Papers by Jamin A Hübner
Canadian American Theological Review, 2021
Contemporary discourse on the intersection of Critical Theory (CT), Critical Race Theory (CRT) an... more Contemporary discourse on the intersection of Critical Theory (CT), Critical Race Theory (CRT) and Christian theology and ethics has reached an all-time high. This is particularly true with white evangelicalism in the U.S., where denominations, popular figures, and an endless stream of media regularly, publicly, and explicitly decry “Critical Theory” in all its forms—even if it is clear that critics have not informed themselves of what exactly they are critiquing. What explains this social and cultural phenomenon? And is CT really inherently opposed to all things “Christian”? This paper will suggest that, despite being categorically different, CT and certain traditions of Christian thought are highly complementary, even to the point where specific ideas of specific Critical Theories function as extensions of classical theological dogmas. Specific attention is given to the psychology of racism in Critical Race Theory and the doctrine of total depravity in reformed thought, among others.
The Journal of Religious Leadership, 2021
Today’s socioeconomic situation is characterized by many challenges—power and wealth inequality, ... more Today’s socioeconomic situation is characterized by many challenges—power and wealth inequality, environmental crises, abusive relationships at work, labor exploitation, consumerism, instability, debt traps, and so on. Many look only to shave off the rough edges of capitalism, but this project proposes that the rich tradition of worker cooperatives is a more sustainable and effective response. It is also more coherent
within and supported by the social justice imperative of a Christian framework. Religious leaders are thus encouraged to understand the fundamental economic challenges, how cooperatives solve them, and how to take this new understanding of economic relations into our communities.
Faith and Economics, 2020
The negative outcomes of industrial capitalism and neoliberalism continue to grow in the twenty-f... more The negative outcomes of industrial capitalism and neoliberalism continue to grow in the twenty-first century, causing many social scientists to look for solutions and alternatives to the status quo. Major ideologies gravitate towards collectivization and statism on the one hand, and anarcho-capitalism and the "commodification of everything" on the other. There is, however, a growing movement towards decentralization by democratization. This article examines worker's cooperatives and the framework behind the cooperative movement (distributism and anarcho-socialism) as a robust solution to the central problems of our economy. Worker's cooperatives, while still not common in many industries, are both theoretically sound and have been concretely tested.
The Bible Translator, 2021
The pleonastic hypernegation οὐ μὴ is widely recognized as conveying an emphatic “no.” However, a... more The pleonastic hypernegation οὐ μὴ is widely recognized as conveying an emphatic “no.” However, all major English translations fail to render it consistently with such emphasis. This article explores the nature of this disparity by locating οὐ μὴ linguistically, semantically, and lexically within New Testament literature and contemporary research. It concludes that, despite theoretical exceptions and the erroneous trend of translations, οὐ μὴ should, in the New Testament, always be rendered with some explicit emphasis.
Faith and Economics, 2020
Canadian American Theological Review, 2019
Evangelical Protestantism in North America has undergone considerable evolution in the last centu... more Evangelical Protestantism in North America has undergone considerable evolution in the last century. One of the most notable movements is a resurgence of “reformed theology” and, along with it, the use of countless labels, such as “new Calvinism,” "Neocalvinism,” “Continental Calvinism,” “the Young, Restless, and Reformed” (YRR), “Four-Point Calvinists,” “Reformed Baptists,” “Confessionally Reformed,” "1689ers,” “Reformational,” “presuppositionalists,” etc. Internal debate rages about who is “truly reformed” and what makes this the case. This article develops an original, encyclopedic introduction to contemporary reformed thought in four streams: (1) Confessional Reformed, (2) Calvinist Baptist, (3) Neocalvinist, and (4) Progressive Reformed, identifying the basic ideas, schools, figures,
and systematic theologies within each group. It also identifies substantial differences between them, using bibliology as a case study.
The Canadian-American Theological Review, 2018
The evangelical debate over creation, evolution, and intelligent design continues well into the t... more The evangelical debate over creation, evolution, and intelligent design continues well into the twenty-first century. As part of this ongoing drama, Crossway recently released a thousand-page critique of theistic evolution in a book by that title. The volume's many authors aim to settle the conflict once and for all by a three-pronged analysis-scientific, philosophical, and theological. This article is an extended, critical review of Theistic Evolution (2017) giving special attention to modernism and biblical-theological dimensions. The last portion weighs in heavily on the ever-present confusion regarding miracles and divine action in Christian theological discourse. While primary attention is given to the creationist-ID case, the review also identifies fresh correctives for evolutionary creation model(s) (primarily of the American variety) and offers an appraisal of the debate at large.
