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Theology Today
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ISSN (Print) 0040-5736 - ISSN (Online) 2044-2556
Published by Sage Publications

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From Princeton to Monrovia
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  Authors: Gordon S. Mikoski
  Pages: 6 - 8
  Abstract: Theology Today, Volume 80, Issue 1, Page 6-8, April 2023.
  
  Citation: Theology Today
  PubDate: 2023-03-28T10:54:45Z
  DOI: 10.1177/00405736231161725
  Issue No: Vol. 80, No. 1 (2023)
The Great Ecological Transformation
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  Authors: Jürgen Moltmann, Steffen Lösel (Translator)
  Pages: 9 - 17
  Abstract: Theology Today, Volume 80, Issue 1, Page 9-17, April 2023.
  This article offers a theological rationale for engaging in a great ecological transformation. The author argues that this transformation cannot be achieved solely with technological means. Rather, we need far more than a great industrial transformation. We also need ecological justice that gives the nature of the earth and the animals their rights; recognition that ecological justice is related to social justice and, especially, to the rights of future generations; a new understanding of nature that liberates the nature of the earth from its modern, alienated status as a mere object; a new understanding of humanity that embeds human beings in the community of creation; and finally, a new cosmic spirituality that sanctifies lived life and engenders “respect for life” for everything that lives.
  Citation: Theology Today
  PubDate: 2023-03-28T10:54:44Z
  DOI: 10.1177/00405736231151651
  Issue No: Vol. 80, No. 1 (2023)
How Then Shall We Live as a People of Faith in a World in Crisis'
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  Authors: Duncan Ferguson
  Pages: 18 - 28
  Abstract: Theology Today, Volume 80, Issue 1, Page 18-28, April 2023.
  This article addresses the question of how the community of faith (the church, etc.) should respond to the world in crisis. It provides a spiritual perspective on this crisis rather than a full description of the problems and how to solve them. It draws upon the life and teaching of Jesus to discern how to respond to our troubled world, noting that Jesus too lived in a world in crisis. The article underlines that Jesus fully lived the “more excellent way” described by Paul in First Corinthians. The community of faith responds with a thoughtful faith, hope grounded in salvation history (i.e., the entrance of God into human affairs, from Abraham to the present), and unconditional love, following the example of Jesus. In these ways, the community of faith helps mitigate “a world in crisis” and empowers faithful followers to flourish.
  Citation: Theology Today
  PubDate: 2023-03-28T10:54:43Z
  DOI: 10.1177/00405736231151649
  Issue No: Vol. 80, No. 1 (2023)
Protestantism without Reformation: Dietrich Bonhoeffer's Indictment of
American Christianity
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  Authors: Joshua Mauldin
  Pages: 29 - 43
  Abstract: Theology Today, Volume 80, Issue 1, Page 29-43, April 2023.
  Bonhoeffer's critique of American Christianity reveals how he came to see his own understanding of the church's role in political resistance as foreign to the American context in which he had found himself during his brief sojourn in the United States in 1939. Bonhoeffer's understanding of the two kingdoms, of the church's relation to the state, and of the history of American Protestantism came together in his fateful decision to return to Germany. He came to see that Americans could not understand the church struggle in which he had engaged in Germany, that he could be of no service to American Christianity, and that he would be of better use in his homeland. This article examines Bonhoeffer's short essay, “Protestantism without Reformation,” which he completed upon his return to Germany, and which was published only after his death. Reading this essay helps us better understand Bonhoeffer's motives for returning to Germany in 1939 rather than remaining in the United States in safety. Bonhoeffer did not see his own understanding of political resistance as easily applicable to the US context. His critique of American Christianity has much to teach us today.
  Citation: Theology Today
  PubDate: 2023-03-28T10:54:42Z
  DOI: 10.1177/00405736231151644
  Issue No: Vol. 80, No. 1 (2023)
“Forcing Every Thought and Action into Responsibility”: An Unpublished
Curriculum Vitae from Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s Fiancé Maria von Wedemeyer.
Edited with an Introduction and Commentary by Jutta Koslowski
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  Authors: Jutta Koslowski
  Pages: 44 - 53
  Abstract: Theology Today, Volume 80, Issue 1, Page 44-53, April 2023.
