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The concern of Public Theology is that theology remain in and be for the public rather than be isolationist and distinctively ecclesial. It is concerned that theology focus on the public character of truth, not the esoteric nature of Biblical revelation. It requires of theologians that they be more ‘statesmen-philosophers’ than Christian teachers.[if !
Following his predecessors, Polybius saw government as cyclical. Monarchy devolves into tyranny, aristocracy into oligarchy, and democracy into mob rule, with its violence and contempt for the law. Several observations are interesting in light of the monumental changes in governance in the West, with developments over the past decade in the United States of Ame...
Four ways to love an enemy are expressed in the New Testament. First, however, let us note what Aristotle says about love. Aristotle defines love as follows: Let loving, then, be defined as wishing for anyone the things which we believe to be good, for his sake but not for our own, and procuring them for him as far as lies in our power (Rhetoric 2.4.2).[if !su...
Introduction This paper was written for the Ridley Institute. See Ridley Papers, No. 3 (December, 2024); RWP No. 3. Grams, Church and State Relations To answer the question, ‘What is the purpose of government?’ provides some answers to the question, ‘What is the purpose of the Church?’ Indeed, in the Old Testament, the people of God were the state, the ...
What is to be made by Christians of God's judgement and the punishments stipulated in the Law? Is God not merciful and forgiving? What are we to make of judgement within the Church? Are Christians called to forgive everyone without distinction?The claims that God is an impartial judge (Deuteronomy 10.17; Job 34.19; Luke 20.21; Acts 10.34; Romans 2.10; Gal...
