Prayer from the Depths of Despair

November 2017 Credo 19 Remember my affliction and my wanderings, The wormwood and the gall! 20 My soul continually remembers it, And is bowed down within me. 21 But this I call to mind, And therefore I have hope: 22 The steadfast love of the LORD never ceases, His...

One Vocabulary, Different Universes

November 2017 Feature It is increasingly common to hear or read words such as “exclusivism”, “inclusivism”, and “pluralism” in public discourse whether it is used by academics, activists or politicians. It is assumed that everyone is on the same page; thus the terms...

Clarity on Sexuality

November 2017 Credo Without a doubt, human sexuality is one of the most controversial issues that the modern church faces. Insofar as the church is situated within a cultural milieu, it is in some sense influenced and sometimes inadvertently even shaped by society’s...

Modern Slavery

November 2017 Pulse Despite the incredible leaps that our species have made in the last couple of centuries, one of the oldest scourges that has accompanied us throughout our history still remains alive and well today: slavery. In the modern world, slavery is the...

Wesley Among the Fathers

October 2017 Pulse John Wesley, the founder of Methodism, is arguably one of the most theologically complex and creative figures in 18th-century England. Scholars almost unanimously agree that it would be a misnomer to describe Wesley as a “systematic theologian”...