Christopher Holmes studied systematic theology, completing a ThD on the doctrine of God's perfections in Karl Barth and two of his leading German speaking interpreters, Eberhard Jüngel and Wolf Krötke.
He is the author of over fifty book chapters and journal articles as well as six books, namely Revisiting the Doctrine of the Divine Attributes: In Dialogue with Karl Barth, Eberhard Jüngel, and Wolf Krötke (Peter Lang, 2007), Ethics in the Presence of Christ (T&T Clark, 2012), The Holy Spirit (Zondervan Academic, 2015), The Lord is Good: Seeking the God of the Psalter ( IVP Academic, 2018), A Theology of the Christian Life: Imitating and Participating in God (Baker Academic, 2021), and Hearing and Doing: The Speeches in Acts and the Essence of Christianity (Baylor University Press, 2022).
Chris has continuing research interests in a variety of Christian doctrines, especially the doctrine of God and the doctrine of creation. He carries out this work in dialogue with a wide variety of thinkers from the classical Christian tradition, all in a way that is anchored in Holy Scripture and with a view to edifying the Christian community.
General Areas of Christian Doctrine, especially the Doctrine of God, the Trinity, Pneumatology and Christology
Current research
I'm working on a monograph on the metaphysics of creation.
Current postgraduate students
Stephen Bond (MTheol) Origin and Nature of Sin in Calvin's Institutes
Deborah Broome(PhD) Sociality in Augustine's City of God
Ethan Harrison (PhD) Divine Aseity
Jenny Hsu (PhD) An Alternative Approach to the Nestorian Controversy: A Comparison of Cyril's and Nestorius' Interpretation of Scripture and Its Implications for their Understanding of the Person and Work of Christ
Walter Noteboom (PhD) Divine Providence and the Existence of Sin
Timothy Stanton (PhD) “He Willed to Communicate Himself Ad Extra”: God and Creation in Conversation with Francis Turretin and Petrus van Mastricht
Completed postgraduate students
Brent Rempel (PhD) God the Trinity in the Theology of John Webster
Jason Pickard (PhD) Owen and Torrance on Christ's Mediation
Joel Banman (PhD) Christ Speaks Today: Biblical Interpretation in the Sermons of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, 1935-1940
Gareth Bezett (MTheol) The Compatibility of Physicalist Anthropologies and Traditional Sacramental Theology
Cameron Coombe (PhD) Moltmann's Use of Scripture (Humanities Division Exceptional PhD Thesis)
Ed Masters (MTheol) Calvin on Ephesians 1 and The Christian Life
Ann Thorp (PhD) Hilary of Poitier's Pneumatology
Michael Bartholomaeus (PhD) Karl Barth's Doctrine of Sanctification: An Exploration of Church Dogmatics §66
Mark Jacobsen (MTheol) Galatians and Bonhoeffer on the Freedom of the Christian
Jono Ryan (PhD) One Heart and Soul: Augustine's Call to Community in a Divided Society (Humanities Division Exceptional PhD Thesis)
Peter Ross (PhD) Pneumatology and Union: John Calvin and Pentecostal Theology
Kate Dugdale (PhD) T.F. Torrance's Trinitarian Ecclesiology
Cameron Coombe (MTheol) The Significance of the Cross for the Doctrine of the Trinity in the Theology of Juergen Moltmann
Hugh Bowron (MTheol) Robert Jenson's Ontology of the Future: His Protest against Contentless Eschatology
Cameron Surrey (PhD) Bearing the Burden: Forgiveness and the Glorified Wounds of Christ
Andrea McDougall (PhD) Barth on the Humility of God and the Humility of the Christian
Deborah Broome (MTheol) Living in Two Cities: Lessons for the Church Today from Augustine's 'City of God'
Samuel Fernando (MTheol) Reality and Resurrection: In Dialogue with T.F. Torrance
Jonathan Hicks (PhD) Trinity, Economy, and Scripture: A Theologically-Motivated Recovery of Didymus the Blind (Humanities Division Exceptional PhD thesis)
Brian Dawson (MTheol) Crossing the Streams: Sources of Anglican Confirmation
Rebekah Banman (MDiv Hons) Union with the Incarnate Saviour: Exploring the Soteriological Implications of the Incarnation and the Atonement in Dialogue with John Calvin and Thomas F. Torrance
Don Fergus (PhD) Spatial Imagery in the Ecclesiology of Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Mark Gingerich (MA) Reinhold Niebuhr and the Sermon on the Mount: In Dialogue with Stanley Hauerwas
Renee Kwan Monkmann (MDiv Hons) An irrevocable covenant? Toward a renewed understanding of Paul's reading of the history of Israel
Laura Vander Velden (MA) Whence this evil? Toward a Christological and pastorally minded doctrine of providence in dialogue with Karl Barth
Publications
Holmes, C. (2023). [Review of the book Constructing a mediating theology: Affirming the impassibility and the passibility of the triune God]. International Journal of Systematic Theology. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1111/ijst.12678
Journal - Professional & Other Non-Research Articles
Holmes, C. (2023, March). The knowledge of divine things. University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand. [Inaugural Professorial Lecture].
