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Recent Developments in European Environmental Policy and Law
Authors: Mertens Kathleen
Published: July 2010

This section briefly describes the significant political initiatives and acts of legislation adopted in the environmental field between February 2009 and July 2009.
Annual conference on European Water Management Law in Brussels on 23rd and 24th April 2009
Authors: Bach Simone
Published: July 2010

On 23rd and 24th April 2009 a second conference on European Water Management Law took place in Brussels with participation of representatives of the European Commission as well as universities, authorities, enterprises and associations of the individual Member States of the European Community. The conference focused on current water management law at the EC level, future perspectives and the special importance of close cooperation in river basin districts and shared marine regions. Furthermore, it dealt with the relation between nature protection and water management law, the challenges arising from climate change and the adaptation measures which have to be taken. Finally, the conference also addressed economic issues related to the definition of water pricing policies, tax incentives and public procurement legislation.
The exercise of giving way to 'giving in'—some aspects of the Member States' EURATOM obligations revisited
Authors: Cenevska Ilina
Published: July 2010

Although an issue far from the spotlight of attention of academic researchers, it is often said that the European Atomic Energy Community Treaty (EURATOM) and the obligations incumbent on the member states under this Treaty account for a greater loss of national sovereignty than envisaged by the European Community Treaty and its internal market component as arguably the most 'communautaire' component of all. Article 84 of the EURATOM Treaty excludes the application of the Treaty from cases of military uses of nuclear energy, nevertheless, on several occasions the European Court of Justice (ECJ) had to pronounce itself on the legal 'grey zone' issue of what is indeed considered as peaceful use of nuclear energy and the legal regime to be applied thereby. This was the substance of the issues raised in cases C-61/03 Commission v. UK and C-65/04 Commission v. UK. Through a comparative analysis of the relevant case law it is interesting to observe how in the matter of defining the EURATOM competences the ECJ is adamant to the use of 'policy-oriented' arguments, otherwise affluently used with respect to affording new competences to the European Community (EC), EURATOM's 1957 contemporary.
The Relation between Spatial Planning Law and Soil Remediation Law
Authors: Vanheusden Bernard
Published: July 2010

This contribution looks at the relation between spatial planning law and soil remediation law when a contaminated site is being developed. The relation between both legal fields clearly emerges when the land use of the site must be modified in function of the future land use in view. This will have an impact on the remediation criterion as well as on the remediation objective. Another point of contact is the link between a soil remediation and a town planning permit. A good harmony between the spatial planning law and the soil remediation law is essential for the development of a contaminated site. After a brief European perspective, the contribution mainly focuses as a case study on the situation in the Flemish Region (Belgium).
Persons as Objects of Love
Authors: Landrum Ty
Published: July 2010

Recent attempts to view personal love as a response to value fail to capture the lover's distinctive compulsion to intimacy with the beloved. Their common mistake is to hold that the grounding value of love must be other than the beloved person herself. This view condemns theorists to describe an attachment comparatively impersonal and undiscerning. The present paper argues that the beloved person is the object of love, particularly when she is regarded in light of her virtues. Virtues are aspects of character that embody the unique value of the person they help constitute and cannot be valued appreciably apart from her. One person can love another for her virtues, indeed for the goodness that lies within them without loving her for something that someone else could instantiate.
Does Humanity Share a Common Moral Faculty?
Authors:   Smith
Published: July 2010

The history of ethics contains many moral faculty theories, which usually are sorted by their metaphysics. The usual suspects include moral rationalism (Richard Price, Kant), moral sentiment theory (Hutcheson, Hume, Smith) and the varieties of ethical naturalism. Moral faculty theories differ importantly upon yet another dimension, on how widely it is distributed. Some, the Platonic elitists (Plato, J.S. Mill, R.M. Hare), suppose that moral truth can be discerned only by philosophical argument. Hence, they ascribe a revisionary task to normative theory, that of correcting nonphilosophers' moral errors. Others, the communalists (Aquinas, Hume, W.D. Ross), hold that the moral faculty is universally distributed. Hence, they hold that normative theory's task is not to revise, but rather to discern and explain the shared moral conception that we all apply in our ordinary moral lives. I here offer arguments to support commonalism.
Associative Duties and Global Justice
Authors: Seglow Jonathan
Published: July 2010

This article examines the conflict between people's associative duties and their wider obligations of global justice. After clarifying the nature of associative duties, it defends the view that such duties may be civic in nature: obtaining between citizens, not just friends and families. Samuel Scheffler's 'distributive objection' to civic associative duties is then presented in the context of global distributive injustice. Three solutions to the objection are considered. One is that the distributive objection is more a philosophical puzzle than a practical problem because of the means by which global justice would be achieved. This is only partially correct. The second reply is that associative duties are additional to citizens' more cosmopolitan duties. This reply loses its purchase if global justice is conceived of in comparative terms. The third reply claims that associative duties are justified by genuine values and do not disappear even when over-ridden by more weighty moral concerns. While in practice, our duties to engineer global justice are likely to over-ride our associative duties in the near future, in ideal circumstances the two kinds of duties can co-exist.
On Fostering Ecclesial Dialogue: Engaging Contrasting Ecclesiologies
Authors: Hinze Bradford
Published: July 2010

