From the Editor

Research Section

Introduction to the Doctrine of Creation in its Historical Development: Excerpted from participating in God: Trinity and Creation By Samuel M. Powell

Lessons from the History of Higher Education in the Church of the Nazarene By Rodney L. Reed

How Can We Order Our Economic Practices in the Church in Such a Way That We Give Testimony with Power to the Holiness Message? By Filimao Chambo

The “Khit-Pen” Theological Educational Model: A New Methodology for Contextualizing Theological Education in Thailand By Daniel Saengwichai

Philosophy of Religion in the Wesleyan/Holiness Tradition By Thomas Jay Oord

Insights into Practice

Pedagogical Parochialism: Toward a More Ecumenical Integration of Faith and Learning By Frank E. Johnson

Teaching with Faith Crisis: A Summary of “On the Necessity of Crisis,” By Philip L. Tite

What’s Faith Got To Do With It?: Responses to “Teaching with Faith Crisis,” Responses by:

• Henry W. Spaulding, II

• Samuel M. Powell

• Terry Fach

When the Bull Stops Bellowing: Hope for African Theologians and Educators of the Church of the Nazarene in Africa By Patrick Thomas

Inaugural Address: With Roots and Branches, Isaiah 27:6, Mark 4:30-32 By Hitoshi (Paul) Fukue