Other Research Output
Holmes, C. R. J. (2023). The goodness, holiness, and love of God. In B. N. Wolfe (Ed.), St Andrews encyclopaedia of theology. St Andrews, UK: University of St Andrews. [Encyclopaedia/Dictionary Entry].
Chapter in Book - Research
Holmes, C. (2022, May). Augustine on prayer. Classics Programme Research Seminar Series, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand. [Department Seminar].
Other Research Output
Holmes, C. (2022, November). Interview avec Chris Holmes sur la doctrine de la vie chrétienne Théologie Pour Tous. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2NIBuiF_o0E
Other Research Output
Holmes, C. (2022). A meditation on James. Tui Motu, (275), 22-23.
Journal - Professional & Other Non-Research Articles
Holmes, C. R. J. (2022). Hearing and doing: The speeches in Acts and the essence of Christianity. Baylor University Press, 214p.
Authored Book - Research
Holmes, C. R. J. (2022). Discerning Barth’s legacy: Sorting the good conflicts from the bad. Pro Ecclesia. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1177/10638512221124042
Journal - Research Other
Holmes, C. R. J. (2022). The shape of God's providence: Some reflections in dialogue with Barth and Thomas. Pro Ecclesia, 31(2), 196-207. doi: 10.1177/10638512221084242
Journal - Research Article
Holmes, C. R. J. (2022). [Review of the book Analytic Christology and the theological interpretation of the New Testatment]. Journal of Theological Studies, 73(1), 427-429. doi: 10.1093/jts/flac020
Journal - Research Other
Holmes, C. R. J. (2022). Reading scripture with gratitude: Joseph Mangina's contribution to theological exegesis. Pro Ecclesia, 31(1), 4-8. doi: 10.1177/10638512221076339
Journal - Research Other
Holmes, C. R. J. (2021). The Lord is good. Credo Magazine, (15 September). Retrieved from https://credomag.com/2021/09/the-lord-is-good
Journal - Professional & Other Non-Research Articles
Holmes, C. (2021). Why spirituality matters for theology [Review of the book The Holy Spirit and Christian experience]. The Living Church, (5 September), 27. Retrieved from https://livingchurch.org
Journal - Research Other
Holmes, C. R. J. (2021). The perfection of God. In M. Allen & R. D. Nelson (Eds.), A companion to the theology of John Webster. (pp. 159-169). Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans.
Chapter in Book - Research
Holmes, C. R. J. (2021). What does Calvin's engagement with Acts teach us about God's providence? Journal of Reformed Theology, 15, 208-224. doi: 10.1163/15697312-bja10015
Journal - Research Article
Holmes, C. R. J. (2021). A theology of the Christian life: Imitating and participating in God. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic, 192p.
Authored Book - Research
Holmes, C. (2021). What does prayer teach us about God? Theology, 124(4), 252-259. doi: 10.1177/0040571X211028949
Journal - Research Article
Holmes, C. R. J. (2020). [Review of the book Divine humility: God's morally perfect being]. Journal of Theological Studies, 71(2), 982-984. doi: 10.1093/jts/flaa138
Journal - Research Other
Holmes, C. (2020, November-December). What does Calvin's Commentary on the Acts of the Apostles teach us about God's providence? Verbal presentation at the Joint Conference of the Aotearoa New Zealand Association of Biblical Studies (ANZABS) & the Systematic Theology Association of Aotearoa New Zealand (STAANZ), Christchurch, New Zealand.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Holmes, C. R. J. (2020). The difference God makes for considering scripture, creation, and covenant. In A. E. Miglio, C. A. Reeder, J. T. Walton & K. C. Way (Eds.), For us, but not to us: Essays on creation, covenant, and context in honor of John H. Walton. Eugene, OR: Pickwick Publications.