  This is the first publication of the Curriculum Vitae of Maria von Wedemeyer, fiancé of the famous theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer who has been executed by the Nazis just a few days before the end of World War II as a resistance fighter against Hitler. Maria wrote this CV in the year 1948 at the age of 23, when she applied for a scholarship at Bryn Mawr College near Philadelphia. In Germany, she had studied mathematics at the University of Göttingen, and she intended to pursue studies in physics and history in order to become a teacher. Here application was approved and she remained in the United States for good: She was twice married and divorced, raised two sons and embarked on a career in the emerging computer industry before she died on Boston at the age of 53 in with cancer. Whereas Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s popularity is still growing more than 75 years after his death, little is known about his family background. This is especially true for the women among his relatives – despite of their crucial importance for the resistance movement. Maria von Wedemeyer kept silent about her relationship with Dietrich for the most part of her life, trying to leave behind the terrible strokes of fate which she had experienced as a young woman: Her beloved father and brother were killed as soldiers at the Eastern Front in Russia, her family’s state in Brandenburg was destroyed by the Red Army and her fiancé was killed by the Gestapo. However, Maria relates how deeply she was shaped by the Christian faith of her parents and about the aspirations she has to educate a new generation for a better future.
  Citation: Theology Today
  PubDate: 2023-03-28T10:54:44Z
  DOI: 10.1177/00405736231151658
  Issue No: Vol. 80, No. 1 (2023)
Evangelical or Mainline' Doctrinal Similarity and Difference in Asian
American Christianity: Sketching a Social-Practical Theory of Christian
Doctrine
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  Authors: David C. Chao
  Pages: 54 - 73
  Abstract: Theology Today, Volume 80, Issue 1, Page 54-73, April 2023.
  This article takes Asian American Christianity to be an analytically productive religion for advancing a theory of Christian doctrine. This is in large part due to the trans-Pacific character of Asian Americans Christians who, by virtue of their racialization, make explicit the different social circumstances—from Anglo-European Christians—as well as shared ends in which Christian doctrinal commitments operate. Asian American Christians problematize the conventional wisdom assumed in the academic and public discourses concerning Christianity in the US. One of the primary set of categories in the discourses about Christianity in the US is the theological difference between evangelical and mainline Protestants. Moreover, these theological and doctrinal categories are taken to describe and define these two social groups of Christians. By centering empirical studies of Asian American Christian faith and practice, this article claims that doctrinal similarity and doctrinal difference, such as that between evangelical and mainline Protestants, do not simply explain social group similarity or difference as assumed by conventional wisdom. Instead, these Asian American case studies point to the need for a new theory of Christian doctrine that can explain the normative significance of doctrinal similarity and difference in terms of the uses of doctrine.
  Citation: Theology Today
  PubDate: 2023-03-28T10:54:42Z
  DOI: 10.1177/00405736221150397
  Issue No: Vol. 80, No. 1 (2023)
Translational Choices and Interpretation in Galatians 1:13–16: An
Appraisal
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  Authors: Hans Förster
  Pages: 74 - 87
  Abstract: Theology Today, Volume 80, Issue 1, Page 74-87, April 2023.
  Standard translation appears to disambiguate the text of Gal 1:13–16 in a way that stresses or even interprets Paul's words to mean that he had left Judaism when he wrote Galatians. Arguably, the text might not indicate that Paul had left behind his Jewish identity, but that he had grown in his understanding of it. Thus, while standard translations are faithful to a traditional understanding of Paul and his “conversion” from Judaism to Christianity, a less explicit translation might be also true to the source text. This observation may be important beyond this specific passage: It might also raise fundamental questions about possible concepts of “faithful renderings” within Bible translation.
  Citation: Theology Today
  PubDate: 2023-03-28T10:54:42Z
  DOI: 10.1177/00405736231151646
  Issue No: Vol. 80, No. 1 (2023)
Misreading C. S. Lewis on Friendship: The Charges of Sexism, Secrecy, and
Snobbery
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  Authors: Jason Lepojärvi
  Pages: 88 - 97
  Abstract: Theology Today, Volume 80, Issue 1, Page 88-97, April 2023.
  C. S. Lewis's published writings comprise some forty-odd books in multiple genres, hundreds of essays, and thousands of letters. The theme that arguably rises above other themes is love, and within the family of different kinds of love, the love of friendship holds prominence. Although Lewis is often credited for accessible writing, there exists a number of popular misunderstandings about his ideas of friendship in particular. Several writers—theologians, philosophers, and literary scholars—have leveled serious charges against Lewis's understanding of friendship. This article will evaluate three of these charges in more detail, those of sexism, secrecy, and snobbery. The article shows that these are based on incomplete readings or complete misreadings of Lewis's life and writings. This is not to say that Lewis had no blind spots (he certainly did), but that they are not always where his critics see them.
  Citation: Theology Today
  PubDate: 2023-03-28T10:54:42Z
  DOI: 10.1177/00405736231151648
  Issue No: Vol. 80, No. 1 (2023)
On Theology and Psychology
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  Authors: Kenneth E. Kovacs
  Pages: 98 - 103
  Abstract: Theology Today, Volume 80, Issue 1, Page 98-103, April 2023.
  
