This site serves as a home for the written work of Paul J. Morrison . You can read Paul’s most recent posts and articles across various platforms through the links below, and find information on his new book here .
Recent Articles and Publications:
Paul J. Morrison, “Human from the Essence: Humility as a Uniquely Human Virtue,” Center for Pastor Theologians Journal 11.1 (July 2024): 91–104. https://www.pastortheologians.com/academic-articles/cptj11-1/human-from-the-essence Paul J. Morrison, “What’s the Difference between a PhD, a DMin, and a ThD?” Center for Pastor Theologians, April 10, 2024. https://www.pastortheologians.com/articles/2024/4/10/whats-the-difference Paul J. Morrison, “Of the Earth: Humanity, Humility, and the Functional Image of God.” Presented at the 75th Annual Meeting of the Evangelical Theological Society, November 14, 2023. Digital Copy. Paul J. Morrison, “I Am: The Humblest Person to Ever Live,” Humble Orthodoxy, July 7, 2023. https://humbleorthodoxy.org/2023/07/07/i-am-the-humblest-person-to-ever-live/ Paul J. Morrison, “Whose Virtue? Which Ethics? The Ecclesial Task of Virtue Formation,” Center for Pastor Theologians Journal 10.1 (May 2023): 29–39. https://www.pastortheologians.com/academic-articles/cptj10-1/whose-virtue-which-ethics-the-ecclesial-task-of-virtue-formation . Paul J. Morrison, “The Chief Beginning of Man: Finding an Ethic of the Imago Dei through Biblical Theology.” Presented at the 74th Annual Meeting of the Evangelical Theological Society, November 16, 2022. Digital Copy . Paul J. Morrison, “Must I Repent of My Father’s Sins Also? Objective Spirit and The Dissolving Hope of Communion without Community,” Center for Pastor Theologians, October 3, 2022. https://www.pastortheologians.com/articles/2022/10/3/must-i-repent-of-my-fathers-sins-also-objective-spirit-and-the-dissolving-hope-of-communion-without-community . Paul J. Morrison, “Race and Virtue: The Virtuous Mean as Vehicle for the Integrated Church,” Bulletin for Ecclesial Theology 9.1 (September 2022): 59–72. https://www.pastortheologians.com/academic-articles/bet9-1/race-and-virtue . Paul J. Morrison, “Why Emmaus? An Appeal for Ecclesial Theology,” Humble Orthodoxy, August 1, 2022. https://humbleorthodoxy.org/2022/08/01/why_emmaus/ . Paul J. Morrison, “The Pastor as Ethicist,” The Center for Pastor Theologians, February 14, 2022. https://www.pastortheologians.com/articles/2022/2/14/the-pastor-as-ethicist . Paul J. Morrison, Integration: Race, T. B. Maston, and Hope for the Desegregated Church , Eugene, OR: Pickwick Publications, 2022. Learn More. Paul J. Morrison, “Christ and (Celebrity) Culture: A Niebuhrian Review of Media and the Church,” The Center for Pastor Theologians, August 16, 2021. https://www.pastortheologians.com/articles/2021/8/16/christ-and-celebrity-culture-a-niebuhrian-review-of-media-and-the-church . Paul J. Morrison, “Potlucks and Priesthoods: A Baptistic Reproof of the SBCs Fear of Critical Race Theory,” The Center for Pastor Theologians, June 14, 2021. https://www.pastortheologians.com/articles/2021/10/06/potlucks-and-priesthoods . Paul J. Morrison, “The Ideals and Idols of the Pastor Theologian,” The Center for Pastor Theologians, April 9, 2021. https://www.pastortheologians.com/articles/2021/4/9/the-ideals-and-idols-of-the-pastor-theologian . Paul J. Morrison, “Distance Makes the Heart Grow Colder: Christian Fellowship’s Antidote to the Echo Chamber,” The Center for Pastor Theologians, March 3, 2021. https://www.pastortheologians.com/articles/2021/3/3/distance-makes-the-heart-grow-colder-christian-fellowships-antidote-to-the-echo-chamber . Paul J. Morrison, “How My Seminary PhD Makes Me a Better Pastor,” The Center for Pastor Theologians, January 28, 2021. https://www.pastortheologians.com/articles/2021/1/28/how-my-seminary-phd-makes-me-a-better-pastor . Paul J. Morrison, “Humility Among the Virtues,” The Center for Pastor Theologians, December 19, 2020. https://www.pastortheologians.com/articles/2020/12/19/humility-among-the-virtues . Paul J. Morrison, “Gratitude for Faithful Others,” The Center for Pastor Theologians, November 12, 2020. https://www.pastortheologians.com/articles/2020/11/12/gratitude-for-faithful-others . Paul J. Morrison, “Critical Race Theory, Loaded Language, and an Appeal for Nuance and Charity,” The Center for Pastor Theologians, September 28, 2020. https://www.pastortheologians.com/articles/2020/9/28/critical-race-theory-loaded-language-and-an-appeal-for-nuance-and-charity . Paul J. Morrison, “Race and Love: The Virtuous Mean as Vehicle for the Integrated Church,” The Center for Pastor Theologians, September 4, 2020. https://www.pastortheologians.com/articles/2020/9/2/race-and-love-the-virtuous-mean-as-vehicle-for-the-integrated-church . Paul J. Morrison, “You Do Not Bear the Sword: A Christian Response to the Murder of Ahmaud Arbery,” The Center for Pastor Theologians, May 12, 2020. https://www.pastortheologians.com/articles/2020/5/12/you-do-not-bear-the-sword-a-christian-response-to-the-murder-of-ahmaud-arbery . Paul J. Morrison, “Binging Character: Identity and the False Sureness of Expertise,” The Center for Pastor Theologians, March 27, 2020. https://www.pastortheologians.com/articles/2020/3/27/binging-character-identity-and-the-false-sureness-of-expertise . Paul J. Morrison, “A Question of Reparations in the Southern Baptist Convention: The Zacchaeus Principle.” The Richard Land Center for Cultural Engagement, Part 1: January 7, 2019, Part 2: January 14, 2019.
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