The
Writing of John Drury
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John Drury is a PhD student in Systematic
Theology at Princeton
Theological Seminary who is married to Amanda,
a recent Master of Divinity graduate of Princeton Theological Seminary and
staff Pastor at Doylestown United Methodist Church. They are both
graduates of Indiana
Wesleyan University. John combines a passion for historical theology
and practical ecclesiology and has presented papers to the Wesleyan
Theological Society. He has been published in Theology
Today and Wesleyan Theological Journal. In addition
to his studies, John is also an Adjunct Professor of Bible and Theology at Somerset
Christian College. He is the son of Keith
and Sharon
and the brother of Dave. He can be reached at [email protected]. CV
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Check out my blog
“drulogion” with new posts every Thursday
… but don’t worry, The Writing
of John Drury will continue to be updated as a collection of
larger pieces!
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Give a
look-see at the following featured pieces:
BRAND NEW!!!
>>> Hospitality and
the Grammar of Holiness [2006]
God’s
Fatherly Nourishment: An Analysis and Critique of B. A. Gerrish, Grace and
Gratitude [2006]
Jesus
Christ is on His Way: Transitioning from Christ to Us without Eclipsing the
Spirit in Karl Barth’s Church Dogmatics
IV/3 §69.4 [2006]
drulogion
– thursday theological thoughts
sermonspot
“Forgive Us Our Debts” - A
Sermon on 2 Kings 6:1-7. Click here for an
accompanying exegetical essay on the same passage [2003]
“Thank Goodness its
Friday” - Sermon on Romans 13:8-14 delivered at Princeton Seminary’s Chapel
Service
“How to be a Priestly
Nation” – Abraham’s Intercessory Prayer for the Nations (Gen 19:22-33)
[2004]
Stewardship Sermon Series from Luke for
denominational distribution Fall 2004:
“Letting
Go” – Stewardship Means Relinquishment (Luke 5:1-11)
“What Comes First?” –
Stewardship Means Priorities (Luke 9:59-62)
“A Harsh Master?” – Stewardship
Means Investment (Luke 19:11-27)
“Hurt So Good” – Stewardship
Means Sacrifice (Luke 21:1-9)
See
also the accompanying note-taking
guide for all four sermons
“Living
the Call” – a sermon series for pastors based on Romans 9-11 (five outline,
one manuscript) [2002]
“The Hidden Hand of God” – a sermon on
Joseph’s response to suffering in Genesis 45:1-15 [2002]
“When Your Questions Go Unanswered” –
an Advent sermon for seminaries on Matthew 11:2-11 [2002]
“Where to Get Wisdom” –
preached at
“Thomas: Doubter or Disciple?”
(outline only) – preached at
“God’s Sanctifying
Discipline” – A Lenten Homily on Hebrews 12:7-15 (my first sermon
manuscript!) [2001]
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Getting Started – Short Theological
Essays:
The
Cappadocian Fathers’ Contribution to Christian Theology [2004]
The Relation of
Legal and Marital metaphors in Luther’s doctrine of justification [2003]
The Adoption Theme in Irenaeus’ Against Heresies [2003]
The
Knowledge of God in Calvin’s Commentary on I Corinthians 2 [2005]
The
Knowledge of God the Creator according to Karl Barth [2005]
The Goodness of God in
Athanasius’ On the Incarnation
[2003]
Going Deeper – Research Papers in
Historical Theology:
Cyril and Nestorius’ Interpretation of the
Epistle to the Hebrews during their Christological debate in the 5th
Century [2003]
The Divine
Solution: A Comparison of Athanasius and Calvin on the Atonement [2002]
God’s
Fatherly Nourishment: An Analysis and Critique of B. A. Gerrish, Grace and
Gratitude [2006]
Christus
Totus and Testimonies – WTS 2004
Christus Totus in the Confessions of St. Augustine
[2004]
Calvin on Providence [2005]
The Making of a Church: A
Study of the Anglican Book of Homilies
[2003]
The Spiritual Theology of St. John of the
Cross [2002]
John Wesley and the Shaping of Liturgical Time
[2001]
Reaching Higher – Probing Constructive
Problems in Contemporary Theology:
Hospitality and
the Grammar of Holiness [2006]
Hell and Hope in von
Balthasar: The Substitutionary Character of Christ’s Decent into Hell and
the Extent of the Atonement [2003]
Jesus Christ is on His Way:
Transitioning from Christ to Us without Eclipsing the Spirit in Karl Barth’s Church Dogmatics IV/3 §69.4 [2006]
Liberation
and Disposition: Barth and Mangina on the Christian Life [2005]
