Papers by Paul N Anderson
“We Beheld His Glory!” (John 1:14)
John, Jesus, and History, Volume 2
Quaker Religious Thought, 2014
Quaker Religious Thought, 2005
T about the heart of Quaker faith and practice is a venture fraught with perplexities. Our models... more T about the heart of Quaker faith and practice is a venture fraught with perplexities. Our models for analysis all have their shortcomings, but so does the refusal to address the issue or to employ a model if one does address it. One could approach the venture by identifying an outline of faith assertions, accompanied by a list of lifestyle commitments. Indeed, most of our yearly meeting disciplines do exactly that. In fact, many of them are called a given Yearly Meeting’s “Faith and Practice.” At least there’s still truth in advertising somewhere!
Quaker Religious Thought, 2006
Quaker Religious Thought, 2007
When I went on a Quaker Youth Pilgrimage (Summer 1979), I realised how very much more there was t... more When I went on a Quaker Youth Pilgrimage (Summer 1979), I realised how very much more there was to Quakers than peace and light. As l have travelled and met with more Friends, I sensed a need for others to be able to do that too. Somehow, someone got an idea moving for a world gathering of Young Friends. Several other people suddenly came together and it grew from there. What I first heard o.bout as a suggestion to London Yearly Meeting Young Friends C~n~ral Committee went global in Kenya and will happen, God w1ll1ng, in 1985. Hannah Pearce London Yearly Meeting Over the winter of 1981 little was done. The following year, at Kaiinosi FWCC had a global conference of Friends. One of the few Young Friends 1 present, Mary Beth Neal from Ann Arbor~ Mi~higan, was a Yearly Meeting representative to the im mine,!t ~wee Triennial. She was able to present to FWCC a minute from a special mterest group convened by Young Friends which included the following paragraph: We wish to arrange a gathering to nurture the transforming power of the Love of God, in Young Friendt spiritual understanding and their witness, as well as a dynamic part of the present. It needs your support.
Religions 2024, 15, 204. https://doi.org/10.3390/rel15020204, 2024
Between the universalism of John 1:9 and the particularism of John 14:6 stands John 6:44--no one ... more Between the universalism of John 1:9 and the particularism of John 14:6 stands John 6:44--no one can come except being drawn by the Father--an eschatological manifestation of the Divine Initiative, which Jesus as the Messiah/Christ conveys and is.
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Crossing Borders: The Life and Work of Peder Borgen in Context, by Torrey Seland, 2022
Here I reflect on the amazing life of Professor Peder Borgen, who received a knighthood from the ... more Here I reflect on the amazing life of Professor Peder Borgen, who received a knighthood from the King of Norway for his outstanding New Testament scholarship, including his work on Philo of Alexandria and the Gospel of John. It was a privilege also to have published his Yale PhD Thesis on John 6 in the Johannine Monograph Series (Wipf & Stock): Bread from Heaven.
“The Life and Contribution of Peder Borgen—A Royally Distinguished Biblical Scholar,” Crossing Borders: The Life and Work of Peder Borgen in Context, by Torrey Seland (Eugene, OR: Cascade Books, 2022), ix-xiv.
Christian Century, December, 2023
Expanding on Isaiah 61:10-62:3; Psalm 148; Galatians 4:4-7, this Lectionary devotional expands up... more Expanding on Isaiah 61:10-62:3; Psalm 148; Galatians 4:4-7, this Lectionary devotional expands upon Luke 2:22-40. Christian Century December, 2023, p. 29.
Christian Century, December, 2023
Christian Century, December 2023, p. 28.
Building on Isa 9:2-7; Psalm 96; Titus 2:11-14, this Le... more Christian Century, December 2023, p. 28.
Building on Isa 9:2-7; Psalm 96; Titus 2:11-14, this Lectionary devotional expands upon Luke 2:1-20 on Christmas Eve, 2023.
