Close, but no Cigar
I recently had the pleasure to be present at the Bar Mitzvah of the son of a good friend. The pleasure was enhanced by the fact that the friend and I both hail from the UK and have found ourselves…
Tag Theology
Sermons on the Beatitudes
Calvin’s sermons were delivered extempore, taken down by the remarkable Denis Raguenier, published by the diaconate of Geneva, and the proceeds used to support refugees. Initially, Calvin was not keen on them being published, but when he saw the level…
Reformed Dogmatics (Volume 1-3)
The theological world has been blessed by being the recipients of the translation of the first three volumes of Herman Bavinck’s magnum opus the Gereformeerde Dogmatiek in English. As one who has read the entire 4-volume Dutch work from cover…
Heaven on Earth: Capturing Jonathan Edward’s Vision of Living in Between
“You know, ol’ Bob is so heavenly minded that he is no earthly good.” Perhaps, you have heard someone, in an effort to sound practical, say something like this. I suppose it is possible to be so focused on the…
Jesus’ Blood and Righteousness
Brian Vickers, assistant NT professor at SBTS, has just published a revised version of his dissertation that explores Paul’s theology of imputation. It’s entitled Jesus’ Blood and Righteousness.
Window on the Past The Didache
Along with The Epistle of Barnabas, 1 & 2 Clement, The Shepherd of Hermas, The Epistles of Ignatius and Polycarp, Te Epistle of Diognetus, and The Martyrdom of Clement, Ignatius and Polycarp, The Didache comprises one of the documents of…
Political Correctness and the New Christian Orthodoxy
I’ve been reading just about everything Paul Helm writes with great enthusiasm since I first encountered his The Varieties of Belief (1973) during my days as an undergraduate. Moreover, I almost always find myself agreeing with him, even when he…
Helm Responds to Vanhoozer
I thank Kevin for his kind personal references, and for his lengthy response to my piece. But it doesn’t get to the point, does it? Of course Kevin is not to be tarred with the brushes of Franke, Grenz and…
Vanhoozer Responds to Helm
I’ve been reading just about everything Paul Helm writes with great enthusiasm since I first encountered his The Varieties of Belief (1973) during my days as an undergraduate. Moreover, I almost always find myself agreeing with him, even when he…
Charles Hodge and the Method of Systematic Theology: a Corrective
In recent times Charles Hodge has come in for a drubbing in connection with his remarks on the nature of what he calls theological science, as these are set out in the first seventeen pages of his Systematic Theology. (See,…