preaching the Gospel of Luke: Proclaiming God's Royal Rule, reviewed by Dean Deppe - 146 / Popma, Prof. K. J., A Battle for Righteousness: The Message of the Book of Job, reviewed by John W. Cooper - 147 / Prior, David, The Message of Joel, Micah, and Habakkuk: Listening to the Voice of God, reviewed by Marvin Vander Vliet - 148 / Schreiner, Thomas R., Romans, reviewed by Derk Oostendorp - 149 / Theology and History: Avise, John C., The Genetic Gods: Evolution and Belief in Human Affairs, reviewed by Hessel Bouma III - 151 / Bauckham, Richard, ed., God Will Be All in All: The Eschatology of Jurgen Moltmann; Bauckham, Richard, and Trevor Hart, Hope Against Hope: Christian Eschatology at the Turn of the Millennium, reviewed by Thomas R. Thompson - 154 / Bauman, Zygmunt, Life in Fragments: Essays in Postmodern Morality, reviewed by Kent Van Til - 160 / Hadot, Pierre, The Inner Citadel: The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius, reviewed by Kenneth D. Bratt - 162 / Clarke, Brian P., Piety and Nationalism: Lay Voluntary Associations and the Creation of an Irish-Catholic Community in Toronto, 1850-1895; Cooke, Sharon Anne, Through Sunshine and Shadow: The Woman's Christian Temperance Union, Evangelicalism, and Reform in Ontario, 1874-1930, reviewed by Ken Stewart - 164 / Colish, Marcia L., Medieval Foundations of the Western Intellectual Tradition, 400-1400, reviewed by James R. Payton Jr. - 167 / Davis, Philip G., Goddess Unmasked: The Rise of Neopagan Feminist Spirituality, reviewed by John Bolt - 168 / Fudge, Edward William, and Robert A. Peterson, Two Views of Hell: A Biblical and Theological Dialogue, reviewed by Edwin D. Roels - 169 / Hastings, Adrian, ed., A World History of Christianity, reviewed by James A. De Jong - 171 / Helmer, Christine, The Trinity and Martin Luther: A Study on the Relationship Between Genre, Language, and the Trinity in Luther's Works (1523-1546), reviewed by Robert Kolb - 175 / Hindmarsh, D. Bruce, John Newton and the English Evangelical Tradition, reviewed by Ken Stewart - 177 / Hoitenga, Dewey J. Jr., John Calvin and the Will: A Critique and Corrective, reviewed by Karin Maag - 179 / Johnson, William Stacy, The Mystery of God: Karl Barth and the Postmodern Foundations of Theology, reviewed by Philip W. Butin - 180 / Edwards, Jonathan, The Sermons of Jonathan Edwards: A Reader, reviewed by Helen Westra - 182 / Linzey, Andrew, Animal Theology, reviewed by Rolf Bouma - 184 / Lohse, Bernhard, Martin Luther's Theology: Its Historical and Systematic Development, reviewed by Robert L. Kolb - 186 / Manning, Michael, Euthanasia and Physician-Assisted Suicide: Killing or Caring?, reviewed by Hessel Bouma III - 188 / Matheson, Peter, The Rhetoric of the Reformation, reviewed by James R. Payton Jr. - 190 / Moreland, J. P., and John Mark Reynolds, eds., Three Views on Creation and Evolution, reviewed by Clarence Menninga - 191 / Pangritz, Andreas, Karl Barth in the Theology of Dietrich Bonhoeffer; Wustenberg, Ralf K., A Theology of Life: Dietrich Bonhoeffer's Religionless Christianity, reviewed by Thomas R. Thompson - 195 / Rae, Scott B., and Paul M. Cox, Bioethics: A Christian Approach in a Pluralistic Age, reviewed by Hessel Bouma III - 201 / Skillen, James W., A Covenant to Keep: Meditations on the Biblical Theme of Justice, reviewed by John W. Cooper - 203 / Thornton, Bruce S., Plagues of the Mind: The New Epidemic of False Knowledge, reviewed by John Bolt - 204 / Edwards, Jonathan, Sermons and Discourses, 1730-1733, reviewed by Helen Westra - 206 / Webb, Stephen H., On God and Dogs: A Christian Theology of Compassion for Animals, reviewed by Rolf Bouma - 208 / Church and Mission: Greidanus, Sidney, Preaching Christ from the Old Testament: A Contemporary Hermeneutical Method, reviewed by H. David Schuringa - 211 / Hart, Tom, Spiritual Quest: A Guide to the Changing Landscape, reviewed by Tom Schwanda - 214 / Willard, Dallas, The Divine Conspiracy: Rediscovering Our Hidden Life in God, reviewed by Randall D. Engle - 217 / Thesis Abstracts: Doctor of Philosophy - 229 / Master of Theology - 230
