John Mark Hicks
Lipscomb University, Hazelip School of Theology, Faculty Member
- I am Professor of Theology in the Hazelip School of Theology at Lipscomb University in Nashville, TN. I have taught f... moreI am Professor of Theology in the Hazelip School of Theology at Lipscomb University in Nashville, TN. I have taught full time for over 40 years. My areas of interest are historical theology, systematic theology, and the theology of the Stone-Campbell Movement.edit
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Explore God\u27s dynamic relationshipi with ancient Israel through one of the neglected books - Chronicles. Rediscover God\u27s testing, healing and seeking of His people in our own times
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The early division between Baptists and the Reformers in Alexander Campbell's Restoration Movement (Stone-Campbell Movement) was focused on the nature of Christian experience and assurance.
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Can the church balance her commitment to love a broken world along with her commitment to holy living? In an interdisciplinary convesation, a psychologist, historian, theologian, literature professor, and minister explore how achieving... more
Can the church balance her commitment to love a broken world along with her commitment to holy living? In an interdisciplinary convesation, a psychologist, historian, theologian, literature professor, and minister explore how achieving this balance may be more difficult than any of us had imagined
Explore God\u27s dynamic relationshipi with ancient Israel through one of the neglected books - Chronicles. Rediscover God\u27s testing, healing and seeking of His people in our own times
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Psalm 104 praises God for the goodness of creation, which God directs and enjoys. A theocentric (rather than an anthropocentric or a biocentric) understanding of the creation prioritizes God\u27s intent for the creation where God provides... more
Psalm 104 praises God for the goodness of creation, which God directs and enjoys. A theocentric (rather than an anthropocentric or a biocentric) understanding of the creation prioritizes God\u27s intent for the creation where God provides space and care for all creatures
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Copyright © 1999 College Press Publishing Companv Third printing 2006 Printed and Bound in the United States of America All Rights Reserved Cover Design bv Brett Lverla All Scripture quotations, unless indicated, are taken from THE HOLY... more
Copyright © 1999 College Press Publishing Companv Third printing 2006 Printed and Bound in the United States of America All Rights Reserved Cover Design bv Brett Lverla All Scripture quotations, unless indicated, are taken from THE HOLY BIBLE: NEW INTERNATIONAL ...
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The baptismal theology of Alexander Campbell from his immersion into the 1830s.
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... REASON AND RHETORIC by John Mark Hicks Harding University Graduate School of Religion A Lecture Presented at The Evangelical Theological Society, 47th Annual Meeting Philadelphia, PA, November 1995 A version was ...
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This article is a theological follow-up to the historical interpretation of 1 the man or the plan controversy offered in ResQ 37/3 (1995) 13957. This first paragraph is a summary of the previous article's conclusion. Moser... more
This article is a theological follow-up to the historical interpretation of 1 the man or the plan controversy offered in ResQ 37/3 (1995) 13957. This first paragraph is a summary of the previous article's conclusion. Moser (Nashville: Gospel Advocate, 1932). In 1976 Fanning Yater Tant, 2 ...
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but there are reasons to emphasize the sacramental character of baptism, the Lords Supper, and assembly. If sacrament means some kind of ritualistic power rooted in institutionalism or clerical authority, then I would not use the term.... more
but there are reasons to emphasize the sacramental character of baptism, the Lords Supper, and assembly. If sacrament means some kind of ritualistic power rooted in institutionalism or clerical authority, then I would not use the term. If sacrament has overtones of magical powers or superstition, then I would not use the term. If sacrament entails that faith is unnecessary or that the ritualistic act itself (in terms of its own power) imparts grace, then I would not use the term. Or if sacrament is understood to restrict Gods freedom, I would avoid the term. I do not use sacrament in any those senses. On the contrary, I am interested in using this language because it emphasizes that God acts through appointed means to impart grace, assurance and an experience of the future to believers by the power of the Spirit because of the work of Christ. I prefer sacrament to ordinance precisely because I want to emphasize that God works through these means since much of American Christia...
