The following are selected papers and articles that I have written on a variety of topics that relate to how we understand and seek to practice our Christian faith. Some of these were written as class assignments during my theological studies at Eastern Baptist Theological Seminary. I also include selected letters. Some of these writings have been edited.for suitability in this forum. Please give credit if any of this material is reprinted or disseminated. --Allen
Academic Papers
What Would Christianity Be Like Without Paul?
A Response to the Jehovah Witnesses tract, "Should You Believe in The Trinity?"
Two Cases in Sexual and Biomedical Ethics
Roots in the Land: Recovering Oikonomia Economics through Rural People
Book & Article Reviews
"Amos' Intercessory Formula" by Walter Brueggemann
"The New Testament and Criticism" by George Ladd
"Tongues of Fire" by David Martin
"For the Common Good" by Herman Daley & John Cobb, jr.
"The Reversal of Creation in Hosea" by Michael DeRoche
"The Old Testament and the Proclamation of the Gospel" by Elizabeth Achtemeier
"Jehu" from "The Politics of God and the Politics of Man" by Jacques Ellul
"The Judgment of Jonah" by Jacques Ellul
"An Evangelical Response to the Preaching of Amos" by Thomas John Finley
"Food For Tomorrow?" by C. Dean Freudenberger
"Beyond Poverty and Affluence" by Goudzwaard & de Lange
"Expressly for Our Time" (on the prophet Amos) by Carl G. Howie
"Knowledge of God in the Church" (on the prophet Hosea) by Walter Harrelson
"Eschatalogical Symbol and Existence in Habakkuk" by Gerald Janzen
"Healing America's Wounds" by John Dawson
"Biblical Exegesis in the Apostolic Period" by Richard Longenecker
"The Theological Message of Hosea: Its Preaching Values" by Elizabeth Achtemeier
"Hosea 5:8 - 6:6" by Millard Lind
"Biblical Ethics and Social Change" by Stephen Mott
"... The Oxford Declaration and Beyond" ed. Schlossberg, Samuel, Sider.
"Zechariah's Visions: A Theological Perspective" by David L. Petersen
"Preferential Option: A Christian and Neoliberal Strategy for Latin America's Poor" byAmy Sherman
"Human Image: World Image: The Death and Resurrection of Sacred Cosmology" by Philip Sherrard
"The Strange Silence of the Bible in the Church" by James D. Smart
"The Broken Covenant: Bankrupt Religion" (Hosea) by John Olen Strange
"Micah in Dispute With the Pseudo-Prophets" by A.S. Van Der Woude
"The Message of the Prophet Hosea" by James M. Ward
"God and Mammon" by Robert Wuthnow
Letters
Appeal to political leaders in Pocahontas County for Charity with one another
Letter to The Church of God on Inviting Oliver North as Conference Speaker
Letter to the Moderator of the Church of the Brethren on Sexuality
Letter to Pat Robertson on Religious Freedom and Conscientious Objection
Letter to Senator Rockefeller on Selective Service
Letter to The Charleston Gazette on Sports Priorities over Education in Universities
Letter to Dean Ohlman on his article, "Would Jesus Shoot a Ten-Point Buck?"
Letter to Dr. Deotis Roberts on Theological Education
Letter to "The Pocahontas Times" on the National Forest Roadless Initiative
Letter to a nephew on a Christian response to war
Issues & Advocacy
Of Good and Evil: Meditations on the Death Penalty
Democracy in Haiti: Can it Birth? Charleston Gazette, April, 1994
A Vision Statement for the Evangelical Environmental Network
Creation Care as a Catalyst for Christian Revival
Pro-Life or Anti-Abortion? Reaffirming Our Commitment
Personal and Autobiographical