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Lord, Teach Us to Pray: The Lord’s Prayer for Today’s Church
Edited by Michael R. Weed, Keith D. Stanglin, and M. Todd Hall. 2015. 85 pgs. ISBN: 978-0-9666326-6-8Pricing:
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Preparing for Baptism: Becoming Part of the Story of the People of God
by Allan J. McNicol. 2001. 112 pgs. ISBN: 978-0-9666326-2-0; 0-9666-326-2-1(also available in Spanish — see below)
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Preparacion para El Bautismo: Llegando a Ser Parte de la Historia del Pueblo de Dios
by Allan J. McNicol. 2006. 112 pgs. ISBN: 9780966632651; 0966632656Pricing:
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Preparing for the Lord’s Supper: Nourishing Spiritual Life Through the Lord’s Meal
by Allan J. McNicol. 2007. 146 pgs. ISBN: 978-0-9666326-4-4Pricing:
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Things That Matter: A Guide to Christian Faith. Third Edition.
Edited by Michael R. Weed and Jeffrey Peterson.2000. 117 pgs. ISBN: 9780966632637; 096663263X
Ideal for new converts, seekers, or small group studies.
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When You Come Together: The Theology and Practice of Congregational Worship
by Wendell Willis. 2010. 135 pgs. ISBN:978-0-9666326-6-8Pricing:
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For I Am Holy: Recovering Holiness in the Church
by Pat E. Harrell. Edited by R. Mark Shipp. 1996. 102 pgs.Pricing:
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Unchanging Christianity: Restorationism as a Theology of Time
by Pat E. Harrell. Edited by R. Mark Shipp. 1999. 213 pgs.Pricing:
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Christian Studies
– Scholarship for the Church
Christian Studies (ISSN 4125) was a publication of the faculty of Austin Graduate School of Theology from 1980 to 2019. Print copies of select back issues are available for $3.00 each, plus postage. Christian Studies is indexed in Religion Index One and ATLA database. Copyright Institute for Christian Studies.
Correspondence should be addressed to Keith Stanglin or Todd Hall at:
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E-mail: ChristianStudiesPress@AustinGrad.edu
Article Titles by Issue
Number 31
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The Rule of Faith as Hermeneutic - Keith D. Stanglin
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Reading Scripture Baptismally - Scott Adair
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Not of Private Interpretation: Scripture and Tradition in Reformation and Early Modern Protestantism - Richard A. Muller
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A Shifting Ethos: Transitions in the Understanding of the Authority of Scripture in Churches of Christ - Allan J. McNicol
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Authority: Some Philosophical and Theological Considerations - Frederick D. Aquino
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The Authority of Scripture Today? A Review Essay - Jeffrey Peterson
Number 30 – Focus: The Lord’s Supper
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Christ’s Presence and the Thing Signified in the Lord’s Supper - Keith Stanglin
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Observing the Lord’s Supper Today - Ted A. Campbell
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Royal Meals, Covenant Meals, the Messianic Banquet, and the Lord’s Supper - R. Mark Shipp
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Till He Come: The Lord’s Supper and the End Time - Allan J. McNicol
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From the Sacramental Season to Observance on the Lord’s Day: Learning from Barton Stone’s Communion Journey - Jason Fikes
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Consecrated to the Lord: Two Cheers for Closed Communion - M. Todd Hall
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Proclaiming the Gospel at the Table - Mark E. Powell
Number 29 – Focus: Baptism
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Aspects of Baptismal Symbolism in the New Testament - Jeffrey Peterson
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Finding Words to Nourish: ‘Milk’ and ‘Solid Food’ in Earliest Christianity and Today - Daniel Austin Napier
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Baptism and the Moral Life - Allan J. McNicol
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Turning Point: Baptism as Rite of Passage - M. Todd Hall
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Concerning Rebaptism - Keith D. Stanglin
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I Am Baptized: A Sermon - Stanley G. Reid
Number 28 – Focus: The Restoration Movement
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The Restoration Movement, The Habit of Schism and a Proposal for Unity - Keith D. Stanglin
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Theological Orientation for Churches of Christ Resourcing Alexander Campbell’s Trinitarian Christian System - John Mark Hicks
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Confessions of Faith in the New Testament - Jeffrey Peterson
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Toward a New Restoration Hermeneutic: On the Hermeneutical Relevance of the Old Testament - R. Mark Shipp
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God in Action: Jesus’ Gospel of the Kingdom - Daniel Austin Napier
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The Stone Campbell Movement: A Global History – Review Essay - Allan J. McNicol
Number 27 – Focus: In Honor of Paul Watson
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The Israel of God - Allan J. McNicol
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The First Restoration Movement: The Chronicler’s Program of Restoration and Churches of Christ Today - R. Mark Shipp
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Biblical ‘Restorationism’: A Response to Mark Shipp - Jeffrey Peterson
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Finding a Way Past Lament: When God is Absent and Thanksgiving Impossible - Glenn Pemberton
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Reflections on the Value of Isaiah for the Life of the Modern Church - J. J. M. Roberts
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A Written Legacy: A Bibliography of Paul L. Watson - T. Hall / M. Weed / A. McNicol
Number 26 – Focus: Various Topics
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Ressentiment - Michael R. Weed
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Restorationism and Church History: Strange Bedfellows? - Keith D. Stanglin
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Redeeming the Time: The Christian Year and Life in the Risen Christ - Jeffrey Peterson
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A Sound Beginning: Retrieving an Ancient Model of Christian Conversion - Daniel Austin Napier
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Smash Them Against the Rocks? The Christian Appropriation of Difficult Psalms - R. Mark Shipp
