The last two elements which go to make up a theologian are, for Luther, careful and constant reading, and a practical knowledge of the academic disciplines. This last can be dealt with quickly: essentially, Luther saw a good, rounded academic…
The fourth element of the making of a true theologian for Luther is occasio. This is not the easiest word to translate in context but means something like `opportunity’ or `opportune moment.’ As such, it is not immediately obvious to…
Our friends at bringthebooks.org have just posted this. Can you name the three? Think: a Scotsman, a Dutchman and and a Welshman…
OK, as we enter the fourth post in this series, I am conscious it might be starting to look a bit like one of those oh-so-godly-but-goodness-me-aren’t-they-dull-as-ditchwater series one finds occasionally in reformed magazines, with titles such as `Reflections on the…
Carl Trueman’s latest book, Republocrat: Confessions of a Liberal Conservative (P & R), is due out shortly and you can find a video discussion of the book here by our friends in Christ the Center. Perhaps I should not mention that…
My good Catholic friend, the well-known German lay intellectual, Count Wolfram von Hofmeister-Behr, has brought to my attention this article, outlining Benedict XVI’s thirty year campaign to undo the liberalizing trends of Vatican II. One thing perplexes me, however, as…
Crossway’s ESV BIBLE ATLAS by John D. Currid and David P. Barrett First, I declare a bias – well, two if I may: that I know John Currid (one of the co-authors of this volume -he’s a colleague and…
So former Welsh international rugby player and British and Irish Lions captain, Gareth Thomas, has made number 1 on the Independent on Sunday‘s annual Pink List. While one is tempted to ask what his former wife thinks of this recognition, …
Other than the complete lack of a sneering judge with an English accent, it seems that the first series of `Imam Idol’ has been a great success, at least if the BBC report is anything to go by. So Islam…
The Church History ABCs by Stephen Nichols & Ned Bustard (Crossway, 2010) Delightfully produced, hilariously illustrated, the Church History ABCs captures the imagination by introducing children to 26 characters from church history, from Augustine to Zwingli. Bunyan was asked…
