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Biblical proportion and balance

The primary service which Systematic Theology performs for the preacher is to provide him with his message. But that’s not all. It should also give his message biblical proportion and balance. After all, it is only too easy to ride…

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Biblical proportion and balance

The primary service which Systematic Theology performs for the preacher is to provide him with his message. But that’s not all. It should also give his message biblical proportion and balance. After all, it is only too easy to ride…

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Pastoral Letter no. 1

My dear friends: One of the best books that I’ve read this year is a new one written by a friend of mine, Steve Garber. For many years, Steve has served as the principal of the Washington Institute, which has…

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We’re Back

Not that anyone missed me, of course. But after a two and a half year hiatus, I’ve agreed to reboot my contributions to the Reformation21 blog. I especially happy to share this space with my RTS colleagues, Bruce Baugus and…

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Local, Gritty, and Enduring?

The home of Tertullian, Cyprian, and Augustine, the history of the early church in North Africa is formative and rich, and continues to teach many lessons. One lesson is the necessity of the indigenization of the faith everywhere the gospel…

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Theistic Evolution

After discussing the tensions among evolutionists concerning the precise mechanism of evolution, I thought it might be good to address the underlying metaphysical assumptions of words that are used in the academy, such as “evolution.” The explanatory power of the Neo-Darwinian synthesis…

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Peeking through Perkins

Last week I was privileged to receive a PDF copy of The Works of William Perkins (Vol.1) who is often referred to as “the father of Puritanism.” Although Perkins is relatively unknown today (especially since his completed works have not…

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Embracing Evolution: But Which Model?

Contrary to popular opinion, Charles Darwin did not invent the theory of biological evolution. But his famous work, The Origin of Species, certainly gave impetus to an idea that would quickly become orthodoxy in the scientific establishment. In his work…