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Gregory A. Thornbury

• Professor of Philosophy
• Dean of the School of Theology & Missions, School of Theology & Missions
• Vice President for Spiritual Life, Spiritual Life
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157 Result(s)

Book(s), Monograph(s) or Book Chapter(s)

• Recovering Classic Evangelicalism: Applying the Wisdom and Vision of Carl F. H. Henry. Gregory Alan Thornbury. Crossway Books (March 2013). Buy at Amazon.com or Christianbook.com or Google Products | Find in Google Scholar or Summar Library
  
• Faith and Learning: A Handbook for Christian Higher Education. Edited by David S. Dockery. B&H Academic (May 2012). Union Contributor(s): Thomas R. Rosebrough (Chapter: "Faith and Transformational Teaching"); Ralph Leverett (Chapter: "Faith and Transformational Teaching"); Gene Fant (Chapter: "The Heartbeat of Christian Higher Education: The Core Curriculum"); Harry Lee Poe (Chapter: "The Gospel, Worldview, and Christian Higher Education"); Gregory Alan Thornbury (Chapter: "Biblical and Theological Studies in the Christian University"); Taylor Worley (Chapter: "The Study of Philosophy"); John T. Netland (Chapter: "Beauty, Meaning, and Power: Bearing Witness in the Profession of Words"); Scott Huelin (Chapter: "On Language and Interpretation"); James A. Patterson (Chapter: "The Study of History"); Hunter Baker (Chapter: "The Study of Political Philosophy at the Christian University"); Roman R. Williams (Chapter: "An Invitation to Sociology"); Steve R. Halla (Chapter: "Christianity and the Arts"); Christopher W. Mathews (Chapter: "Music Education from a Christian Perspective"); Mark Bolyard (Chapter: "A Christian in the Sciences"); Jimmy H. Davis (Chapter: "Science, Theology, and the Search for the Historical Adam"); Jeannette Russ (Chapter: "Christian Scholarship in Math, Physics, and Engineering"); E. Blake Watkins (Chapter: "The Study of Health Care at the Christian University"); Mary Anne Poe (Chapter: "Social Work and Counseling in the Christian Intellectual Tradition"); Emily Lean (Chapter: "The Study of Business at the Christian University"); Kimberly C. Thornbury (Chapter: "Student Life: Thinking Biblically about Vocatio and Community"); C. Ben Mitchell (Chapter: "Engaging the Culture and the Academy"). Book Website | Buy at Amazon.com or Christianbook.com or Google Products | Find in Google Scholar or Summar Library
  
• The Lord's Supper: Remembering and Proclaiming Christ Until He Comes. Edited by Thomas R. Schreiner and Matthew R. Crawford. B&H Academic (January 2011). Union Contributor(s): Ray Van Neste (Chapter: "The Lord’s Supper in the Context of the Local Church"); Gregory Alan Thornbury (Chapter: "The Lord's Supper and Works of Love"). Buy at Amazon.com or Christianbook.com or Google Products | Find in Google Scholar or Summar Library
  
• Shaping a Christian Worldview: The Foundations of Christian Higher Education. Edited by David S. Dockery & Gregory Alan Thornbury; Foreword by Charles Colson. Broadman & Holman: Nashville, TN (September 2002). Union Contributor(s): David P. Gushee (Chapter 5: "Christian Worldview, Ethics and Culture"); Gregory Alan Thornbury (Editor & Chapter 2: "The Lessons of History"); Harry Lee Poe (Chapter 4: "The Influence of C.S. Lewis"); Jimmy H. Davis (Chapter 6: "Faith and Learning"); George H. Guthrie (Chapter 1: "The Authority of Scripture"); Bradley G. Green (Chapter 3: "Theological and Philosophical Foundations"); Barbara McMillin (Chapter 7: "Christian Worldview and Literature"); Antonio A. Chiareli (Chapter 11: "Christian Worldview and the Social Sciences"); Kina S. Mallard (Chapter 12: "Christian Worldview and Media"); Thomas R. Rosebrough (Chapter 13: "Christian Worldview and Teaching"); Mary Anne Poe (Chapter 15: "Christian Worldview and Social Work"); Walton Padelford (Chapter 16: "Christian Worldview and the World of Business" (with Don Lester)); Kimberly C. Thornbury (Chapter 17: "Christian Worldview and Student Life"); Todd E. Brady (Chapter 18: "Christian Worldview and Campus Ministry"); Carla Sanderson (Conclusion: "Shaping The Academic Enterprise"). Book Website | Buy at Amazon.com or Christianbook.com or Google Products | Find in Google Scholar or Summar Library
  
