Purity and Exorcism in the Gospel of Mark
There is a connection between purity and the exorcism of unclean spirits in the Gospel of Mark. They are juxtaposed to reinforce the Gospel’s theme of Jesus’ authority over impurity and ultimately...
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Beginning with God: John Webster’s Portrayal of Theology as a Work to be Undertaken in the Fear of God
John Webster (1955-2016), Anglican theologian, begins with God’s perfection as the organizing principal of theology. Webster portrays theology as a work to be undertaken in the fear of God because it...
The Spirit and the Church: The Ecclesial Ontology of the Holy Spirit and Its Implications for the Theology and Practice of Communal Discernment
This thesis inquires into the subject of communal discernment. It defines communal discernment as the Spirit-enabled capacity of the church to recognize God’s will in its ongoing life as well as in...
A Girardian Reading of Violent Imagery in Revelation
René Girard's theories on the mimetic relationship between violence and religion and the genesis and maintenance of culture have had a profound impact on many disciplines. The Colloquium on Violence...
Rehearsing Mythic Memory: Cultural Memory, Intertextuality, and the Sitz im Leben of Habakkuk’s Prophecy
Cultural memory theory as an interdisciplinary field of research is concerned with the usability of the past for the formation of identity in the present. Theorists argue that cultural memories are...
Compelled to Create: Barfield, Collective Consciousness, and Orpheus
Philosopher, poet, and author Owen Barfield may be referred to as the “first and last inkling” (OwenBarfield.org). In his work, featuring the intermingling of literary excellence and philosophical...