Theological Worlds in the United Church of Christ

On the Entanglement of Universals-Theory and Christian Faith in the Modern Theological Discourse of Karl Barth

The philosophical investigations into universals was entangled with the combination of a certain Christian faith and Ontology, especially in ancient and medieval times. That is, God’s creative activity provided us with the ontological presumption which enabled universals to be predicated, be perceived and be thought about. Times then have changed, and “the modern turn” in Philosophy tends to re...

Toward a Restorationist Theology of Leadership: Eldership Implications

For several decades, Restoration studies have noted deficiencies in the treatment of the theology of leadership and of practical ecclesiology. This paper responds to the lack of research linking ecclesiology to organizational design and to the theology of leadership in the Church of Christ tradition by building upon the ecclesiological framework composed of theological tradition, church metapho...

On the Unique Headship of Christ in the Church: A Statement of the Seventh-day Adventist Theological Seminary

Come, Holy Spirit--Renew the Whole Creation: Theological Issues Arising at the Seventh Assembly of the World Council of Churches

T HE SEVENTH ASSEMBLY of the World Council of Churches which met in February 1991 in Canberra was an important ecclesial event. I was privileged to be present as an accredited visitor, a position which enabled me to participate in many of the Assembly's activities without the responsibilities of those who were delegates or official Catholic observers. My interest focused on the theological issu...

The Ratzinger/kasper Debate: the Universal Church and Local Churches

[The discussions between Joseph Ratzinger and Walter Kasper on the relationship between the universal Church and the local/ particular churches touch on one of today’s major theological and pastoral issues. If the universal Church is ontologically and temporally prior to the local church, then how is the local church fully Church, and how are bishops truly vicars of Christ and not simply delega...