The study aimed to determine the number and percentage of CPBC scholars who are currently serving CPBC churches or related institutions, the number and percentage of CPBC scholars who have not consistently served CPBC ...

This study attempted to critically analyze the role that Christianity and Islam have played in the search for peace in Mindanao as represented by various Christian and Islamic religious organizations which have been deeply ...

This research study was conducted to determine the status of pastoral ordination and the pursuit for higher education among women graduates of the College of Theology at Central Philippine University. The research used the ...

This study aimed to determine factors related to the Convention Baptist ministers' understanding of the cultural mandate in the creation account of Genesis and its implications to their current perception of environmental ...

The intent of this study is to utilize a phenomenological qualitative paradigm to explore the lived experience of the Baptist Ministers as full-time within the church. The conceptual framework was shaped by the following ...

An interest in physical healing was common to the nations of the ancient world. In most instances, healing was closely related with the religion of the people and often mixed with magic and superstition. Those who practiced ...

The Need for the Study The Convention of Philippine Baptist Churches (CPBC) Board of Trustees formed a committee to study the issue of Local Autonomy. Unfortunately, the committee did not work as expected. Consequently, ...

Philippine families are in crisis situation nowadays. What affects them is not just a matter of internal relationship changes but a matter of both internal and external pressures which are caused by globalization. Globalization ...

This dissertation seeks to explore the following problem: What are the implications of Paul’s concept of skenopoiia to the current perceptions on bivocational ministry among the churches of the Convention of Philippine ...

One of the most significant developments in the Quest for the Historical Jesus is the continuing challenge posed by Lessing's ditch between faith and history or Bultmann's impasse on fact and significance. This timeless problem emerged over and over in the history of the church as it sought to respond to new challenges arising from every new age. Wolfhart Pannenberg is one of the modern Protestant theologians who attempts to bridge this gulf and break this deadlock. He seeks a converging point between christology and modern thought. He also pursues to mend the split between faith and history, thus making his christology eclipsed by rationalism. This governs Pannenberg’s christological approach in Jesus, God and Man which ignited extensive theological interests and criticisms after its publication. In dealing with the intricacy of Pannenberg's christological method, this chapter will survey Pannenberg's concept of history in relation to the factuality of confessions and plausibility of formulations of faith in the historical Jesus. Pannenberg's method is one which defines the historical basis of christological formulations in a language relevant and responsive to contemporary historical questions. This chapter will also explore the viability of his method. Lastly it will assess the logic of Pannenberg's apologetic approach of situating his christology in dialogue with contemporary intellectuals....