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A Peaceable Hope: Contesting Violent Eschatology in New Testament Narratives. A Review Essay - Allan J. McNicol
Number 25 – Focus: In Honor of Michael Weed
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The Erosion of Community: A Challenge to the Church - Wendell Willis
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Reading Revelation Today: A Word to a Complacent Church - Allan J. McNicol
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Paul and the Mission of the Church - James Thompson
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Psalm 22: The Prayer of the Righteous Sufferer - R. Mark Shipp
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What Should Christian Do? Revisiting John Howard Yoder’s What Would You Do? - Jeffrey Peterson
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My Pilgrimage - Michael R. Weed
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A Written Legacy: A Bibliography for Michael R. Weed - M. Todd Hall
Number 24 – Focus: In Honor of Allan McNicol
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Paul and Spiritual Formation - James W. Thompson
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Beyond the ‘Image of God’ Conundrum: A Relational View of Human Dignity - Ron Highfield
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Baptism and the Moral Life - Everett Ferguson
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The Sacrifice of Praise - Jeffrey Peterson
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Return, Restoration, and Renewal in Chronicles — and Today - R. Mark Shipp
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American Fundamentalists: The Left Behind - Michael R. Weed
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My Theological Journey: A Retrospective - Allan J. McNicol
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A Written Legacy: A Bibliography for Allan J. McNicol - M. Todd Hall
Number 23 – Focus: Various Topics
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Making the Handoff - Stan Reid
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One Lord and One Body: Implications for the Common Faith of the Church - Allan J. McNicol
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‘Nailed to the Cross’: The Continuing Relevance of the Old Testament - R. Mark Shipp
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The First and Second Tables of the Law in the New Testament - Jeffrey Peterson
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Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs - Alexander Campbell
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Pietism, Pieties, and the Contemporary Church: Promise and Peril - Michael R. Weed
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A Russian ‘Christians Only’ Movement - Thomas H. Olbricht
Number 22 – Focus: Calvinism
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Divine Sovereignty and Human Freedom in the Old Testament - R. Mark Shipp
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The Trouble with Tulips: Romans and Reformed Theology - Ben Witherington III
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Pagan and Christian Reflections on Human Free Will - Multiple Contributors
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Universal Salvation and the Christian Story - Allan J. McNicol
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Beyond the Darkness - Martha Pounders Walker
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From Mystery to Mastery: Christo-Paganism Then and Now - Michael R. Weed
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Baptism: Mode and Meaning - Michael R. Weed
Number 21 – Focus: Various Topics
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Tradition: A Stranger to the Modern World and Church - Michael R. Weed
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The Importance of the Old Testament for the Church - J. J. M. Roberts
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Lord’s Supper and Love Feast - Everett Ferguson
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All Things New - Allan J. McNicol
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A Christian Affirmation, 2005 - Multiple Contributors
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A Christian Affirmation: An Exchange of Views - Leroy Garrett / Jeffrey Peterson
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An Ecclesiology for the Believers’ Church: Can Restorationists Claim the Time? - Allan J. McNicol
Number 20 – Focus: Spirituality
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The Lord’s Prayer: The Touchstone of Christian Spirituality - Allan J. McNicol
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True Religion and Undefiled: Spirituality in Micah and James - R. Mark Shipp
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More than Routine Words: A Reflection on Psalm 100 - Craig Bowman
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Living As Sacrifices: Walking in Accordance with the Spirit in Romans 12-15 - Jeffrey Peterson
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‘Seminaries,’ ‘Spirituality’, and ‘Spiritual Formation’: A Quick Fix for the Disciplined Life of Faith? - J. J. M. Roberts
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Confession and Intercession: Two Spiritual Disciplines - Michael Weed
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Remembering a Friend: A Tribute to Dr. Bill Stewart - David Worley
Number 19 – Focus: Contemporary Worship and Hymnody
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Consecrated Pragmatism: Trends in Modern Worship - Michael R. Weed
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Congregational Song is in Trouble: What Makes a Good Hymn? - R. Mark Shipp
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The Changing Sound of (Worship) Music - Wendell Willis
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Musical Preferences Do Matter: Appropriate Music in the Assembly - Allan J. McNicol / Patricia B. McNicol
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Singing and Worship From the Perspective of the Russian Orthodox Church - Philip Camp
Number 18 – Focus: The Lord’s Supper and Restoration Identity
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This is the Covenant in My Blood: The Lord’s Supper, Passover, and Christian Community - R. Mark Shipp
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In Remembrance of Jesus - Allan J. McNicol
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Shallows and Depths: The Rise of (Post) Modern Images of Humanity - Michael R. Weed
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Churches of Christ: Who We Are and What We Ought To Be - Everett Ferguson
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Identity and Vocation - Paul Watson
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Three Things That Matter - Jeffrey Peterson
Number 17 – Focus: Technology and the Church