Dialogue is widely acknowledged as a basic practice constitutive of the church's internal and external identity and mission. Advancing ecclesial dialogue by learning from a phenomenology of its practices and cultivating apt virtues is necessary but insufficient. These efforts are often thwarted because divergent ecclesiological approaches to dialogue stand in tension with one another. This paper explores how three trajectories in Roman Catholic ecclesiology develop contrasting approaches to the role of dialogue in the church: personalist, correlationist, and contextual. The final part of the paper proposes three topics where there are convergences about the dialogical mandate amidst these contrasting orientations: the dynamic character of faith and tradition, the synodal imperative, and the need to debate the synodal agenda for the church in response to the global signs of the times.
Publicity and Egalitarian Justice
Authors: Lippert-Rasmussen Kasper
Published: July 2010

Recently, the issue of publicity has surfaced in discussions of the correct interpretation of the Rawlsian principles of justice. In an intriguing critique of G.A. Cohen's preferred interpretation of the difference principle as a principle that is incompatible with incentive-based inequalities, Andrew Williams points to a gap in Cohen's argument, alleging that Cohen's interpretation of the difference principle is unlikely to be compatible with the Rawlsian endorsement of publicity. Having explored a possible extrapolation of Cohen's critique to aggregate consumer choices and a resulting extension of Williams's charge that the difference principle, on Cohen's reading, fails to meet the publicity constraint because of its informational demandingness, I defend three claims: (a) it is doubtful that Rawls endorses a publicity constraint of the sort that would rule out Cohen's interpretation of the difference principle; (b) it is hard to see how such a constraint could emerge from the considerations Rawls offers in favour of publicity; and (c) under certain interpretations, the difference principle disallows incentive-based inequalities and yet satisfies suitably modest versions of the publicity constraint.
Distributive Lessons from Division of Labour
Authors: Dietsch Peter
Published: July 2010

In their justification of individual entitlements, libertarians appeal to the concept of self-ownership. This paper argues that taking into account the division of labour in society calls for a fundamental reassessment of the normative implications of self-ownership. How should the benefits from division of labour—in other words, how should the co-operative surplus—be distributed? On the assumption that the parties to the division of labour are interdependent, and that this interdependence is mutual and of the same degree, I argue for an equal distribution of the co-operative surplus. In form, my argument bears similarities to the left-libertarian position that calls for an equal distribution of natural resources. Despite its radically egalitarian implications, an equal distribution of the co-operative surplus remains a libertarian principle.
Authenticity and Cultural Rights
Authors: Hendrix Burke
Published: July 2010

Should states extend customized political protections to 'minority nations' or 'minority cultures'? Part of the answer depends on whether the identities at stake are merely political artifacts created or exploited by 'ethnic entrepreneurs', or whether they are 'authentic' expression of an ongoing collective life. This essay argues that the real character of groups is persistently difficult to recognize, and that 'authenticity' is a problematic notion even in the abstract. Given these uncertainties, the essay argues that states should generally treat only the claims of small and vulnerable groups as moral issues, while treating the claims of large groups primarily as political matters. The essay closes with a discussion of the legal criteria for recognizing Indian tribes in the United States, arguing that the standards used are generally plausible, if problematic in one key detail.
On Indirectly Self-defeating Moral Theories
Authors: Wiland Eric
Published: July 2010

Derek Parfit has notably argued that while a moral theory should not be directly self-defeating, there is nothing necessarily wrong with a moral theory that is only indirectly self-defeating. Here I resist this line of argument. I argue instead that indirectly self-defeating moral theories are indeed problematic. Parfit tries to sidestep the oddities of indirectly self-defeating theories by focusing on the choice of dispositions rather than actions. But the very considerations that can make it impossible to achieve a theory's aims if we try to do what the theory recommends can also make it impossible to achieve a theory's aims if we instead try to adopt the dispositions the theory recommends. What makes a theory indirectly self-defeating has little to do with the object of choice, but with the nature of choosing itself.
The Basis of Human Moral Status
Authors: Liao S. Matthew
Published: July 2010

When philosophers consider what moral status human beings have, they tend to find themselves either supporting the idea that not all human beings are rightholders or adopting what Peter Singer calls a 'speciesist' position, where speciesism is defined as morally favoring a particular species—in this case, human beings—over others without sufficient justification. In this paper, I develop what I call the 'genetic basis for moral agency' account of rightholding, and I propose that this account can allow all human beings to be rightholders without being speciesist. While my aim is to set out this account clearly rather than to defend it, I explain how this account is different from a potentiality account and I argue that it is preferable to an actual moral agency account of human moral status.
Libertarian Self-Defeat
Authors: Riley Evan
Published: July 2010

