Written by Bonhoeffer Scholar: Dr. Brant Himes. Associate Professor, Los Angeles Pacific University. PhD, Theology (Fuller Theological Seminary and Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam) Who Was Dietrich Bonhoeffer? Bonhoeffer was a German pastor and theologian during the rise of Hitler and Nazi Germany. He was a brilliant thinker and writer and earned his doctorate degree at the young …
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BibleMesh are delighted to be co-sponsors, alongside Crossway, of the International John Owen Convention.
This is a two-part convention: a two-day academic conference geared to scholars working in a variety of disciplines complemented by a one-day conference exploring the relevance of Owen studies for the contemporary church.
The following article is an adaptation of a BibleMesh Institute webinar discussion with guest speaker Dr. Martyn Cowan, Vice Principal and Lecturer in Historical Theology at Union Theological College. Christians around the world commemorate October 31st as Reformation Day, when we remember Martin Luther nailing his ninety-five theses to the Wittenburg church door and …
Famine and war had recently afflicted Caesarea, so when the plague hit in the early fourth century, the populace was already weakened and unable to withstand this additional blow. The populace began fleeing the city, one of the larger ones of the Roman Empire, for safety in the countryside.[1] However, in the midst of the fleeing inhabitants, …
Amid Plague, their “Deeds Were on Everyone’s Lips”: How Christianity Conquered Rome Read More »
We should be alert to both the importance of fresh theological work and its danger. There is no doubt that new insights through history have taken the church into a deeper understanding of the Scriptures, often in the context of defending the truth against error. And yet much novelty has itself been error, and even …
How to Spot New Ideas in Theology—And Why it Matters Read More »
Little did James Chalmers and his missionary colleague Oliver Tomkins know, as they waded ashore at Risk Point on Goaribari Island, New Guinea, that they were walking toward their deaths. It was Easter Sunday, April 8, 1901, and the villagers rejoiced at their arrival, inviting them into the newly constructed dubu (a communal house for …
Missionary to the Cannibals—James Chalmers (1841 – 1901) Read More »