DOCSLIB.ORG

MARCH 19, 2014 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 PCA AD INTERIM STUDY COMMITTEE on INSIDER MOVEMENTS (SCIM) 30 31 Signatories of the Committee Report (CR) 32 TE David B

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
MARCH 19, 2014 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 PCA AD INTERIM STUDY COMMITTEE on INSIDER MOVEMENTS (SCIM) 30 31 Signatories of the Committee Report (CR) 32 TE David B Commissioner Handbook 2014 1 2 3 4 5 6 A CALL TO FAITHFUL WITNESS 7 8 9 - PART TWO - 10 THEOLOGY, GOSPEL MISSIONS, AND INSIDER MOVEMENTS 11 12 13 14 15 16 A PARTIAL REPORT (PART TWO OF TWO PARTS) 17 OF THE AD INTERIM STUDY COMMITTEE ON INSIDER MOVEMENTS 18 TO THE FORTY-SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY 19 OF THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH IN AMERICA 20 21 MARCH 19, 2014 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 PCA AD INTERIM STUDY COMMITTEE ON INSIDER MOVEMENTS (SCIM) 30 31 Signatories of the Committee Report (CR) 32 TE David B. Garner, Chairman 33 RE Robert Berman, Secretary 34 RE Jonathan Mitchell 35 TE Bill Nikides 36 TE Guy Prentiss Waters 37 38 Signatories of the Minority Report (MR) 39 TE Nabeel T. Jabbour 40 RE Tom Seelinger 41 2101 Commissioner Handbook 2014 1 The missionary must carefully take into account the specific situation and 2 circumstances of the people with whom he is dealing… It might be held further that theology 3 can contribute nothing with regard to the manner of approach, since it is anthropology, 4 ethnology, and psychology that are here the experts… But such a solution is too simple… No 5 matter how well-intentioned they may have been, those who ignored theological principles 6 have in fact run into great difficulty. Missionaries may adopt the way of life of a people, 7 speak their language, associate themselves with their religious concepts, utilize sayings 8 derived from their religious literature, and from the standpoint of ethnology or psychology 9 all this may be excellent. And yet it still may be necessary for theology to issue a warning 10 that such efforts which seek to draw so close to a people must proceed with caution lest they 11 sacrifice the purity of the gospel. On the other hand, it is also possible to have the best 12 intentions and to ignore the cultural possessions of a people, and to preach the gospel pure 13 and simple, without any application to their specific characteristics. History has shown that 14 such a procedure is also questionable, for in such instances the missionary supposes that he 15 is simply preaching the gospel in its purity, whereas he is unconsciously propagating his 16 own Western way of thought. Here again theology can offer a corrective criticism, since 17 such a method does not take seriously enough the people to whom one speaks. God, in 18 contrast, takes us, and those to whom we speak, very seriously, and as his ministers we 19 ought to do the same… 20 21 It is then impossible that psychology and ethnology should speak the last and 22 decisive word with respect to the missionary approach. The latter involves so many 23 theological points that theology must have an important voice, or rather – the decisive 24 voice. Other sciences can indeed render a most valuable service, and in particular concrete 25 situations they can even be absolutely essential, but the principles of the missionary 26 approach must still be derived from Scripture. 27 28 – J. H. Bavinck, An Introduction to the Science of Missions 29 30 31 “If you were of the world, the world would love you as its own; but because you are not of 32 the world, but I chose you out of the world, therefore the world hates you.” – John 15:19 33 34 “. .