Chapter in Book - Research
Holmes, C. R. J. (2020). Last things. In M. Allen & S. R. Swain (Eds.), The Oxford handbook of Reformed theology. (pp. 609-620). Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press. doi: 10.1093/oxfordhb/9780198723912.013.39
Chapter in Book - Research
Holmes, C. (2020). [Review of the book A profound ignorance: Modern pneumatology and its anti-modern redemption]. International Journal of Systematic Theology, 22(3), 439-441. doi: 10.1111/ijst.12426
Journal - Research Other
Holmes, C. R. J. (2020). Thomas F. Torrance and the Trinity. In P. D. Molnar & M. Habets (Eds.), T&T Clark Handbook of Thomas F. Torrance. (pp. 161-172). London, UK: T&T Clark.
Chapter in Book - Research
Holmes, C. R. J. (2019). The Holy Spirit. In M. Mawson & P. G. Ziegler (Eds.), The Oxford handbook of Dietrich Bonhoeffer. (pp. 168-178). Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press. doi: 10.1093/oxfordhb/9780198753179.013.15
Chapter in Book - Research
Schwoebel, C., Holmes, C., & Caswell, D. (2019, November). Eberhard Jüngle Research Colloquium: Revisiting Jüngel on the God/world relation. Panel discussion at the Annual Meeting of the Society of Biblical Literature (SBL) & American Academy of Religion (AAR), San Diego, USA.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Holmes, C. (2019). The contribution of purity and sight toward friendship with God. Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the Society of Biblical Literature (SBL) & American Academy of Religion (AAR). Retrieved from https://www.sbl-site.org/meetings/
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Holmes, C. R. J. (2019, November). John Webster on the perfection of God. Verbal presentation at the 71st Annual Meeting of the Evangelical Theological Society (ETS): Christ in All Scripture, San Diego, USA.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Holmes, C. R. J. (2019). Learning Jesus' prayer: Joseph Ratzinger on Christology. In T. Perry (Ed.), The theology of Benedict XVI: A Protestant appreciation. (pp. 105-117). Bellingham, WA: Lexham Press.
Chapter in Book - Research
Holmes, C. (2019, June). The contribution of purity and sight toward friendship with God. Verbal presentation at the Trajectories in the Interpretation of Scripture Models, Issues and Prospects Conference, Dunedin, New Zealand.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Holmes, C. R. J. (2019). [Review of the book Christ existing as community: Bonhoeffer's ecclesiology]. Modern Theology, 35(3), 581-582. doi: 10.1111/moth.12499
Journal - Research Other
Holmes, C. (2018). What is the relationship between God and the Church. Te Awa Rerenga Maha: Braided River. Auckland, New Zealand: Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia. [Full Paper]
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Full paper
Holmes, C. R. J. (2018). The merits and pitfalls of the Römerbrief on the God/World relationship. Colloquium, 50(1), 15-31.
Journal - Research Article
Holmes, C. (2018, October). Theology calling. Keynote presentation at the Third Order Society of Saint Francis (TSSF) Convocation, Nelson, New Zealand.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Holmes, C. (2018, October). The Holy Spirit, infinity, and the Christian life. Verbal presentation at the Theology Conference: Beholding the Holy Spirit Afresh, in Scripture, in History, and in Contemporary Life, Louisville, USA.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Holmes, C. R. J. (2018). Meditation and reason: Some reflections on the right way to happiness in God. In C. C. Green & D. I. Starling (Eds.), Revelation and reason in Christian theology: Proceedings of the 2016 Theology Connect Conference. (pp. 145-153). Lexham Press. [Full Paper]
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Full paper
Holmes, C. (2018, April). The 'personal dimension' of the doctrine of God. Verbal presentation at the Theology, Culture and Unbelief Conference, Nottingham, UK.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Holmes, C. (2018, February). Revisiting Barth’s Römerbrief. Department of Theology & Religion, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand. [Department Seminar].
Other Research Output
Holmes, C. R. J. (2018). The Lord is good: Seeking the God of the Psalter. Downers Grove, IL: IVP Academic, 198p.
