Thanks to everyone who took time to attend the inaugural this morning. It was a big morning for me and I hope that most were able to stay awake for most of the event. Thanks to Mike Horton and Steve Baugh for participating and to Daph and Steve for taking time to help. Thanks also to the staff who work faithfully behind the scenes to make events like these possible.
“‘That we should retain the distinction between law and gospel:’ Hermeneutical Conservatism in Early Reformed Orthodoxy”
President Godfrey reads the oath of office
The faculty sings Psalm 68 as Calvin intended
R. Scott Clark
R.Scott Clark is the President of the Heidelberg Reformation Association, the author and editor of, and contributor to several books and the author of many articles. He has taught church history and historical theology since 1997 at Westminster Seminary California. He has also taught at Wheaton College, Reformed Theological Seminary, and Concordia University. He has hosted the Heidelblog since 2007.
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Congrats, Dr. Clark!
Thanks Joshua!
Congratulations Dr. Clark and great to read of the faculty singing the psalms! 🙂
Thanks Nathan. It was wonderful to hear room full of people singing God’s Word the way it used to be sung, acapella.
Congratulations!
Thanks!
Oh yea, will the audio of your address be available?
Yes, I think so
Dr. Clark, will you also have the name of a prominent past WSC professor attached to your name as well? 🙂
No, Mike & Dave have endowed chairs supported by special gifts to the sem.
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CONGRATS!! Wish we could have been there. Love you!
Congratulations, And i gotta say those unfits make me want to further my education so I can ware one. 😉
Hey, I heard they the heirs of ‘Sister Aimee’ had left a sizeable amount of change to the seminary for the endowment of a chair in church history-I betcha Godfrey is going to use that for his chair! Oh, well-congrats anyway.
LOL! Maybe they’ll find something for us in the Lake Elsinore property (Sister’s Moorish castle retreat) that’s up for sale?
Calvin intended Psalm 68 to be sung in funny colored robes?
Just kidding. Congratulations!
Congratulations, Dr. Clark! A capella singing? Love it.
Congratulations! Would like to have been there, but will look for the audio.
Thanks Martin!
H’m, I tried to say congratulations but my post must have got lost. Congratulations!
Thanks Phil!
I was bummed when I found out I was going to be out of town for your inauguration. Congratulations via this impersonal medium of cyberspace!
Mark
Thanks Mark!
Congratulations, Dr. Clark! I’m glad I could attend and observe your installation as Professor, and be challenged by your inaugural lecture to retain the law/gospel distinction. It was very interesting also to observe the formal aspects of the installation, with robes and a charge and such.
Thanks Brandon!
Congratulations, Dr. Clark
I just saw the pictures on Facebook and I want to include your wife in the circle, to be the husband of one woman for almost 27 years is an important qualification for a Christian leader as important as your inauguration that just took place.
Gabriel
My wife is a saint!
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Congratulations, Dr. Clark. And thank you for your willingness to answer questions from us Reformed neophytes, no matter how idiotic. Speaking for a bunch of others, I appreciate your work.
Thanks Richard.
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Congratulations Dr. Clark!
Speaking of singing Psalms the way they were meant to be sung, have you heard of “Gelineau Psalmody”?
http://firstthings.com/blogs/evangel/2010/04/gelineau-psalmody/
No, I’ve not. What is it?
Speaking of singing Psalm 68, where are the swords?
That’s a trick question, isn’t it?
They are in the same place as the scepter and footstool of Ps 110 are!
This is well-deserved! Congrats from across the country!
Thanks Fix!
From Calgary|: I am totally delighted to read about your installation as Professor and offer my congratulations to you (and to Barb). What a memorable day!! Wish I could have been there in person. Will now have to wait till your address is posted. We appreciate honesty in tackling tough issues. Continue to stand firm.
I too was interested to see the formal aspects of the event. Is there any way, Professor Clark, that the program or order of service for the installation might be available online so that we might have some further idea of what took place?
And congratulations! I am greatly helped and encouraged by RCC and Heidelblog!
Hi Chris,
I added a page from the inaugural. The audio and video are online. I’ll post links shortly