Wesleyan Theological Journal
NATURAL SCIENCE AND A HERMENEUTICS OF NATURE
Jürgen Moltmann………. JOHN WESLEY’S PRECEDENT FOR THEOLOGICAL ENGAGEMENT WITH THE NATURAL SCIENCES
Randy L. Maddox……… HOLINESS AND POWER: TOWARD A WESLEYAN
THEOLOGY OF DIS-ABILITY (The Presidential Address)
Diane Leclerc……….. THE DEVASTATION AND REJUVENATION OF NATURE IN EZEKIEL
Brad E. Kelle……….. CREATIONAL CHRISTOLOGY: A RATIONALE FOR WESLEYANS
TO CARE FOR THE CREATED ORDER
Jeffrey Lamp………. CHRISTIAN PERFECTION AND MORAL REASONING:
A WESLEYAN CHALLENGE TO DILEMMAS IN BIOETHICS
Elizabeth Agnew Cochran……… MYSTERY AND HUMILITY IN JOHN WESLEY’S
NARRATIVE ECOLOGY
Marc Otto and Michael Lodahl……….. SHIFTING PARADIGMS FOR INTERPRETING GENESIS 1-11
Robert Branson……… CREATION AS SOCIAL AND POLITICAL ORDER IN
ANCIENT THOUGHT AND THE HEBREW BIBLE
Kevin Mellish……….. THE SCIENCE OF THE SACRAMENTS: THE BEING
AND BECOMING OF PERSONS IN COMMUNITY
Brent Peterson……… HOLY, HOLY, HOLY: THE WORLD NEED NOT HAVE BEEN
Craig Keen………. NEUROSCIENCE, JOHN WESLEY, AND THE CHRISTIAN LIFE
Dean G. Blevins………. BOOK REVIEWS and ADVERTISING………..
Volume 44, Number 1 Spring 2009
Editor Barry L. Callen This issue of the WTJ is not available on this edition of the CD. To obtain a print copy, contact Dr. Sam Powell, Secretary-Treasurer of the WTS at [email protected].
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CONTRIBUTORS TO THIS NUMBER
ARTICLE WRITERS:
Dean G. Blevins Nazarene Theological Seminary Robert D. Branson Anderson Univ. School of Theology Elizabeth Agnew Cochran Duquesne University
Craig Keen Azusa Pacific University
Brad E. Kelle Point Loma Nazarene University Jeffrey Lamp Oral Roberts University
Diane Leclerc Northwest Nazarene University Randy L. Maddox Duke University Divinity School Kevin Mellish Olivet Nazarene University Jürgenn Moltmann Tübigen University, Germany Marc Otto and Michael Lodahl Point Loma Nazarene University Brent Peterson Northwest Nazarene University
BOOK REVIEWERS:
Benjamin Boeckel; Thomas Bridges; Brian Curtis Clark; John Culp; J. Russell Frazier; Henry H. Knight III; Matthew P. O’Reilly; Aaron Perry; R. David Rightmire; and Joshua R. Sweeden.
Co-Chairs Thomas J. Oord (WTS, left) and Amos Yong (SPS, right), with keynote speaker Jürgen Moltmann (center).
EDITOR’S NOTES
The articles in this issue are selections from the many presented at the third joint meeting of the Wesleyan Theological Society and the Soci-ety for Pentecostal Studies, convened at Duke University Divinity School in March, 2008. The overall theme was “Pentecostal and Wesleyan Explo-rations of Science and Creation.” This issue’s lead pieces are by Jürgen Moltmann and Randy Maddox. They were keynotes of this significant academic gathering. Among the special recognitions given by the WTS on this occasion (all available on the Society’s web site) was its Lifetime Achievement Award given to Rob L. Staples. It is featured here, as is the WTS presidential address that was delivered by Diane Leclerc.
Whatever information is needed about the Wesleyan Theolog-ical Society is readily available herein. The WTS web site is Wesley.nnu.edu/wts. The past issues of the journal, 1965-2007, are now available on a searchable CD. The email addresses of all current officers of the Society are found in this issue. Also found here is an application for membership in the Society. The WTS officers to contact for particular needs you may have are:
1. If you wish to apply for society membership—Dr. Sam Powell 2. If you wish to write a book review—Dr. Richard Thompson 3. If you wish to place an ad—Dr. Barry Callen
4. If you wish to submit material for publication—Dr. Barry Callen Barry L. Callen Anderson, Indiana March, 2009
