In his very fine piece Living in God’s Two Kingdoms, Dr. VanDrunen writes:
Christians should always be distinguished from unbelievers subjectively: they do all things by faith in Christ and for … Read more→
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David VanDrunen on Subjective and Objective Morality
The Validity of Multiple Interpretations of Barth
As anyone even moderately interested in Barthian studies knows, the field does not want for a variety of interpretations on the Church Dogmatics. Trinity and Election in Contemporary Theology edited by … Read more→
Gaffin on the Historical Adam
In the latest issue of New Horizons, Dr. Richard B. Gaffin, Jr. has written an excellent article on the historical Adam. This has become an increasingly important topic, and it appears … Read more→
Types of First and Second Readings
Over the last year, the subjects of hermeneutics and typology have been sources of vigorous discussion at Reformed Forum. These are very important issues, and I am glad we have been … Read more→
A Few Basics of Ecclesiology
Ecclesiology comes from the Greek words ekklēsia and logos. Ekklēsia simply means “assembly” and logos means “word” or sometimes “principle.” We can speak of biology, which is the study of … Read more→
Clarifying Soteriological Categories
Christ the Center was blessed to welcome Lane G. Tipton and Michael S. Horton for two interviews on the subject of union with Christ. The Reformed Forum site has been busy … Read more→
Is Christ Really There in the Old Testament?
For the answer, see these three fine resources:
“The Gospel and Redemptive-Historical Hermeneutics” by Lane G. Tipton in Confident of Better Things, eds. Muether and Olinger.
“For Our Sakes Also: … Read more→
Where are They Now? The Reformers and the Catholics After 500 Years
The following is a manuscript of a Reformation Day address I delivered at Faith Orthodox Presbyterian Church in Pole Tavern, NJ on October 29, 2011. It’s written with the intention … Read more→
Van Til’s Universe
Recently, I have been working through Karl Barth and American Evangelicalism, edited by Bruce L. McCormack and Clifford B. Anderson. This new book from Eerdmans is an interesting volume, compiled from … Read more→
Welcome Back, Culture
I recently revisited the very underrated series at Reformed Forum on the relationship between Christianity and culture. There has been a good amount of sustained discussion recently regarding this topic, … Read more→