Calvin Theological Journal (Vol 35 No 2 - November 2000)

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Common Grace, Theonomy, and Civic Good: The Temptations of Calvinist Politics (Reflections on the Third Point of the CRC Kalamazoo Synod, 1924) by John Bolt - 205 / What Kind of Book Is Calvin's Institutes? by Randall C. Zachman - 238 / Calvin and Catholic Trinitarianism: An Examination of Robert Reymond's Understanding of the Trinity and His Appeal to John Calvin by Paul Owen - 262 / Calvin and the Nicodemite Controversy: An Overlooked Text of 1541 by Robert White - 282 / Calvin Bibliography: 2000 by Paul Fields - 297 / Scholia et Homiletica: The Use and Abuse of Harmonization in Gospel Studies: A Review Essay by Dean B. Deppe - 315 / Reformed Youth Ministry? A Review Essay by Sydney J. Hielema - 322 / Book Reviews - Scripture and Interpretation: Barnett, Paul, Jesus and the Logic of History: New Studies in Biblical Theology, reviewed by Yonky Karman - 333 / Juel, Donald, The Gospel of Mark, reviewed by Nick Overduin - 334 / Riesner, Rainer, Paul's Early Period: Chronology, Mission Strategy, Theology, reviewed by Willis P. DeBoer - 335 / van Bruggen, Jakob, Jesus the Son of God: The Gospel Narratives as Message, reviewed by Dean Deppe - 337 / Vanhoozer, Kevin J., Is There a Meaning in This Text?: The Bible, the Reader, and the Morality of Literary Knowledge, reviewed by John W. Cooper - 339 / Whitacre, Rodney A., The InterVarsity Press New Testament Commentary Series: John; Kostenberger, Andreas J., Encountering John: The Gospel in Historical, Literary, and Theological Perspective, reviewed by Wayne Brouwer - 341 / Theology and History: Benedetto, Robert, Darrel Guder, and Donald McKim, Historical Dictionary of Reformed Churches, reviewed by Paul Fields - 342 / Dekker, Eef, Rijker dan Midas: Vrijheid, genade en predestinatie en de theologie van Jacobus Arminius, reviewed by Richard A. Muller - 343 / Dever, Mark E., Richard Sibbes: Puritanism and Calvinism in Late Elizabethan and Early Stuart England, reviewed by Richard A. Muller - 344 / Everett, William Johnson, Religion, Federalism, and the Struggle for Public Life: Cases from Germany, India, and America, reviewed by David T. Koyzis - 345 / Fehler, Timothy G., Poor Relief and Protestantism: The Evolution of Social Welfare in Sixteenth-Century Emden, reviewed by Karin Maag - 348 / Jeeves, Malcolm A., and R. J. Berry, Science, Life, and Christian Belief, reviewed by Clarence Menninga - 349 / Lampman, Lisa Barnes, God and the Victim: Theological Reflections on Evil, Victimization, Justice, and Forgiveness, reviewed by Hans Boersma - 351 / McKee, Elsie Anne, Katharina Schutz Zell, reviewed by Karin Maag - 354 / Muller, Denis, L'ethique protestante dans la crise de la modernite: Genealogie, critique, reconstruction, reviewed by William Edgar - 356 / Rasmussen, Larry L., Earth Community Earth Ethics, reviewed by Kent Van Til - 360 / Sell, Alan P. F., John Locke and the Eighteenth-Century Divines, reviewed by Ronald J. Feenstra - 362 / Spitz, Lewis W., Luther