Derek Thomas

Michael Bird, professor of New Testament at Highland Theological College on the relative demerit of Systematic Theology, here.

In a seminar on John Owen’s doctrine of justification this morning, one of my students, Brian Borgman, drew attention to the following quotation from Owen’s treatment of Justification in Volume…

I’m stuck in Orlando. Someone has to be here. I’m teaching for RTS, but “stuck” in the sense that I have to spend the obligatory nights alone in a hotel…

Today is Archbishop Ussher’s birthday. Born on this day in 1581, he rose to become the archbishop of Armagh and author of The Annals of the World in which he…

Our good friend, Stafford Carson — formerly Academic Dean at Westminster Theological Seminary and now minister of the First Presbyterian Church in Portadown, Northern Ireland — has made the headlines…

Trueman agreeing with Phillips. It must be Christmas. On the resurrection, I noted some time ago the following from J. I. Packer’s response to Anthony Flew: The Easter event, so…

At risk of sycophancy on these pages over Carl Trueman, we now extend our congratulations to him on his recent appointment as Vice President for Academic Affairs at Westminster Theological…

We sent Adam Parker to the movies to see the controversial film, The Golden Compass to see what all the fuss was about. His review is posted here.

Our good friend, Paul Helm, has provided Ref21 with another Christmas cracker. Go here.

More than a quarter of adults in Britain do not know where Jesus was born. And between the ages of 18-24 the percentage rose to 38%. The percentage who could…