Priscilla Papers, 2019
The "Nashville Statement" is a publication of the Council of Biblical Manhood and Womanhood that ... more The "Nashville Statement" is a publication of the Council of Biblical Manhood and Womanhood that made national headlines when it was released in September 2017. The Statement is a formal theological and ethical document that aims to address LGBTQ issues from an American fundamentalist-evangelical perspective. This paper is a critical review of the Statement from a more generous Christian perspective with an emphasis on the theological and ethical concerns.
This article was previously published in the 2018 booklet "Eyes to See and Ears to Hear" by CBE.
Eyes to See and Ears to Hear Women: Sexual Assault as a Crisis of Evangelical Theology, 2018
The "Nashville Statement" is a publication of the Council of Biblical Manhood and Womanhood that ... more The "Nashville Statement" is a publication of the Council of Biblical Manhood and Womanhood that made national headlines when it was released in September 2017. The Statement is a formal theological and ethical document that aims to address LGBTQ issues from an American fundamentalist-evangelical perspective. This paper is a critical review of the Statement from a more generous Christian perspective with an emphasis on the theological and ethical concerns.
Libertarian Papers, 2018
Meaningfully defining “nationalism” is particularly challenging in a twenty-first-century context... more Meaningfully defining “nationalism” is particularly challenging in a twenty-first-century context. Combined with overlap with related concepts, such as “statism” and “patriotism,” there exists an ever-present risk of losing the ability to effectively identify the main features of nationalism, and therefore a risk of losing our awareness of its influence. However, the resurgence of nationalism under the Trump administration provides a unique opportunity to reassess this powerful cultural phenomenon. In the spirit of Rothbard’s “Anatomy of the State,” this article seeks to provide a fresh, critical, and contemporary description of nationalism based on (a) three recent essays published in Hillsdale College’s Imprimis, and (b) a critical comparison of the inaugural speeches of Presidents Obama and Trump. After this analysis, the article concludes by listing eight features of contemporary nationalism.
The Journal of Religious Leadership, 2017
This article unfolds the problems created by accreditation in higher education from both a strate... more This article unfolds the problems created by accreditation in higher education from both a strategic and Christian perspective, especially as it relates to organization and innovation.
After identifying accreditation as essentially educational colonization/hegemony, I review original data that was collected from regional accreditors as well as accreditor standards in light of basic institutional goals. Among other conclusions, I suggest that the late-modern office of college "president" should be abolished, organizational chart be flattened, and accrediting standards reflect (at the very least) more internal coherence.
Priscilla Papers, 2015
This article analyzes how translators attempt to render 1 Timothy 2:12, and offers a provisional ... more This article analyzes how translators attempt to render 1 Timothy 2:12, and offers a provisional alternative.
Priscilla Papers, 2015
This article questions the claim about whether American evangelical patriarchalist (or "complemen... more This article questions the claim about whether American evangelical patriarchalist (or "complementarian") ideological defenses have changed through time or not, using New Testament exegesis as the realm of case studies.
The Journal for the Study of Paul and His Letters, 2015
This paper is the most thorough meta-data study of the hapax legomenon αὐθεντέω in 1 Timothy 2:12... more This paper is the most thorough meta-data study of the hapax legomenon αὐθεντέω in 1 Timothy 2:12 ever published. It assumes not direct authorship of Paul but "Paul's hand" in writing it (such that I refer to "Paul" throughout the article for shorthand).
The study is also oriented towards ongoing debates in Christian churches surrounding women in ministry. The study reveals that those scholars who have used the text to prohibit women in Christian ministry have misconstrued the data conducted by their own studies and compromised the fundamental characteristics of the immediate context.
The Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society, Mar 2016
This article exposes a hermeneutical double-standard prominent in "complementarian" (patriarchali... more This article exposes a hermeneutical double-standard prominent in "complementarian" (patriarchalist) interpretations of 1 Timothy 2:12. The article broke a near quarter-century anti-patriarchal silence in the Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society
Faith and Thought, Oct 2015
This article is an expanded version of a lecture I gave at an international science and faith con... more This article is an expanded version of a lecture I gave at an international science and faith conference in Hamilton, Ontario in 2014 as a member of the American Scientific Affiliation. The article synthesizes and distills the key philosophical and scientific contributions to the theory of "emergentism" or "emergence."