and German Humanism; Spitz, Lewis W., The Reformation: Education and History, reviewed by Richard A. Muller - 363 / Trinkaus, Charles, Renaissance Transformations of Late Medieval Thought, reviewed by Richard A. Muller - 364 / Winston, Diane, Red-Hot and Righteous: The Urban Religion of the Salvation Army, reviewed by Paul C. Kemeny - 366 / Witte, John, Jr., Religion and the American Constitutional Experiment: Essential Rights and Liberties, reviewed by James W. Skillen - 368 / Church and Mission: Brouwer, S., P. Gifford, and S. Rose, Exporting the American Gospel: Global Christian Fundamentalism; Gifford, Paul, African Christianity: Its Public Role, reviewed by Timothy Palmer - 370 / Colson, Charles, and Nancy Pearcy, How Now Shall We Live?, reviewed by John Bolt - 372 / McGoldrick, James E., God's Renaissance Man: The Life and Work of Abraham Kuyper, reviewed by John Bolt - 374 / Woods, Richard J., The Spirituality of the Celtic Saints, reviewed by Tom Schwanda - 375 / Thesis Abstracts - 390
Calvin Theological Journal (Vol 35 No 1 - April 2000)

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Transitions: James A. De Jong - 5 / Articles: Common Grace and the Christian Reformed Synod of Kalamazoo (1924): A Seventy-Fifth Anniversary Retrospective by John Bolt - 7 / The Three Points in Most Parts Reformed: A Reexamination of the So-Called Well-Meant Offer of Salvation by Raymond A. Blacketer - 37 / Correction to Impose Silence on a Certain Scoundrel Named Antoine Cathelan, Former Gray Friar of Albigeois by John Calvin, translated by Rob Ray McGregor - 66 / Structural Elements in the Eschatology of Johannes Cocceius by Willem J. van Asselt - 76 / Useful for the Church? A Critique of Walter Brueggemann's Theology of the Old Testament by John S. Bergsma - 105 / Scholia et Homiletica: Another Look at the Infra/Supralapsarian Debate by Richard J. Mouw - 136 / Wagging the Dog: The Church's Crying Need for Reformed Practical Theology by H. David Schuringa - 151 / Book Reviews and Notices - Scripture and Interpretation: Scripture and Interpretation - 162 / Theology and History: Theology and History - 167 / Church and Mission: Church and Mission - 179
Calvin Theological Journal (Vol 34 No 2 - November 1999)

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Editorial: "Why2K?" by John Bolt - 289 / Response to a Certain Dutchman Who, under the Guise of Making Christians Very Spiritual, Permits Them to Defile Their Bodies in All Idolatries by John Calvin, translated by Rob Roy MacGregor - 291 / Divine Relations of the Trinity: Augustine's Answer to Arianism by Sarah Heaner Lancaster - 327 / Nothing But Concupiscence: Calvin's Understanding of Sin and the Via Augustini by Barbara Pitkin - 347 / Calvin and Luther on Bernard of Clairvaux by Theo Bell - 370 / Calvin Bibliography: 1999 by Paul Fields - 396 / Scholia et Homiletica: The Schoolroom in the Factory by Lionel Basney - 417 / Reading and Hearing Leviticus by Arie C. Leder and David A. Vroege - 431 / Book Reviews - Scripture and Interpretation: Bartholomew, Craig G., Reading Ecclesiastes: Old Testament Exegesis and Hermeneutical Theory, reviewed by Calvin Seerveld - 443 / Dunn, James D. G., The Theology of Paul the Apostle, reviewed by Willis P. DeBoer - 446 / Johnson, Luke Timothy, Scripture and Discernment: Decision Making in the Church, reviewed by Guenther "Gene" Hass - 449 / Leder, Arie, ed., Reading and Hearing the Word: From Text to Sermon, Essays in Honor of John H. Stek, reviewed by Stanley D. Walters - 451 / Scalise, Charles J., From Scripture to Theology: A Canonical