[L]et your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give 35 glory to your Father who is in heaven.” – Matthew 5:16 36 37 “Brothers and sisters, each person, as responsible to God, should remain in the situation 38 they were in when God called them.” – 1 Corinthians 7:24 39 2102 Commissioner Handbook 2014 1 Study Committee on Insider Movements (SCIM) Report 2014 2 3 Contents 4 5 ABBREVIATIONS 2105 6 OVERTURE #9 – “A CALL TO FAITHFUL WITNESS” 2106 7 PREFACE 2108 8 THE STUDY COMMITTEE’S HISTORY, APPROACH, AND PRODUCT 2108 TH 9 1. 40 GENERAL ASSEMBLY (2012) 2108 10 2. 41ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY (2013) 2109 11 3. 42ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY 2014 2109 12 CONCLUSION AND THANKS 2111 13 STUDY COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE 42ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY 2112 14 SECTION A. ABRIDGED COMMITTEE REPORT 2113 15 INTRODUCTION TO INSIDER MOVEMENT PARADIGMS (IMPS) 2113 16 1. IMP CONCEPTS OF "RELIGION" AND "IDENTITY" FUNCTIONALLY EXALT 17 SOCIOLOGY OVER SCRIPTURE. 2113 18 1.1 Religion 2113 19 1.2 Identity 2115 20 2. IMPS DIVORCE THE CHURCH FROM THE KINGDOM OF GOD AND THE WORK OF 21 THE CHURCH FROM THE WORK OF THE HOLY SPIRIT IN MAKING DISCIPLES. 2119 22 2.1 The Holy Spirit and the Church 2119 23 2.2 The Kingdom of God and the Church 2120 24 CONCLUSION 2125 25 SECTION B. THE DECLARATIONS: AFFIRMATIONS AND DENIALS 2126 26 WHY AFFIRMATIONS AND DENIALS? 2126 27 BIBLICAL INTERPRETATION AND REDEMPTIVE HISTORY 2127 28 SCRIPTURE, SOCIAL SCIENCES, CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY 2128 29 MISSIONS AND ECCLESIOLOGY 2128 30 THE HOLY SPIRIT, SCRIPTURE, AND THE CHURCH 2129 31 IN CHRIST IDENTITY AND DISCIPLESHIP 2130 32 SECTION C. ANALYSIS OF MINORITY REPORT 2014 2132 33 ABBREVIATIONS IN SECTION C 2132 34 INTRODUCTION 2132 35 1. MR 2014 AND IDENTITY 2132 36 2. MR 2014 AND THE CHURCH 2134 37 3. MR 2014 AND THE EXEGESIS OF SCRIPTURE 2135 38 CONCLUSION 2136 39 40 2103 Commissioner Handbook 2014 1 ATTACHMENT 1: COMMITTEE REPORT 2013 (REVISED) 2137 2 3 ATTACHMENT 2: ANALYSIS OF MINORITY REPORT 2013 2277 4 INTRODUCTION 2277 5 The Minority Report Intends to be Supplemental, Simple, and Practical 2277 6 The Minority Report Is Not Supplemental, Not Simple, and Not Practical 2277 7 The Minority Report Is IM-Friendly 2277 8 SOME SPECIFICS 2278 9 CR 2013 and MR 2013 Have Mutually Exclusive Understandings 10 of Identity 2278 11 CR 2013 and MR 2013 Have Incompatible Understandings of the Church 2281 12 CONCLUSIONS 2282 13 14 ATTACHMENT 3: CHRISTIANS OF MUSLIM BACKGROUND 15 (CMB) INPUT 2283 16 QUESTIONS 17 Q: What do you think of the insider movement in your country? 2283 18 Q: Should CMBs be encouraged to call themselves Muslims? 2283 19 Q: Should believers and the gospel penetrate Islam like yeast 20 in the dough? 2283 21 Q: Can followers of Jesus have two identities: followers of Jesus 22 and Muslims? 2284 23 Q: Should followers of Christ enter the mosque? 2284 24 Q: Should followers of Christ revere Muhammad? (“Muslim background 25 believers [MBBs] can live with integrity within the Muslim world by 26 honouring Muhammad as a leader without revering him as a Prophet”) 2284 27 28 ATTACHMENT 4: HISTORY OF MODERN EVANGELICALISM 29 AS RELATED TO MISSIONS 2286 30 31 ATTACHMENT 5: GOD AND ALLAH 2289 32 ARGUMENTS FAVORING TRANSLATION AS “GOD” 2289 33 ARGUMENTS FAVORING TRANSLATION AS “ALLAH” 2291 34 MIXED DATA 2292 35 36 MINORITY REPORT 37 38 MINORITY REPORT 2014 2295 39 40 MINORITY REPORT 2013 2333 41 2104 Commissioner Handbook 2014 1 ABBREVIATIONS 2 3 A’s & D’s The Declarations: Affirmations and Denials 4 BCO Book of Church Order 5 CGC Common Ground Conference 6 CR Committee Report 2014 7 CR 2013 Committee Report 2013 (Revised) – located in Attachment 1 8 CIP Covenant Identity Paradigm 9 CMB Christian of Muslim Background (cf. MBB) 10 GA General Assembly 11 EWCW Eternal Word, Changing Worlds 12 IM Insider Movement 13 IMP(s) Insider Movement Paradigm(s) 14 IJFM International Journal of Frontier Missions/Missiology 15 ISFM International Society of Frontier Missiology 16 JBL Journal of Biblical Literature 17 JETS Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 