Book Reviews by Jamin A Hübner
Canadian American Theological Review, 2022
Canadian American Theological Review , 2018
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within and supported by the social justice imperative of a Christian framework. Religious leaders are thus encouraged to understand the fundamental economic challenges, how cooperatives solve them, and how to take this new understanding of economic relations into our communities.
and systematic theologies within each group. It also identifies substantial differences between them, using bibliology as a case study.
This article was previously published in the 2018 booklet "Eyes to See and Ears to Hear" by CBE.
After identifying accreditation as essentially educational colonization/hegemony, I review original data that was collected from regional accreditors as well as accreditor standards in light of basic institutional goals. Among other conclusions, I suggest that the late-modern office of college "president" should be abolished, organizational chart be flattened, and accrediting standards reflect (at the very least) more internal coherence.
The study is also oriented towards ongoing debates in Christian churches surrounding women in ministry. The study reveals that those scholars who have used the text to prohibit women in Christian ministry have misconstrued the data conducted by their own studies and compromised the fundamental characteristics of the immediate context.
Book Reviews by Jamin A Hübner
within and supported by the social justice imperative of a Christian framework. Religious leaders are thus encouraged to understand the fundamental economic challenges, how cooperatives solve them, and how to take this new understanding of economic relations into our communities.
and systematic theologies within each group. It also identifies substantial differences between them, using bibliology as a case study.
This article was previously published in the 2018 booklet "Eyes to See and Ears to Hear" by CBE.
After identifying accreditation as essentially educational colonization/hegemony, I review original data that was collected from regional accreditors as well as accreditor standards in light of basic institutional goals. Among other conclusions, I suggest that the late-modern office of college "president" should be abolished, organizational chart be flattened, and accrediting standards reflect (at the very least) more internal coherence.
The study is also oriented towards ongoing debates in Christian churches surrounding women in ministry. The study reveals that those scholars who have used the text to prohibit women in Christian ministry have misconstrued the data conducted by their own studies and compromised the fundamental characteristics of the immediate context.
The game's experience is uniquely immersive. Players are saturated in charismatic cult personalities, theological doctrines and catechesis, propaganda through sermons, songs and choirs, distinguished techniques of manipulation and coercion, biblicism and prophecy, a culture of obedience, shame and fear, groupthink, identity markers and rituals, preparations for the end of the world, and all of the other key, sociological aspects of religious fundamentalism. The game also vividly portrays some of the “hick” culture of the Midwest—a world of “God and guns,” prepper stashes, institutional paranoia, political mockery of “the libtards," etc.
The purpose of this presentation is to examine the finer details of the game and argue that, firstly, (a) the game incisively and accurately underscores some of the growing, contemporary socio-religious concerns of American religion, and secondly (b) identifies several local approximations of the Seed cult. Special attention is given to the religious fundamentalism of the Black Hills region and the notorious Christ Church of Moscow, Idaho (both bordering nearby Montana), utilizing eye-witness testimony and recent journalism on the subject. Attendees of the presentation will hopefully discover that the disturbing themes of FarCry 5 are not “just a game,” but a powerful window into contemporary conservative religious culture.
The following transcript is a portion of the post-panel discussion Q and A where audience members in the hotel ball room asked questions to Grudem. There, it was revealed that Grudem changed from his former views, now adopting eternal generation, though still maintaining his original argument for women's subordination and male headship. A half dozen books have been written about this controversy in the last decade, three of which are cited in this PDF.
The panel consisted of Sam Storms (moderator and then President elect of ETS), Kevin Giles, Millard Erickson, Bruce Ware, and Wayne Grudem.
Presented at the 2017 Regional Canadian-American Theological Association Conference in the campus of Northeastern Seminary in Rochester, NY.
Presented as a workshop at the 2017 CBE National Conference in Orlando, FL.
Presented at the 2017 National CBE Conference in Wynham Resort in Orlando, FL.
They are organized according to general theological persuasion, moving from "liberal" to "conservative," as it were.
(Scripture quotations are from New Revised Standard Version Bible, copyright © 1989, 1995 National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide.)