Authored Book - Research
Holmes, C. R. J. (2018). Revisiting the God/world difference. Modern Theology, 34(2), 159-176. doi: 10.1111/moth.12395
Journal - Research Article
Holmes, C. R. J. (2018). Honoring scripture's living Lord: Katherine Sonderegger on the divine attributes. Pro Ecclesia, XXVII(1), 43-47. doi: 10.1177/106385121802700105
Journal - Research Other
Holmes, C. (2017, October). What is the relationship between God and the church? Verbal presentation at the Three Tikanga Church Theological Colloquium: Reflecting Theologically, Auckland, New Zealand.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Holmes, C. (2017, June). Our supreme good: Indwelling the Psalms with Thomas Aquinas. Invited presentation at the Christ College HDR Seminar Day, Sydney, Australia.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Holmes, C. (2017, June). "There is nothing better than God:" The joys of contemplative research. Invited presentation at the Christ College HDR Seminar Day, Sydney, Australia.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Holmes, C. (2017, June). Revisiting the God/world difference in conversation with Thomas Aquinas and Karl Barth. Keynote presentation at the Our God is Mighty to Save Conference: Exploring the Doctrine of God, Sydney, Australia.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Holmes, C. (2017, June). You are good: Some biblical reflections on God. Keynote presentation at the Our God is Mighty to Save Conference: Exploring the Doctrine of God, Sydney, Australia.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Holmes, C. R. J. (2017). The atonement and the Holy Spirit. In A. J. Johnson (Ed.), The T&T Clark companion to atonement. (pp. 77-93). London, UK: Bloomsbury.
Chapter in Book - Research
Holmes, C. R. J. (2017). Architectonics matter: Some advantages of treating the unicity of God in advance of the trinity of persons, in dialogue with Thomas Aquinas. International Journal of Systematic Theology, 19(2), 130-143. doi: 10.1111/ijst.12213
Journal - Research Article
Holmes, C. R. (2017). [Review of the book The ordering of the christian mind: Karl Barth and theological rationality]. Theology, 120(2), 150-151. doi: 10.1177/0040571X16676681v
Journal - Research Other
Holmes, C. J. (2016). 'You are good and do good': Some remarks on eternal life and the goodness of God. In P. G. Ziegler (Ed.), Eternal God, eternal life: Theological investigations into the concepts of immortality. (pp. 25-36). London, UK: Bloomsbury.
Chapter in Book - Research
Holmes, C. (2016, November). "For he gives the spirit without measure:" John 3:34, Thomas Aquinas, and Christ's reception of the spirit. Verbal presentation at the Annual Meeting of the Society of Biblical Literature (SBL) & American Academy of Religion (AAR), San Antonio, USA.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Holmes, C. (2016, July). The atonement and the Holy Spirit. Verbal presentation at the Australian and New Zealand Association of Theological Schools (ANZATS) Conference, Melbourne, Australia.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Holmes, C. (2016, July). Reason and meditation: Some reflections on the right way to happiness in God. Verbal presentation at the Theology Connect Conference, Sydney, Australia.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Holmes, C. R. J. (2016). Locating the divine being: On the presence of Dietrich Bonhoeffer in the theology of Eberhard Jüngel. In M. D. Kirkpatrick (Ed.), Engaging Bonhoeffer: The impact and influence of Bonhoeffer's life and thought. (pp. 221-237). Minneapolis, MN: Fortress Press.
Chapter in Book - Research
Holmes, C. R. J. (2016). Beyond Bonhoeffer in loyalty to Bonhoeffer: Reconsidering Bonhoeffer's Christological aversion to theological metaphysics. In M. Mawson & P. G. Ziegler (Eds.), Christ, church and world: New studies in Bonhoeffer's theology and ethics. (pp. 29-43). London: Bloomsbury T&T Clark.
Chapter in Book - Research
Holmes, C. (2015). "Renewal through union": Thomas F. Torrance on the new basis of ethics. Participatio, 5, 45-55.
Journal - Research Article
Holmes, C. (2015, November). The theology of Karl Barth: A panel on Christopher Holmes' The Holy Spirit. Panel discussion at the 67th Annual Meeting of the Evangelical Theological Society (ETS), Atlanta, USA.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Holmes, C. (2015, October). Avoiding caricatures: Toward understanding a religious tradition-Christian faith-on its own terms. Verbal presentation at the Religion Across the Humanities: Matariki Humanities Colloquium, Kingston, Canada.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Holmes, C. R. J. (2015). The Holy Spirit. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 218p.
