Themelios: vol. 36, no. 2, August 2011
Overview
Themelios is an international evangelical theological journal that expounds and defends the historic Christian faith. Its primary audience is theological students and pastors, though scholars read it as well. It was formerly a print journal operated by RTSF/UCCF in the United Kingdom, and it became a digital journal operated by The Gospel Coalition in 2008. The new editorial team, led by D. A. Carson, seeks to preserve representation, in both essayists and reviewers, from both sides of the Atlantic. Each issue contains articles on important theological themes, as well as book reviews and discussion from the most important evangelical voices of our time.
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- Offers an editorial by D. A. Carson
- Discusses books written by an assortment of authors and theologians
- Provides articles by contributors from numerous denominations and professions
- “Editorial: Generational Conflict in Ministry” by D. A. Carson
- “Minority Report: A Word to the Conscience" Carl Trueman
- “Is the Reformation Over? John Calvin, Roman Catholicism, and Contemporary Ecumenical Conversations” by Scott M. Manetsch
- “Intrinsic Canonicity and the Inadequacy of the Community Approach to Canon-Determination” by John C. Peckham
- “Canon as Tradition: The New Covenant and the Hermeneutical Question” by Mark R. Saucy
- “Not Ashamed! The Sufficiency of Scripture for Public Theology” by Dan Strange
- “A Preacher’s Decalogue” by Sinclair B. Ferguson
Top Highlights
“Imagination in preaching means being able to understand the truth well enough to translate or transpose it into another kind of language or musical key in order to present the same truth in a way that enables others to see it, understand its significance, feel its power—to do so in a way that gets under the skin, breaks through the barriers, grips the mind, will, and affections so that they not only understand the word used but feel their truth and power.” (Page 264)
“Have a clear knowledge of what you want to say. Use simple words. Employ a simple sentence structure. Preach as though you had asthma! Be direct. Make sure you illustrate what you are talking about.” (Page 266)
“true of Jonathan Edwards’s preaching: ‘His doctrine was all application, and his application was all doctrine.’” (Page 267)
“sense that my preparation is itself a communion in prayer with God in and through his word” (Page 262)
“Calvin believed that the consequences of such neglect were devastating. Once deprived of God’s Word, ignorant common people were victimized by the corrupt traditions of the medieval church and succumbed to pernicious errors, falsehoods, and superstition.34 By contrast, one of the most important achievements of the Protestant Reformation, Calvin asserts, is to make the Word of God available to the people of God, whether through preaching, vernacular translations of the Scripture, or biblical commentaries.” (Page 192)
- Title: Themelios: vol. 36, no. 2, August 2011
- Editor: D. A. Carson
- Publisher: The Gospel Coalition
- Publication Date: 2011
