No, it’s not a reunion from the 60s. Todd explains.
Academic Stuff
Bavinck Conference Audio
At the Bavinck Blog.
Augustine's Federal Theology
Sure it’s anachronism, but Creed or Chaos makes a good point.
Hippolytus is Still Hip (or at least Orthodox)
Thanks to Brannan at Creed or Chaos for this bit of Chalcedonian truth.
Re-Thinking the Old Paradigm From Within
One of the reasons I wrote Recovering the Reformed Confession was to help professedly Reformed Christians re-connect to their heritage. When, in the early 1980s, I began researching the Reformed tradition I was surprised to learn not only how the Reformed theology, piety, . . . Continue reading →
Coming Back into Print: Caspar Olevian and the Substance of the Covenant
The new edition should come out in November from Reformation Heritage Books. More details later. You can order the remaining copies of the original edition from WSC books. We’ll have the RHB edition when it is available.
Bavinck on Presumptive Regeneration (And Other Things)
In Saved By Grace just out from RHB. With the Bavinck conference and blog and new volumes coming out, there’s a veritable Bavinck Blizzard! This volume, like anything from Bavinck, is worth having and reading. I read part of it in a pre-publication . . . Continue reading →
Audio: Calvin, Geneva, and Psalmody
An interesting joint talk/lecture by Karin Maag and Paul Fields at the Meeter Center (Calvin Theological Seminary and Calvin College) on Calvin, the Psalms, and the Reformation of worship in Geneva.
Medieval Source Online: Glossa Ordinaria
Thanks to Todd Rester for pointing us to this resource.
Ironically Gnosticism is a Nasty Business
In preparing to reach CH601 (Ancient Church) this fall, I’ve been reading a lot of primary and secondary texts that I’ve not read or that I’ve not read for a long time. One of the more interesting has been Simon Gathercole’s book, . . . Continue reading →
Calvin500 Update: Interview with David Hall
One of the bigger Calvinpalooza events in celebration of Calvin’s 500th birthday is the Calvin500 Conference in Geneva, Switzerland next summer.
If You're Reading the Fathers…
As I am (for CH601 Ancient Church, this fall) then I heartily recommend Michael Holmes’ (third) edition of The Apostolic Fathers. We don’t have it in the bookstore yet (it only occurred to me today to ask them—I’ll let you know when . . . Continue reading →
Whence the Reformation Solas?
From where do we get the Reformation solas? I get this question with some frequency, usually around Reformation Day. Here is a preliminary answer: The ideas were present from the earliest stage of the Reformation, but the actual phrases developed over time. . . . Continue reading →
Classic Reformed Theology Volume One: William Ames, Sketch of the Christian's Catechism
The editorial board is pleased to announce the forthcoming publication the first volume of a new series of primary texts in Reformed theology, Classic Reformed Theology. Volume 1 is a translation of William Ames, A Sketch of the Christian’s Catechism. This volume . . . Continue reading →
Muller's Post-Reformation Reformed Dogmatics e-Version
via Libronix. (HT: Dennis McFadden)
Audio: Ligon Duncan on Covenant Theology
From WSC: Lecture 1 Lecture 2 Lecture 3
Guide to Herman Bavinck
At RHB
The Differences Between Canonical and Non-Canonical Writings
The way some write about some of the extra-canonical or post-canonical or deutero-canonical writings one would expect the differences between the canonical and non-canonical texts to be negligible. That’s not what I find.
The Social Crisis is Too Great to Be Arguing About…
Fill in the blank here. I can’t say how many times I’ve had emails or read comments to this effect. Often these earnest comments come from ostensible theological “conservatives” urging me and others to be more moderate on things such as justification. . . . Continue reading →
Your Weekly Machen Fix
Thanks to Dan.