Authored Book - Research
Holmes, C. (2015). [Review of the book The Holy Spirit: In biblical teaching, through the centuries, and today]. International Journal of Systematic Theology, 17(4), 491-493. doi: 10.1111/ijst.12087
Journal - Research Other
Holmes, C. R. J. (2015). "The subject of contemporization": The Holy Spirit and the task of theological education. Pentecostal Educator, 2(2), 23-30.
Journal - Research Article
Holmes, C. R. J. (2015). [Review of the book Trinity, freedom and love: An engagement with the theology of Eberhard Jüngel]. International Journal of Systematic Theology, 17(3), 322-324. doi: 10.1111/ijst.12023
Journal - Research Other
Holmes, C. (2015, April). Eternal life and the greatness of God. Verbal presentation at the Eternal God—Eternal Life: Theological Explorations of the Concept of Immortality Conference, Aberdeen, UK.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Holmes, C. (2015 January). Resurrection and reality in the theology of Dietrich Bonhoeffer. The Challenge of Bonhoeffer's Theology for Contemporary Ethics and Public Life, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, UK. [Public Seminar].
Other Research Output
Holmes, C. R. J. (2014). [Review of the book God the eternal contemporary: Trinity, eternity, and time in Karl Barth]. Karl Barth Society Newsletter, 48(Spring), 6-7. Retrieved from https://kbsna.kbarth.org
Journal - Research Other
Holmes, C. (2014, November). "The subject of contemporization": The Holy Spirit and the task of theological education. Verbal presentation at the American Academy of Religion (AAR) Annual Meeting, San Diego, USA.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Holmes, C. (2014, November). Some first principles of an apocalyptic dogmatics. Verbal presentation at the Annual Meeting of the Society of Biblical Literature (SBL) & American Academy of Religion (AAR), San Diego, USA.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Holmes, C. (2014, November). Renewal through union: Thomas F. Torrance on the new basis of ethics. Verbal presentation at the Systematic Theology Association of Aotearoa New Zealand (STAANZ) Annual Conference: Theological Ethics, Dunedin, New Zealand.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Holmes, C. R. J. (2014). Eberhard Jüngel's soteriologically minded doctrine of the Trinity: Some commendations and reservations. In R. D. Nelson (Ed.), Indicative of grace: Imperative of freedom: Essays in honour of Eberhard Jüngel in his 80th year. (pp. 101-113). London: Bloomsbury.
Chapter in Book - Research
Holmes, C. R. J. (2014). Calvin and the threefold office of Christ: Suggestive teaching regarding the nature of the intra-divine life? In M. Habets (Ed.), Ecumenical perspectives on the Filioque for the twenty-first century. (pp. 107-119). London: Bloomsbury.
Chapter in Book - Research
Holmes, C. R. J. (2014). The perfecting God. In K. Eilers & K. Strobel (Eds.), Sanctified by grace: A theology of the Christian life. (pp. 75-88). London: Bloomsbury.
Chapter in Book - Research
Holmes, C. R. J. (2014). Resurrection and reality in the theology of Dietrich Bonhoeffer. Bonhoeffer Legacy: Australasian Journal of Bonhoeffer Studies, 2(1), 1-6.
Journal - Research Article
Holmes, C. R. J. (2014). Bonhoeffer and reformed Christology: Towards a trinitarian supplement. Theology Today, 71(1), 28-42. doi: 10.1177/0040573613518643
Journal - Research Article
Holmes, C. R. J. (2014). The aseity of God as a material evangelical concern. Journal of Reformed Theology, 8(1), 67-78. doi: 10.1163/15697312-00801003
Journal - Research Article
Holmes, C. (2013, November). Taking seriously the resurrection of Christ: A conversation with Dietrich Bonhoeffer. Keynote presentation at the 9th Annual Australian Bonhoeffer Conference: Hearing the Word, Acting in Faith, Kincumber, Australia.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Holmes, C. R. J. (2013). [Review of the book Revisioning Christology: Theology in the Reformed tradition]. Journal of Reformed Theology, 7(1), 127-128. doi: 10.1163/15697312-12341286
Journal - Research Other
Holmes, C. R. J. (2013). The person interprets the work: Reviewing an important Christological theme and some of its political implications. In K. B. Nielsen, R. K. Wüstenberg & J. Zimmermann (Eds.), Dem Rad in die Speichen fallen: Das Politische in der Theologie Dietrich Bonhoeffers [A spoke in the wheel: The political in the theology of Dietrich Bonhoeffer]. (pp. 164-177). Munich, Germany: Gütersloher Verlagshaus.