• Theologians of the Baptist Tradition. Edited by Timothy George & David S. Dockery. Broadman & Holman: Nashville, TN (May 2001). Union Contributor(s): Gregory Alan Thornbury (Chapter: "Augustus Hopkins Strong"); Bradley G. Green (Chapter: "MIllard J. Erickson"). Buy at Amazon.com or Christianbook.com or Google Products | Find in Google Scholar or Summar Library
  
• Who Will Be Saved? Defending the Biblical Understanding of God, Salvation, & Evangelism. Greg Thornbury & Paul House. Crossway Books (February 2000). Buy at Amazon.com or Christianbook.com or Google Products | Find in Google Scholar or Summar Library
  

Peer-Reviewed Journal Article(s)

• "Paul's Theology of Social Transformation at the Lord's Table," The Lord's Supper, NAC Studies in Bible & Theology. (January 2010)
• "'Uncle"L The Tremendous Testimony of Li Tianen," Kairos Journal. (November 2009)
• "Prologomena," A Theology for the Church. (July 2007)
• "Atheist Chic," The American Spectator. (July 2006)
• "The Da Vinci Distraction," The American Spectator. (July 2006)
• "Christian Values in Action," Baptist Adults. (June 2006)
• "Can Christians Make Poverty History? A Critical Perspective," Breakpoint Worldview. (September 2005)
• "Mapping the Terrain: Poverty and Wealth," Kairos Journal. (January 2005)
• "The Death of Pope John Paul II," Kairos Journal. (January 2005)
• "Contrary to Press Reports, US Takes a Strong Stand for Life at UN Conference," Kairos Journal. (January 2005)
• "Help for King Henry: St. Anselm Prevents a Coup d'etat," Kairos Journal. (January 2004)
• "A Culture Without Christianity? Imagine.," Kairos Journal. (January 2004)
• "Mapping the Terrain: Stem Cell Research," Kairos Journal. (January 2004) (with C. Ben Mitchell)
• "Mapping the Terrain: The Glorious Church," Kairos Journal. (January 2004)
• "Still a Few Drops Here! -- John Calvin," Karios Journal. (January 2004) (with Greg Gilbert)
• "Modern Mordecai: Billy Graham on the Corridors of Power, 1950," Kairos Journal. (January 2004)
• "Language, Liberalism, and Horace Bushnell (1802-1876)," Kairos Journal. (January 2004)
• "From a Pub to the World: John Newton and the Eclectic Society," Kairos Journal. (January 2004) (with C. Ben Mitchell)
• "Theodore Dwight Weld: The Lane Rebellion: Truth and Action. [1834]," Kairos Journal. (January 2004) (with Aaron Menikoff)
• "Samurai Servant -- Niijima Jo (1843 - 1890)," Kairos Journal. (January 2004) (with Aaron Menikoff)
• "Graf von Galen: 'The Lion of Munster' [1941]," Kairos Journal. (January 2004)
• "France's Veil of Tears," Kairos Journal. (January 2004)
• "Exaggerated Reports of an Early Demise and Good News About The Next Cristendom," Kairos Journal. (January 2004)
• "The Dream Center: Greatness Through Serving," Kairos Journal. (January 2004)
