I’m working an essay on the history of covenant theology for a collection edited by Herman Selderhuis to be published by Brill in 2009. I just ran across something that I should have noticed, thought about or remembered years ago but didn’t. . . . Continue reading →
Part 2 is here. In this response I focus only on Lane’s points 5 and 6, because those are ones about which I’m most concerned.
Except Jeff Waddington (and the author of a certain forthcoming book that the author keeps tediously flogging).
Part 1 of the response is here. Lane’s review is here. Eight responses to his five questions and then I have to get back to work.
Here’s a talk on Olevianus that I gave at Christ Reformed (URC) Anaheim. At Green Baggins. I’m glad that Lane took the time to read the book and that he found it helpful. He asks some important questions. By way of preface, . . . Continue reading →
Certainly we have our differences with confessional Lutherans. It seems evident that they determined long ago to view the confessional Reformed as Schwärmer.
Interesting stuff from an MA thesis.
At the RHB blog.
Sinclair Ferguson made the same point in his lecture on baptism in the assembly. The English (and more broadly British) Reformed were more sophisticated in their reading of Scripture than we sometime think.
Audio here. (HT: Michael)
At James Durham Thesis
Good stuff from Wes White.
Paul Helm was one of the first to challenge the Calvin v Calvinists thesis so his recent post on Calvin and covenant theology is a little surprising.
You need to know this.
Not according to Francis Turretin
Mark Jones summarizes Van Asselt’s survey of Cocceius.
Thanks to Carl for letting us know about about Rowan Williams’ obituary.
Here
I’m more and more convinced that we should stop talking about “Puritans” as if they were some distinct species of Reformed theology. They were English and Scots Reformed theologians and pastors. Shane Lems has more good stuff that illustrates that confessional Reformed . . . Continue reading →
Andrew Compton has some choice quotes