Chapter in Book - Research
Holmes, C. (2013, November). Early Christian understanding of the work of the Holy Spirit in rightly relating exegesis and theology. Verbal presentation at the Annual Meeting of the Society of Biblical Literature (SBL) & American Academy of Religion (AAR), Baltimore, USA.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Holmes, C. (2013, December). Some reflections on Coakley's "Incorporative trinitarianism". Verbal presentation at the Beyond Sacrifice? Gender, Evolution and Spirituality Conference, Auckland, New Zealand.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Holmes, C. (2013). Calvin and the threefold office of Christ: Suggestive teaching regarding the nature of the intra-divine life? Proceedings of the Australia & New Zealand Association of Theological Schools (ANZATS) Conference: Christians in Communities: Christians as Communities. (pp. 15-16). Retrieved from http://www.laidlaw.ac.nz
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Holmes, C. R. J. (2013). Perfections of God. In R. E. Burnett (Ed.), Westminster handbook to Karl Barth. (pp. 157-161). Louisville, KY: Westminster John Knox Press.
Chapter in Book - Research
Holmes, C. R. J. (2013). The person and work of Christ revisited: In conversation with Karl Barth. Anglican Theological Review, 95(1), 37-55.
Journal - Research Article
Holmes, C. R. J., & Marga, A. (2012). Conversation with the Editors of [the Journal] Evangelical Theology [Translation]. In E. Busch (Ed.), Barth in conversation: Volume 1, 1959-1962. (pp. 270-272). Loiusville, KY: Westminister John Knox Press.
Chapter in Book - Research
Holmes, C. R. J., & Marga, A. (2012). Conversation in the Zofingia II 1959 [Translation]. In E. Busch (Ed.), Barth in conversation: Volume 1, 1959-1962. (pp. 30-35). Loiusville, KY: Westminister John Knox Press.
Chapter in Book - Research
Holmes, C. R. J. (2012). Word. In M. A. Beavis & M. J. Gilmour (Eds.), Dictionary of the Bible and western culture. (pp. 609-610). Sheffield, UK: Sheffield Phoenix Press. [Encyclopaedia/Dictionary Entry].
Chapter in Book - Research
Holmes, C. R. J. (2012). The spirit and the promise: On becoming aligned with the way things really are. In J. B. Davis & D. Harink (Eds.), Apocalyptic and the future of theology: With and beyond J. Louis Martyn. (pp. 219-235). Eugene, OR: Wipf and Stock.
Chapter in Book - Research
Holmes, C. (2012, June-July). The person interprets the work: Re-considering an important theme in Bonhoeffer's Christology lectures and Ethics manuscripts. Verbal presentation at the XI International Bonhoeffer Congress: A Spoke in the Wheel: Reconsidering the Political in the Theology of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Sigtuna, Sweden.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Holmes, C. R. J. (2012). The church and the presence of Christ: Defending actualist ecclesiology. Pro Ecclesia, XXI(3), 268-280.
Journal - Research Article
Holmes, C. R. J. (2012). Revelation in the present tense: On rethinking theological interpretation in the light of the prophetic office of Jesus Christ. Journal of Theological Interpretation, 6(1), 23-42.
Journal - Research Article
Holmes, C. R. J. (2012). [Review of the book Ascension Theology]. Modern Theology, 28(2), 343-345. doi: 10.1111/j.1468-0025.2012.01748.x
Journal - Research Other
Holmes, C. R. J. (2012). Ethics in the presence of Christ. London: T & T Clark, 164p.
Authored Book - Research
Holmes, C. R. J. (2011). [Review of the book Christian ethics as witness: Barth's ethics for a world at risk]. Karl Barth Society Newsletter, 42(Spring), 23-25. Retrieved from https://kbsna.kbarth.org
Journal - Research Other
Holmes, C. (2011, September). The Church reality and the Christian life. Verbal presentation at the Institute for New Anglicanism: Determined Church Conference: Faith, Discipleship and Ministry in a Consumer Age, Nelson, New Zealand.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Holmes, C. (2011, December). The Filioque and the Mission of the Son: Rethinking an ancient controversy in light of the Triune economy. Verbal presentation at the Systematic Theology Association of Aotearoa New Zealand (STAANZ) Annual Conference, Auckland, New Zealand.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Holmes, C. (2011). “A specific form of relationship”: On the dogmatic implications of Barth's account of election and commandment for his theological ethics. In M. T. Dempsey (Ed.), Trinity and election in contemporary theology. (pp. 182-200). Grand Rapids, MI: William B. Eerdmans.
