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On Making Eschatological Arguments
After many years of foolishly putting it off, I am finally reading Oliver O’Donovan’s classic primer on Christian ethics, Resurrection and Moral Order (2nd ed.). One of the book’s major claims is that...
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Rembrandt and the Humanity of Christ
The Aug 15th issue of TIME magazine has a short piece on Rembrandt and his portraits of Christ. According to the writer, Richard Lacayo, Rembrandt in his early 40s began to evolve in the way he...
View ArticleCommands Are Like Bricks
Speaking about moral codes and laws, Oliver O’Donovan (Resurrection and Moral Order, 2nd ed.) says something helpful about how we use the Bible to make moral decisions. Speaking generally of the...
View ArticleDon’t Read the Bible by Itself
In the preface to the 1539 Edition of the Institutes, Calvin explains the purpose of the Institutes and in doing so offers good counsel regarding the need for theology in reading Scripture well
View ArticleCalvin and Conviction
One thing that has struck my students in their initial interactions with the Institutes is how different Calvin sounds than much theology and God-talk today. The difference, I think, lies in his...
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The “Theological Interpretation of Scripture”
A question I receive repeatedly, and a good one at that, is: “What is the theological interpretation of Scripture?” If you’ve heard this phrase bandied about and are still not sure what it means,...
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Union with Christ and TULIP
In the second chapter of Billings’ Union with Christ, he takes issue with the reduction of Reformed theology to the TULIP acronym. Specifically, regarding “total depravity” he questions the notion that...
View ArticleUnion with Christ and Social Justice
Does our union with Christ have anything to say about Christian social justice? Todd Billings in chapter 4 of Union with Christ makes this vital connection
View ArticlePatristic vs. Modern Trinitarianism
Mark Thompson of Moore College offers some helpful observations regarding the difference between patristic and modern treatments of the Trinity. Here's an excerpt: Patristic trinitarian thinking and...
View ArticleBavinck on Scripture, Tradition, and Theology
Herman Bavinck helpfully (as usual) comments on a proper way to understand “tradition” and its relationship to Scripture and theology:“[F]or a correct understanding [of the Bible] it still often...
View ArticleWhat is Systematic Theology Really?
Check out this excellent and thought provoking post by theologian Stephen Holmes from St. Andrews. Read the post here
View ArticleSeven Brief Thoughts on the Doctrine of Scripture
After a semester of teaching an undergrad course on Scripture and Tradition, a number of things emerged in our discussions that might be worth reflecting on regarding the Bible and its interpretation.
View ArticleWhere Should Theology “Begin”?
As one who is kind of obsessed with questions of method in theology, I found some summary comments by T. F. Torrance on the relation of history and tradition to theological formulation helpful. He...
View ArticleIntroverts and the Church
Are introverts valued in the church? More and more writers are reflecting on that question. Here is a thoughtful post on the subject by a friend of mine.
View ArticleA Theology of Inequality through Jonathan Edwards
Inequality is not necessarily inequity. Often talk related to disparities in income, opportunities, education, skills—you name it—centers on the issue of justice or equity. However, it may be that...
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