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The first step toward a contemporary theology of creation is to examine the doctrine of creation in its historical unfolding. This is because Christian doctrine has an irreducibly traditional...

How, then, can Wesley's "gospel" of holiness be preached to people living in a culture which has been dominantly influenced by Confucian "ethics" of holiness? The question is important to a Asian...

Asia Pacific Nazarene Theological Seminary Inaugural Address: April 4, 2003. The title of my address on this occasion, “With Roots and Branches,” is borrowed and modified from a metaphor used by a...

It is not intended here to examine postmodernism as a philosophical framework or to enter into the debate as to the extent of its influence in academia. The concern in this article is to focus on its...

The prevention of free inquiry is unavoidable so long as the purpose of education is to produce belief rather than thought, to compel the young to hold positive opinions on doubtful matters rather...

The two-fold commandment, defined as a principle in this paper, that Christians love God and one another is foundational to the Christian faith. The announcement of this principle is immediately...

Power relations, then, are either coercive or generative and, within a church, either absolute or negotiable based on how power is perceived and distributed within the church organization. The...

The intent of this presentation on Christlike character is not to be exhaustive or inclusive of the topic, but to begin a conversation on the first institutional outcome for Northwest Nazarene...

The basic thrust of this address, therefore, is a hearkening back to the Church’s central confession of faith: God’s very Nature as revealed in God’s self-given Name is Triune; and thus, the holiness...

As a reminder to our readers, I thought I might offer a few reasoned reflections on “why” we publish this online journal.

From the Introduction: The expression “Holy Sacrifice,” which forms the topic I have been assigned, involves a redundancy. “To make holy” is what the word “sacrifice” means, derived, as it is, from...

Wiley brushes aside the claims of liberals and fundamentalists, rejecting a middle way that adopts perspectives of both. Instead, Wiley undermines the whole project upon which these ideologies are...

Inaugural Address of H. Orton Wiley, President of Pasadena College, Wednesday, Sept. 17, 1913. Pasadena, Cal. He outlines four ideals for educating students: The first ideal is, that the student shall...

From the introduction: How a Church conceives of the future (i.e., their eschatology) usually correlates with how they understand their mission. We say “usually” because it is clear that the Church of...

The classical terms of holiness – “Christian Perfection,” “Entire Sanctification,” “The Second Blessing,” and “Baptism of the Holy Spirit” – no longer seize the imaginations of many people. Evidence...

The church of the living God should be a model of mental and relational health in community. Paul wrote that since we have received encouragement, comfort, fellowship, tenderness and compassion from...

In Wesleyan evangelical circles we have so focused on individual experiences and quantifiable “works of grace” that we have lost sight of the communal reality of our faith; Christianity has been...

When thinking about faithful teaching in a Wesleyan Tradition it seems only appropriate to consult occasionally the thoughts of our "great grandfathers," the brothers Wesley. However, since 18th...

Post-modernism, Asia-Pacific ways of thought, and a renewed reading of Scripture prompt us to see that the Western over-emphasis upon individuality was a mistake. Revivalism arose in a culture that...

This paper focuses on the relationship between John Wesley’s theology and educational perspective with the theology and educational perspective of Nazarene pastors, Christian educators (Associate...

Originally presented at the March 2005 Wesleyan Theological Society annual meeting titled “ The Body of God as a Model for an Embodied Theology and Practice.”

As we contemplate the question, what is an evangelical? We need to realize that we would like to refer to instead of individual evangelicals to the evangelical church in its corporate dimension. We...

Let me suggest three areas where Fundamentalist paradigms (among several that I could posit) threaten to derail or erode our ministry to the city. These are: 1. Variant histories and allegiances in...

The disunity that had framed the earlier narratives of the people of God had been resolved with an agreement to become one again: God is, for this moment, at peace with His people of faith. From this...

Tillman presents a review of the literature which addresses both the practical and theoretical barriers related to the lack of persistence amongst college students.