Reformed Forum

Too often, a rift obtains between the work of the church and theological study. Pastors and seminary students often feel the need to choose between one or the other. Derek Thomas, both pastor and professor, joins us to talk about the relationship between the pastor and the academy.

Bahnsen, Greg L. Van Til’s Apologetic: Readings and Analysis. P & R Publishing, 1998.

Barker, Kenneth L., and John R. Kohlenberger. The Expositor’s Bible Commentary. Grand Rapids, Mich.: Zondervan, 2004.

Carson, D. A. Christ and Culture Revisited. Grand Rapids, Mich.: William B. Eerdmans Pub. Co., 2008.

Duncan, Ligon. Fear Not! Christian Focus, 2008.

Longman, Tremper., and David E. Garland. The Expositor’s Bible Commentary. Grand Rapids, Mich.: Zondervan, 2006.

Muller, Richard A. Christ and the Decree : Christology and Predestination in Reformed Theology from Calvin to Perkins. Durham, N.C.: Labyrinth Press, 1986.

—. Christ and the Decree Christology and Predestination in Reformed Theology from Calvin to Perkins. Baker Academic, 2008.

—. The Unaccommodated Calvin : Studies in the Foundation of a Theological Tradition. Oxford studies in historical theology. New York: Oxford University, 2000.

Murray, Iain Hamish. David Martyn Lloyd-Jones : The First Forty Years, 1899-1939. Edinburgh; Carlisle, Pa.: Banner of Truth Trust, 1982.

Piper, John. Brothers, We are Not Professionals : A Plea to Pastors for Radical Ministry. Nashville, Tenn.: Broadman & Holman, 2002.

Thomas, Derek. What is Providence? Phillipsburg, NJ: P & R Pub., 2008.

Van Til, Cornelius. Christian-Theistic Evidences. Philadelphia: Westminster Theological Seminary, 1961.

—. Common Grace and the Gospel. Presbyterian and Reformed Pub. Co, 1973.

—. The Defense of the Faith. 4th ed. Phillipsburg N.J.: P & R Pub., 2008.

Participants: Camden Bucey, Derek Thomas, James Dolezal, Jeff Waddington, Nick Batzig

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J. Ligon Duncan, Senior Minister at First Presbyterian Church in Jackson, MS joins us to talk about the Westminster Confession of Faith. Dr. Duncan is the general editor of a series of books titled The Westminster Confession of Faith into the 21st Century.

Bavinck, Herman, and J. Mark Beach. Saved by Grace : The Holy Spirit’s Work in Calling and Regeneration. Grand Rapids, Mich.: Reformation Heritage Books, 2008.

Duncan, J. Ligon, ed. The Westminster Confession Into the 21st Century. Christian Focus, 2004.

—. The Westminster Confession into the 21st Century. [S.l.]: Christian Focus Pub, 2005.

—. The Westminster Confession into the 21st Century: essays in remembrance of the 350th anniversary of the Westminster Assembly. Fearn: Mentor, 2003.

Duncan, Ligon. Fear Not! Christian Focus, 2008.

Gaffin, Richard B., Jr. God’s Word in Servant-Form. Reformed Academic Press.

Hansen, Collin. Young, Restless, Reformed : A Journalist’s Journey with the New Calvinists. Wheaton, Ill.: Crossway Books, 2008.

Robinson, Stuart. The Church of God as an Essential Element of the Gospel and the idea, structure, and functions thereof : a discourse in four parts. Repr. Greenville: Greenville Presbyterian Theological Seminary, 1995.

Shedd, William G. T. Orthodoxy and Heterodoxy. Gardners Books, 2007.

Witsius, Herman., John. Donaldson, and William. Cunningham. On the Character of a True Theologian: An Inaugural Address Delivered at Franeker, April 16, 1675. Edinburgh, 1877.