The new edition of A Place to Stand by my mentor, D. Elton Trueblood, is now available in paperba... more The new edition of A Place to Stand by my mentor, D. Elton Trueblood, is now available in paperback, published by Barclay Press (Newberg, OR), 2023. The second edition, which I edited, was published by HarperOne in 2014. The page numbers are 7-15 for "D. Elton Trueblood: Dean of American Religious Writing," and 17-20 for "Foreword" to A Place to Stand . The book is Trueblood's quarter-century-later sequel to Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis.
Published by the World Council of Churches in Your World is Truth, Volume 2: The Bible in Christi... more Published by the World Council of Churches in Your World is Truth, Volume 2: The Bible in Christian Traditions. Eds. Rosalee Velloso Ewell, Ani Ghazaryan Drissi, Gunnar Mägi, Vasile-Octavian Hihoc, Lyn van Rooye (Westlea, UK: United Bible Societies and WCC Publications, 2023), pages 147-165..
Truth and Liberation, Chapter 4 Alternatives to Violence-Leadership and Truth Jesus says in the G... more Truth and Liberation, Chapter 4 Alternatives to Violence-Leadership and Truth Jesus says in the Gospel of John, "You shall know the truth, and the truth shall set you free." (John 8:32) But what does that mean for you and me in terms of leadership. Ironically, when Jesus is presented on trial before Pontius Pilate in the Gospel of John, it is actually Pilate who ends up being judged in the story. While he claims to have the power to release Jesus or to put him to death, in the end it is he who is left begging the crowds to let him let Jesus go, and they refuse his request. Thus, he is presented as the impotent potentate. He has no power despite claiming prowess. So, what is the character of authority, power, influence, and leadership? Inevitably, these commodities relate to truth rather than force. When Pilate asks whether Jesus is a king, he responds that he is, but his kingdom is one of truth. That is why his disciples do not fight (John 18:36-37). In this scenario at the end of John's story of Jesus, issues of power, authority, and influence are presented in ways that challenge each other. The Greek word for power is dunamis (from which we get our word, "dynamite"), denoting the capacity to make a difference by one's actions. The Greek word for authority is exousia (literally out of one's being), which implies the capacity to make a difference by one's personhood. In the confrontation of the Roman governor by the Galilean prophet, the authority of truth indeed confronts power in striking
Quaker Religious Thought, 2006
The purpose of the Quaker Theological Discussion Group is to explore the meaning and implications... more The purpose of the Quaker Theological Discussion Group is to explore the meaning and implications of our Quaker faith and religious experience through discussion and publication. This search for unity in the claim of truth upon us concerns both the content and application of our faith.
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“The Life and Contribution of Peder Borgen—A Royally Distinguished Biblical Scholar,” Crossing Borders: The Life and Work of Peder Borgen in Context, by Torrey Seland (Eugene, OR: Cascade Books, 2022), ix-xiv.
Building on Isa 9:2-7; Psalm 96; Titus 2:11-14, this Lectionary devotional expands upon Luke 2:1-20 on Christmas Eve, 2023.
This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY
“The Life and Contribution of Peder Borgen—A Royally Distinguished Biblical Scholar,” Crossing Borders: The Life and Work of Peder Borgen in Context, by Torrey Seland (Eugene, OR: Cascade Books, 2022), ix-xiv.
Building on Isa 9:2-7; Psalm 96; Titus 2:11-14, this Lectionary devotional expands upon Luke 2:1-20 on Christmas Eve, 2023.
Paul N. Anderson, “One Response after Another,” Friends Journal VOLUME 52, NO. 9 (September 1, 2006): 22-24; Newton Garver, “One Quaker's Response to the Pope,” Friends Journal VOLUME 52, NO. 9 (September 1, 2006): 20-23
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“Revelation and Rhetoric in John 9:1-10:21—Two Dialogical Modes Operative within the Johannine Narrative,” in David P. Moessner, Matthew Calhoun, and Tobias Nicklas (ed.), The Gospels and Ancient Literary Criticism: Continuing the Debate on Gospel Genre(s), WUNT 451 (Tübingen: Mohr Siebeck, 2020), 441-70