I show that the standard libertarian conception of justice is vulnerable to a kind of basic collective self-defeat not characteristic of its rivals. All deontological liberals, including the libertarian, ought to be committed to two very general claims regarding the nature of justice. The RSC (Reasonable Stability Criterion) is the requirement that in the just society, human beings will typically exhibit genuine literacy with the relevant conception. The MEC (Moral Education Condition) consists in the thought that a necessary condition for any such literacy is a proper moral education. It is consistent with full respect for standard libertarian justice that a society living under its auspices will fail to satisfy the RSC, by failing to provide moral education to those who need it. This issues in the collective self-defeat of the conception, for by respecting all and only the constraints constitutive of libertarian justice, the group will have undermined the achievement of a characteristic aim.
Agent-based Virtue Ethics and the Problem of Action Guidance
Authors: van Zyl Liezl
Published: July 2010

Agent-based accounts of virtue ethics, such as the one provided by Michael Slote, base the rightness of action in the motive from which it proceeds. A frequent objection to agent-basing is that it does not allow us to draw the commonsense distinction between doing the right thing and doing it for the right reasons, that is, between act-evaluation and agent-appraisal. I defend agent-basing against this objection, but argue that a more fundamental problem for this account is its apparent failure to provide adequate argue action guidance. I then show that this problem can be solved by supplementing an agent-based criterion of right action with a hypothetical-agent criterion of action guidance.
The Fact of Diversity and Reasonable Pluralism
Authors: Lynch Sterling
Published: July 2010

Contemporary society involves a number of different persons, groups, and ways of life that are deeply divided and very often opposed on fundamental matters of deep concern. Today, many contemporary philosophers regard this 'fact of diversity' as a problem that needs to be addressed when assessing the principles employed to organize society. In this paper, I discuss the fact of diversity, as it is understood by the notion of reasonable pluralism, and explain why it is thought by some to challenge the stability of a society's political morality. I examine the leading attempt to offer an account of the stability of a political morality and I argue that John Rawls's attempt to account for the stability of Justice as Fairness fails for reasons applicable to all political moralities because the very notion of a stable political morality is implausible. Diversity, as reasonable pluralism understands it, is not a problem that can be solved either by identifying a stable political morality or by modifying a political morality in some way that will make it more stable. Instead, the fact of diversity indicates only that disagreements on all aspects of society's organization, including its organizing principles and matters of value, is a permanent feature of social life that cannot be ignored, wished away, or solved.
Just Threats
Authors: Eylon Yuval
Published: July 2010

The paper argues that Rawls's account of the obligation to keep promises entails that inasmuch as we are obliged to keep promises, we are also obliged to carry out threats. On the basis of the principle of fairness, Rawls claimed that a social practice creates a moral obligation if it is just, and one has benefited from it or entered it voluntarily. A practice of threats meets Rawls's first principle of justice. We may reasonably assume that immoral threats, just like immoral promises, are not socially obliging. Threats meet Rawls's second principle of justice mainly because weaker parties benefit from drawing red lines, backed by credible threats. Finally, threats create social benefits: they contribute to social cooperation and collaboration. The argument entails that we must either accept the counterintuitive claim that threats are morally binding, or reject Rawls's account of the obligation to keep promises.
Reply to Silcox on Moral Luck
Authors: Rosebury Brian
Published: July 2010

In earlier work, I argued that examples supposed to substantiate consequential moral luck can lose their anomalous appearance if due account is taken of the moral obligation to discharge epistemic responsibilities, and of the different scope and focus of this obligation for the agent as contrasted with the observer. In his recent JMP article, Mark Silcox argues that my explanatory strategy is dependent on an unacceptable commitment to an 'ineliminable epistemic gulf ' between first-person and third-person perspectives. Here I attempt a defence against Silcox's criticism, and tentatively suggest some wider implications of the debate.
MacIntyre's Progress
Authors: Knight Kelvin
Published: July 2010

Alasdair MacIntyre has recently had published two books of selected essays, a study of the phenomenologist Edith Stein, a third edition of After Virtue, and an extensive collection of his early Marxist writings. These are reviewed, along with two recently published commentaries upon his work. The recent reinterpretation and revival of interest in that work receives much support from most of these publications. Central to this reinterpretation is the concept of practices, which MacIntyre first elaborated in After Virtue. His recent work indicates how that concept may be further developed in the direction of a politically radical moral realism.
Moral Vegetarianism from a Very Broad Basis
Authors: DeGrazia David
Published: July 2010

This paper defends a qualified version of moral vegetarianism. It defends a weak thesis and, more tentatively, a strong thesis, both from a very broad basis that assumes neither that animals have rights nor that they are entitled to equal consideration. The essay's only assumption about moral status, an assumption defended in the analysis of the wrongness of cruelty to animals, is that sentient animals have at least some moral status. One need not be a strong champion of animal protection, then, to embrace moral vegetarianism. One need only assume some reasonable view of animals' moral status.
Natural Separateness: Why Parfit's Reductionist Account of Persons Fails to Support Consequentialism
Authors: Christie Tim
Published: July 2010