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The Lure of the Millennium 2000: What is at Stake for the Christian Believer? - Allan J. McNicol
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Let Us Make a Name for Ourselves: Human Innovation and Technology in Gen. 1-11 - R. Mark Shipp
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The Magician’s Bargain: Modern Technology and the Eclipse of God - Michael R. Weed
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Preaching Technique: The Ministry of the Word in a Wired World - Jeffrey Peterson
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Waiting on the Slide: The Impact of Technology in the Contemporary Church - Mel Witcher
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Romans 1:10-17: Jesse’s Truth - David Worley
Number 16 – Focus: The Holy Spirit
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The Spirit of God in the Old Testament - R. Mark Shipp
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Spirit of Holiness or Spirit of the Age? The Holy Spirit in the Teaching of Paul - Jeffrey Peterson
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How Does God Give Guidance Beyond the Illumination of Scripture? - Allan J. McNicol
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Religious Experience and Spirituality: Biblical and Post- Modern - Michael R. Weed
Number 15 – Focus: Grace and Legalism
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Delighting in the Law - R. Mark Shipp
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The Servant-Christ: Matthew’s Answer to Legalism - Allan J. McNicol
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And They Were Silent: Reflections on Legalism - Michael R. Weed
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A Response to ‘And They Were Silent’ - Charles Siburt
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Not the Only Christians: Campbell on Exclusivism and Legalism - Gary Holloway
Number 14 – Focus: Various Topics
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Creeds and Their Uses: The New Testament - Abraham Malherbe
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Alexander Campbell and the Relationship Between the Testaments - R. Mark Shipp
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Baptism Yesterday and Today - Allan J. McNicol
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Alexander Campbell on Education - Gary Holloway
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Academic Freedom and the Christian University - Michael R. Weed
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Sex and the Secular Culture: A Review Essay - Jeffrey Peterson
Number 13 – Focus: Worship
Number 12 – Focus: Passing on the Faith
Number 11.2 – Focus: Tradition
Number 11.1 – Focus: Hermeneutics
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Hermeneutics Then and Now - James W. Thompson
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Bringing the Word to Life: Biblical Hermeneutics in Churches of Christ - Gary D. Collier
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The Lord’s Supper as Hermeneutical Clue: A Proposal On Theological Method for Churches of Christ - Allan J. McNicol
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Cruciform Life or Cruciform Church? (Book Review article) - Michael R. Weed
Number 10 – Focus: Evangelism
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What Happened to Evangelism? - James W. Thompson
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Demystifying Missions: Exposing the Madness of Our Method - J. Robert Reynolds
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Discipleship as Mission: A Missing Dimension in Contemporary Discussion on Matthew 28:18-20 - Allan J. McNicol
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Evangelism, Ethics, and Eschatological Existence - Michael R. Weed
Number 9 – Focus: Christian Faith and Higher Education
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The Community of Believers in 1 Corinthians - Douglas L. Gragg
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Christian Education: Convention or Commitment? - Michael R. Weed
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Community, Ethics, and the Christian Faith on Campus - James W. Thompson
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Dismantling the Bible Chairs in Texas: A Church-State Struggle in Historical Context - Allan J. McNicol
Number 8 – Focus: Preaching
Number 7 – Focus: Leadership in the Church
Number 6 – Focus: Integrity in the Christian Life
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The Chronicler and Ethics: the Issue of Integrity - Pat Graham
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An Exposition: What is Good? - Rick Marrs
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Occupations and Preoccupations in Christ - David Worley
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The Christian, Entertainment, and the Arts - James W. Thompson
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The Secularization of the Church: From Transcendence to Technique - Michael R. Weed
Number 5 – Focus: Law
Number 4 – Focus: The Church as a Teaching Community
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Passing on the Tradition - Paul L. Watson
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The Education of Children in the Early Church - James W. Thompson
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Mystery, Marriage, and Morality - Michael R. Weed
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The Crisis in Secular Education and Its Implications for the Church Today - Allan McNicol
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Television and the Teaching of the Church - Melinda Worley
Number 3 – Focus: Christian Morality in a Pluralistic Society
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The Twilight of the Gods: Pluralism, Morality, and the Church - Michael R. Weed
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Sectarian Lifestyle: An Alternative Moral Vision in the First and Twentieth Centuries - Allan McNicol
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The Old Testament as Moral Compass - Paul L. Watson
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The Preacher: Moralizer or Moralist? - James W. Thompson
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Divorce: A Cultural Problem - Tony Ash
Number 2 – Focus: Authority in the Christian Life
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The Authority of the Bible in the Restoration Movement - Tony Ash
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The Akedah: A Root Experience As Authority for the People of God - Allan McNicol
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Recovering the Authority of the Church: A Sermon - James Thompson
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The Authority of the Old Testament for Christians - Paul L. Watson
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The Authority of Jesus, or the Jesus of Authority - Michael R. Weed