Editorial Policy 1. The journal will seek to provide an annual publication reflective of the theological basis and ethos of the Trust for students, laity, ministers, and lecturers to develop their minds and souls through in-depth articles and reviews. 2. The journal will seek to keep readers informed about new books or other publications and thus will strive to be a means of encouraging stewardship of time and money. 3. The selection of articles and works for review in each journal will usually reflect the fourfold division of the departments in the theological curriculum: biblical theology, systematic theology, historical theology, and applied theology, thereby providing balance as to the content of the journal but also providing harmony for the readers to see the unity of the curriculum. It will not be a journal devoted to one department of the theological curriculum. 4. The journal will endeavour to highlight, by way of articles and reviews, works to assist students and others in their ongoing studies and training. 5. The journal will encourage the cultivation of writing and provide an avenue for publication and exchange of knowledge. 6. The journal will include one article or review devoted to the theme of theological education. 7. The journal will also endeavour to include some news about the wider international, evangelical community of churches and their efforts in mission or theological work. 8. Prior to publication, all articles and reviews will be read by select individuals who uphold the theological basis and ethos of the Trust. It will be their task to comment, proof and ensure the quality of the journal. Editorial Staff Editorial Board Council of Reference Jack C. Whytock, Editor Jack C. Whytock Alistair I. Wilson, ‘18 Nancy J. Whytock, Production Ed. Frank Z. Kovács James P. Hering, ‘19 Richard K. Ball, Copy Editor Kent I. Compton John S. Ross, ‘20 Janet Whytock, Typesetter Stephen J. Plouffe Kenneth J. Stewart, ‘21 Manuscripts for consideration and books for review should be sent to the Editor. Subscriptions/Donations: Annual subscription is $20.00 (CAD) within Canada or $25 (USD) outside Canada for the annual journal. All donations to the Trust of any amount are welcome and appreciated. A tax receipt will be issued for all monies received from within Canada in support of the Trust. All matters for subscription, finance or in-house style should be addressed to: Haddington House 99 North River Rd., Charlottetown, PEI C1A 3K6 Tel: (902) 892-7273 Email: [email protected] Website: www.haddingtonhouse.org HADDINGTON HOUSE JOURNAL An International Theological Publication Volume 20 2018 ISSN 1929-3925 The Editor’s Rambles: How Numbers Change Over Time ........................................... 5 Sermon: Communion Chaos, 1 Cor 11: 17-34 ........................................................... 11 Worship: Poetry and Renewal .................................................................................. 19 Confessions from a Pastor’s Desk ............................................................................. 25 Christian Ethics: An Introduction to Biblical Moral Reasoning – an excerpt ............ 31 Book Reviews ............................................................................................................ 36 Biblical Theology .................................................................................................. 37 Systematic Theology ............................................................................................ 48 Historical Theology .............................................................................................. 56 Applied Theology ................................................................................................. 68 Book Briefs ................................................................................................................ 86 Academic Articles ...................................................................................................... 89 Sensational Discoveries ........................................................................................ 91 Katherine Suffolk, The Puritan Duchess ............................................................. 103 Drawing on the Resources of a Neglected Reformation .................................... 115 A brief overview of the Reformation in Hungary ............................................... 131 John Frame’s Theology of Life ............................................................................ 141 Cross-Cultural Stumbling Blocks on the Mission Field........................................ 161 Shepherds and Servants ..................................................................................... 179 Index of Books Reviewed ........................................................................................ 201 Peter K. Aiken, Richard K. Ball, Henry Bartsch, Wilbert Chipenyu, Kent I. Compton, Jonathan Emanuelson, J. Cameron Fraser, D. Douglas Gebbie, Wayne Grudem, Darryl G. Hart, Michael, A.G. Haykin, Manfred Kohl, John Koning, A. Donald MacLeod, Karl Peterson, Greg Phillips, Stephen J. Plouffe, Thorsten Prill, John S. Ross, Murray Smith, Kenneth J. Stewart, Tyler Stitt, Imre Szőke, Tyler Van Halteren, Paul Wells, Andrew Whytock, Ian Whytock, Jack C. Whytock Front cover: logo by Citrus Design www.citrusdesign.ca Back cover: Article contributors Printed and bound in Canada by Friesens © 2018 Haddington House Trust, unless otherwise stated All rights reserved For permission to reprint, contact The Editor, Haddington House, 99 North River Road, Charlottetown, PE C1A 3K6, Canada Editor’s Preface Editor’s Preface Last year, our journal theme centred upon the 500th anniversary of the Reformation. Following such a major anniversary, there are continuing subjects being discussed after-the-fact and also a whole host of publications continuing to be produced. Consequently, readers will notice that though this present volume is not a themed volume on the Reformation, there are still many submissions which clearly relate to this subject. For example, the opening submission, “The Editor’s Rambles: How Numbers Can Change Over Time”, is a very short yet hopefully provocative article about the solas and was written to stimulate our mathematical minds, theologically speaking. There are four major Reformation-related articles and also book reviews clearly related to the Reformation anniversary. The four articles will undoubtedly help to advance our understanding of the Reformation in Germany, England, Scotland, and Hungary. For example, Manfred Kohl invites us to study Luther through a unique lens, namely Luther’s last will and testament. We have placed these four articles together – one each by Kohl, Haykin, Stewart, and Szőke – under academic articles. A second theme which emerges this year in our journal is Christian worship. The opening sermon by John Koning, “Communion Chaos”, is worship- centred as is the fine article by Tyler Van Halteren entitled, “Worship: Poetry and Renewal”. Both deserve to be read and discussed. We have placed the Koning sermon and Van Halteren article back-to-back. Three of the book reviews also expand on the theme of worship: one by Tyler Stitt on Cherry’s new book, The Music Architect; another on the new English publication of Bucer’s Ground and Reason (a valuable work not only about the Lord’s Supper but also about worship principles and practices in general); and, a review on the helpful new resource The Pastor’s Book, which chiefly deals with liturgy and worship leadership. It is hoped that this second theme, worship, will receive much consideration from our readers. Other submissions include a look at John Frame, a prolific contemporary theologian, as Cameron Fraser examines Frame’s memoir, Theology of My Life. Thorsten Prill has provided a helpful article about contextualisation in mission work with a discussion on cross-cultural stumbling blocks. John Koning’s submission “Confessions from a Pastor’s Desk” is an article that can benefit all pastors, elders and students for the ministry. In fact, this article would be good to read and discuss in a seminary class or at a ministers’ fraternal or workshop. Finally, in 2016 we began a discussion on the issue of offices in the church with Douglas Gebbie’s article that year on “Two or Three Haddington House Journal 2018 Office: A Slash at the Gordian Knot”. This year the discussion continues with Murray Smith of Australia making his contribution to the debate with his article, “Shepherds and Servants: the two offices Christ appointed in his Church”. No doubt these two articles will lead to a third article (maybe even more) in this irenic writing spree – all in keeping with a primary journal objective – to generate and encourage discussion on matters of the faith. You will notice again a large number of book reviews – diverse and wide- ranging – well beyond what I have already highlighted. New Bible commentaries receive attention. New works related to philosophy are reviewed – something we have not highlighted a great deal in the past. However, these works are unique, and we felt that they should be reviewed for our readers. Some of the latest publications in church history have also been reviewed. Practical theology receives very good attention with reviews of many of the latest books related to pastoral leadership, preaching, worship, and missions. Those who teach in many of the above fields will no doubt want to carefully sift through these reviews. This year we have also