James Edwards
James R. Edwards, Ph.D., is the Bruner-Welch Professor Emeritus of Theology at Whitworth University.
Faculty, Institute for Theological Education
20 essays from 18 issues, 1995 to 2022
2022
Three essays
From Christ to ChristianitySpring 2022
If we could time-travel to first-century Galilee and look for Jesus, what would we find? Edwards uses the thought experiment to trace the leap from a…
Lord God and Lord Jesus – Part 2Winter 2022
Part two of Edwards's two-part essay on the early church's startling decision to give Jesus the most sacred name for God. This installment takes up the…
Lord God and Lord Jesus – Part 1Winter 2022
The earliest Greek title for Jesus was 'Lord' (kyrios), the same word the Septuagint used for YHWH. Edwards asks how Jewish monotheists could have applied the…
2021
One essay
The Significance of Ernst Lohmeyer for Christian WitnessSummer 2021
Edwards encountered Ernst Lohmeyer's name as a footnote in his doctoral research and was haunted by the cryptic note that a 'higher power' had carried him…
2020
Two essays
Jesus Christ is the Way – Part 2Spring 2020
Edwards continues his treatment of John 14:6 by looking at Jesus' own preferred self-designation: Son of Man. Why this odd title from Daniel 7, and what…
Jesus Christ is the Way – Part 1Winter 2020
John 14:6 is the most famous line in the Fourth Gospel and the only place there Jesus calls himself 'the way.' Edwards argues that 'way, truth,…
2009
One essay
The Lamp Has Not Yet Gone OutIssue 1, 2009
What does 1 Samuel say to a church in a bleak season? James Edwards reads Israel’s low point under Eli and finds a small, steady lamp…
2008
Two essays
Jesus Christ, Scripture, and the Confessions: A Response to Amendment BIssue 5, 2008
If a pledge to obey Jesus Christ can be separated from obedience to Scripture, what is left of the church’s ordination standards? James Edwards argues that…
The Protracted Struggle as a Spiritual DisciplineIssue 5, 2008
What if the PCUSA’s long conflict is not a misfortune but the will of God? James Edwards turns to Peter’s confession at Caesarea Philippi, a border…
2006
One essay
How Can Our Denomination Become What It Ought To Be?Issue 4, 2006
How should a church speak before a vote that could change its destiny? James Edwards, at the 2006 General Assembly, answers four groups of Presbyterians on…