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Should we blame the Reformation for secularism? Matthew Barrett and Samuel G. Parkison
The Reformation has often been lamented, blamed for secularism, as if the Reformers cut the cord of participation in God by perpetuating the voluntarism and nominalism of their age. But in episode 2 of this mini-series, Sam Parkison asks Matthew Barrett, author of The Reformation as Renewal, to address the philosophical context of the Reformation.…
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The Center for Classical Theology exists to contemplate God and all things in relation to God by listening with humility to his word with the wisdom of the Great Tradition. The purpose of CCT is to create a renewed vision for systematic theology today in the spirit of faith seeking understanding. CCT is pleased to…
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Why were the Reformers born out of Scholastic soil? Matthew Barrett and Samuel G. Parkison
The Reformation has often been lamented, blamed for everything from secularism to schism. Meanwhile, others celebrate the Reformation either as a modern liberation or a biblicist break from tradition. But in this new mini-series of interviews, Samuel Parkison asks Matthew Barrett what the Reformers themselves thought since he is the author of the soon-to-release book, The…
Read MoreThe Credo Alliance: Why We Believe in the Classical Method
In the second episode of The Credo Alliance, Credo Fellows Fred Sanders, J.V. Fesko, Scott Swain, and Matthew Barrett discuss the importance of theological method for classical theology. The method of modern theology will only take you so far with its allergy to reason and philosophy, but the classical approach reserves a judicious place for…
Read MoreThe Credo Alliance: Why We Are Classical Theists
In this special episode, Credo launches a new series called The Credo Alliance, which brings together today’s best theologians to unite around classical Christianity, collaborating for the sake of renewal in the church today. In this first episode, Credo Fellows Fred Sanders, J.V. Fesko, Scott Swain and Matthew Barrett share their stories, explaining how they…
Read MoreWhy did Platonism help Augustine read the Bible like a Christian? John Peter Kenney and Matthew Barrett
What did Augustine and Athanasius, Origen and the Cappadocians, Boethius and Aquinas all have in common? They all critically appropriated Platonism. Platonism was not a set of doctrines that proved convenient. Rather, Platonism was an epic, even revolutionary outlook on transcendent reality that defied a materialistic understanding of God and the world. For example, Platonism…
Read MoreCan we be Reformed and Scholastic?
Reformed and Scholastic are often considered antithetical to one another, as if the use of the scholastic method or the retrieval of its philosophy and theology is a betrayal of the Reformation. Such a popular narrative is more fiction than fact, a convenient caricature that misrepresents the Reformed heritage of the sixteenth through the eighteenth…
Read MoreHow to be a Joyful Calvinist: James Montgomery Boice and the Life of the Mind – Philip Ryken and Matthew Barrett
Who was one of the great influences on today’s leading theologians and university presidents? James Montgomery Boice. Educated at Harvard University and Princeton Seminary, the late James Montgomery Boice was raised up for a lifetime of preaching at Tenth Presbyterian Church. Yet he also found himself at the epicenter of theological debate. He was committed to…
Read MoreThe Doctrine of God: New course with Matthew Barrett
The For the Church Institute has released a new course called Theology 1 by Matthew Barrett, editor-in-chief of Credo Magazine and host of the Credo Podcast. Over the next year, FTC Institute will release lectures within this course. Last week we highlighted Unit 1 which asks the question, What is Theology? Today we highlight Unit 2…
Read MoreThe Doctrine of God: New course by Matthew Barrett
The For the Church Institute has released a new course called Theology 1 by Matthew Barrett, editor-in-chief of Credo Magazine and host of the Credo Podcast. Over the next year, FTC Institute will release lectures within this course. Last week we highlighted Unit 1 which asks the question, What is Theology? Today we highlight Unit 2…
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