18 JSNTSup Journal for the Study of the New Testament Supplement 19 MBB Muslim Background Believer (cf. CMB) 20 MR 2013 Minority Report 2013 – located in the GA 2013 Minutes 21 (http://www.cepbookstore.com/p-9209-2013-minutes-of-41st-ga.aspx) 22 MR 2014 Minority Report 2014 23 NICNT New International Commentary on the New Testament 24 NovT Novum Testamentum 25 PCA Presbyterian Church in America 26 SCIM Study Committee on Insider Movements 27 SFM St. Francis Magazine 28 SNTSMS Society for New Testament Studies Monograph Series 29 WBC Word Biblical Commentary 30 WCF Westminster Confession of Faith 31 WLC Westminster Larger Catechism 32 WSC Westminster Shorter Catechism 33 2105 Commissioner Handbook 2014 1 OVERTURE #9 – “A Call to Faithful Witness” 2 3 Approved by the 39th General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in America, June 10, 4 2011 5 6 Whereas: the Church is called to take the gospel to all peoples, including those who have 7 historically been resistant to the gospel; 8 9 Whereas: contextualizing the language and forms of the gospel, while remaining faithful to 10 the truths of Scripture, is good and necessary for the advancement of the gospel; 11 12 Whereas: the Church must exercise wisdom in discerning appropriate expressions of 13 contextualization, reserving its public corrections for genuine and substantive threats 14 to the gospel; 15 16 Whereas: in recent initiatives known as “Insider Movements”, some groups have produced 17 Bible translations that have replaced references to Jesus as “Son” (huios) with terms 18 such as “Messiah” in order to be more acceptable to Muslims; 19 20 Whereas: some Bible translations of Insider Movements have replaced references to God as 21 “Father” (pater) with terms such as “Guardian” and “Lord”; 22 23 Whereas: these Bible translations are harmful to the doctrines of the authority of Scripture 24 and the deity of Christ, bringing confusion to people in need of Christ—concerns 25 that are held by many national leaders and Bible societies; 26 27 Whereas: some PCA churches have knowingly or unknowingly financially supported these 28 Bible translations; 29 30 Whereas: Muslims should not be denied a full and faithful witness; 31 32 Therefore be it resolved that the 39th General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in 33 America: 34 35 • Affirms
Load more

Recommended publications
  • AFRICANUS JOURNAL Vol
    AFRICANUS JOURNAL Vol. 13 No. 1 | April 2021 africanus journal vol. 13, no. 1 April 2021 Contents 3 Goals of the Journal 3 Life of Africanus 3 Other Front Matter 5 Inaugural Acceptance Speech Fall 1969 Harold John Ockenga 9 Serving the Global Church as a World Christian Daewon Moon 13 Not by Might or Power but by My Spirit Ursula Williams 19 Boulders, Bridges, and Destiny and the Often-Obscure Connections William C. Hill 23 God's Masterpiece Wilma Faye Mathis 29 My Spiritual Journey of Maturing (or Growing) in God's Love and Faithfulness Leslie McKinney Attema 35 Navigating between Contexts and Texts for Ministry as Theological- Missional Calling while Appreciating the Wisdom of Retrievals for Renewal and Lessons Learned from My Early Seminary Days David A. Escobar Arcay 39 Review of Why Church? A Basic Introduction Jinsook Kim 41 Review of 1 Timothy and 2 Timothy and Titus Jennifer Creamer 44 Review of The Story of Creeds and Confessions: Tracing the Development of the Christian Faith William David Spencer 48 Review of Serve the People Jeanne DeFazio 1 50 Review of Three Pieces of Glass: Why We Feel Lonely in a World Mediated by Screens Dean Borgman 54 Review of Healing the Wounds of Sexual Abuse: Reading the Bible with Survivors Jean A. Dimock 57 Review of A Defense for the Chronological Order of Luke's Gospel Hojoon J. Ahn 2 Goals of the Africanus Journal The Africanus Journal is an award-winning interdisciplinary biblical, theological, and practical journal of the Center for Urban Ministerial Education (CUME).