Journey into Hermeneutics, reviewed by Kenneth E. Pomykala - 453 / Tubb, Jonathan N., Canaanites, reviewed by Michael J. Williams - 455 / Theology and History: Cavarnos, Constantine, St. Photios the Great, Philosopher and Theologian, reviewed by James R. Payton Jr. - 457 / Cheyne, A. C., Studies in Scottish Church History, reviewed by James A. DeJong - 459 / Clouse, Robert G., The New Millennium Manual: A Once and Future Guide, reviewed by Thomas R. Thompson - 461 / Clouser, Roy, Knowing with the Heart: Religious Experience and Belief in God, reviewed by John W. Cooper - 463 / Dembski, William A., Mere Creation: Science, Faith, and Intelligent Design, reviewed by John Byl - 465 / Elphick, Richard, and Rodney Davenport, Christianity in South Africa: A Political, Social, and Cultural History, reviewed by Henry I. Lederle - 467 / Fudge, Thomas A., The Magnificent Ride: The First Reformation in Hussite Bohemia, reviewed by Tom Schwanda - 468 / Lehmann, Hartmut, Protestantische Weltsichten: Transformationen seit dem 17. Jahrhundert, reviewed by David J. Diephouse - 470 / MacCulloch, Diarmaid, Thomas Cranmer, reviewed by J. P. Ellens - 472 / Mellor, Ronald, The Roman Historians, reviewed by Bert de Vries - 473 / Radner, Ephraim, and George Sumner, The Rule of Faith: Scripture, Canon, and Creed in a Critical Age, reviewed by Scott Hoezee - 475 / Shear, Jonathan, Explaining Consciousness: The Hard Problem, reviewed by J. Harold Ellens - 477 / Sigrist, Bishop Seraphim, Theology of Wonder, reviewed by James R. Payton Jr. - 479 / Smith, Christian, American Evangelicalism: Embattled and Thriving, reviewed by Paul C. Kemeny - 481 / Wengert, Timothy J., Law and Gospel: Philip Melanchthon's Debate with John Agricola of Eisleben over Poenitentia, Text and Studies in Reformation and Post-Reformation Thought, reviewed by Nicole Kuropka - 483 / Church and Ministry: Arnold, Johann Christoph, Seeking Peace: Notes and Conversations Along the Way, reviewed by Edward Laarman - 485 / Brett, R. L., Faith and Doubt: Religion and Secularisation in Literature from Wordsworth to Larkin, reviewed by John T. Netland - 486 / Guenther, Margaret, The Practice of Prayer, reviewed by Tom Schwanda - 490 / Lapin, Rabbi Daniel, America's Real War; Thomas, Cal, and Ed Dobson, Blinded by Might: Can the Religious Right Save America?, reviewed by John Bolt - 491 / Rappaport, Roy A., Ritual and Religion in the Making of Humanity, reviewed by J. Harold Ellens - 494 / Rice, Howard, The Pastor as Spiritual Guide, reviewed by Tom Schwanda - 496 / Stewart, Carlyle Fielding, Soul Survivors: An African American Spirituality, reviewed by Morris N. Greidanus - 498 / Stott, Annette, Holland Mania: The Unknown Dutch Period in American Art and Culture, reviewed by John Bolt - 499 / Book Notices - Scripture and Interpretation - 503 / Theology and History - 506 / Church and Mission - 510 / Thesis Abstracts - Master of Theology - 516
Calvin Theological Journal (Vol 34 No 1 - April 1999)

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Editorial: John Bolt - 7 / Reading Exodus to Learn and Learning to Read Exodus by Arie C. Leder - 11 / Smooth Stones, Teachable Hearts: Calvin's Allegorical Interpretation of Deuteronomy 10:1-2 by Raymond A. Blacketer - 36 / Creation in Jeopardy: A Warning to Priests (Hosea 4:1-3) by Carl J. Bosma - 64 / Brer Rabbit and the Tar-Baby: Biblical Studies and Folklore by Michael J. Williams - 117 / Conjugating the Rites: Old and New in Augustine's Theory of Signs by Peter J. Leithart - 136 / Scholia et Homiletica: The Church and the Little Scroll (Revelation 10, 11) by David E. Holwerda - 148 / Pagina Obscura in Geneva: A Fragment from a Sermon by John Calvin by Erik A. de Boer - 162 / Rudolf Bultmann: Pastor? by William D. Dennison - 179 / The Necessity of Preaching Christ Also from Old Testament Texts by Sidney Greidanus - 188 / The Church's Role in Social Justice by Calvin P. Van Reken - 198 / The Church and Social Justice by Peter Vander Meulen - 202 / Book Reviews - Scripture and Interpretation: Becker, Jurgen, Jesus of Nazareth, reviewed by Dean Deppe - 207 / Gorman, Frank H., Divine Presence and Community, reviewed by Arie C. Leder - 209 / Holmes, Michael W., The NIV Application Commentary: 1 & 2 Thessalonians, reviewed by Jeffrey A. D. Weima - 210 / Theology and History: Boersma, O., and A. J. Jelsma, Unity in Multiformity: The Minutes of the Coetus of London, 1575, and the Consistory Minutes of the Italian Church of London, 1570-1591, reviewed by James A. De Jong - 213 / Gilmont, Jean-Francois, The Reformation and the Book: St. Andrews Studies in Reformation History, reviewed by James D. De Jong - 215 / Hart, D. G., Defending the Faith: J. Machen and the Crisis of Conservative Protestantism in Modern America, reviewed by James D. Bratt - 217 / Kaplan, Benjamin J., Calvinists and Libertines: Confession and Community in Utrecht, 1578–1620, reviewed by Christine Kooi - 219 / Quinn, Philip L., and Charles Taliaferro, eds., A Companion to Philosophy of Religion, reviewed by Alan P. F. Sell - 221 / Rohls, Jan, Reformed Confessions: Theology from Zurich to Barmen, reviewed by Lyle Bierma - 225 / Torrance, Alan J., Persons in Communion: An Essay on Trinitarian Description and Human Participation, reviewed by Thomas R. Thompson - 227 / Turner, Max, The Holy Spirit and Spiritual Gifts, reviewed by Henry R. Lederle - 232 / Church and Mission: Boxx, T. William, and Gary M. Quinlivan, eds., Toward the Renewal of Civilization: Political Order and Culture, reviewed by Edward E. Ericson, Jr. - 234 / Eiesland, Nancy L., and Don E. Saliers, eds., Human Disability and the Service of God: Reassessing Religious Practice, reviewed by John D. Witvliet - 237 / Gutman, Amy, and Dennis Thompson, Democracy and Disagreement: Why Moral Conflict Cannot Be Avoided in Politics, and What Should Be Done About It, reviewed by David T. Koyzis - 239 / Kilner, John F., Robert D. Orr, and Judith Allen Shelly, The Changing face of Health Care: A Christian Appraisal of Managed Care, Resource Allocation, and Patient-Caregiver Relationships, reviewed by Jeffrey H. Boyd - 241 / Long, Thomas G., and Edward Farley, eds., Preaching as a Theological Task: World, Gospel, Scripture, reviewed by H. David Schuringa - 243 / Marty, Martin, and Micah Marty, When True Simplicity is Gained: Finding Spiritual Clarity in a Complex World, reviewed by Tom Schwanda - 245 / Meeter, Daniel James, "Bless the Lord, O My Soul": The New-York Liturgy of the Dutch Reformed Church, 1967, reviewed by John D. Witvliet - 245 / Puglisi, James F., The Process of Admission to Ordained Ministry, Vol. 2, The First Lutheran Reformed, Anglican, and Wesleyan Rites—A Comparative Study, reviewed by John D. Witvliet - 248 / Punger, Joseph, An Eastern European Liberation Theology, reviewed by Frank Sawyer - 250 / Sample, Tex, The Spectacle of Worship in a Wired World: Electronic Culture and the Gathered People of God, reviewed by Tom Schwanda - 251 / Schindler, David L., Heart of the World, Center of the Church: Communio Ecclesiology, Liberalism, and Liberation, reviewed by David T. Koyzis - 252 / Schloeder, Steven J., Architecture in Communion: Implementing the Second Vatican Council through Liturgy and Architecture, reviewed by Arie C. Leder - 255 / Van De Weyer, Robert, ed., The Illustrated Book of Christian Literature: The First Two Millennia; Cowan, Louise, and Os Guinness, eds., Invitation to the Classics: A Guide to Books You've Always Wanted to Read; Atwin, Robert, George Dardess, and Peggy Rosenthal, eds., Divine Inspiration: The Life of Jesus in World Poetry, reviewed by John Bolt - 256