Participants: Camden Bucey, J. Ligon Duncan, Jeff Waddington, Nick Batzig

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R. Scott Clark, Professor of Church History and Historical Theology at Westminster Seminary California, joins us to discuss his forthcoming book Recovering the Reformed Confession.

Bavinck, Herman, and J. Mark Beach. Saved by Grace : The Holy Spirit’s Work in Calling and Regeneration. Grand Rapids, Mich.: Reformation Heritage Books, 2008.

Beale, G. K. Myth, History, and Inspiration: A Review Article of Inspiration and Incarnation by Peter Enns, June 1, 2006. http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa3817/is_200606/ai_n17176285.

—. The Erosion of Inerrancy in Evangelicalism : Responding to New Challenges to Biblical Authority. Wheaton, Ill.: Crossway Books, 2008.

—. We Become What We Worship : A Biblical Theology of Idolatry. Downers Grove, Ill.: IVP Academic, 2008.

Clark, R. Scott., and Westminster Seminary California. Covenant, Justification, and Pastoral Ministry : Essays by the Faculty of Westminster Seminary California. Phillipsburg, NJ: P&R Pub., 2007.

Enns, Peter. Inspiration and Incarnation : Evangelicals and the Problem of the Old Testament. Grand Rapids, Mich.: Baker Academic, 2005.

Eswine, Zack. Preaching to a Post-Everything World : Crafting Biblical Sermons that Connect with Our Culture. Grand Rapids, Mich.: Baker Books, 2008.

Gaffin, Richard. Resurrection and Eschatology : Theology in Service of the Church : Essays in Honor of Richard B. Gaffin, Jr. Phillipsburg N.J.: P&R Pub., 2008.

Hansen, Collin. Young, Restless, Reformed : A Journalist’s Journey with the New Calvinists. Wheaton, Ill.: Crossway Books, 2008.

Johnson, Gary L. W. B.B. Warfield : Essays on His Life and Thought. Phillipsburg, N.J.: P&R Pub., 2007.

Mackintosh, H. R. The Doctrine of the Person of Jesus Christ. Edinburgh, 1923.

McGrath, Alister E. T. F. Torrance : An Intellectual Biography. Edinburgh: T & T Clark, 2006.

Olson, Roger E. Reformed and Always Reforming : The Postconservative Approach to Evangelical Theology. Acadia studies in Bible and theology. Grand Rapids, Mich.: Baker Academic, 2007.

Thomas, Derek. What is Providence? Phillipsburg, NJ: P & R Pub., 2008.

Torrance, Thomas Forsyth. The Doctrine of Grace in the Apostolic Fathers. The Torrance collection. Eugene, Ore.: Wipf & Stock, 1996.

Torrance, Thomas Forsyth, and Robert T. Walker. Incarnation The Person and Life of Christ. Ivp Academic, 2008.

Van Til, Cornelius. The Defense of the Faith. 4th ed. Phillipsburg N.J.: P & R Pub., 2008.

Participants: Camden Bucey, Jeff Waddington, Jim Cassidy, Nick Batzig, R. Scott Clark

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Join us as we speak with Mark Garcia, author of Life in Christ: Union with Christ and Twofold Grace in Calvin’s Theology, regarding the theological implications of union with Christ and its prominence in Calvin’s writings.

Calvin, John. Institutes of the Christian Religion. 1559th ed. Westminster John Knox Press, 1960.

—. Institutes of the Christian Religion. Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 1990.

Gaffin, Richard. By Faith Not By Sight. Paternoster, 2006.

Garcia, Mark A. Life in Christ : Union with Christ and Twofold Grace in Calvin’s Theology. Studies in Christian history and thought. Milton Keynes; Colorado Spring, CO: Paternoster, 2008.

—. Life in Christ : The Function of Union with Christ in the Unio-Duplex Gratia Structure of Calvin’s Soteriology : With Special Reference to the Relationship of Justification and Sanctification in, 2004.

McGowan, A. T. B. The Divine Authenticity of Scripture : Retrieving an Evangelical Heritage. Downers Grove, Ill.: IVP Academic, 2007.