    [Show full text]
  • Divine Familial Language in Bible Translation
    Note: This report has not been acted upon by the General Assembly of the PCA. The 40th General Assembly meets in Louisville, Kentucky, June 19-22. A CALL TO FAITHFUL WITNESS - PART ONE - LIKE FATHER, LIKE SON: DIVINE FAMILIAL LANGUAGE IN BIBLE TRANSLATION A PARTIAL REPORT (PART ONE OF TWO PARTS) OF THE AD INTERIM COMMITTEE ON INSIDER MOVEMENTS TO THE FORTIETH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH IN AMERICA MAY 14, 2012 PCA AD INTERIM STUDY COMMITTEE ON INSIDER MOVEMENTS TE David B. Garner, Chairman RE Robert Berman, Secretary TE Nabeel T. Jabbour RE Jonathan Mitchell TE Bill Nikides RE Tom Seelinger Copyright 2012© Office of the Stated Clerk of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in America All rights reserved. 2 Contents Overture #9 – A Call to Faithful Witness ........................................................................... 4 Abbreviations...................................................................................................................... 6 Preface................................................................................................................................. 7 The Study Committee’s History...................................................................................... 7 Study Committee Recommendations to the 2012 General Assembly ............................ 7 Executive Summary............................................................................................................ 9 Introduction ....................................................................................................................
    [Show full text]
  • June 7, 2011 Dr. Roy Taylor Stated Clerk of the Presbyterian Church In
    June 7, 2011 Dr. Roy Taylor Stated Clerk of the Presbyterian Church in America Office of the Stated Clerk Administrative Committee 1700 North Brown Road, Suite 105 Lawrenceville, GA 30043 Dear Dr. Taylor, Warm greetings in the precious name of Jesus Christ. I am an Iranian Christian and have been involved in ministry among Muslims for fifty years. I served for 18 years with the United Bible Societies, being heavily involved in Scripture distribution in Iran, the Middle East and North Africa. In 1990, by God’s grace, I founded Elam Ministries with a goal to strengthen and expand the church in the Iran region and beyond. One of the primary ways of outreach has been through Scripture translation, production and distribution. Elam has published nearly 1 million Scriptures in Persian during these 21 years. I understand that you are discussing the issue of the ‘Insider Movement’ (IM) at your event, and I am writing this letter to express my serious reservations regarding this subject, particularly with regard to the altering of words in Muslim friendly Bible translations. I have spoken with many Iranian church leaders and I have not found one that is sympathetic to the movement. In the following paragraphs I would like to outline some of our concerns. The Authority of the Word of God: • God’s Word cannot be changed. It is deeply shocking to Iranian Christians that some feel they have the liberty to change God’s Word in order to make the Gospel more palatable to Muslims. Our methods must never compromise the inspired Word that has been passed down to us.
    [Show full text]
  • Chapter 2 Methodology and Sample Background 8
    VOICES FROM CHRISTIANS IN BRITAIN WITH A MUSLIM BACKGROUND: STORIES FOR THE BRITISH CHURCH ON EVANGELISM, CONVERSION, INTEGRATION AND DISCIPLESHIP By Thomas J. Walsh A Dissertation Submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements For the degree MA in Mission Birmingham Christian College Birmingham, England September 2005 1 I dedicate this work to Martin my friend And all my Navigator colleagues To advance the gospel of Jesus and his kingdom Into the nations Through spiritual generations of labourers Living and discipling among the lost 2 Acknowledgements Thanks are due to a large number of people who have to put up with me but who make my life more enjoyable than they can imagine. In some cases they have just kept me going The Sanctuary Team and the Koinonia Group……thanks for the partnership Our Small Group……whose commitment to Judi and I amazes us Allan, Cathie, Peter, Gillian and Judy……special Navigator colleagues and friends who have shared our exile in Birmingham, a great city John and Catherine…..always an inspiration Nasrine….our closest, best and dearest Muslim friend Staff at BCC and especially Mark…..who showed me what good criticism really is The MBBs who took part in this research…..special people indeed Our faithful and loyal financial supporters….thank you so much My family especially Andy and Dave…..always great to see you Janet…..our special friend And finally Judi……words are insufficient 3 CONTENTS TITLE PAGE 1 DEDICATION 2 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 3 CHAPTER 1 THE IDEA OF VOICES 5 CHAPTER 2 METHODOLOGY AND SAMPLE BACKGROUND 8 A. Methodology 8 B.