• "Enron and the Abuse of Power," Kairos Journal. (January 2003)
• "No Accounting for Greed: Corruption at Arthur Anderson," Kairos Journal. (January 2003)
• "Where's the Love? (Rev. 2:4-5)," Kairos Journal. (January 2003)
• "Blind Guides: Espiscopalians confirm a Gay Bishop (2003)," Kairos Journal. (January 2003)
• "I Searched for a Man (Ex. 22:30)," Kairos Journal. (January 2003)
• "Should Jenny Live With Eric and Martin?," Karios Journal. (January 2003)
• "Homosexuality and the Wisdom of the Ages," Kairos Journal. (January 2003)
• "Resisting the 'Relentless Cult of Novelty'," Kairos Journal. (January 2003)
• "Christian Marriages Do Last," Kairos Journal. (January 2003)
• "God in the Public Square?," Kairos Journal. (January 2003)
• "The Nietzschean Nature of Abortion," Kairos Journal. (January 2003)
• "The "Softening" of Public Education in America, What Went Wrong?," Kairos Journal. (January 2003)
• "Prominent Sociologist Reports: Christians Do Not Live Like They Say They Believe," Kairos Journal. (January 2003)
• "What the 'Word of Faith' Movement is Saying," Kairos Journal. (January 2003)
• "Reasons a Pastor Might Not Address Public Square Issues, Part One," Kairos Journal. (January 2003)
• "When Compassion Is Not Enough: How Corruption Affects Global Debt Relief," Kairos Journal. (January 2003)
• "Does Jim Wallis Have God's Politics?," Kairos Journal. (January 2003)
• "Outrage in Sydney: Ohillip Jenses Preaches the "Wrong" Kind of Sermon," Kairos Journal. (January 2003)
• "Courage in Krakow: The Witness of Bishop Stanislaus (1079 A.D.)," Kairos Journal. (January 2003)
• "Hugh Latimer: God's Ploughman (1548)," Kairos Journal. (January 2003)
• "Latimer's Candle (1553)," Kairos Journal. (January 2003)
• "Dietrich Bonhoeffer: The End -- A Beginning [1945]," Kairos Journal. (January 2003)
• "The Children's Companion - George Bull (1799 - 1865)," Kairos Journal. (January 2003) (with Mark O'Donohue)
• "Edward VI -- Latter Day Josiah," Kairos Journal. (January 2003)
• "Sex, Lies, and "The Kinsey Report," 1848," Kairos Journal. (January 2003)
• "The Connecticut Colony: "You Must Get Married [1637]," Kairos Journal. (January 2003)
• "Body or Soul?: D.L. Moddy, A.C. Dixon, and "The Great Reversal."," Kairos Journal. (January 2003)
• "Learning from Misfortune: The Scopes Monkey Trial -- Summer, 1925," Kairos Journal. (January 2003)
• "Mapping the Terrain: The Church's Prophetic Voice," Kairos Journal. (January 2003)
• "The Remarkable Claims of Athenagoras," Kairos Journal. (January 2003)
• "Thomas Jefferson's Anticlericalism, Church, and State," Kairos Journal. (January 2003)
• "The Hippocratic Oath (420 B.C.): A Cure for Medical Moral Relativism," Kairos Journal. (January 2003)
• "Early Evil: the Legalizatino of Abortion in Russia (1920)," Kairos Journal. (January 2003)

Magazine Article(s)

