This is the third and final installement of Dr. Muller’s review of Thomas Aquinas by K. Scott Oliphint. Read part one here, and part two here. It is in Oliphint’s final critique of Aquinas’ views on natural reason and philosophy in their relation to theology that…
The second century is arguably the Cinderella of the early church, generally neglected in favor of other, apparently more exciting and accessible, periods. It is populated by largely shadowy figures about whom we know enough to be tantalized, even impressed,…
“What if you and your family were starving, and someone with an abundance of food responded by letting you know that they were ‘offering thoughts and prayers’?” You’re immediate inner thought would be, “Stop praying. Do something!” A preponderance of…
Recently, I was having a discussion with a friend (who happens to be in pastoral ministry) about the gender debates that are raging in our culture and in our churches. In the course of our conversation, my friend said, “I…
In the previous posts in this series, we have been considering the revitalization of the eighteenth-century Baptist community. Recall, that in 1750, there were only 150 of their churches throughout the British Isles. By 1798 there were close to 361…
Oliphint’s discussion of Aquinas’ view of God draws heavily on the claims of Cornelius Van Til, one of whose basic points of critique is that Aquinas’ “idea of the analogy of being compromises the biblical doctrine of creation.”1 In Van…
Oliphint’s discussion of Aquinas’ view of God draws heavily on the claims of Cornelius Van Til, one of whose basic points of critique is that Aquinas’ “idea of the analogy of being compromises the biblical doctrine of creation.”1 In Van…
Note: This is the second part of Richard A. Muller’s review of Thomas Aquinas by K. Scott Oliphint. Read part one here. Oliphint’s discussion of Aquinas’ view of God draws heavily on the claims of Cornelius Van Til, one of whose basic…
The Bible tells us that Christ graciously gives gifted people to His Church for her growth and maturity. Among these are the evangelists. Today we learned that the best known American evangelist has died; he is now present with the…
When a man and a woman are engaged to be married they can hardly talk about anything else. In fact, we might suspect that something is wrong if they don’t express excitement about the wedding. The church is espoused to…