Chapter in Book - Research
Holmes, C. R. J. (2011). Feuerbach, Ludwig. In I. A. McFarland, D. A. S. Fergusson, K. Kilby & I. R. Torrance (Eds.), Cambridge dictionary of Christian theology. (pp. 186-187). Cambridge University Press.
Chapter in Book - Research
Holmes, C. (2011). [Review of the book Christ the key]. Toronto Journal of Theology, 27(1), 141-142. [Book Review].
Journal - Research Other
Holmes, C. (2011). [Review of the book The difference heaven makes: Rehearing the Gospel as news]. Theology Today, 68(1), 88-89. doi: 10.1177/0040573610394936
Journal - Research Other
Holmes, C. R. J. (2011). [Review of the book The political dimension of reconciliation: A theological analysis of ways of dealing with guilt during the transition to democracy in South africa and (East) Germany]. International Journal of Systematic Theology, 13(3), 377-378. doi: 10.1111/j.1468-2400.2010.00534.x
Journal - Research Other
Holmes, C. R. J. (2010). Becoming one: The Christian story and the politics of marriage. In R. R. Jeal (Ed.), Human sexuality and the nuptial mystery. (pp. 131-147). Eugene, OR: Wipf and Stock.
Chapter in Book - Research
Holmes, C. R. J. (2010). Karl Barth on the economy: In dialogue with Kathryn Tanner. In D. L. Migliore (Ed.), Commanding grace: Studies in Karl Barth's ethics. (pp. 198-215). Grand Rapids, MI: W. B. Eerdmans.
Chapter in Book - Research
Holmes, C. (2010). 'The indivisible whole of God's reality': On the agency of Jesus in Bonhoeffer's Ethics. International Journal of Systematic Theology, 12(3), 283-301. doi: 10.1111/j.1468-2400.2009.00492.x
Journal - Research Article
Holmes, C. R. J. (2010). The contemporaneity of God for ethics today: Paul Lehmann's contribution to a neglected theme, in dialogue with Dietrich Bonhoeffer. Studies in Christian Ethics, 23(3), 284-299. doi: 10.1177/0953946810368026
Journal - Research Article
Holmes, C. (2010). [Review of the book Like Father, like Son: The Trinity imaged in our humanity]. Scottish Journal of Theology, 63(4), 501-503. doi: 10.1017/S0036930608004456
Journal - Research Other
Holmes, C. R. (2010). [Review of the book Atonement: The person and work of Christ]. Journal of Theological Studies, 61(2), 876-879. doi: 10.1093/jts/flq128
Journal - Research Other
Holmes, C. R. J. (2010). [Review of the book Explorations in Christian theology and ethics: Essays in conversation with Paul L. Lehmann]. Studies in Christian Ethics, 23(3), 336-338. [Book Review].
Journal - Research Other
Holmes, C. R. J. (2010). [Review of the book The legacy of John Paul II: An evangelical assessment]. Pro Ecclesia, XIX(1), 119-121. [Book Review].
Journal - Research Other
Holmes, C. (2009). [Review of the book Authentic faith: Bonhoeffer's theological ethics in context]. International Journal of Systematic Theology, 11(4), 489-490. [Book Review].
Journal - Research Other
Holmes, C. R. J. (2009). [Review of the book A high view of Scripture? The authority of the Bible and the formation of the New Testament canon]. Didaskalia, 20, 108-113. [Book Review].
Journal - Research Other
Holmes, C. R. J. (2009). [Review of the book Incarnation]. Didaskalia, 20, 120-122. [Book Review].
Journal - Research Other
Holmes, C. R. J. (2009). [Review of the book Orthodox and modern: Studies in the theology of Karl Barth]. Calvin Theological Journal, 44(2), 434-436. [Book Review].
Journal - Research Other
Holmes, C. R. J. (2009). [Review of the books Word and church: Essays in Christian dogmatics I and Confessing God: Essays in Christian dogmatics II]. Pro Ecclesia, XVIII(2), 219-223. [Book Review].
