Dr. Clark and Brad talk about the Huguenots and the hard days of the French Reformed with Dr. Dan Borvan,  pastor of preaching ministry at Christ Reformed Church (URCNA) in Anaheim, CA. In 2020, Dan earned a Doctor of Philosophy in theology from Oxford University in England. His area of study was the French Reformation, which led to his doctoral dissertation on Pierre Du Moulin, “Fighting For The Faith: Pierre Du Moulin’s Polemical Quest.” He recently gave a presentation on the perseverance of the French Reformation Church at Providence Christian College.

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• Brad Isbell

  

  Brad Isbell is a ruling elder at Covenant Presbyterian Church (PCA) in Oak Ridge, TN, board member of More In The PCA, co-host of the Presbycast podcast, editorial member of Presbyterian Polity, and treasurer of the Heidelberg Reformation Association.

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• Dan Borvan

  

  Dan was educated at Westminster Seminary California and Oxford University. He wrote an MA thesis on Faustus Socinus (2011) and a DPhil. thesis (Oxford, 2019) on Pierre Du Moulin, “Fighting For The Faith: Pierre Du Moulin’s Polemical Quest.” Dan is chairman of the Heidelberg Reformation Association and pastor of Christ Reformed Church in Anaheim, CA.

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• 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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