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Evolution and Unification Thought

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in Volume XII – (2011), Wells, Jonathan

Journal of Unification Studies Vol. 12, 2011 – Pages 115-142 Parts of this article are excerpted from Jonathan Wells’ 2008 book Evolution and Unification Thought. Evolution has many meanings, and it is important to distinguish them from each other. For example: Evolution can mean simply change over time. The present is different from the past.…
Looking for a Big Church in a Small Town: A Survey of Large Format Venues Complementary to Unificationist Family Churches in Non-metropolitan Areas

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in Church Growth, Hoover, Chad, Volume X – (2009)

Journal of Unification Studies Vol. 10, 2009 – Pages 33-50 In a previous article,[1] the author presented observations and predicted trends based on a case study of a Unificationist Family Church in a non-metropolitan area. A central premise of the article was that a non-metropolitan family church by necessity is a standalone institution for spiritual…
BOOK REVIEW: What’s So Great about Christianity,by Dinesh D’Souza. Regnery Publishing, 2007, 348 pp.

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in Book Reviews, Volume X – (2009)

Journal of Unification Studies Vol. 10, 2009 – Pages 201-205 Dinesh D’Souza’s What’s So Great about Christianity is a no-holds barred affirmation of the greatness of Christianity. It is as much journalism as scholarship, but it is intelligent and well-informed journalism. D’Souza takes on “the anti-religious arguments of prominent atheists like Richard Dawkins, Sam Harris,…
IN MEMORIAM: Frederick E. Sontag, 1924-2009

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in Volume X – (2009)

Journal of Unification Studies Vol. 10, 2009 – Pages 207-209 Dr. Frederick E. Sontag, the Robert C. Denison Professor of Philosophy at Pomona College, died Sunday, June 14, 2009 at the age of 84, after several months of declining health. Professor Sontag recently retired from the Pomona faculty, bringing a close to a 57-year tenure…
An Alternative Unificationist Family Church Model: Where, Why and How It Works

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in Church Growth, Hoover, Chad, Volume IX – (2008)

Journal of Unification Studies Vol. 9, 2008 – Pages 1-14 During the past year, the Unification Movement in the United States has conducted a series of focus groups, called “Witnessing Summits,” in order to study best practices and to brainstorm about ways in which the movement might become more effective in its outreach. Out of…
Problems and Possibilities of Church Growth: Towards a Unification Critique

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in Bennett, Clinton, Church Growth, Volume VIII – (2007)

Journal of Unification Studies Vol. 8, 2007 – Pages 25-40 Since the beginning of the Church Growth movement in the mid-1950s, many successful practitioners have significantly grown their churches. Church Growth was pioneered by Donald McGavran (1897-1990), whose Bridges of God (1955) is considered to have launched the movement. McGavran is credited with coining the…
Amorous Archons in Eden and Corinth

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in Biblical Studies, Volume II – (1998)

Journal of Unification Studies Vol. 2, 1998 – Pages 19-34 A preoccupation with the textual minutiae of Scripture may stem from either a strict belief in verbal inspiration or simply the scholarly love of trivia, but in any case few Bible students can resist a good exegetical puzzle. One of the most intriguing of such…
About the Journal of Unification Studies

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The Journal of Unification Studies is a forum for committed engagement with Unification theology and practice, published annually by the Unification Theological Seminary. Its articles address concerns of the theological community and the professional ministry, as well as contemporary social, cultural, political, scientific and economic issues, from a Unificationist perspective. In addition, the Journal promotes…