—. The Divine Spiration of Scripture : Challenging Evangelicial Perspectives. Nottingham: Apollos, 2007.

Moore, Russell. The Kingdom of Christ : The New Evangelical Perspective. Wheaton, Ill.: Crossway Books, 2004.

Sedgwick, Obadiah. The bowels of tender mercy sealed in the everlasting covenant wherein is set forth the nature, conditions and excellencies of it, and how a sinner should do to enter into it, and the danger of. London: Printed by Edward Mottershed for Adoniram Byfield and are to be sold by Joseph Cranford …, 1661.

Participants: Jeff Waddington, Jim Cassidy, Mark Garcia, Nick Batzig

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In this episode we speak with Drew Dinardo, Senior Pastor of First Presbyterian Church Coral Springs-Margate, FL about the challenges of planting and growing reformed churches.

Anyabwile, Thabiti M. The Decline of African American Theology : From Biblical Faith to Cultural Captivity. Downers Grove, Ill.: IVP Academic, 2007.

—. The Faithful Preacher : Recapturing the Vision of Three Pioneering African-American Pastors. Wheaton, Ill.: Crossway Books, 2006.

—. What is a Healthy Church Member? Wheaton, Ill.: Crossway Books, 2008.

Carter, Anthony J. On Being Black and Reformed : A New Perspective on the African-American Christian Experience. Phillipsburg, N.J.: P&R Pub., 2003.

Carter, Anthony J., Ken Jones, and Michael Leach. Experiencing the Truth : Bringing the Reformation to the African-American Church. Wheaton, Ill.: Crossway Books, 2008.

Eswine, Zack. Preaching to a Post-Everything World : Crafting Biblical Sermons that Connect with Our Culture. Grand Rapids, Mich.: Baker Books, 2008.

Participants: Camden Bucey, Drew Dinardo, Jeff Waddington, Jim Cassidy, Lane Keister, Nick Batzig

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Gary Johnson joins us to talk about the forthcoming book Reforming or Conforming?: Post-Conservative Evangelicals and the Emerging Church which he co-edited with Ron Gleason.

Bavinck, Herman. Reformed Dogmatics, Vol. 1: Prolegomena. Baker Academic, 2003.

—. Reformed Dogmatics, Vol. 2: God and Creation. Vol. 2. Reformed Dogmatics. Baker Academic, 2004.

—. Reformed Dogmatics, Vol. 3: Sin and Salvation in Christ. Baker Academic, 2006.

—. Reformed Dogmatics, Vol. 4: Holy Spirit, Church, and New Creation. Baker Academic, 2008.

Carson, D. Becoming Conversant with the Emerging Church : Understanding a Movement and its Implications. Grand Rapids Mich.: Zondervan, 2005.

Hughes, R. Kent., and John H. Armstrong. The Coming Evangelical Crisis : Current Challenges to the Authority of Scripture and the Gospel. Chicago: Moody Press, 1996.

Hunter, James Davison. Evangelicalism : The Coming Generation. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1987.

Johnson, Gary L. W. B.B. Warfield : Essays on His Life and Thought. Phillipsburg, N.J.: P&R Pub., 2007.

Johnson, Gary L. W., and Ronald N. Gleason. Reforming or Conforming? : Post-Conservative Evangelicals and the Emerging Church. Wheaton, Ill.: Crossway Books, 2008.

Johnson, Gary L. W., and Guy Prentiss Waters. By Faith Alone : Answering the Challenges to the Doctrine of Justification. Wheaton, Ill.: Crossway Books, 2006.

Johnson, Gary L. W., and R. Fowler White. Whatever Happened to the Reformation? Phillipsburg, N.J.: P & R, 2001.