    [Show full text]
  • A Collective Response to Understanding Insider Movements Eight Southern Baptist Missiologists
    The Five Pillars of the Insiders: A Collective Response to Understanding Insider Movements Eight Southern Baptist missiologists (six in the United States and two elsewhere) join forces here to respond briefly to a new volume on Insider Movements (IMs).1 It is an initiative most of us had no intention of taking as little as three months ago, but feel compelled to take now. Quite frankly, some of us were surprised when we received a copy of the book in September 2015. We had rejoiced to see the movement of God as the gospel crossed all kinds of anthropological barriers in our changing world. However, that was not the same as endorsing IMs—or all their promoters claim for them. In fact, we believed that cogent arguments of respected evangelical scholars, against disturbing elements of IMs, had relegated them to the periphery of evangelical missions efforts. Unfortunately, we were mistaken. Advocacy for IMs, as exemplified in the book at hand, is alive and well. It now appears that a major task lies before us. What we present here is simply a preliminary effort which we hope to supplement in months to come. It consists of an overview of the volume, five reflections of a biblical and theological nature, and two missiological insights. It is by no means the last word on the subject. However, as we offer this very limited response to some of the specifics in Understanding Insider Movements, we hope the reader will understand why we are concerned. Ant B. Greenham Ayman S. Ibrahim An Overview of Understanding Insider Movements—and its Five “Pillars”2 The long-awaited volume Understanding Insider Movements has finally been released.
    [Show full text]
  • DISSERTATION-Submission Reformatted
    UC Berkeley UC Berkeley Electronic Theses and Dissertations Title The Dilemma of Obedience: Persecution, Dissimulation, and Memory in Early Modern England, 1553-1603 Permalink https://escholarship.org/uc/item/5tv2w736 Author Harkins, Robert Lee Publication Date 2013 Peer reviewed|Thesis/dissertation eScholarship.org Powered by the California Digital Library University of California The Dilemma of Obedience: Persecution, Dissimulation, and Memory in Early Modern England, 1553-1603 By Robert Lee Harkins A dissertation submitted in partial satisfaction of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in History in the Graduate Division of the University of California, Berkeley Committee in charge: Professor Ethan Shagan, Chair Professor Jonathan Sheehan Professor David Bates Fall 2013 © Robert Lee Harkins 2013 All Rights Reserved 1 Abstract The Dilemma of Obedience: Persecution, Dissimulation, and Memory in Early Modern England, 1553-1603 by Robert Lee Harkins Doctor of Philosophy in History University of California, Berkeley Professor Ethan Shagan, Chair This study examines the problem of religious and political obedience in early modern England. Drawing upon extensive manuscript research, it focuses on the reign of Mary I (1553-1558), when the official return to Roman Catholicism was accompanied by the prosecution of Protestants for heresy, and the reign of Elizabeth I (1558-1603), when the state religion again shifted to Protestantism. I argue that the cognitive dissonance created by these seesaw changes of official doctrine necessitated a society in which religious mutability became standard operating procedure. For most early modern men and women it was impossible to navigate between the competing and contradictory dictates of Tudor religion and politics without conforming, dissimulating, or changing important points of conscience and belief.
    [Show full text]
  • A Humble Appeal to C5/Insider Movement Muslim Ministry
    The Jerusalem Council Applied A Humble Appeal to C5/Insider Movement Muslim Ministry Advocates to Consider Ten Questions by Gary Corwin with responses from Brother Yusuf, Rick Brown, Kevin Higgins, Rebecca Lewis and John Travis Gary Corwin: Introductory Comments s a long-time participant in the ISFM, and a long-time reader of and occasional writer for the IJFM, I am exceedingly grateful to A God and to the leaders of both entities for the attention being given to Insider Movements. It is difficult to think of a subject more timely and important as God’s people move forward in the 21st century to make disciples among the least reached peoples of the earth. I have been praying for a number of years now that the kind of dialogue we are having here in Atlanta in these days would soon happen. While it was hap- pening to a limited degree in the pages of both EMQ and the IJFM, neither has been adequate to provide the kind of give and take that a face-to-face gath- ering with a broad representation of views can provide. I was also concerned that C5/IM (Insider Movement) advocates seemed to be traveling the world to talk to one another or to influence the uninitiated, but were not engaging as broadly as needed with their peers in the larger mission community. On a personal level, over the last several years I have serendipitously enjoyed several hours each with a couple of the leading advocates of C5/Insider Movements among Muslims. While helpful in deepening understanding of concerns both for and against, these meetings only increased my sense of need for a broader discussion that was both thoughtful and thorough.
