Paul Wells - in Vol. 8 No. 2 / Oct 2022
Editorial
Paul Helm - in Vol. 8 No. 2 / Oct 2022
This essay explores J. I. Packer’s theological influence through a con- sideration of his many writings. It classifies his input into six strands: Luther, Calvin, and the Puritans; Scripture; Anglicanism; universalism, revivals, and the Holy Spirit; Christ’s work; and the book Knowing God. This survey reveals that Packer used his exceptional theological mind to educate both Anglicans and other types of Protestants.
Mark Meynell - in Vol. 8 No. 2 / Oct 2022
John Stott (1921–2011) had a unique influence in the global church despite being associated with only one church (All Souls, Langham Place) and never moving far from central London throughout his life. This article explores the contributory factors behind his reach and influence.
JONATHAN N. CLELAND - in Vol. 8 No. 2 / Oct 2022
Both J. I. Packer and John Stott wrote influential works on the cross. Packer’s article, “What Did the Cross Achieve?” was published in 1974, and Stott published his book The Cross of Christ in 1986. Stott quotes Packer’s reference to the cross as the global mark of Evangelicalism and being at “the very heart of the Christian gospel.” This article looks at both of these works to see the agreements shared in Packer’s and Stott’s theologies of the cross, as well as detailing the areas in which the
Philip Tachin - in Vol. 8 No. 2 / Oct 2022
This article aims to stress how John Stott stood up to defend classical Christology in contemporary Christianity. The significance of his method was heightened by the complex context of global pluralism and inclusivism, which sought to compromise biblical and orthodox Christian claims to salvation. We limit ourselves to some key pluralists, John Hick, Paul Knitter, and Clark Pinnock, Stott responded to. The temptation to compromise classical Christology has increased since the twentieth century,
Vern S. Poythress - in Vol. 8 No. 2 / Oct 2022
I have fond memories of J. I. Packer. I cannot convey the whole of who he was, but I can give some small illustrations from personal acquaintance. In my younger years, Packer was a famous figure afar off, who was nevertheless influential in my theological formation. His books Knowing God, “Fundamentalism” and the Word of God, and Evangelism and the Sovereignty of God had a profound impact on me. But I did not know the man behind the books until later. Like many others, ...
William Edgar - in Vol. 8 No. 2 / Oct 2022
Uncle John, as we used to call him, was the dean of Evangelicals. He did more for networking Christians all around the globe than anyone else in our times. John Robert Walmsley Stott (April 27, 1921–July 27, 2011) became a Christian believer through England’s Varsity and Public School Camps. He be came the rector of his family’s parish, All Souls Anglican Church, Langham Place, London. Despite pressure to separate, he defended staying within the Anglican Communion, which led to a sad rift...
Glenn N. Davies - in Vol. 8 No. 2 / Oct 2022
John R.W. Stott was a well-known evangelist and apologist in the 1950s, undertaking various university missions in England while ministering at All Souls Langham Place, first as a curate (1945– 1950) and then as rector from 1950. Stott’s first visit to Australia was in 1958, the same year that Basic Christianity and Your Confirmation were published. These were extremely influential books in Australia, the first for Evangelicals of all denominations and the second for Anglican young ...
W. Bradford Littlejohn - in Vol. 8 No. 2 / Oct 2022
One of the greatest contributions of Anglican theology has been its consistent defense of the value of public religious establishment, and the classic defense remains that of Richard Hooker in his Laws of Ecclesiastical Polity (1593–1600). In the opening chapters of Book V of the Laws, Hooker offers a compelling argument that religion is a crucial support to a well-ordered and virtuous polity while seeking to forestall the objection that this “instrumentalizes” religion to merely political ends.
Harrison Perkins - in Vol. 8 No. 2 / Oct 2022
This essay argues that the Church of Ireland in the early modern period was a Reformed expression of Anglicanism by investigating a few events in the life and ministry of James Ussher, the Archbishop of Armagh. First, it looks at Ussher’s contributions to the Church of Ireland’s burgeoning Reformed identity by recounting his debate with a well-known Jesuit theologian, which substantiated his vigorously Protestant outlook, and his involvement in composing the Irish Articles of 1615. Second, ...
Lee Gatiss - in Vol. 8 No. 2 / Oct 2022
The ejection of many of the Puritans from the Church of England in 1662 was not the end of the story for Puritanism, for Reformed theology, or for the gospel in the established church. This article looks at a common tendentious reading of church history and by examining the lives and teachings of three significant Anglicans in the later Stuart period— Edward Reynolds, William Gurnall, and Thomas Horton—shows that it results in a skewed perception of the evidence, leading to an ...
Gerald Bray - in Vol. 8 No. 2 / Oct 2022
Charles Simeon, one of the leading founders of modern Anglican Evangelicalism, was a staunch advocate of missions to the Jews, whom he regarded as God’s chosen people. Basing himself entirely on the witness of the prophets and apostles, he believed that the church held the gospel message in trust against the day when those for whom it was originally intended would hear it and turn to Christ. The church had a responsibility to proclaim the message of salvation to the Jewish people but was ...
Emmanuel A. S. Egbunu - in Vol. 8 No. 2 / Oct 2022
A historical perspective is a vital part of insight into Anglicanism in Africa. This article assesses the role of missionaries when colonialists and missionaries were often perceived as collaborators. Further, the African nations’ struggle for independence impacted issues of identity and enculturation, so it offers a review of the place of African cultural and religious practices in this new faith, including the place of the uneducated in a seemingly elite religion and how addressing this ...
Mark D. Thompson - in Vol. 8 No. 2 / Oct 2022
The struggle to defend the faith in the global Anglican Communion is not merely a recent phenomenon. There has never been a “golden age” when the Reformed faith of the Elizabethan Settlement was unchallenged. The emergence of a global fellowship of national churches has highlighted the difficulties of discipline across national borders. Tragically, there has been repeated failure on the part of the Communion’s leadership to guard the faith once for all delivered to the saints, but there is ...
Stevri P. N. I. Lumintang and Benyamin F. Intan - in Vol. 8 No. 2 / Oct 2022
In Indonesia, Dualism And Secularism Have Posed Serious Challenges To Theological Higher Education In Particular. These Challenges Have Led To A Dis-integration And Mis-integration Between Theology And Science And Have Resulted In Confusion, Hypocrisy, Paralysis, And Theological Stagnation. This Study On The Integration Of Theology And Science, Using Integrative Research Methods, Attempts To Find An Analytical-synthetic Integration Model That Provides An Introduction To Integrative Studies, Such
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