Calvin Theological Journal (Vol 33 No 2 - November 1998)

Calvin Theological Seminary

Editorial: John Bolt - 275 / Albertus C. van Raalte: The Homo Oecumenicus among the Secession Leaders by Homma Reenders - 277 / "Give Us an American Abraham Kuyper": Dutch Calvinist Reformed Responses to the Founding of the Westminster Theological Seminary in Philadelphia by George Harinck - 299 / Kuyper's Legacy for Christian Ethics by Guenther ("Gene") Haas - 320 / The Friendship of Charity by Eduardo J. Echeverria - 350 / Calvin Bibliography: 1998 by Paul Fields - 377 / Scholia et Homiletica: Eve's Answer to the Serpent: An Alternative Paradigm for Sin and Some Implications in Theology by P. Wayne Townsend - 399 / How Abraham Kuyper Became a Christian Democrat by Harry Van Dyke - 420 / Critical Reflections on Abraham Kuyper's Evolutie Address by Clarence Menninga - 435 / Rhetorical War and Reflex: Calvinism in Nineteenth-Century Popular Fiction and Twentieth-Century Criticism by Thomas J. Davis - 443 / The Seminary, the Church, and the Academy by Richard J. Mouw - 457 / Discipline as the Third Mark of the Church: Three Views by Glenn S. Sunshine - 469 / Book Reviews - Scripture and Interpretation: Brown, Raymond E., An Introduction to the New Testament, reviewed by Dean Deppe - 481 / Calvin, John, Sermons on Galatians, reviewed by Richard A. Muller - 483 / Trapp, John A., Commentary on the Old and New Testaments, reviewed by Richard A. Muller - 484 / Theology and History: Backus, Irena, Das Prinzip "Sola Scriptura" und die Kirchenvater in den Disputationen von Baden (1526) und Bern (1528), reviewed by James R. Payton Jr. - 486 / Backus, Irena, ed., The Reception of the Church Fathers in the West from the Carolingians to the Maurists, reviewed by Richard A. Muller - 487 / Barker, William S., foreword, The Westminster Standards: An Original Facsimile, reviewed by Richard A. Muller - 489 / Bratt, James D., Abraham Kuyper: A Centennial Reader, reviewed by Harry Van Dyke - 490 / Campi, Emidio, Zwingli und Maria: Eine Reformationsgeschichtliche Studie, reviewed by James R. Payton Jr. - 493 / Coffey, John, Politics, Religion, and the British Revolutions: The Mind of Samuel Rutherford, reviewed by J. P. Ellens - 495 / Edgar, William, La Carte Protestante: Les Reformes Francophones et l'Essor de la Modernite, reviewed by John B. Roney - 497 / Fritz, Diana, Choosing to Feel: Virtue and Compassion for Friends, reviewed by Caroline J. Simon - 499 / Grenz, Stanley J., The Moral Quest: Foundations of Christian Ethics, reviewed by Guenther ("Gene") Haas - 500 / Heslam, Peter S., Creating a Christian Worldview: Abraham Kuyper's Lectures on Calvinism, reviewed by Harry Van Dyke - 503 / Johnson, Phillip E., Defeating Darwinism by Opening Minds, reviewed by Clarence Menninga - 508 / Lambert, Thomas A., and Isabella M. Watt, Registres du Consistoire de Geneve au Temps de Calvin, reviewed by Richard A. Muller - 512 / Leupp, Roderick T., Knowing the Name of God: A Trinitarian Tapestry of Grace, Faith, and Community, reviewed by Scott Hoezee - 513 / Parry, Kenneth, Depicting the Word: Byzantine Iconophile