• "The Bible: Anti-Semitic? (Is. 1:4)," Kairos Journal. (January 2008) (with Mark O'Donohue)
• "Can Christians Make Poverty History? A Critical Perspective," Breakpoint Worldview. (September 2005)
• "Forgiven," Baptist Adults. (June 2005)
• "Justified," Baptist Adults. (June 2005)
• "Commissioned," Baptist Adults. (June 2005)
• "Glorified," Baptist Adults. (June 2005)
• "The Holy Spirit is God," Baptist Adults. (June 2005)
• "The Work of the Holy Spirit," Baptist Adults. (April 2005)
• "The Spirit and the Church," Baptist Adults. (April 2005)
• "The Indwelling Spirit," Baptist Adults. (April 2005)
• "Filled with the Spirit," Baptist Adults. (April 2005)
• "Sanctified," Baptist Adults. (April 2005)
• "Promised by the Prophets," Baptist Adults. (January 2005)
• "Born of a Virgin," Baptist Adults. (January 2005)
• "His Sinless Life," Baptist Adults. (January 2005)
• "Sacrifice for Sin," Baptist Adults. (January 2005)
• "The Lord Who Lives," Baptist Adults. (January 2005)
• "The Bible is Not Man's Idea," Baptist Adults. (September 2004)
• "Many Books -- Yet One Voice," Baptist Adults. (September 2004)
• "Inspiration -- The Breath of God," Baptist Adults. (September 2004)
• "The Book With a Purpose," Baptist Adults. (September 2004)
• "People of the Book ," Baptist Adults. (September 2004)
• "Salting the Earth (Matt. 5:13)," Kairos Journal. (June 2004)
• "Capturing Every Thought for Christ," Kairos Journal. (January 2004) (with C. Ben Mitchell)
• "The Virgin Bride (Rev. 19:6-8)," Kairos Journal. (January 2004) (with Mark O'Donohue)
• "Early Evil: The Legalization of Abortion in Soviet Russia (1920)," The Southern Baptist Journal of Theology. (June 2003)
• "The Heart of a Child, the Mind of a Grown Up," The Unionite. (June 2003)
• "Galatians: Charter of Grace," Life Answers. (June 2003)
• "Righteousness, Self Control, and the Coming Judgment (Acts 24:24-26)," Kairos Journal. (January 2003)
• "Whatever the Lord Says, That I Will Speak (1 Kings 22:8-9, 13-14)," Kairos Journal. (January 2003)
• "Better All the Time?," Kairos Journal. (January 2003)
• "A True Light (Phil. 2:14-16)," Kairos Journal. (January 2003)
• "Suicide by Greed," Kairos Journal. (January 2003) (with Mark Coppenger)
• "Crossing the Picket Line (Rev. 2:22-23)," Kairos Journal. (January 2003)
• "The City of Man and the Verdict of God (Gen. 11:1-8)," Kairos Journal. (January 2003)
• "You Shall Be to Me...A Holy Nation (Ex. 19:4-8; 20:1-3)," Kairos Journal. (January 2003)
• "What to Watch For (Amos 5:10-13)," Kairos Journal. (January 2003)
• "Yet, I Will (Hab. 3:17-18)," Kairos Journal. (January 2003)
• "Games of Chance, Acts of God (Prov. 16:33, 21:1)," Kairos Journal. (January 2003)
• "When Hypocrisy Corrupts Theology (Gal. 2:11-14)," Kairos Journal. (January 2003) (with Aaron Menikoff))
• "Ignorance is Bliss (Jer. 14:18)," Kairos Journal. (January 2003)
• "The Haggadot Distraction (1 Tim. 1:3-5)," Kairos Journal. (January 2003)
• "Did Francis Schaeffer Offer an Accurate Portrayal of St. Thomas' Epistemology?," The Southern Baptist Journal of Theology. (June 2002)
• "Dietrich Bonhoeffer: Church Reformer," The Southern Baptist Journal of Theology. (January 2000)

Other Article(s)

• "The Wisdom of the Past," The Jackson Sun. (October 2009)
• "Car Culture Loses Its Romance," The Jackson Sun. (August 2009)
• "Obama, Benedict and Respect for Authority," The Jackson Sun. (July 2009)
• "This is Your Hometown," The Jackson Sun. (June 2009)
• "When You're Down and Out," The Jackson Sun. (April 2009)
• "On the 36th Anniversary of Roe v. Wade," The Jackson Sun. (January 2009)
• "The Politics of Narcissism," The Jackson Sun. (July 2008)
• "Citizens of Iowa Show Courage," The Jackson Sun. (June 2008)
• "The Future of Dignity," The Jackson Sun. (May 2008)
• "Remember the Elderly at Christmas," The Jackson Sun. (December 2007)
• "Religion Matters on the Campaign Trail," The Jackson Sun. (November 2007)
• "Evangelicals at the Crossroads," The Jackson Sun. (October 2007)
• "Children Need Our Time, Attention," The Jackson Sun. (September 2007)
• "Despite Claims, Church Alive and Well," The Jackson Sun. (August 2007)
• "Don't Forget the African Churches," The Jackson Sun. (July 2007)
• "The Gospel of Judas -- Nothing But Hype," The Jackson Sun. (April 2006)
• "Should God Be in the Public Square?," Memphis Commercial Appeal. (September 2003)
• "We Can't Help But Tell the Truth (Acts 4:18-20)," Karios Journal. (January 2003)