My goal in this essay will be to show, contra Parfit, that the separateness of human persons—although metaphysically shallow—has a moral significance that should not be overlooked. Parfit holds that his reductionist view of personal identity lends support to consequentialism; I reject this claim because it rests on the assumption that the separateness of human persons has an arbitrariness that renders it morally insignificant. This assumption is flawed because this separateness is grounded in our 'person practices', which reflect some of the morally relevant aspects of our nature: if we imagine a species of person whose members are not naturally separate from each other, it is reasonable to suppose that the morality of this different species of person would be drastically different from human morality. Thus, if consequentialists aim to offer a human moral theory, they overlook the separateness of human persons with peril.
Harm, Rights, and Liberty: Towards a Non-Normative Reading of Mill's Liberty Principle
Authors:   Mulnix
Published: July 2010

Many commentators have argued that Mill's Liberty Principle is most reasonably construed as limiting social interference to cases where an individual's action either harms or increases the probability of harm to others. The convention when it comes to understanding harm seems to be to build into the concept a normative component such that what it means to harm someone is that we have wronged them in some important respect. But such an understanding of harm will vary depending upon which particular moral framework is adopted, and as such, will not achieve the sort of neutrality necessary for the Liberty Principle to be accepted by a liberal society. However, I am unconvinced that we need to appeal to moral concepts in order to fully analyze Mill's Liberty Principle and the ultimate aim of this article is to sketch an account of how his principle could be non-normatively explicated.
Reply to Rosebury
Authors: Silcox Mark
Published: July 2010

In his paper 'Moral Responsibility and Moral Luck,' Brian Rosebury argues that believers in moral luck ignore the fact that an agent's moral responsibilities often encompass certain epistemic obligations not usually recognized by commonsense morality. I have suggested in my article 'Virtue Epistemology and Moral Luck' that the plausibility of Rosebury's position depends upon a philosophically dubious account of the relation between first- and third-person perspectives on ethically significant events. Rosebury has defended himself against this charge in the present issue of this Journal; here, I develop my criticism at greater length.
Intransitive Ethics
Authors: Friedman Alex
Published: July 2010

This article addresses the question of whether the relation of moral preference is transitive. I argue, following Larry Temkin and Stuart Rachels, that any ethical theory complex enough to be even minimally plausible allows us to generate intransitive sets of preferences. Even act utilitarianism cannot avoid this predicament unless we accept its least plausible version. We must reevaluate the assumption that an ethical theory must be transitive in order to be rational. This problem amounts to a foundational crisis in ethics. However, it has not been taken seriously for two reasons—the belief that the problem has limited scope; and the claim that arguments against transitivity are 'merely' Sorites arguments. This article responds to both of these objections. I also point out some connections between intransitivity and the debate surrounding skepticism about the moral significance of numbers.
Fitting Attitudes, Wrong Kinds of Reasons, and Mind-Independent Goodness
Authors: White Heath
Published: July 2010

The 'fitting-attitudes analysis' aims to analyze evaluative concepts in terms of attitudes, but suffers from the 'wrong kind of reasons' problem. This article critiques some suggested solutions to the WKR problem and offers one of its own, which appeals to the aims of attitudes. However, goodness is not a concept that can be successfully analyzed according to the method suggested here. Reasons are given why goodness should be thought of, instead, as a mind-independent property.
Reflections on Frank Macchia's Baptized in the Spirit
Authors: Knight III Henry H.
Published: July 2010

Frank Macchia's Baptized in the Spirit is a distinctive and highly significant contribution to the project of re-thinking theology from a Pentecostal perspective. He redefines Spirit-baptism in terms of the love of God that renews, sanctifies, and empowers, and uses it to integrate a wide range of theological emphases and movements, as well as to explore the Trinity, ecclesiology, and soteriology. While the book raises a number of questions, this is due to its theological richness rather than to any deficiencies.
On the Abundance of the Holy Spirit: Friendly Remarks for Baptized in the Spirit by Frank D. Macchia
Authors: Moltmann Jürgen
Published: July 2010

Frank Macchia's book, Baptized in the Spirit: A Global Pentecostal Theology, is indeed a theology on the abundance of the Holy Spirit, an abundance that exceeds even 'global' limits. With this work, Pentecostal theology is marching into the arena of the universal and ecumenical conversation, conscious of itself and ready for critical discussions. Macchia's book is a breakthrough for Pentecostalism, showing that Pentecostal theology has something new to offer and must be taken seriously. Macchia demonstrates that pneumatology can no longer be an appendix to other theological doctrines. He offers promise for a perspective of the saving work of the Holy Spirit that integrates ecology and theology for the future of our world, a perspective applicable also to global economy and politics.
Power to Save!?: The Role of the Spirit of the Lord in the Book of Judges
Authors: Roy Martin Lee
Published: July 2010