Thought of the Eighth and Ninth Centuries, reviewed by James R. Payton Jr. - 515 / Pinnock, Clark H., Flame of Love: A Theology of the Holy Spirit, reviewed by Jan Veenhof - 517 / Schryer, Frans J., The Netherlandic Presence in Ontario: Pillars, Class, and Dutch Ethnicity, reviewed by Harry Boonstra - 521 / Stoker, Wessel, Is the Quest for Meaning the Quest for God?, reviewed by Frank Sawyer - 522 / Trueman, Carl R., The Claims of Truth: John Owen's Trinitarian Theology, reviewed by Richard A. Muller - 522 / Turner, Denys, The Darkness of God: Negativity in Christian Mysticism, reviewed by Tom Schwanda - 524 / Turretin, Francis, Institutes of Elenctic Theology, Vol. 3, Eighteenth through Twentieth Topics, reviewed by Richard A. Miller - 525 / Church and Mission: Adam, Peter, Speaking God's Words: A Practical Theology of Expository Preaching, reviewed by Wilbert M. Van Dyk - 526 / Anderson, Ray S., The Soul of Ministry: Forming Leaders for God's People, reviewed by Tom Schwanda - 528 / Bacik, James J., Spirituality in Transition, reviewed by Tom Schwanda - 528 / Bakke, Ray, A Theology as Big as the City, reviewed by Timothy Monsma - 530 / Brown, W. Dale, Of Fiction and Faith: Twelve American Writers Talk About Their Vision and Work, reviewed by Hugh Cook - 531 / Carey, George, A Charter for the Church: Sharing a Vision for the Twenty-First Century; Miller, Donald E., Reinventing American Protestantism: Christianity in the New Millennium; Raiser, Konrad, To Be the Church: Challenges and Hopes for a New Millennium, reviewed by Henry De Moor - 534 / Fraser, Brian J., Church, College, and Clergy: A History of Theological Education at Knox College, Toronto, 1844-1944, reviewed by Arie C. Leder - 535 / Hansen, David, A Little Handbook on Having a Soul, reviewed by Jeffrey H. Boyd - 537 / Kateregga, Badru D., and David W. Shenk, A Muslim and a Christian in Dialogue, reviewed by Bassam M. Madany - 539 / Keith, Graham, Hatred Without a Cause? A Survey of Anti-Semitism, reviewed by Bassam M. Madany - 541 / McKenzie, Leon, Pagan Resurrection Myths and the Resurrection of Jesus: A Christian Perspective, reviewed by Scott Hoezee - 544 / Miller, Herb, Leadership Is the Key: Unlocking Your Ministry Effectiveness, reviewed by Gerald L. Zandstra - 546 / Muir, Elizabeth Gillan, and Marilyn Fardig Whiteley, eds., The Changing Roles of Women within the Christian Church in Canada, reviewed by Phyllis D. Airhart - 547 / Okholm, Dennis L., The Gospel in Black and White: Theological Resources for Racial Reconciliation, reviewed by Roger Van Harn - 549 / Papini, Roberto, The Christian Democrat International, translated by Robert Royal, reviewed by James W. Skillen - 550 / Perry, Michael J., Religion in Politics: Constitutional and Moral Perspectives, reviewed by James W. Skillen - 551 / Reed, Bobbie, and John Westfall, Building Strong People: How to Lead Effectively, reviewed by Gerald L. Zandstra - 552 / Rice, Howard L., and Laram Williamson Jr., eds., A Book of Reformed Prayers, reviewed by Tom Schwanda - 554 / Van Til, Reinder, Lost Daughters: Recovered Memory Therapy and the People It Hurts, reviewed by John Bolt - 555 / Wagner, Ann, Adversaries of Dance: From the Puritans to the Present, reviewed by William D. Romanowski - 556 / Witte, John, Jr., From Sacrament to Contract: Marriage, Religion, and Law in the Western Tradition, reviewed by Martin I. Klauber - 558 / Book Notices: Scripture and Interpretation - 562 / Theology and History - 565 / Church and Mission - 572 / Thesis Abstracts: Doctor of Philosophy - 577 / Master of Theology - 578