Theological Works©

On this page I've collected links to papers that I've written in accordance with my required study at Ohio Valley Course of Study School at Methodist Theological in Delaware, OH.  They represent my learning in the various topics offered.

Please note that these papers are copyrighted.  Unauthorized reproduction is prohibited.

Theology in the Wesleyan Spirit

• My present theological position

• What is theology? / Is it important for Pastoral Ministry?

• Assessing John Wesley's view of baptism with reference to the Quadrilateral

• The order of salvation in John Wesley's Theology

• A Sermon in the Wesleyan Spirit

Pastoral Care for Spiritual Formation

• Envisioning Pastoral Care In My Ministry

• A Reflection of Wesley's Spiritual Living

Pastor as Interpreter of the Bible

• What Bible Did Jesus Use?

• What Did Jesus Learn About God From His "Rabbi-Pastor?"  (A purely speculative paper.)

• How our Bible Came to Be (and other Bible-related questions.)

• Mark - An Initial Effort Toward the Formation of a Canon? (My critical examination of the introductory comments found in Basic Bible Commentary, by Walter P. Weaver.)

Church Leadership and Administration

• A Description of the Churches and Communities Where I Am Serving.

• My Understanding of Church Administration.

Church History - Dawn Through the Reformation

• One or more of the most serious theological errors the early church faced, and the steps it took to defend itself against those errors.

• An essay on Macrina.

• The most important developments within Medieval Monasticism

• Christian missions in the 16^th century – best and worst.

                    Hebrew Bible I

• Compare a scene from a movie to the corresponding Biblical passage

• Write a creative thesis on Hosea 11.

                    Personal and Social Ethics

• The Twin Tasks of Social Ethics

• A Response to Five Ethical Case Studies

                    Worship and Sacraments

• What Is the Meaning and Significance of Baptism

• What Is the Meaning and Significance of Communion

            Pastoral Care and Counseling

• A Comparative Critique of In Living Color: An Intercultural Approach to Pastoral Care and Counseling (Lartey), and The Skilled Pastor: Counseling as the Practice of Theology (Taylor)

            Church History: Reformation

• A Short Historical Timeline of the Protestant Reformation

• Various Aspects of Luther's and Calvin's Reforming Insights

• Major Concerns and Aspects of the Radical Reformation and of the English Reformation

• A Brief Survey of the Reformation's Aftermath

            New Testament I

• Answering a series of questions regarding New Testament scripture.  Sources used: Russell Pregeant, Engaging the New Testament: An Interdisciplinary Introduction, First Fortress Press, ©  1997 & Gordon D. Fee & Douglas Stuart, How to Read the Bible For All Its Worth, Zondervan ©2003.

•  A critical paper discussing differences in liberal and conservative approaches to understanding the New Testament.  Sources used: Russell Pregeant, Engaging the New Testament: An Interdisciplinary Introduction, First Fortress Press, ©  1997 & Gordon D. Fee & Douglas Stuart, How to Read the Bible For All Its Worth, Zondervan ©2003.

•  A critical study of questions regarding Luke 19:28-44, using Burton H. Throckmorton, Jr, Gospel Parallels, Thomas Nelson, Inc, © 1992.

   

 

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