This study of the role of the Spirit of Yahweh in the book of Judges utilizes a literary-theological approach as a way of hearing the stories of the four judges who are empowered by the Spirit. It is argued here that the Spirit of Yahweh in Judges functions primarily as the dynamic presence of Yahweh that compels and empowers the judges to effectuate Yahweh's salvation of his covenant people, and that each of the stories presents a unique perspective on the role of the Spirit.
Narrative Theology and Pentecostal Commitments
Authors: Poirier John C.
Published: July 2010

A number of Pentecostal scholars have proposed that narrative theology represents an appropriate reading strategy for Pentecostals. This article introduces three lines of critique against such a proposal: (1) the understanding of truth that underlies the apostolic kerygma is incompatible with that which underlies narrative theology, (2) the notion that personal identity is narratival has been built upon the ghostless anthropology of Gilbert Ryle, a scheme that conflicts with both NT soteriology and Paul's discussion of how spiritual gifts work through the believer, and (3) early forms of narrative theology translated the Gospels' healing narratives into illustrations of a spiritualized understanding of the gospel.
Luke's Understanding of Baptism in the Holy Spirit: A Pentecostal Dialogues with the Reformed Tradition
Authors: Menzies Robert P.
Published: July 2010

In this article, Menzies notes that Reformed theologians have tended to read Luke's writings in the light of Paul's epistles. As a result, their theological reflection on the Spirit has centered more on his work in the Word and sacraments, the 'inner witness' of the Spirit, and less on his mission to the world. Additionally, this methodology has encouraged Reformed scholars to associate the Pentecostal gift (i.e. Spirit baptism) with conversion and regeneration. However, through an examination of key passages in Luke-Acts, Menzies argues that Luke has a unique contribution to make to a holistic biblical theology of the Spirit. Luke's understanding of baptism in the Holy Spirit is different from that of Paul. It is missiological rather than soteriological in nature. The Spirit of Pentecost is, in reality, the Spirit for others - the Spirit that compels and empowers the church to bring the 'good news' of Jesus to a lost and dying world. It is this Lukan, missiological perspective that shapes a Pentecostal understanding of baptism in the Holy Spirit. Menzies concludes that the clarity and vigor of Luke's message is lost when his narrative is read through Pauline lenses. Luke has a distinctive voice and it is a voice the church needs to hear.
Review of Robby Waddell, The Spirit of the Book of Revelation (JPTS 30; Blandford Forum: Deo, 2006)
Authors: Herms Ronald
Published: July 2010

Interpretive theory, Pentecostal communities and the book of Revelation are brought together in Robby Waddell's recent monograph The Spirit of the Book of Revelation. In sum, Waddell asks the question 'Is there such a thing as a distinctively Pentecostal reading of John's Apocalypse?' He answers in the affirmative based on the work of literary theorist Stanley Fish, a fresh look at the pneumatological language and images of selected texts from Revelation, as well as his own experience in Pentecostal communities. This review examines Waddell's proposal by evaluating these three angles of inquiry against the presence of 'S/spirit terminology' in the broader complex of early Jewish (apocalyptic) literature.
The Spirit of Reviews and Response
Authors: Waddell Robby
Published: July 2010

At the annual meeting of the Society of Biblical Literature in November 2007, Richard Bauckham, Ronald Herms, and Frank Macchia served as panelists on a discussion of Robby Waddell's The Spirit of the Book of Revelation (Deo Publishing, 2006). Responding to the reviews of Bauckham, Herms, and Macchia, this article seeks to further the dialogue on the role of the Spirit in the book of Revelation. Special attention is given to the hermeneutical question concerning the relationship of the text and the interpretative community. In order to address a noted oversight in the book, the eschatological role of the Spirit is briefly explored. The response includes discussions on the structure of Revelation and the relationship of the two scrolls.
'This Is My Covenant with Them': Isaiah 59.19-21 as the Programmatic Prophecy of the New Covenant in the Acts of the Apostles (Part I)
Authors: Ruthven Jon
Published: July 2010

Isa. 59.19-21 provides not only the fulfillment of the Pentecost events, but imposes a sequential and thematic coherence on Acts 2, describing: (1) the powerful rushing sound (2) of the wind/Spirit and the 'words in the mouth'/speaking (Joel 2), (3) which cause (4) the universal (5) fear of (6) the Lord's name and his glory. (7) In this way, the redeemer (Ps 16) (8) comes to Zion/Jerusalem (9) to Jacob/Jews, who, upon their repentance, (10) will receive the covenant/promise of the Spirit (11) that shall not depart from him (Jesus) nor from his children nor from their children forever. Thus Isa. 59.19-21 serves as the programmatic statement for the book of Acts, building upon its mirrored programmatic passage (Isa. 61.1-2) of Luke's first volume. In Luke, Jesus is the bearer of the Spirit; in Acts, the bestower of the Spirit. This thesis solves a number of puzzles in Acts studies.
Matters of Conscience, Matters of Unity, Matters of Orthodoxy: Trinity and Water Baptism in Early Pentecostal Theology and Practice
Authors: Alexander Kimberly Ervin
Published: July 2010

