Monthly Archives: May 2006

From The Reconstruction of the Church. The Church in America today is in disarray. Apart from the evil influence of secular humanism and theological liberalism (which are the same thing), the problem is due to two factors: an ambiguous attitude … Continue reading →

In my opinion, this is pure genius: Now this is why intellectuals … can sit up until two in the morning talking about how a particular French filmmaker was deconstructing the suburban instantiations of gnosticism with his gritty authenticity, while … Continue reading →

John Barach has begun a review of the conference we attended.

Question 22. What is then necessary for a christian to believe? Answer: All things promised us in the gospel, (a) which the articles of our catholic undoubted christian faith briefly teach us. Question 23. What are these articles? Answer: 1. … Continue reading →

One of the great things about “the Mercersberg Theology,” was that it dealt with the tractarian movement in a way that addressed their concerns but defended the Reformation and vindicated justification by faith alone. In fact, in his The Principle … Continue reading →

For we hold that one is justified by faith apart from works of the law. Or is God the God of Jews only? Is he not the God of Gentiles also? Yes, of Gentiles also, since God is one. He … Continue reading →

A lot of this is just impression, and perhaps a better title for most of it is “how I misunderstood Van Til.” But the hard evidence is this: For years, on the basis of what I read in the works … Continue reading →

Interesting. But even though I agree with Leithart’s response I wonder if Barth wasn’t connecting with a real problem that sometimes crops up in Reformed circles.

Lig Duncan relays some good material about why some Anglicans are saying that the call to unity does not allow them to continue in a church that blesses homosexuality. It is, among other things, a good reminder of what real … Continue reading →

It occurs to me that the most profound writing in philosophy or theology is writing in which a reader’s acquaintance with philosophical or theological writing, or his identity as a philosopher or theologian, is as likely to be an impediment … Continue reading →