“Theology After Disaster” is the topic of the inaugural issue of @ this point, an online journal launched last May by the faculty of Columbia Theological Seminary in Decatur, Ga.
Each issue of @ this point focuses on a particular topic from the perspective of a variety of theological disciplines and includes a lead article, response articles, and teaching resources to guide further discussion.
Designed with church members in mind and published twice a year, the journal is free and available only online at www.atthispoint.net . All the content can be downloaded and reproduced without charge. Founding editors are Columbia faculty members Mark Douglas, associate professor of Christian ethics, and Kathy Dawson, assistant professor of Christian education.
The fall issue, on fear, will be published in late November. It is tentatively titled “Do Not Be Afraid???” Douglas says that the content will focus on a few essential questions: How can we pursue acts of Christian discipleship in a culture of fear? How is it that “perfect love casts out fear” but “fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom?” And what is it we’re afraid of, anyway? The new issue will explore these and similar questions through articles by Scott Bader-Saye, author of the forthcoming “Following Jesus in a Culture of Fear,” Bill Brown, Barbara Brown Taylor, and others.