Journal - Research Other
Holmes, C. (2008). The theological function of the doctrine of the divine attributes and the divine glory, with special reference to Karl Barth and his reading of the Protestant Orthodox. Scottish Journal of Theology, 61(2), 206-223. doi: 10.1017/S0036930608003967
Journal - Research Article
Holmes, C. R. J. (2008). God's attributes as God's clarities: Wolf Krötke's doctrine of the divine attributes. International Journal of Systematic Theology, 10(1), 54-72. doi: 10.1111/j.1468-2400.2007.00254.x
Journal - Research Article
Holmes, C. (2008). Review essay of Kevin J. Vanhoozer's The drama of doctrine: A canonical linguistic approach to Christian theology. Canadian Evangelical Review, (Fall/Spring), 81-90.
Journal - Research Other
Holmes, C. R. J. (2008). [Review of the book Incarnation and resurrection: Toward a contemporary understanding]. Karl Barth Society Newsletter, 36(Spring), 6-10. Retrieved from https://kbsna.kbarth.org
Journal - Research Other
Holmes, C. R. J. (2008). [Review of the book Lord, giver of life: Toward a pneumatological complement to George Lindbeck's theory of doctrine]. Studies in Religion, 37(1), 162-164. [Book Review].
Journal - Research Other
Holmes, C. R. J. (2008). [Review of the book The triune God: An essay in postliberal theology]. Theological Studies, 69, 479-480. [Book Review].
Journal - Research Other
Holmes, C. R. J. (2007). Revisiting the doctrine of the divine attributes: In dialogue with Karl Barth, Eberhard Jüngel, and Wolf Krötke. New York: Peter Lang, 249p.
Authored Book - Research
Holmes, C. R. J. (2007). Wholly human and wholly divine, humiliated and exalted: Some reformed explorations in Bonhoeffer's Christology lectures. Scottish Bulletin of Evangelical Theology, 25(2), 210-225.
Journal - Research Article
Holmes, C. R. J. (2007). [Review of the book Divine freedom and the doctrine of the immanent Trinity: In dialogue with Karl Barth and contemporary theology]. Modern Theology, 23(4), 634-636. [Book Review].
Journal - Research Other
Holmes, C. R. J. (2007). [Review of the book Reading Karl Barth: New directions for North American theology]. Calvin Theological Journal, 42(1), 187-190. [Book Review].
Journal - Research Other
Holmes, C. (2006). The glory of God in the theology of Eberhard Jüngel. International Journal of Systematic Theology, 8(4), 343-355. doi: 10.1111/j.1468-2400.2006.00219.x
Journal - Research Article
Holmes, C. R. J. (2006). Disclosure without reservations: Re-evaluating divine hiddenness. Neue Zeitschrift für Systematische Theologie und Religionsphilosophie, 48(3), 367-380. doi: 10.1515/NZST.2006.027
Journal - Research Article
Holmes, C. R. J. (2006). Eberhard Jüngel and Wolf Krötke: Recent contributions toward a trinitarian doctrine of God's attributes. Toronto Journal of Theology, 22(2), 159-180.
Journal - Research Article
Holmes, C. (2006). [Review of the book Sin and nothingness in the theology of Karl Barth]. International Journal of Systematic Theology, 8(3), 336-339. [Book Review].
Journal - Research Other
Holmes, C. R. J. (2006). [Review of the book Barth's earlier theology: Four studies]. Calvin Theological Journal, 41(2), 411-413. [Book Review].
Journal - Research Other
Holmes, C. R. (2004). [Review of the book Act and being: Towards a theology of the divine attributes]. Toronto Journal of Theology, 20(1). doi: 10.3138/tjt.20.1.110
Journal - Research Other
Holmes, C. R. (2004). [Review of the book Theology of the Reformed Confessions: 1923]. Toronto Journal of Theology, 20(1). doi: 10.3138/tjt.20.1.110
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Holmes, C. R. (2003). [Review of the book God's being is in becoming: The Trinitarian being of God in the theology of Karl Barth]. Toronto Journal of Theology, 19(1). doi: 10.3138/tjt.19.1.69
Journal - Research Other
Holmes, C. R. (2003). [Review of the book The question of God]. Toronto Journal of Theology, 19(1). doi: 10.3138/tjt.19.1.69
Journal - Research Other
Holmes, C. R. (2002). [Review of the book Knowing the triune God: The work of the Spirit in the practices of the church]. Toronto Journal of Theology, 18(2). doi: 10.3138/tjt.18.2.255
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Professor in Systematic Theology