My colleague Guy Davies has drawn my attention to an article by Peter Masters in which he accuses virtually every professing Calvinist in America of being worldly and promoting worldliness. The article begins with a swipe at Hansen’s Young, Restless…
Over at First Things Joe Carter reports: Earlier this week, members of the President’s Council on Bioethics were told by the White House that their services were no longer needed. President Obama’s decision was made and implemented in his typical…
Is the Institutes a work of systematic theology? Yes and no. Calvin covers many of the topics of theology in his own inimitable way, but unevenly. There is much from the patristic and medieval theology that he takes for granted.…
The myth of the secular Shakespeare continues to cast a long shadow over most people’s perception of Shakespeare’s plays. Until I inherited the Shakespeare course in my department halfway through my career, I assumed that despite certain Christian patterns and…
The myth of the secular Shakespeare continues to cast a long shadow over most people’s perception of Shakespeare’s plays. Until I inherited the Shakespeare course in my department halfway through my career, I assumed that despite certain Christian patterns and…
I have been looking forward to the release of Richard Gamble’s The Whole Counsel of God for some time. It is the first in a projected 3 volumes. Here’s the publisher’s description: Richard Gamble offers a comprehensive theology attuned to…
“For centuries the church stood solidly against every form of worldly entertainment, recognising it for what it was — a device for wasting time, a refuge from the disturbing voice of conscience, a scheme to divert attention from moral accountability.…
I really wish Christians would stay off TV.From the Daily Beast: Statistically speaking, Christians can be annoying. That’s according to a poll cited in the new book Lost and Found, in which religion researchers Ed Stetzer, Richie Stanley, and Jason…
All week I have been meditating on Hebrews 2:1-4 in preparation for Sunday’s sermon. It is the first of the warning passages in Hebrews and serves as a reminder that one day we will face our holy Judge who will…
The Institutes is a great work of theology. But it is difficult to find the right adjective for the kind of theology it represents–systematic, biblical ecclesiastical, pastoral? It is certainly all of the above. Calvin engages the mind, heart, will,…