McLaren, Brian D. A Generous Orthodoxy : Why I am a missional, evangelical, post/Protestant, liberal/conservative, mystical/poetic, biblical, charismatic/contemplative, fundamentalist/Calvinist, Anabaptist/Anglican, Methodist, Catholic, green, incarnational, depressed-yet-hopeful, emergent, unfinished Christian. El Cajon, CA: Youth Specialties, 2006.

Turretin, Francis. Institutes of Elenctic Theology 3 vol. set. P & R Publishing, 1997.

Webb, William J. Slaves, Women & Homosexuals : Exploring the Hermeneutics of Cultural Analysis. Downers Grove, Ill.: InterVarsity Press, 2001.

Wells, David. Above all Earthly Pow’rs : Christ in a Postmodern World. Grand Rapids Mich. ;Leicester: W.B. Eerdmans Pub. Co. ;;Inter-Varsity Press, 2005.

—. The Courage to be Protestant : Truth-Lovers, Marketers, and Emergents in the Postmodern World. Grand Rapids Mich.: William B. Eerdmans Pub., 2008.

—. God in the Wasteland : The Reality of Truth in a World of Fading Dreams. Grand Rapids, Mich.: W.B. Eerdmans, 1994.

—. Losing our Virtue : Why the Church Must Recover its Moral Vision. Grand Rapids, Mich.: W.B. Eerdmans Pub., 1998.

—. No Place for Truth, or, Whatever Happened to Evangelical Theology? Grand Rapids, Mich.: W.B. Eerdmans Pub. Co., 1993.

Participants: Camden Bucey, Gary L. W. Johnson, James Dolezal, Jeff Waddington, Lane Keister

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Lane Keister joins us to discuss the Federal Vision, an expression of theology within Reformed circles offering alternative views of the Bible’s covenantal structure, ecclesiology and the sacraments. Lane runs Green Baggins, a blog which has become a popular destination for informed, scholarly discussion of issues in reformed theology.

Beale, G. K. The Temple and the Church’s Mission: A Biblical Theology of the Dwelling Place of God. InterVarsity Press, 2004.

Beisner, E. Calvin., and Fla.). Knox Theological Seminary (Fort Lauderdale. The Auburn Avenue theology, Pros and Cons : Debating the Federal Vision. Fort Lauderdale, FL: Knox Theological Seminary, 2004.

Beougher, Timothy K. Richard Baxter and Conversion : A Study of the Puritan Concept of Becoming a Christian. Fearn, Ross-shire, Scotland: Mentor, 2007.

Clark, R. Scott., and Westminster Seminary California. Covenant, Justification, and Pastoral Ministry : Essays by the Faculty of Westminster Seminary California. Phillipsburg, NJ: P&R Pub., 2007.

Jordan, James B. Through New Eyes : Developing a Biblical View of the World. Brentwood, Tenn.: Wolgemuth & Hyatt, 1988.

Köstenberger, Andreas J., and Scott R. Swain. Father, Son and Spirit : the Trinity and John’s Gospel. Nottingham, England; Downers Grove, Illinois: Apollos ; InterVarsity Press, 2008.

Leithart, Peter J. The Baptized Body. Moscow, ID: Canon Press, 2007.

—. The Priesthood of the Plebs : A Theology of Baptism. Eugene, Or.: Wipf and Stock Pub., 2003.

Lusk, Rich. Paedofaith : A Primer on the Mystery of Infant Salvation and a Handbook for Covenantal Parents. Monroe, La.: Athanasius Press, 2005.

MacDonald, Neil B., and Carl R. Trueman. Calvin, Barth and Reformed Theology. Paternoster, 2008.

Meyers, Jeffrey J. The Lord’s Service: The Grace of Covenant Renewal Worship. Canon Press, 2003.

Otis, John M. Danger in the Camp : An Analysis and Refutation of the Heresies of the Federal Vision. Corpus Christi, Tex.: Triumphant Publications, 2005.

Poythress, Vern S. “Kinds of Biblical Theology.” The Westminster Theological Journal 70, no. 1 (Spring 2008): 129-142.