This article surveys early Pentecostal discussions of the doctrine of the Trinity and water baptism and focuses specifically on baptismal mode and formula. In tracing the discussion from 1906 to the period just after the 1916 General Council of the Assemblies of God, literature from various streams of the tradition is examined. By surveying the periodical literature as well as official documents produced by these various denominations and groups, not only will doctrinal discussions be seen but also the practices associated with water baptism. It is the author's conclusion that there was some degree of flexibility with regard to both formula and mode of baptism before the emergence of the New Issue (1914). However, the research reveals that there was a well thought out doctrine of the Trinity prior to the rise of Oneness theology thereby establishing that Pentecostal theology was Trinitarian in its inception.
The Monadic Formula of Water Baptism: A Quest for Primitivism via a Christocentric and Restorationist Impluse
Authors: Hogsten Chaplain Doug
Published: July 2010

Controversy over the proper baptismal formula enveloped much of the Finished Work camp of Pentecostalism from 1913 to 1916. This article demonstrates that, while often called the new issue by both supporters and detractors, the use of the monadic formula of Jesus' name in baptism was not a new phenomenon. Employing the monadic formula of water baptism was instead historically and theologically rooted in the Christocentric and restorationist impulse of the nineteenth century and was used by various groups (even second work advocates) that espoused the principle of primitivism. The revival of Jesus' name baptism within Pentecostalism was a result of these same influences reignited through—though not solely dependent upon—Durham's Finished Work doctrine. In fact, one might argue that Jesus' name baptism was a logical evolution among those who understood themselves to be the eschatological people of God walking in the 'evening light' which was being restored.
What's 'Global' about Global Pentecostalism?
Authors: Wilkinson Michael
Published: July 2010

There is much confusion over what is meant by globalization generally and specifically as it is applied to the study of Pentecostalism. In this article I show how the different usages of globalization are applied to several areas of Pentecostal research demonstrating that what is 'global' is mostly linked with the modernization and secularization debates. Another view of globalization is then presented with application to Pentecostalism. Specifically, I show how Pentecostalism is shaped by the globalization of religion(s) and heightens theologizing as it pertains to orthodoxy, orthopraxy, authenticity, and authority. Finally, North American scholars of Pentecostalism need to examine further how their own theologizing is shaped by globalizing trends.
Richie Misses the Point: A Reply to Tony Richie's 'A Moderate Move or Missing the Point?'
Authors: Moon Tony
Published: July 2010

Contra Tony Richie, J.H. King's theology of religions proper was not 'optimistic'. 'At its core', it was pessimistic because he viewed the non-Christian faiths as products of demonic inspiration. King's theology of the humanly unreached, on the other hand, was inclusively hopeful, but he did not affirm the non-Christian religions as playing any role in the unevangelized accessing the atoning grace of Christ.
A Review of Graham Twelftree, In the Name of Jesus: Exorcism Among Early Christians
Authors: Charette Blaine
Published: July 2010

In this study of the divergence of perspective in the New Testament on the subject of exorcism, Twelftree provides the reader with a reliable introduction and guide. The consistent historical approach to the topic significantly limits the review of the biblical evidence (there is little attention to the literary/theological concerns of the NT authors) but means that a strong feature of the book is its review and critique of academic literature written in a similar vein. For the most part the interpretive conclusions are sound (albeit with some examples of special pleading). Specific areas of criticism are as follows: 1) a certain confusion attaches to the classifications Twelftree uses to describe the exorcisms of Jesus and his followers; 2) the discussion on possible reasons for the absence of exorcisms stories from the Fourth Gospel is unconvincing and unduly negative towards the exorcism stories of the synoptic tradition; and 3) the study would have gained much by considering exorcisms within a larger biblical theological context and through greater attention to literary and canonical approaches.
Apostolic Function and Mission
Authors: Johnson Alan
Published: July 2010

Johnson argues that Pentecostals are no longer clear in their understanding of mission. He suggests that the shift in thinking about mission from pioneer evangelism and church planting to a supportive role among already existing church movements has come in part because of the great success of Pentecostal mission. The lack of a theology of success coupled with an emphasis on responsive peoples has hindered the ability of Pentecostals to see the resistant and those most separated from the gospel. Johnson advocates we revisit a theme important to early Pentecostals who saw themselves as part of a restoration of apostolic power and practice. He conceptualizes this in the notion of 'apostolic function' by which he means a focus on the apostolic task of preaching the Gospel where it has not been heard, planting the church where it does not exist, and leading people to the obedience of faith.
'This is My Covenant with Them': Isaiah 59.19-21 as the Programmatic Prophecy of the New Covenant in the Acts of the Apostles (Part II)
Authors: Ruthven Jon
Published: July 2010

