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This article examines Christian political allegiance under the authority of Scripture in an age in which political identity can become a rival source of belonging, moral certainty, and quasi-religious devotion. It argues that the Bible neither authorises political withdrawal nor permits the Church…
This article examines two traditions that are often combined in modern discussions of Jewish mysticism: the rabbinic image of worlds created and destroyed before the present world, and the thirteenth-century Kabbalistic mythology of Isaac ben Jacob ha-Kohen in the Treatise on the Left…
This article examines a problem that sits between neuroscience and Christian resurrection theology: what happens to personal identity when memory is damaged, fragmented, or lost? Dementia, Alzheimer’s disease, severe amnesia, and traumatic memory make the question difficult because autobiographical memory is closely tied…
This article asks how Wesleyan-Holiness theology can account for sustained recovery without spiritualizing substance use disorder or reducing recovery to abstinence and clinical stabilization. Using Richard Osmer’s four practical-theological tasks, it places addiction medicine and recovery research in disciplined dialogue with Scripture and…
This article examines the transformation of personified Death from the Late Bronze Age religious world of Ugarit to later Jewish, Islamic, European, and Mexican traditions. It does not argue for a direct genealogical line from the Ugaritic deity Mot to the later Angel…
The description of Pergamum as the place “where Satan’s throne is” in Revelation 2:13 has commonly been interpreted through the city’s imperial cult, monumental religious landscape, or association with Roman political authority. While these interpretations remain important, they can obscure the economic dimensions…
This article examines artificial intelligence and consciousness from a Christian theological perspective. It distinguishes computational intelligence from subjective awareness and considers whether artificial systems could possess consciousness, personhood, moral agency, or spiritual identity. Drawing upon Christian anthropology, the biblical doctrine of the image…
This article develops a Christian theology of eternal memory in conversation with modern psychology, trauma studies, neuroscience, and philosophical accounts of personal identity. It asks whether people who experience severe trauma, amnesia, dementia, brain injury, or other disruptions of autobiographical memory will have…
This article examines the growing tendency within contemporary Christianity to treat cultural influence, political access, institutional visibility, and digital reach as primary indicators of ecclesial success. It argues that influence is not inherently opposed to Christian mission but becomes theologically disordered when detached…
essons from Ancient Asia Minor for Modern Pastors, Ministry Leaders, and Christian Influencers Leadership has always been one of the greatest challenges facing the people of God. Throughout history, nations have risen or fallen, movements have flourished or collapsed, and churches have grown…
What the Seven Churches Teach About Money, Success, and Spiritual Health Money has always shaped human society. Throughout history, wealth has provided security, influence, opportunity, and power. At the same time, poverty has often brought hardship, uncertainty, and vulnerability. The modern world continues…
The Forgotten World of Christianity Before Power, Privilege, and Empire When many people imagine Christian history, they think of grand cathedrals, powerful bishops, theological councils, and the Christian Roman Empire. The image of Christianity that often comes to mind is one associated with…