Papers by Robert Gonzales
This paper reflects the substance of a two-part lecture series I give on the legitimacy and usefu... more This paper reflects the substance of a two-part lecture series I give on the legitimacy and usefulness of creeds and confessions for the Christian church.
The chief agents in the expansion of Christianity appear not to have been those who made it a pro... more The chief agents in the expansion of Christianity appear not to have been those who made it a profession or a major part of their occupation, but men and women who earned their livelihood in some purely secular manner and spoke of their faith to those whom they met in this natural fashion.
When we speak of the "constitution" of human nature, we're asking the question, "Of what substanc... more When we speak of the "constitution" of human nature, we're asking the question, "Of what substance is man made? The Genesis creation account tells us that God "formed man from the dust of the ground" (2:7). But surely, man is more than a handful of dust. How shall we define the "substance" or "substances" of our humanity?
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This is a paper I presented to the 2013 Southeastern Regional Meeting of the Evangelical Theologi... more This is a paper I presented to the 2013 Southeastern Regional Meeting of the Evangelical Theological Society. I attempt to address the question of whether animal death and predation were part of God's original creation or facets of God's curse.
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