  Citation: Theology Today
  PubDate: 2023-03-28T10:54:44Z
  DOI: 10.1177/00405736221147998
  Issue No: Vol. 80, No. 1 (2023)
Book Review: Unspeakable Cults: An Essay in Christology by Paul J. DeHart
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  Authors: Jay Martin
  Pages: 104 - 106
  Abstract: Theology Today, Volume 80, Issue 1, Page 104-106, April 2023.
  
  Citation: Theology Today
  PubDate: 2023-03-28T10:54:44Z
  DOI: 10.1177/00405736221145258
  Issue No: Vol. 80, No. 1 (2023)
Book Review: Invisible: Theology and the Experience of Asian American
Women by Grace Ji-Sun Kim
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  Authors: Rebecca S. Jeong
  Pages: 106 - 107
  Abstract: Theology Today, Volume 80, Issue 1, Page 106-107, April 2023.
  
  Citation: Theology Today
  PubDate: 2023-03-28T10:54:43Z
  DOI: 10.1177/00405736221145258a
  Issue No: Vol. 80, No. 1 (2023)
Book Review: Paul, Community, and Discipline: Establishing Boundaries and
Dealing with the Disorderly by Adam G. White
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  Authors: Julien C. H. Smith
  Pages: 107 - 109
  Abstract: Theology Today, Volume 80, Issue 1, Page 107-109, April 2023.
  
  Citation: Theology Today
  PubDate: 2023-03-28T10:54:43Z
  DOI: 10.1177/00405736221145258b
  Issue No: Vol. 80, No. 1 (2023)
Book Review: Sustaining Hope: Friendships and Intellectual Impairments by
David B. McEwan and Jim Good
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  Authors: Erin Raffety
  Pages: 109 - 110
  Abstract: Theology Today, Volume 80, Issue 1, Page 109-110, April 2023.
  
  Citation: Theology Today
  PubDate: 2023-03-28T10:54:43Z
  DOI: 10.1177/00405736221145258c
  Issue No: Vol. 80, No. 1 (2023)
Book Review: Art as Witness: A Practical Theology of Arts-Based Research
by Helen T. Boursier
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  Authors: Sonia Waters
  Pages: 110 - 112
  Abstract: Theology Today, Volume 80, Issue 1, Page 110-112, April 2023.
  
  Citation: Theology Today
  PubDate: 2023-03-28T10:54:43Z
  DOI: 10.1177/00405736221145258d
  Issue No: Vol. 80, No. 1 (2023)