Reymond, Robert. Faith’s Reasons for Believing: An Apologetic Antidote to Mindless Christianity. Mentor, 2008.

Sandlin, Andrew., John H. Armstrong, Don B. Garlington, Mark. Horne, Peter J. Leithart, Rich. Lusk, et al. A Faith That is Never Alone: A Response to Westminster Seminary California. La Grange, Calif.: Kerygma Press, 2007.

Schwertley, Brian M. The Auburn Avenue Theology : A Biblical Critique. Saunderstown, RI; Iola, WI: The American Presbyterian Press ; Covenanted Reformation Press, 2005.

Shepherd, Norman. The Call of Grace : How the Covenant Illuminates Salvation and Evangelism. Phillipsburg, N.J.: P & R Pub., 2000.

Tipton, Lane G. and Jeffrey Waddington, ed. Resurrection and Eschatology : Theology in Service of the Church : Essays in Honor of Richard B. Gaffin, Jr. Phillipsburg N.J.: P&R Pub., 2008.

Vos, Geerhardus, and James T. Dennison. The Letters of Geerhardus Vos. Phillipsburg, N.J.: P&R Pub., 2005.

Waters, Guy Prentiss. The Federal Vision and Covenant Theology : A Comparative Analysis. Phillipsburg, NJ: P&R Publ., 2006.

Wilkins, J. Steven, and Duane. Garner. The Federal Vision. Monroe, La.: Athanasius Press, 2004.

Wilson, Douglas. “Reformed” is Not Enough. Moscow, Idaho: Canon Press, 2002.

Participants: Camden Bucey, Jeff Waddington, Jim Cassidy, Lane Keister

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This week we talk to Dr. Lane Tipton, Associate Professor of Systematic Theology at Westminster Theological Seminary (Philadelphia) to talk about the theological contribution of Dr. Richard B. Gaffin, Jr. in whose honor a new festschrift has been published entitled Resurrection and Eschatology.

Gaffin, Richard B., Jr. God’s Word in Servant-Form. Reformed Academic Press.

Grenz, Stanley. Beyond Foundationalism : Shaping Theology in a Postmodern Context. 1st ed. Louisville Ky.: Westminster John Knox Press, 2001.

Oliphint, K. Scott. Justified In Christ: God’s Plan for Us in Justification. Mentor, 2007.

Oliphint, K. Scott and Lane G. Tipton, eds. Revelation and Reason : New Essays in Reformed Apologetics. 1st ed. Phillipsburg N.J.: P&R Pub., 2007.

Young, Edward. The God-Breathed Scripture. Willow Grove Pa.: The Committee for the Historian of the Orthodox Presbyterian Church, 2007.

Participants: Camden Bucey, Jeff Waddington, Jim Cassidy, Lane G. Tipton

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Propitiation means to appease or avert divine wrath. This episode of Christ the Center examines the atonement as propitiation as we discuss the sacrifice of Jesus Christ for the propitiation of the wrath of God toward his people. Course Notes

Edwards, Jonathan. Sermons and discourses, 1720-1723. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1992.

—. Sermons and discourses, 1730-1733. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1999.

—. Sermons and discourses, 1734-1738. New Haven [u.a.]: Yale Univ. Press, 2001.

—. Sermons and discourses, 1739-1742. New Haven: Yale University Press, 2003.

—. Sermons and discourses, 1743-1758. New Haven Conn. ;;London: Yale University Press, 2007.

Hodge, Archibald. Inspiration. Grand Rapids: Baker Book House, 1979.

Hunsinger, George. How to read Karl Barth : the shape of his theology. New York: Oxford University Press, 1991.

McCormack, Bruce. Karl Barth’s critically realistic dialectical theology its genesis and development, 1909-1936. Oxford: Clarendon, 1997.

Morris, Leon. The apostolic preaching of the cross. 1st ed. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1955.

—. The Atonement, its meaning and significance. Downers Grove Ill. USA: Inter-Varsity Press, 1983.

