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Brief Review: Reformed Theology in America – ed. David Wells

Posted in B. B. Warfield, Book Reviews, Charles Hodge, Cornelius Van Til, Geerhardus Vos, Herman Bavinck, Historical Theology, J. Gresham Machen, James Henley Thornwell, Louis Berkhof, Robert Lewis Dabney, tagged , , , , on May 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Book
ISBN: 0801021480 (Google Books)
Publisher: Baker (1997; reprint 2000)
Genre: Historical theology
Reading Level: high school to college
Worthy read? Yes
Price: $28.80 @ WTS Books
Brief
These essays present historical overviews of the main streams and major thinkers of Reformed theology in America. Thus, to the student of American Reformed theology, this book is a great “reader’s guide”–if you  start here [...]

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John Muether Interviewed About Cornelius Van Til: Reformed Apologist and Churchman

Posted in Apologetics, Cornelius Van Til, Historical Theology, Semper Reformanda, tagged , on October 31, 2008 | 2 Comments »

As a Reformation Day treat the guys over at The Reformed Forum released their interview with Prof. John Muether, author of Cornelius Van Til: Reformed Apologist and Churchman.
Listen to John reflect upon:

CVT’s life story,
the so-called “Clark-Van Til controversy,”
the contexts of CVT’s writings,
the under-appreciated theme of Reformed ecumenism in CVT’s teachings,
the historical context of CVT’s polemic [...]

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An Uncommon Logos Between Christianity and Islam

Posted in A Common Word, Antithesis, Apologetics, Christology, Cornelius Van Til, Cross and Crescent, Doctrina divina, Doctrine of God, Epistemology, Ethics, Ex Pacto, Geerhardus Vos, Herman Bavinck, John Calvin, John Frame, Love, Metaethics, Miroslav Volf, Pilgrim Praxis, Research Papers, Richard Gaffin, Synthesis, tagged , , , , , on June 9, 2008 | 2 Comments »

Note: this post and the papers referenced below have been superseded. Please see the updated paper: An Uncommon Logos and “A Common Word”: Reformed Reflections on Epistemological and Ethical Normativity within a Current Christian-Muslim Dialog.
Abstract
My papers evaluate Dr. Miroslav Volf’s publications and lectures related to A Common Word. In the epistemology paper I examine Volf’s arguments [...]

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Review: Lest We Forget by Robert K. Churchill

Posted in Book Reviews, Cornelius Van Til, Ecclesiology, Historical Theology, J. Gresham Machen, Semper Reformanda, tagged , , , , on October 29, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

Lest We Forget: A Personal Reflection on the Formation of The Orthodox Presbyterian Church By Robert K. Churchill
Published by the Committee for the Historian of the OPC
135 pages; List price: $6.95, softback; ISBN: 0-934688-34-6
Overview
Lest We Forget is pastor Robert Churchill’s autobiographical account of the tumultuous years of conflict in the early 20th century between German [...]

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Free Book: Study Your Bible: A Self Study Course for Bible Believing Christians by E. J. Young

Posted in Apologetics, Biblical Studies, Cornelius Van Til, E. J. Young, Genesis, Scriptura sacra, tagged , , , , , on October 16, 2007 | 1 Comment »

The OPC recently re-published a free electronic edition of E. J. Young’s (WTS bio) self study guide to Genesis (download PDF; 3mb).
Purpose of Young’s Book
This book is designed to be useful for Sunday School teachers leading a class on Genesis, or individuals seeking to study the Scriptures on their own. Cornelius Van Til’s foreword (quoted [...]

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John Frame’s Biographical Sketch of Cornelius Van Til

Posted in Apologetics, Cornelius Van Til, Historical Theology, Philosophy, Prolegomena, tagged , , on August 3, 2006 | Leave a Comment »

When a seasoned and respected theologian such as John Frame makes the claim that Cornelius Van Til is “perhaps the most important Christian thinker since John Calvin,” theology students would do well to listen.
Nevertheless, for all of Van Til’s weak­nesses he is an important thinker indeed, perhaps the most important Christian thinker since John [...]

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