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Scottish Journal of Theology Is an International Journal of Systematic Editors Scottish Journal of Theology is an international journal First proofs of articles (but not reviews) will of systematic, historical and biblical theology. be sent to authors for correction, and must Iain Torrance Bryan Spinks Since its foundation in 1948, it has become be returned to the editor, Iain Torrance, University of Edinburgh, UK Yale University, USA Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] established as one of the world’s leading within three days of receipt. Corrections theological journals. As well as publishing original should be confined to typographical errors. Editorial associate research articles, most issues contain an article Other corrections may be made only with the Morag Torrance review consisting of an article-length review of a concurrence of an editor. recent book with a reply from the author. Scottish Email: [email protected] Greek and Hebrew words, which should only Journal of Theology provides an ecumenical forum for be used sparingly, need not be transliterated. debate, and engages in extensive reviewing of Consulting Editors Capitalisation should be kept to a minimum, theological and biblical literature. James Edwards Amy Plantinga Pauw and in particular should not be used in Whitworth University, Spokane, Washington, USA Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary, Instructions for Contributors pronouns referring to God. Louisville, Kentucky, USA David Fergusson Books for review should be sent to Professor Contributors of articles, article reviews and University of Edinburgh, Scotland, UK Kang Phee Seng Iain Torrance, Scottish Journal of Theology, School of book reviews will receive a pdf of their David Ford China Graduate School, Hong Kong Divinity, University of Edinburgh, New College, composition without charge. University of Cambridge, UK F. LeRon Shults Mound Place, Edinburgh EH1 2LX, Scotland, UK It is a condition of publication in Scottish Stanley Hauerwas University of Agder, Institute for Religion, Articles for Scottish Journal of Theology must Journal of Theology that authors assign copyright The Divinity School, Duke University, USA Philosophy and History, Kristiansand, Norway be submitted electronically as well as in to Scottish Journal of Theology Ltd. This Kathryn Tanner Paul Joyce hardcopy. One copy of a proposed article should ensures that requests from third parties to King’s College, London Yale Divinity School, Yale, USA be submitted in hardcopy and email to: reproduce articles are handled efficiently and Lois Malcolm Leanne Van Dyk Professor Iain Torrance, Scottish Journal of Theology, consistently, and will also allow the article to Luther Seminary, St Paul, USA Western Theological Seminary, Holland, School of Divinity, University of Edinburgh, be disseminated as widely as possible. 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