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 |  | | Deep Motivation in Theological Education | | BY JONATHAN D. WORTHINGTON | | Worthington explores the basic difference between “intrinsic motivation” and “extrinsic motivation.” Most scholars of education think intrinsic motivation is the most potent for deep learning. It is potent, and important for theological education. But there are actually four types of extrinsic motivation, the final of which is just as deep and potent and essential for transformative theological education as anything. | | | |  | | The King’s Fear of the Lord as a Theme in the Books of Samuel | | BY DAVID M. COOK | | Evangelicals have long sought to understand the core difference between David and Saul. Cook examines four qualities of a God-fearing king set forth in Deuteronomy 17: obedience to the Lord, good treatment of others, a long rule, and a long dynasty. He contrasts Saul’s lack of these qualities with David’s example of God-fearing leadership. | | | | | American Prophets: Federalist Clergy’s Response to the Hamilton–Burr Duel of 1804 | | BY OBBIE TYLER TODD | | More than any event in early American history, the duel between Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr in 1804 revealed Federalist clergy to be the moral guardians of American society and exposed the moral fault lines within the Federalist party itself. Todd explains that in the aftermath of Hamilton’s scandalous death, godly Federalists spoke prophetically to the American people, to politicians, and even to their own party, helping to end the menace of dueling in America. | | “Love One Another When I Am Deceased”: John Bunyan on Christian Behavior in the Family and Society | | BY JENNY-LYN DE KLERK | | Responding to recent presentations of Bunyan as tyrannical, cold, and sexually immoral, de Klerk examines the context and content of Christian Behaviour, as well as relevant aspects of his life. She shows that Bunyan was giving instructions on what he considered to be a primary aspect of the Christian life, that these instructions called for a gentle, warm love both within and outside of the family, and that he sought to follow these instructions himself. | | A Generous Reading of John Locke: Reevaluating His Philosophical Legacy in Light of His Christian Confession | | BY C. RYAN FIELDS | | Locke is often presented as an eminent forerunner to the Enlightenment, a philosopher who hastened Europe’s departure from Christian orthodoxy and “turned the tide” toward a modern, secularist orientation. Fields argues that such an understanding does not sufficiently account for Locke’s Christian faith as it relates to his philosophical project. A more generous reading of Locke requires further grappling with his later works, which demonstrate distinctly religious interests and provide greater clarity regarding his proper philosophical legacy. | | Did the New Atheists Rationally Lack Belief? | | BY MICHAEL BERHOW | | Berhow critically examines the influential argument that atheism is not a positive belief system and therefore requires no justification to be considered rational. Such a claim implies that theists bear the full burden of proof when arguing about God’s existence. He provides an epistemological and a metaphysical critique of this argument, and then shows why theism is more reasonable than atheism. | |
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Themelios is a peer-reviewed international evangelical theological journal that expounds on the historic Christian faith. Its primary audience is theological students, pastors and scholars. It was formerly a print journal operated by RTSF/UCCF in the UK, and it became a digital journal operated by The Gospel Coalition in 2008.
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