    [Show full text]
  • Kleine Bibliothek 85 Werner Biermann Arno Klönne the Big Stick
    Neue Kleine Bibliothek 85 Werner Biermann Arno Klönne The Big Stick Imperiale Strategie und globaler Militarismus – Die USA als Megamacht? PapyRossa Verlag Inhalt Einleitung: Preemptive Strike 7 I. American Way of War 15 – Das Militärpotential im Überblick 15 – Bemerkungen zur militärischen Schlagkraft der USA 32 II. Imperiale Strategien 61 – Modelle und Konzepte 61 © 2003 by PapyRossa Verlags GmbH & Co. KG, Köln – Stützpunktsystem 78 Luxemburger Str. 202, D–50937 Köln Tel.: ++49 (0) 221 – 44 85 45 III.Verdeckte Operationen im Gewaltmarkt 109 Fax: ++49 (0) 221 – 44 43 05 – US-amerikanische PMC 110 E-Mail: [email protected] – Operationsfeld Afrika 123 Internet: www.papyrossa.de – Willige Helfer: Militärs in Südamerika 143 Alle Rechte vorbehalten IV. Globaler Militarismus 172 Umschlag: Willi Hölzel – Naher und Mittlerer Osten 174 Satz: Alex Feuerherdt – Afghanistan, Pakistan, der Iran 201 Druck: Interpress – Nordkorea und China im Fadenkreuz 211 – Geheime Mission – P2OG, Rumsfelds Geheimdienst 216 Die Deutsche Bibliothek – CIP-Einheitsaufnahme V. Megamacht USA? 225 Die Deutsche Bibliothek verzeichnet diese Publikation in der Deutschen Nationalbibliografie; detaillierte bibliografische – Militarismus und Weltmacht 229 Daten sind im Internet über http://dnb.ddb.de abrufbar – Binnenwirkungen 244 ISBN 3-89438-256-2 Literatur 254 Einleitung: Preemptive Strike Preemptive Strike – so wurde in der Vorbereitung des neuerlichen Krieges gegen den Irak in der US-amerikanischen Regierungssprache jene neue welt- politische Doktrin benannt, mit der die
    [Show full text]
  • Nternattona Ettn
    • Vol. 17, No.3 nternattona July 1993 ettn• Doctoral Dissertations on Mission: Ten-Year Update, 1982-1991 William A. Smalley Ten years ago the INTERNATIONAL BULLETIN OF MISSIONARY erate ever more rapidly, again reflecting change in the church RESEARCH published a directory of 934 doctoral dissertations on and in mission. Most of the topics indexed in the earlier bibliog­ mission-related subjects attheological schools anduniversities inthe raphy are to be found again in the pages that follow, but this United States and Canada. Almost four decades of research were decade also shows a distinct increase, especially in dissertations covered, from 1945 through 1982. In this issue we are pleased to dealing with theological issues in the younger churches, most present another directory of 512 North American dissertations for notably with non-traditional theologies. Liberation theology thedecade 1982-1991. predominatesamongthesenon-traditionaltheologies,butAsian, The compiler of thedirectory andauthor of thearticle below is African, black, and feminist theologies recur as well, as the William A. Smalley, afriend andcolleague ofmanyyears' standing. following summary indicates:" Now retired in Hamden, Connecticut, he is a near neighbor of the Overseas Ministries Study Center. For twenty-three years Dr. Smalley wasa translation consultant with theUnited Bible Societ­ ies, serving primarily in Southeast Asia.Duringpartofthatperiod he also edited Practical Anthropology, and for a time he was On Page principal of the Toronto Institute of Linguistics, which prepares missionary candidates for language and culture learning. Earlier 97 Doctoral Dissertations on Mission: Ten-Year Smalley wasa missionary linguistwith theChristian andMission­ Update, 1982-1991 aryAlliance in Laos andVietnam. Hismostrecent book isTransla­ William A.
