Mission, Discipleship, And Hermeneutics: Introducing The Current Volume -- By: Heath Aaron Thomas
Journal: Southeastern Theological Review
Volume: STR 02:2 (Winter 2011)
Article: Mission, Discipleship, And Hermeneutics: Introducing The Current Volume
Author: Heath Aaron Thomas
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Mission, Discipleship, And Hermeneutics: Introducing The Current Volume
Editor, Southeastern Theological Review
Introduction
It is a joy to preface this volume of STR as the new editor for the journal. Accepting this post is both a privilege and honor, and I am grateful to the invitation from Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary to serve in this capacity. Dr. David Hogg, the former (and first!) editor, has taken a position at Beeson Divinity School of Samford University. Dr. Hogg served with skill and verve, and STR extends our gratitude to him for his hard work and gracious spirit. We wish him well on all his future endeavors. Still, we have not allowed him to go quietly into the night, so to speak, as STR has requested that he serve on the editorial board, to which he agreed. With this said, STR enters into a new phase with both a new editor and a new editorial board. The board itself is made up of faculty from Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, but it is in place to mention that the board is also comprised of scholars from institutions outside of North Carolina.
The Mission Of STR
The mission of STR coincides with the mission of Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. Namely, STR exists “to equip the Church to serve the Lord Jesus Christ and fulfill the Great Commission.” At root, this mission is grounded in an understanding of the Lordship of Christ and the coming Kingdom that he brings forth. The Church is the means by which the gospel of the Lord Christ is proclaimed and obeyed in this world; we testify to the perfect life, atoning death, victorious resurrection, and transcendent ascension of King Jesus. The Church proclaims the forgiveness of sins offered in his death and resurrection and lives under his lordship as the King over creation. The Church, then, gathered by Christ and united under him, is the means by which God’s Kingdom is brought to bear on this world. Scriptures disclose this reality, and the Scriptures provide the norm that norms both proclamation and obedience for the Christian life. STR is one vehicle to search out the Scriptures in a rigorous and academic manner to equip
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the Church for both gospel proclamation and gospel obedience. STR aims to help the church think well and deeply in the areas of mission, biblical studies, theology, philosophical theology, historical theology, and practical theology. In this way, STR aims to equip the Church to serve the Lord Jesus Christ and fulfill the Great Commission.
The Present Volume
This journal focuses in large part upon the central place of mission in Christian identit...
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