Isaiah 59.19-21 provides not only a prediction of the Pentecost events, but imposes a sequential and thematic coherence on Acts 2, describing: (1) the powerful rushing sound (2) of the wind/Spirit and the 'words in the mouth'/speaking (Joel 2) (3) which cause (4) the universal (5) fear of (6) the Lord's name and his glory. (7) In this way, the redeemer (Ps. 16) (8) comes to Zion/Jerusalem (9) to Jacob/Jews, who, upon their repentance, (10) will receive the covenant/promise of the Spirit (11) that shall not depart from him (Jesus) nor from his children nor from their children forever. Thus Isa. 59.19-21 serves as the programmatic statement for the book of Acts, building upon its mirrored programmatic passage (Isa. 61.1-2) of Luke's first volume. In Luke, Jesus is the prototypical bearer of the Spirit; in Acts, the bestower of the Spirit. The Spirit, expressed in the growing and multiplying 'word', is the unifying and structuring theme in Acts. This thesis solves a number of problems in Acts studies.
Lee Roy Martin, The Unheard Voice of God: A Pentecostal Hearing of the Book of Judges
Authors: Brueggemann Walter
Published: July 2010

This review offers a quite positive appraisal of the book by Lee Roy Martin. In terms of both perspective and substance, the book is a model for faithful scripture interpretation. Martin works from a perspective that moves quickly through critical matters to theological disclosure, a move congruent with his Pentecostal locus. In terms of substance his textual analysis exposits a God who is powerfully in tension between sovereign requirement and gracious attentiveness. Martin honors that tension as a crucial theological datum. I applaud his resistance to any dissolving of that tension.
Hearing the Book of Judges: A Dialogue with Reviewers
Authors: Martin Lee Roy
Published: July 2010

This response to the reviews of Rickie D. Moore, Walter Brueggemann, and Robert Pope seeks to answer their questions regarding Pentecostal hermeneutics and to expand the conclusions of my book, The Unheard Voice of God. I gratefully acknowledge both the positive reception of my book and the collegial tone of the reviews. The response to Pope revolves around the role of Scripture in the lives of Pentecostals and elements of the Pentecostal approach to the Bible. I address Brueggemann's suggestion that I extend the results of my study to include the entire Deuteronomic History. Finally, a dialogue with Rickie Moore considers more closely the nature of 'hearing' the voice of God through the biblical text.
'The Forgotten Spirit': A Pentecostal Reading of the Letter to the Hebrews?
Authors: Allen David
Published: July 2010

Although Hebrews uniquely casts the Spirit as one who speaks the words of Scripture, the conception of pneuma elsewhere in the letter has generally been regarded as anthropological or angelic, rather than overtly Trinitarian. Consequently, discussion of Hebrews' treatment of divine figures tends to concentrate upon the respective roles of God and Christ, with the Spirit invariably set to one side. This article seeks to redress the balance and focuses upon the role of the divine Spirit in Hebrews, looking in turn at the various references to pneuma to tease out the contours of the letter's portrayal. It suggests that the Spirit has a key role to the play in the epistle, with the Pentecostal gift of the Spirit the defining evidence for the reception and efficacy of the new covenant.
Pauline Thoughts about the Holy Spirit and Sanctification: Provision, Process, and Consummation
Authors: Story Lyle
Published: July 2010

The Holy Spirit is vitally and dynamically involved in the sanctification of individuals and their faith-communities. An examination of the Pauline terms and texts reveal that sanctification through the Spirit includes: 1) God's Provision in his gracious call, 2) The Process of sanctification in Christian growth in moral purity and love, 3) The Consummation at the Parousia. To that end, we will provide brief historical and theological arguments as to how the Spirit works in sanctification, primarily within the holiness Pentecostal traditions. Often, various writings highlight one aspect to the neglect of other emphases. The paper argues for the comprehensive role of the Spirit in the past event, present experience, and future hope of the people of God and argues for a consistency between the three activities related to sanctification, including the essential element of love.
Pentecostal Understanding of Sanctification from a Pentecostal Perspective
Authors: Gause Hollis
Published: July 2010

The doctrine of the Holy Trinity is the product of divine revelation, and is a doctrine of divine worship. The expressions of this doctrine come out of worshipful response to divine revelation demonstrating the social nature of the Trinity and God's incorporating the human creature in His own sociality and personal pluralism. The perfect social union between God and the man and woman that he had created was disrupted by human sin. God redeemed the fallen creature, and at the heart of this redemptive experience lies the doctrine of Holy Trinity, with the Holy Spirit as the communing agent of all the experiences of salvation. The Spirit is especially active in the provision and fulfillment of sanctification, which is presented here as the continuum of 'holiness-unity-love'. He produces the graces of the Holy Spirit – the fruit of the Spirit. He implants the Seed of the new birth which is the word of God. He purifies by the blood of Jesus. He establishes union and communion among believers and with God through His Son Jesus. This is holiness.
Getting Back to the Heart of the Matter: The Way Forward and a Final Response to Tony Moon
Authors: Richie Tony
Published: July 2010

In this last in a series of discussions between Tony Moon and the author regarding Pentecostal theology of religions in Bishop King, emphasis is on the core lesson of the conversation and its positive application. It gives brief attention to demonstrating the verity and viability of an optimistic approach contra supposed detractions and oppositions. It concludes that the example of King, and of others, such as Charles Parham and George Britt, indicates there is a historical and theological basis in Classical Pentecostalism for developing a contemporary inclusivist Christian theology of religions from a Pentecostal perspective.
An Apologia for Divine Impassibility: Toward Pentecostal Prolegomena
Authors: Castelo Daniel
Published: July 2010