Presentation(s)

• "Christianity in Recovery in a Secular Age" The Vienna Forum. Vienna, , Austria. (October 2009)
• "Homo Faber? " Beeson Divinity School Series on the Nicene Creed. Birmingham, AL (October 2009)
• "How the Protestant Reformation Changed Modern Scholarship" Alphi Chi Chapter, Union University. Jackson, TN (October 2009)
• "The Puzzle of the Problem of Evil" Dogwood Church Conference. Peachtree, GA (August 2009)
• "Mugged by Enlightenment" Making Men Moral Conference. Jackson, TN (March 2009)
• "Cultural Engagement Seminar" IMPACT 360. GA (March 2009)
• "Cultural Engagment Seminar" IMPACT 360. GA (February 2008)
• "Jan Hus" Walking With the Saints, Beeson Divinity School. Birmingham, AL (September 2007)
• "Theology of Government, a Series of Three Lectures" Sovereign Grace Ministries National Student Conference. Grantham, PA (August 2007)
• "Educating for Shalom: Strategies for Implementation" Council for Christian Colleges and Universities International Forum. (March 2006)
• "Postmodernism" Olivent Nazarence University Chapel Lecture. (February 2005)
• "Theta Alpha Kappa Lectures" University of Mobile. Mobile, AL (February 2005)
• "A Dooyeweerdian Critique of Thomistic and Augustinian Approaches to Truth" Evanglical Theological Society. (November 2004)
• "Baptist Identity and Post-Denominationalism" Baptist Identity: Is There a Future? conference at Union University. Jackson, TN (April 2004)
• "Statecraft, Soulcraft, and Higher Education: A Dooyeweerdian Perspective" Christianity and the Soul of the University, Baylor University. Waco, TX (March 2004)
• "Worldviews and Cultures: Keeping a Hopeful Attitude" Training Seminar for Pennsylvania state educators sponsored by Solid Ground Communications. Lewisburg, PA (March 2004)
• "Extra Ecclesianm Nulla Salus? A Baptist Re-appropriation of Cyprian and Augustine's Ecclesial Maxim" The Baptist Policy Conference, New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. New Orleans, LA (February 2004)
• "Fright, Flight, or Fight? A Biblical Perspective on the Culture Wars" Oral Roberts University Student Leaders Presentation. Tulsa, OK (January 2004)
• "The Revelation of the Children of God: The Christian Worldview in Contemporary Culture" Oral Roberts University Chapel. Tulsa, OK (January 2004)
• "The Mind of a Child, the Heart of a Grown-Up" Oral Roberts University Faculty Luncheon. Tulsa, OK (January 2004)
• "The Transformation of American Religion" Oral Roberts University Annual Ethics Conference. Tulsa, OK (January 2004)
• "The Pastoral Epistles" January Bible Study, First Baptist Church. Adamsville, TN (January 2004)
• "Can the Church Recover Its Doctrinal Integrity" Leavell College Theology & Culture Lecture Series. New Orleans, LA (October 2003)
• "The Crisis & The Kairos: A Christian Confronts the Public Square" Oral Roberts University. Tulsa, OK (August 2003)
• "The Importance of Joining a Local Church" Union University Chapel. Jackson, TN (August 2003)
• "The Reformation Epistemology of Carl F.H. Henry" Evanglical Theological Society. Toronto, , Canada. (October 2002)
• "What Hath Britney to Do With Jerusalem? The Church Confronts Pop Culture" Florida Baptist Convention. Lake Yale, FL (October 2002)
• "The Reformational Voluntarism of Carl F.H. Henry's Epistemology" Remaking the Modern Mind Conference. Jackson, TN (March 2002)

Award/Recognition(s)

• Who's Who Among American Teachers 2005
• Messiah College Young Alumnus Achievement Award 2001
• Who's Who Among American Teachers 2000

Dissertation

• "The Legacy of Natural Theology in the Northern Baptist Theological Tradition, 1827-1918" (May 2001) at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary

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