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Dr. Robert V. Rakestraw
Bethel Theological Seminary - St. Paul, Minnesota
Professor of Theology at Bethel Theological Seminary located
at 3949 Bethel Drive, St. Paul, Minnesota 55112. Dr. Rakestraw is a
member of the American Academy of Religion, the Society of Christian
Ethics, and the Evangelical Theological Society among others. He is
co-editor of the two-volume textbook set Readings in Christian Ethics
(with Dr. Clark) and the author of numerous articles ethics and theology.
The Doctrine of the Holy Spirit and the Doctrine of Holiness are his
favorite courses to teach. A former pastor, Rakestraw still enjoys preaching
and frequently leads seminars in theology and ethics in area churches.
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Professional Resume/Vita |
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"Becoming Like God: An Evangelical Doctrine of Theosis," | |
| Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 40:2
(June 1997): 257-269. First presented at ETS National Meeting, 1994. |
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" Ethical Choices: A Case for Non-Conflicting Absolutism," | |
| Criswell Theological Review 2.2 (1988): 239-267 | ||
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"New Dimensions in the Study of Angels and Demons," | |
| NEW DIMENSIONS IN EVANGELICAL THOUGHT InterVarsity Press, 1998, pgs. 270-286. |
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"The Persistent Vegetative State and the Withdrawal of Nutrition and Hydration," | |
| Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 35:3
(September 1992): 389-405. First presented at ETS National Meeting, 1990. |
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"The Power of the Holy Spirit in your Preaching" by Robert V. Rakestraw | |
| First presented at the Bethel Seminary Preaching Institute, St. Paul, MN, February 24, 1992. | ||
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"John Wesly as a Theologian of Grace" by Robert V. Rakestraw | |
| Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 27:2
(June 1984): 193-203. First presented at ETS National Meeting, 1982. |
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"Angels, Satan and Demons" by Robert V. Rakestraw | |
| Indiana Baptist 30:16 (1 November 1988): 6-7. | ||
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"When Suffering Continues" by Robert V. Rakestraw | |
| Christian Reflection (Spring 2003): 26-35. |
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A Bibliography of Christian Theology [used in TS101, TS102, TS103] | |
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A Bibliography of the History of Christian Thought: Early Church to Scholasticism with Special Emphasis on the Patristic Era [used in TS/HS201] | |
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Bibliography on Holiness, Sanctification, Spirituality [used in TS226] | |
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Christian Ethics [used in TS105] | |
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Christian Theology in the Nineteenth & Twentieth Centuries [used in TS/HS203] | |
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Current Issues in Soteriology: An Annotated Bibliography [used in TS231] | |
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The Doctrine of the Holy Spirit [used in TS215, TS224] | |
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Essential Books: For the Personal and Professional Development of the Christian Worker [used in TS226] | |
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Evangelicals and Liberals in Dialogue: A Bibliography of Evangelical Writings [used in TS219] | |
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Global Christian Theology: An Annotated Bibliography with Emphasis on Non-White Theologians [used in TS101, TS102, TS103] | |
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Sexual Ethics [used in TS260] | |
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Satan Demonology and the Occult: An Annotated Bibliography of the Spirit World |
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Bethel Theological Seminary | ||
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Ethics Web Links: Annotated list of numerous conservative and liberal sites covering a wide range of issues. |