This article focuses on the possibilities of maintaining divine impassibility for the viability of Pentecostal theology. The author integrates both his own experience as a believer and his sensibilities as an academic to provide an alternative narration of divine affectivity from the popular one advocated by other Pentecostal thinkers. Given the particularities of Pentecostal worship and the implications of a current theological movement to retrieve this feature of the ancient church's testimony, the author suggests that divine impassibility can be a mechanism by which to cultivate both critical and wonder-filled sensibilities among Pentecostal scholars.
The Crucified God and the Groaning Spirit: Toward a Pentecostal Theologia Crucis in Conversation with Jürgen Moltmann
Authors: Green Chris
Published: July 2010

This study of Moltmann's theology of the cross explores its significance for Pentecostal thought and practice. It is argued here that Moltmann's theologia crucis, and the pneumatological and ecclesiological implications derived from it, promises to help Pentecostals provide a muchneeded account of suffering grounded in a genuinely Pentecostal theology of the cross.
The Pauline Letters in James D.G. Dunn's Baptism in the Holy Spirit
Authors: Everts Janet Meyer
Published: July 2010

James D.G. Dunn's Baptism in the Holy Spirit asserts that Pentecostalism and its doctrine of baptism in the Holy Spirit is built solely on the book of Acts. Dunn thinks that the letters of Paul offer no support for the doctrine of Spirit-baptism and wholly agree with his conversioninitiation understanding of the work of the Holy Spirit. But in making this assertion, Dunn is ignoring a long line of biblical interpretation in the Anglican tradition. This interpretive tradition, which begins with the Puritans and continues through the Keswick convention and the Anglican Charismatic renewal sees the 'sealing of the Spirit' found in 2 Cor 1.21-22 and Eph 1.13-14 as a clear indication that Paul knew a second empowering experience of the Spirit, an experience that is indicated in many places in his letters.
James Dunn's Baptism in the Holy Spirit: Appreciation and Response
Authors: Turner Max
Published: July 2010

The article seeks to provide a contemporary evaluation of Dunn's classic work. It argues that despite methodological and exegetical differences, Dunn was essentially correct to argue that for Luke the gift of the Spirit brings what he (Luke) considers as the post-ascension experiential 'life' of salvation.
Coloring Outside the Lines: Pentecostal Parallels with Expressionism. The Work of the Spirit in Place, Time, and Secular Society?
Authors: Miskov Jennifer
Published: July 2010

This article examines the historic parallels between the development of American Pentecostalism and the formation of German Expressionism. German Expression is examined through the grid of Restorationism, African Culture, Experience, and heightened Expressions found in early American Pentecostalism. After their parallels are drawn out, significant questions regarding the role of the Spirit in relation to these separate cultural circles are explored. Answers to some of these questions encourage Pentecostal theology to look deeper into the concept of Sacred Time. Included is a look at the possible intersection of the Spirit and the artist community, calling for deeper Pentecostal engagement with the arts.
Who is the Church? Zizioulas and von Balthasar on the Church's Identity
Authors: McPartlan Paul
Published: July 2010

A renewed primary focus on the person of Christ has enabled some longstanding tensions between Christians, regarding scripture and tradition, the number of the sacraments, the ordained and baptismal priesthoods, and word and sacrament, to be positively addressed in recent decades. John Zizioulas maintains that for these divisions to be properly overcome Christ must be understood as a corporate personality, the Church being his mystical body and not having a hypostasis of its own. In his view, not only does Christ constitute the Church, as theologians would readily agree, but the Church also constitutes Christ, a reciprocal understanding which he recognises as problematic for many. This paper investigates Zizioulas' view, particularly by noting that he never uses the idea of the Church as bride of Christ, an image much invoked by Hans Urs von Balthasar, which tends to a personal understanding of the Church in union with but also distinction from Christ. With many comparative references to Balthasar, the implications of Zizioulas' liturgical understanding that 'the “I” of the Church is Christ' are explored and analysed.
P.T. Forsyth, 'the Positive Gospel', and the Church
Authors: Paddison Angus
Published: July 2010

The Congregationalist theologian P.T. Forsyth urgently implored the Church to attend to what he termed 'the Positive Gospel'. The positive gospel was a gospel of finality, looked to the cross as God's holy judgement on the wreck of sin, and viewed the work of Jesus as an incursion into human life rather than a placid evolution from within. A robust understanding of the Church and its ministry flourished or withered in proportion to its concentration on this gospel. A church which skipped past the positive gospel would find that it was exercising a ministry of impression rather than regeneration. On the other hand, a church sustained by the positive gospel would carry out its vocation with a healthy combination of decisiveness and litheness. There is much of value in Forsyth's porous understanding of the relationship between the positive gospel and the Church, but lurking in Forsyth's language is the lure to neglect the embodied reality of the Church and its ministry.