There is a generally fair piece on the resurgence of interest in Calvin and in aspects of his theology among evangelicals by Daniel Burke of the Religious News Service. It is better than most pieces as Burke took the time to interview . . . Continue reading →
2009 Archive
So PBS is Going to Shelve Deepak Chopra, Right?
News earlier this week (HT: John Bales) is that PBS is going to grandfather those stations that have been airing “sectarian” religious programming but they’re not going to allow any new religious programming. I’ve been wondering for sometime why Deepak Chopra is . . . Continue reading →
Turretin on Law and Gospel and OT/NT
At the Reformed Reader.
On Comity And Mission
There is a topic that few NAPARC types dare raise: the matter of comity between the churches. Nevertheless, Darryl Hart has done just that. The Oxford American Dictionary defines comity as: 1. courtesy and considerate behavior toward others. 2. an association of . . . Continue reading →
Kim Riddlebarger's 2009 WSC Commencement Address
Not all commencement addresses are memorable but this one is worth hearing. Thanks Kim!
Kuyper on Worship
When folk call themselves “Kuyperian” they aren’t usually referring to his views on worship. See also this related post by Danny Hyde on Ames regarding the#mce_temp_url#.
Live Tracks from Matt Haeck
What happens when Reformed confessionalism meets American folk-pop music? Matt Haeck and The Quiet Light. Matt has a new CD in the works.
Light Summer Reading
I’m part way through Lane and Oreskes on the genius of American constitutionalism. It’s a breezy spin through the history of the constitutional crisis. The first part of their thesis is attractive to Augustinians. They argue that the founders realized that their . . . Continue reading →
Much in Every Way
That’s the answer. The question is, “What hath RRC to do with William Gurnall’s 17th-century (1617-79) English Reformed theology?”
Special June Issue of MR: Calvin at 500, Does He Still Matter?
The Calvinpalooza heads into the home stretch this summer. Modern Reformation has a special issue out this month focusing on you-know-whom. Mike has the lead essay. Excellent. There’s an appendix surveying the history of Calvin’s bad press. Dennis Tamburello (a Roman scholar) . . . Continue reading →
Hart on Calvin and the Land of Chocolate
At Front Porch Republic.
Waters Reviews Wright’s Latest
At Ref21.
Moderne Reformation Deutschland
That’s right, our beloved MR is being translated into German. Pray for the progress of the gospel in Germany.
The Past is the Future: Classic Unitarianism
WSC student Dan Borvan has posted a paper on John Biddle, a 17th-century English Unitarian. Why “the future”? We hope it’s not the future for Reformed folks, but it’s the present for too many “evangelicals” and likely their future.
RCA Adopts the "Belhar Confession"
News from the GR paper.
Wes is Reading William Ames
Here. You can get your copy via the Bookstore at WSC.
How Do We Know the Bible is True and Authoritative?
Editor’s Note: Posted originally on the Old HBÂ September 14, 2007 Christopher wrote to discussion list to ask how we know the Bible is true and how our appeal to the internal testimony of the Spirit is different from the Mormon “burning in . . . Continue reading →
Air France 447 and the Idolatry of Technology
Creed or Chaos has a helpful reminder. We’re not the masters we like to think we are.
Roger’s God
Editor’s Note: Originally posted on Saturday, September 1, 2007 at 09:46AM. Lightly edited. Roger Olson is at it again. He wants to know where God was when the bridge collapsed in Minneapolis. The smart aleck answer, of course is, “Everywhere, right where . . . Continue reading →
Must Reformed Christians Be Cessationist?
UPDATE 6 June 2009. While working on another project today I stumbled across Garnet H. Milne, The Westminster Confession of Faith and the Cessation of Special Revelation: The Majority Viewpoint on Whether Extra-Biblical Prophecy is Still Possible (Milton Keynes, UK: Paternoster/Eugene OR: . . . Continue reading →