Tag Archives: unconditional promise

The Meaning of Protestant Theology

Posted on 12 August 2019 by

by Phillip Cary, Ph.D. When Rodney Clapp, the editor to whom I pitched the idea of my new book, originally suggested the title The Meaning of Protestant Theology, I was a bit nonplussed. I knew the central concept of the … Continue reading →

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Preaching Apokatastasis: It’s All About Gospel!

Posted on 6 April 2019 by

I finally obtained a copy of the published version of my paper “Preaching Apokatastasis.” A few editorial changes were made before publication, but on the whole this is the same paper that I shared with everyone a couple of years … Continue reading →

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Preaching gospel: historical faith versus living faith

Posted on 16 October 2018 by

Back in 1999 there was great rejoicing among ecumenical folks (myself included) when the Joint Declaration on Justification was signed by representatives of the Roman Catholic Church and the Lutheran World Federation. Almost 20 years later, it’s unclear whether it … Continue reading →

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The Proclamatory Rule of the Gospel: Preach Good News!

Posted on 10 October 2018 by

What difference does apokatastasis make to the churchly preaching of the gospel? All the difference in the world, all the difference to the world! How we understand the conclusion of the gospel story informs how we tell the story. About fifteen … Continue reading →

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Hell, Freedom, and the Predestinating Gospel

Posted on 20 September 2017 by

But what about HELL? This is always the first question posed when confronted with Robert W. Jenson’s understanding of the gospel as unconditional promise. If the Church is authorized to speak the Kingdom to all comers, does this not imply universal … Continue reading →

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To Preach the Gospel is to Justify the Ungodly

Posted on 18 September 2017 by

“What happened to the world with Jesus,” Robert W. Jenson avers, “was that at the end of the long history of Israel’s promises, a sheerly unconditional promise was said and became sayable in the world” (Story and Promise, p. 50). … Continue reading →

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Gospel the Paschal Hope

Posted on 13 September 2017 by

“Jesus is risen!” Here is the gospel in its most compact, succinct, and exhilarating expression. The gospel can be proclaimed in a multitude of ways, yet all ultimately distil to Easter. Apart from the resurrection, Jesus’ preaching of the coming … Continue reading →

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