Muether, John. Cornelius Van Til : Reformed apologist and churchman. Phillipsburg N.J.: P&R Pub., 2007.

Nicole, Roger. Standing forth : collected writings of Roger Nicole. Fearn Ross-shire: Mentor, 2002.

Owen, John. The doctrine of justification by faith : through the imputation of the righteousness of Christ, explained, confirmed, and vindicated. Grand Rapids Mich: Reformation Heritage Books, 2006.

Stott, John. The cross of Christ. England: INTER-VARSITY PRESS, 2006.

Venema, Cornelis. Accepted and renewed in Christ : the “twofold grace of God” and the interpretation of Calvin’s theology. Göttingen: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, 2007.

Warfield, Benjamin Breckinridge. Selected Shorter Writings. P & R Publishing, 2001.

Participants: Camden Bucey, Jeff Waddington, Nick Batzig

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Reconciliation is the restoration of a broken relationship between God and sinful man. It is the overcoming of our alienation from God because of our disobedience and sin. This episode of Christ the Center examines the atonement as reconciliation.

Bavinck, Herman. Essays on religion, science, and society. Grand Rapids MI: Baker Academic, 2008.

Beeke, Joel. Heirs with Christ : the Puritans on adoption. Grand Rapids Mich.: Reformation Heritage Books, 2008.

—. The quest for full assurance : the legacy of Calvin and his successors. Edinburgh ;Carlisle Pa.: Banner of Truth, 1999.

Brake, Donald. A visual history of the English Bible : the tumultuous tale of the world’s bestselling book. Grand Rapids MI: Baker Books, 2008.

Chalke, Steve. The atonement debate : papers from the London Symposium on the Theology of Atonement. Grand Rapids Mich.: Zondervan, 2008.

Dennison, William. A Christian approach to interdisciplinary studies : in search of a method and starting point. Eugene Or.: Wipf & Stock Publishers, 2007.

Dennison, William D. The Young Bultmann: Context for His Understanding of God,1884-1925. American university studies. New York: P. Lang, 2008.

Dever, Mark. The Gospel and personal evangelism. Wheaton Ill.: Crossway Books, 2007.

Gibson, David. Engaging with Barth : contemporary evangelical critiques. Nottingham England: Apollos, 2008.

Horton, Michael. Covenant and eschatology : the divine drama. 1st ed. Louisville Ky.: Westminster John Knox Press, 2002.

—. Covenant and salvation : union with Christ. 1st ed. Louisville: Westminster John Knox Press, 2007.

Jeffery, S. Pierced for our transgressions : rediscovering the glory of penal substitution. Wheaton Ill.: Crossway Books, 2007.

Köstenberger, Andreas. Father, Son and Spirit : the Trinity and John’s Gospel. Nottingham England ;Downers Grove Illinois: Apollos ;;InterVarsity Press, 2008.

Longman, Tremper. Dictionary of the Old Testament : wisdom, poetry & writings. Downers Grove IL: InterVarsity Press, 2008.

McGowan, A. The divine spiration of scripture : challenging evangelicial perspectives. Nottingham: Apollos, 2007.

Rosell, Garth. The surprising work of God : Harold John Ockenga, Billy Graham, and the rebirth of Evangelicalism. Grand Rapids MI: Baker Academic, 2008.

The Prodigal God. E P Dutton, 2008.

Trueman, Carl. Minority report : unpopular thoughts on everything from ancient Christianity to Zen-Calvinism. Fearn Ross-shire Scotland: Mentor, 2008.

Tyndale new testament commentaries. Downers Grove: Intervarsity Press, 2007.

Van Til, Cornelius. The defense of the faith. 4th ed. Phillipsburg N.J.: P & R Pub., 2008.

Wiseman, D. Tyndale Old Testament commentaries. Downers Grove Ill.: Inter-Varsity, 1964.

Participants: Camden Bucey, Jeff Waddington

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