Testing the Tests: Post-Supersessionist
Theology and Newman’s Notes of a Genuine Development of Doctrine [2004]
Speaking of
Creation: T. F. Torrance and Kathryn Tanner on the Doctrine of Creation
[2002]
Dying Young: The Significance of Baptism for
Adolescents [2004]
Studies in Missional Theology [2002]:
Karl
Barth’s Theology of Mission – problems and prospects
The
Disintegration of Christian – A Dialogue
Should
Missionaries Discuss Doctrine? – evaluating attempts to do mission without
doing theology
The
(in)Famous Edinburgh Watchword – “The evangelization of the world in this
generation”
Naming God: Calvin and
LaCugna on the Trinity [2002]
Rosemary
Radford Reuther’s “Can a Male Savior Save Women?” [2002]
Time, Causation and Salvation
[2001]
The Tenses of Salvation and the Meaning of
Faith IWU Religion Colloquium [2000]
Tillich’s Concept of Faith
[2000]
Back to Basics – Exegetical Essays:
“The Elijah who was to come”:
Matthew’s use of Malachi (Matt 11:2-15) [2003]
“Prophets, Honor and a
Floating Ax Head” (2 Kings 6:1-7) … click here for a sermon on the
same passage [2003]
“Fulfillment unto Righteousness”
(Matt
“Wisdom and the Works of the
Christ” (Matt 11:2-19) [2001]
“God’s Hand and Plan” (Acts
“The Lord of Triumph” (Psalm 110)
[2000]
“Striving to Enter Rest” (Hebrews
4:1-13) [1999]
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How to Teach Theology – an email to
a fellow teacher who is teaching systematic theology for the first time [2005]
How to Write an Exegesis
Paper – written for my students in a biblical interpretation course [2005]
How do I get into a
Ph.D. program? – an email to an inquiring friend in ministry [2005]
How To Do Theology –
an email written to a fellow student upon asking how to do theology [2002]
Toward a Wesleyan Christology
– an outline for a future book [2005]
Conversation
about Reconciliation and Salvation w/ Keith and Dave Drury
Deep-Dish Chicago-Style Bibliography – recent book list
for a friend newly interested in theology [2005]
Is the Purpose Driven Life the Evangelical Catechism? w/ David Drury
[2004]
Essays in
Ecclesiology – a list of working titles for future essays [2004]
Rethinking
the Typology of Atonement Theories [2003]
Why Did Jesus Die? – my
take on the atonement for a Theology Discussion group at PTS [2002]
Worldview Sketch – an
early attempt at a project I have since abandoned [2001]
E. F. Schumacher’s Small is Beautiful – quotes and
notes from this life altering book [2000]
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Selected
posts from drulogion:
Jesus
and the Transcendently Immanent God 12.21.05
“I
Believe in the Virgin Birth” 12.14.05
The
Jewishness of God 12.07.05
Does
the Resurrection of Jesus Really Matter? 11.30.05
Why
Didn’t Jesus Just Die Right Away? 11.23.05
The
Creator of the Universe and the God of Israel 11.16.05
Mission
is the Mother of Theology: Problem, Prospect, or Perpetual? 11.9.05
Traveling Light
11.3.05
Where is Jesus? 10.27.05
Is
“God” in the Old Testament the Father or the Trinity? 10.20.05
Providence
and Predestination 10.12.05
Do
Christians make the Church or does the Church make Christians? 10.5.05
Is Jesus God? 9.28.05
Is It
Really “Not About You”? 9.21.05
Did
Jesus Die and Go to Heaven? 9.14.05
Was Jesus Tempted?
9.7.05
Will Heaven Be
Boring? 9.1.05
Cryil
of Alexandria & Ecclesial Realpolitik 8.24.05
Parsing Emergent
8.17.05
Two Challenges
Collide 8.11.05
Is
Church Discipline Really Possible Anymore? 8.4.05
Texts and
Traditions 7.31.05
Mystery and
Ministry 7.26.05
Second
Thoughts on Salvation 7.22.05
miscellaneouspot
Cassius: A Tragic Villain – in this paper I argue that
in Shakespeare’s play Julius Caesar, Cassius is a hybrid of the character types
of villain and tragic hero, thus implying that he (and thus not Brutus, Antony,
or Caesar) is the main character of the story [2000]
Philo and his Sources – an early
summary and evaluation of the great Jewish intellectual who is acutely relevant
for both Biblical and Patristic studies; beware that the evaluative section is
inaccurate and immature [2000]
coursespot
TH 201
Foundations of Christian Faith [Spring 2006]
TH 205 Sin,
Salvation, and the Savior [Fall 2005]
BI 290 Interpreting the Book of
Revelation [Spring 2005] … click here for the
course website
BI 102 New Testament
Survey [Spring 2005]