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Just as Zurich (“Zwinglianism”) and Geneva (“Calvinianism”) found sacramental common ground in the Consensus Tigurinus, this paper explores whether such a rapprochement is possible between Southern Baptists and Churches of Christ who, in... more
Just as Zurich (“Zwinglianism”) and Geneva (“Calvinianism”) found sacramental common ground in the Consensus Tigurinus, this paper explores whether such a rapprochement is possible between Southern Baptists and Churches of Christ who, in many ways, are the credobaptistic heirs of Zurich and Geneva. Since there is presently a renewed discussion among Southern Baptists and British Baptists concerning baptismal “sacramentalism” and there is also a new openness among Churches of Christ toward a more historic Calvinian understanding of baptism as a means of grace, there is hope for some kind of “rapprochement” between Southern Baptists and Churches of Christ in the United States. With historical perspective and theological reflection Churches of Christ and Southern Baptists are potentially on the verge of a Consensus Americanus.
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My title is immediately offensive. It offends some Campbellites who always thought their baptismal theology was kind and gentle. And it offends all Campbellites because none of them like the being called Campbellites. As a good... more
My title is immediately offensive. It offends some Campbellites who always thought their baptismal theology was kind and gentle. And it offends all Campbellites because none of them like the being called Campbellites. As a good Campbellite I immediately resist the designation but it is important here for three reasons. First, as a historical descriptor it identifies my specific theological tradition in contrast to other baptistic traditions (e.g., Mennonite, Southern Baptist, etc.). 2 Second, it acknowledges that the baptismal theology of Churches of Christ is rooted in and shaped by Alexander Campbell. 3 Third, it recognizes that the history of Campbellite-Baptist relations has often been hostile. 4 Consensus in a spirit of kindnesss and gentleness would be a new chapter in the history of Campbellite-Baptist relations. My " kinder, gentler " Campbellite baptismal theology in the context of our dialogue today consists of four points: 1) baptism is part of the New Testament conversion narrative; 2) Calvinian 5 baptismal theology correctly identifies the soteriological significance of baptism as a means of grace; 3) baptism serves faith and is subordinate to its soteriological function; and 4) salvation is a process of transformation into the image of Christ which both gives baptism its theological significance and limits its soteriological importance. By a " kinder, gentler " Campbellite baptismal theology I mean one that is both Campbellite (Calvinian 6)—baptism is a means of grace that is
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The function of law in the sanctification of the believer.
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Arminianism and Calvinism, and the nature of eternal security.
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When discussion between Arminians and Calvinists focuses on the economic revelation of redemption, the means of faith and the Christocentric nature of salvation, their differences on election and security recede into a theoretical... more
When discussion between Arminians and Calvinists focuses on the economic revelation of redemption, the means of faith and the Christocentric nature of salvation, their differences on election and security recede into a theoretical background as common ground emerges in theology and practice.
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Imprecations in both the first and second testaments.
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One of the forgotten debates from the first decade of the 20th century among Churches of Christ is whether audible participation in the assembly through prayer, singing and exhortation was a woman's “privilege” or a subversion of the... more
One of the forgotten debates from the first decade of the 20th century among Churches of Christ is whether audible participation in the assembly through prayer, singing and exhortation was a woman's “privilege” or a subversion of the created order. May women lead prayer in the assembly? May women lead singing in the assembly? May women read Scripture in the assembly? May women exhort, edify or comfort the assembly through audible speech?
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When the division between Churches of Christ and the Christian Churches was recognized by the religious census of 1906, the theological perspectives among the Churches of Christ were fairly diverse. While there was an ecclesiological... more
When the division between Churches of Christ and the Christian Churches was recognized by the religious census of 1906, the theological perspectives among the Churches of Christ were fairly diverse. While there was an ecclesiological consensus to separate from the Christian Churches, there was considerable diversity between the three major representative “traditions” among Churches of Christ which threatened that formal unity.
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This essay offers a succinct case for the full participation of women in the assemblies gathered for prayer, praise, and mutual edification. I do not entertain the potential objections and alternative perspectives in this brief text. My... more
This essay offers a succinct case for the full participation of women in the assemblies gathered for prayer, praise, and mutual edification. I do not entertain the potential objections and alternative perspectives in this brief text. My book "Women Serving God: My Journey in Understanding Their Story in the Bible" contains more detail and fuller argumentation. This is my contribution to the ongoing discussion of traditional, complementarian, and egalitarian perspectives in the contemporary church in North America.