    [Show full text]
  • DISSERTATION-Submission Reformatted
    The Dilemma of Obedience: Persecution, Dissimulation, and Memory in Early Modern England, 1553-1603 By Robert Lee Harkins A dissertation submitted in partial satisfaction of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in History in the Graduate Division of the University of California, Berkeley Committee in charge: Professor Ethan Shagan, Chair Professor Jonathan Sheehan Professor David Bates Fall 2013 © Robert Lee Harkins 2013 All Rights Reserved 1 Abstract The Dilemma of Obedience: Persecution, Dissimulation, and Memory in Early Modern England, 1553-1603 by Robert Lee Harkins Doctor of Philosophy in History University of California, Berkeley Professor Ethan Shagan, Chair This study examines the problem of religious and political obedience in early modern England. Drawing upon extensive manuscript research, it focuses on the reign of Mary I (1553-1558), when the official return to Roman Catholicism was accompanied by the prosecution of Protestants for heresy, and the reign of Elizabeth I (1558-1603), when the state religion again shifted to Protestantism. I argue that the cognitive dissonance created by these seesaw changes of official doctrine necessitated a society in which religious mutability became standard operating procedure. For most early modern men and women it was impossible to navigate between the competing and contradictory dictates of Tudor religion and politics without conforming, dissimulating, or changing important points of conscience and belief. Although early modern theologians and polemicists widely declared religious conformists to be shameless apostates, when we examine specific cases in context it becomes apparent that most individuals found ways to positively rationalize and justify their respective actions. This fraught history continued to have long-term effects on England’s religious, political, and intellectual culture.
    [Show full text]
  • 16-23 Insider Movements
    An Extended Conversation About “Insider Movements” Responses to the September-October 2005 Mission Frontiers Editor’s note: our September-October cover theme, “Can We Trust Insider Movements?”, prompted a lot of response, and in these pages we give you a sampler of the subsequent conversation. The September-October issue included an article by John and Anna Travis, who said, “As we have seen the resistance toward changing religions and the huge gap between the Muslim and Christian communities, we feel that fighting the religion-changing battle is the wrong battle. We have little hope in our lifetime to believe for a major enough cultural, political and religious change to occur in our context such that Muslims would become open to entering Christianity on a wide scale.” That comment, and others like it, prompted John Piper, Gary Corwin, and others to write responses. Listen in on the conversation. Minimizing the Bible?: Seeker-Driven Pastors and Radical Contextualization in Missions John Piper John Piper is the Pastor for Preaching at Bethlehem Baptist Church (Minneapolis, Minnesota) and the author of more than 20 books, including Desiring God. This article is reprinted, by permission, from www.desiringgod.org. have been pondering a possible relationship your glory in your person and in your deeds. Please between the minimizing of the Bible in so- don’t let me turn away from the ministry that puts I called seeker-driven churches and in some of all the emphasis on the ‘gospel of the glory of Christ the radical forms of contextualization that have who is the image of God’” (2 Corinthians 4:4).
    [Show full text]
  • Inside Out: Probing Presuppositions Among Insider Movements
    On Religious Identity Inside Out Probing Presuppositions among Insider Movements by Dick Brogden Dick Brogden has ventured a response to Rebecca Lewis’ article on Insider Movements from aLewis: This statement implies IJFM 26:1 (available online at ijfm.org). He’s done us all a great service by allowing Lewis missiologists invented “insider movements” and to make a running commentary on his article so that this journal can help surface the assump- are promoting them as a new technique. In fact, these type of movements started to happen and we tions lurking beneath this continuing debate for or against the “insider” phenomenon. While are being forced to evaluate if they are biblically contention seems to surround the inappropriate validation of Islamic religion, finer nuances legitimate. When Paul and Peter stood before the Jerusalem council, they were reacting to events, and complexities emerge in this exchange. Rebecca Lewis then formulates a more comprehen- not introducing a new “creative missiological” sive biblical apologetic in the article that follows. This journal hopes this approach will encour- approach to the Gentiles. They were asking “If age genuine dialogue and reasoned exchange between what are increasingly divided camps. God is accepting these people by giving them the Holy Spirit, what should our response be?” We are forced by events to ask similar questions today. nsider movements are the current creative missiological rage.a According to I Rebecca Lewis, Insider movements can be defined as movements to obedient faith in Christ that bLewis: No communities are value neutral remain integrated with or inside their natural community.
    [Show full text]