Archive for 2012
The Roots of the Reformation (Review by Kenneth Stewart)
[Editor’s note: This review of the 2nd edition of The Roots of the Reformation is from the recent issue of Credo Magazine, “Francis Schaeffer at 100.”] Evans, Gillian R. The Roots of the Reformation: Tradition, Emergence and Rupture. 2nd Edition. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 2012. Review by Kenneth J. Stewart– In 1971, Harvard…
Read MoreQ&A with Mohler, Ortlund, and Begg
By Matthew Barrett– A week ago The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary held their Expositor’s Summit, featuring R. Albert Mohler, Ray Ortlund, and Alistair Begg. You can listen and watch the sermons here. But here is a panel discussion between these three preachers.
Read MoreEric Metaxas and Tim Keller “Fireside Chat”
Eric Metaxas and Tim Keller “Fireside Chat” from Brian McGee on Vimeo.
Read MoreSpiritual Reality: Francis Schaeffer on the Christian Life (William Edgar)
In the most recent issue of Credo Magazine, “Francis Schaeffer at 100,” William Edgar has contributed an article titled, “Spiritual Reality: Francis Schaeffer on the Christian Life.” First, a little about Edgar. William Edgar is Professor of Apologetics at Westminster Seminary. Along with K. Scott Oliphint, he is the author of Christian Apologetics Past and…
Read MoreThe Wiles of Works Righteousness
By Matthew Claridge– Introduction Its fitting during a week when we “confessional evangelicals dress up our kids as Zwingli and Bucer for ‘Reformation Day,’” (compliments of Russ Moore) that we would spend some time reflecting on the magnificence of justification by faith alone. In this four-part series I plan to do just that through some…
Read MorePostmodern Dogmatics
By Fred Zaspel– I realize that the title seems self-contradictory, but I take it from the title of an article published nearly ten years ago now by John Franke, then of Biblical Theological Seminary, in the Westminster Theological Journal (WTJ 65 [2003]: 1-26): “Postmodern Reformed Dogmatics.” Franke has of course expressed his proposed theological method…
Read MoreThe Reformation of the Gospel (Matthew Barrett)
Celebrations of the Reformation each October typically revolve around the larger-than-life reformer, Martin Luther. On this Reformation Day, however, I would like to wind the clock forward two decades after Luther posted his monumental 95 theses to a debate you may never have heard of before, namely, the Reformation debate between John Calvin and Cardinal…
Read MoreReformation Resources
By Matthew Barrett– Reformation Day is almost upon us! Today I want to recommend some exciting and valuable new resources from Ligonier Ministries. Luther and the Reformation (CD or DVD). By R. C. Sproul. Centuries after his death, Martin Luther is celebrated as an intellectual giant, a brave opponent of corruption, a shaper of culture,…
Read MoreRefo500
In light of Reformation Day this week, and the forthcoming anniversary of the Reformation in 2017, we want to take a minute to share with you the work one organization is doing to bring lay people, pastors, and scholars all around the world together to discuss the Reformation, its impact, and its future. That organization…
Read MoreReformation and Rediscovery: An Interview with Herman J. Selderhuis
Reformation Day is almost upon us. Today, tomorrow, and Wednesday we will focus each blog post around Reformation history. Today on Credo we welcome Herman Selderhuis. Selderhuis is professor of Church History at the Theological University Apeldoorn (the Netherlands) and director of Refo500, the international platform of institutions and activities related to the jubilee of the…
Read MoreBook Giveaways
Open publication – Free publishing To view the Magazine as a PDF The new issue of Credo Magazine is here! “Francis Schaeffer at 100.” And here are the books we are giving away: DeYoung, Kevin. The Hole in Our Holiness: Filling the Gap between Gospel Passion and the Pursuit of Godliness. Wheaton, IL: Crossway, 2012.…
Read MoreAnd this week’s winner is…
DAVID NORMAN! Congrats, David. You have won the following books: Bock, Darrell. Theology of Luke and Acts: God’s Promised Program, Realized for All Nations. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2012. Sweiss, Khaldoun A., and Chad V. Meister, eds. Christian Apologetics: An Anthology of Primary Sources Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2012. Four Views on the Apostle Paul. Contributors include:…
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