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Elizabeth Newman

Instructor, Special Programs
Divinity School

Scholarly Works - Book sections


Remembering Churches

Book section · November 30, 2022 This book contends that the distinctive Baptist ecclesial vision is best embodied in twelve core practices of Baptist churches and their interrelationship: covenanting, discerning, gathering, befriending, proclaiming, equipping, baptizing, ... ... Cite

Failure and the Modern Academy

Book section · September 24, 2020 In short, this book invites readers to consider how both theology and failure can help us ask new questions, discover new possibilities, and refuse the ways of the world. ... Cite

Healing Eucharistic Amnesia

Book section · April 20, 2018 This volume reflects on the many themes of Dean George's life and ministry, including theology, church history, gospel, church, worship, tradition, and engagement. ... Cite

Incarnational Theology

Book section · September 14, 2016 The twelve contributors in this collection explore outgrowths and implications of Poteat’s thought. ... Cite

Baptism: The Substance and the Sign

Book section · August 27, 2013 Concerned to think intentionally about liturgy in Baptist life and thought, this book aims to address the practices of Christian worship in a theological light, examining how each brings individual Christian believers and communities of ... ... Cite

Practicing the Nicene Faith

Book section · November 1, 2011 In this volume, top scholars examine the Nicene Creed's connection with the evangelical tradition, helping readers see evangelicalism as a renewal movement within the one holy catholic and apostolic church. ... Cite

The Politics of Higher Education: How the Love of Hospitality Offers an Alternative

Book section · 2008 Offers a look at how Baptists have formed and sustained scholarly life in America. ... Cite

The Priesthood of All Believers and the Necessity of the Church

Book section · October 1, 2007 Recycling the Past or Researching History? brings together an international group of Baptist scholars who explore various issues in Baptist historiography and myths. ... Cite

Hotel or Home? Hospitality and Higher Education

Book section · 2004 Boldly challenges Christians to rethink liberal assumptions about higher education, envisioning a church-centered education. ... Cite

E= MC2 and 'God Was in Christ Reconciling the World to Himself': An Unbridgeable Chasm?

Book section · 1996 This collection of essays from the 38th meeting of the College Theology Society addresses the roles of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam in contemporary society. ... Cite