THE CHART
| Period | Time | Dominant Question(s) | Significance |
| Christian Antiquity | Ascension to 1650 (Old World) |
What has God said? | Locus of authority is extrinsic |
| Modernity | 1650-1914 (Old World) 1789-1968 (New World) |
Has God said? | Locus of authority is intrinsic (via rationalism, empiricism or romanticism) |
| Post/Late/Liquid Modernity | 1914-Present (Old World)1968-Present (New World) | Who cares, who is asking, and what do they want? | Authority, what’s that? |
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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