>Just ran across this:Providential History Festival Promo from ProvHistory on Vimeo.Nope, don't think I'll be attending. Besides the hokeyness of it, it's promoted by the Chalcedon foundation - a "Christian educational organization devoted to research, publishing, and promoting Christian reconstruction in all areas of life." Sound good, but not so much. Here's a little more … Continue reading >A Conference I’ll be Skipping
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>Why We Should Reject Pragmatic Arguments
>I have a been reading a lot about a 19th century American theologian named John Williamson Nevin. He isn't well known. Not overly influential, not like Edwards, Whitefield, Wesley, Finney, Hodge, Machen, etc. He taught at a small German Reformed Seminary in Mercersburg, PA, where he also served as the President of Marshall College (later … Continue reading >Why We Should Reject Pragmatic Arguments
>Fallible Collection of Infallible Books
>The past three or four weeks in the Poiema ACG have been dedicated to discussion on the canonization process. It's been incredibly challenging. I like certainty and neat, tidy doctrines. Thinking about the canon defies attempts for certainty (at least based on any proofs) and tidiness.When you look at the criteria for canonicity (NT), you'll … Continue reading >Fallible Collection of Infallible Books
>Racialization and the Church
>Well, I haven't posted anything substantive for a while now. Selling and buying my truck took up way too much of my time, and we've been fighting illness in our house too - so in addition to not having time I haven't had much energy. But, I am finally reading a book that a friend … Continue reading >Racialization and the Church
>Why I cringe when people say America is/was a Christian nation
>Last night I spoke to a small group of international graduate students on the topic "Is America a Christian Nation?" I asked at the outset if they had been given the impression that America was a Christian nation and they all agreed that they had.I began by asking what it is that makes an individual … Continue reading >Why I cringe when people say America is/was a Christian nation
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