Working through a stimulating discussion of the imago dei in Karl Barth’s Church Dogmatics, III/1.
Barth takes a decidedly different approach to what the image of God in man is from … Read more→
Archive for the ‘Systematic Theology’ Category
David VanDrunen on Subjective and Objective Morality
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→
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→
Murray on Faith and Justification
In his chapter on justification in Redemption Accomplished and Applied, John Murray speaks about faith,
There have been good protestants who have maintained that this faith is not the antecedent of … Read more→
Van Til and Barth
A helpful interaction with Christ the Center episodes on Barth and Van Til here. Thanks to Darren for an irenic response.
Sudduth on Natural Theology
Michael Sudduth’s name has been bounced around the web lately. Westminster Seminary California just published a review of Sudduth’s The Reformed Objection to Natural Theology by Joshua B. Henson. James Anderson also … Read more→
Van Til on Barth and Brunner
Van Til had plenty of strong words to say about the theological programs of Karl Barth and Emil Brunner. Here is a short example from The New Modernism, 2nd ed. … 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→
Thoughts on Woman as Image of Man
Meredith Kline sheds much needed light on a very perplexing passage when he writes,
In I Corinthians 11:7ff., Paul does expound the man-woman relationship as an instance of the image-glory pattern. … Read more→