Edward L Smither
Biographic Data
| ID | 5667231 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Edward L Smither |
| GIVEN NAMES | Edward L |
| FAMILY NAME | Smither |
| SIGNATURE | SMITHER E L |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Pretoria |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Rethinking Constantine
Augustine on redemption in Genesis 1 3
Many theologians, including those concerned with theology of mission, frame the dramaof God s story and mission (missio Dei) through the three major acts of creation, fall andredemption. Others add that the new creation ought to be regarded as a fourth act. Althoughthis framework describes the entire biblical narrative, creation, fall and the hope of redemptionare, of course, quite present in the first three chapters of Genesis. In this article, …
Rethinking Constantine
What happens to the church when the emperor becomes a Christian? Seventeen hundred years after Constantine's victory at Milvian Bridge, scholars and students of history continue to debate the life and impact of the Roman emperor who converted to faith in the Christian God and gave peace to the church. This book joins that conversation and examines afresh the historical sources that inform our picture of Constantine, the theological developments t…
Miss o Integral [holistic mission or the whole Gospel ] applied
In this article, I will first show the historical development of this theological approach within the Brazilian and Latin American evangelical spheres through the work of the Latin American Theological Fraternity a movement founded in 1970 that maintained historic evangelical values (i.e. a high view of Scripture, the necessity of conversion) whilst also taking Latin America s great social needs into account. Nurtured by thinkers such as Ren Padi…
The impact of evangelical revivals on global mission
The aim of the current article is to show that an important element behind the establishment of evangelical missions to Brazil particularly during the pioneering stages was evangelical revival, especially that which occurred in North America during the nineteenth century. Following a brief introduction to the general relationship between eighteenth- and nineteenth century revivals and evangelical missions, I shall endeavour to support historicall…
Miss o Integral [holistic mission or the whole Gospel ] applied
In this article, I will first show the historical development of this theological approach within the Brazilian and Latin American evangelical spheres through the work of the Latin American Theological Fraternity a movement founded in 1970 that maintained historic evangelical values (i.e. a high view of Scripture, the necessity of conversion) whilst also taking Latin America s great social needs into account. Nurtured by thinkers such as Ren Padi…
The impact of evangelical revivals on global mission
The aim of the current article is to show that an important element behind the establishment of evangelical missions to Brazil particularly during the pioneering stages was evangelical revival, especially that which occurred in North America during the nineteenth century. Following a brief introduction to the general relationship between eighteenth- and nineteenth century revivals and evangelical missions, I shall endeavour to support historicall…
The impact of evangelical revivals on global mission
The aim of the current article is to show that an important element behind the establishment of evangelical missions to Brazil particularly during the pioneering stages was evangelical revival, especially that which occurred in North America during the nineteenth century. Following a brief introduction to the general relationship between eighteenth- and nineteenth century revivals and evangelical missions, I shall endeavour to support historicall…
Miss o Integral [holistic mission or the whole Gospel ] applied
In this article, I will first show the historical development of this theological approach within the Brazilian and Latin American evangelical spheres through the work of the Latin American Theological Fraternity a movement founded in 1970 that maintained historic evangelical values (i.e. a high view of Scripture, the necessity of conversion) whilst also taking Latin America s great social needs into account. Nurtured by thinkers such as Ren Padi…
Rethinking Constantine
Augustine on redemption in Genesis 1 3
Many theologians, including those concerned with theology of mission, frame the dramaof God s story and mission (missio Dei) through the three major acts of creation, fall andredemption. Others add that the new creation ought to be regarded as a fourth act. Althoughthis framework describes the entire biblical narrative, creation, fall and the hope of redemptionare, of course, quite present in the first three chapters of Genesis. In this article, …
Rethinking Constantine
What happens to the church when the emperor becomes a Christian? Seventeen hundred years after Constantine's victory at Milvian Bridge, scholars and students of history continue to debate the life and impact of the Roman emperor who converted to faith in the Christian God and gave peace to the church. This book joins that conversation and examines afresh the historical sources that inform our picture of Constantine, the theological developments t…
Philosophy (5 works) · Philosophy (4 works) · Law (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Pentecostalism and Christianity Studies (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Theology (3 works) · 337 (2 works) · Byzantine Studies and History (2 works) · Christian Theology and Mission (2 works)