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Camden M. Bucey/October 23, 2014

Divine Meaning and the Human Author

Biblical hermeneutics is the science of interpreting Scripture. But Scripture, unlike any other written document, is a product of divine and human authorship. It is rightly said that God is …

Camden M. Bucey/October 16, 2014

Meditative Thoughts on Good Works

I love Logos Bible Software. Several months ago I created a customized reading plan to guide me through Charles Hodge’s three volumes by the end of year. Next year I plan …

Camden M. Bucey/October 15, 2014

Law and Grace in Kline’s View of Israel

In his two plenary addresses at our recent 2014 Theology Conference, Lane G. Tipton develops several themes pertaining to obedience, merit, and the notion of a republication of the Covenant …

Camden M. Bucey/October 14, 2014

2014 Theology Conference Audio Available Now

Thank you to all the attendees, volunteers, speakers, and supporters for making our inaugural Theology Conference a wonderful success. We had an amazing time meeting and speaking with everyone. I’m still …

Andrew Myers/October 14, 2014

October Book Roundup

Atonement, Law and Justice: The Cross in Historical and Cultural Contexts Adonis Vidu Baker Academic (August 2014) Publisher’s Description Tackling an issue of perennial interest in the Christian academy, …

Jared Oliphint/October 14, 2014

Was Eden As Good as It Gets?

In the discussion on “Redemptive-Historical Hermeneutics, Divine Authorship, and the Christotelism Debate” at the first Reformed Forum conference ( audio download ), Lane Tipton asked a question regarding the status of …

Camden M. Bucey/July 1, 2014

We Reached Our Fundraising Goal!

Thanks to everyone who helped make our conference fundraising campaign a success. We were able to raise $7,905—beating our $7,500 target. This means that our inaugural theology conference is all-systems …

Jared Oliphint/June 16, 2014

Questioning the Progress in Progressive Covenantalism

Two years ago in 2012, Peter Gentry and Stephen Wellum dropped Kingdom Through Covenant (KTC) onto the theological scene—800+ pages arguing for a “progressive covenantalism” as the middle way between …

Camden M. Bucey/May 30, 2014

Act Now to Secure a Place at the Reformed Forum Theology Conference

Join us for a unique theological learning experience that has been designed to promote face-to-face interaction among attendees and speakers. Reformed Forum has always been about making Reformed theological conversation available …

James J. Cassidy/May 19, 2014

Thomas, Barth and Modernity: Entering the Fray Over Matthew Rose’s Barth Article

A recent firestorm has arisen within the blogosphere concerning an alleged failure by Karl Barth. It was initiated by Matthew Rose over at First Things here, responded to by IVP …

Camden M. Bucey/May 17, 2014

We Need Your Help for Our New Christian Education Initiative

Reformed Forum is calling for volunteer web developers to assist in a new project. We plan to collect and organize our theological resources into course modules or structured collections of …

Jared Oliphint/May 12, 2014

Tullian on “Failure,” the Law, and the Gospel

Tullian Tchividjian posted strong words against Jen Wilkin’s TGC article, “Failure is Not a Virtue.” He says the article contains “theological muddiness,” but he intends to “dive beneath the …

Andrew Myers/May 8, 2014

May 2014 Book Roundup

This month’s new and noteworthy books include a several important works in Biblical Theology along the continuation of Poythress’ Kuyperian project, and an enormous work on the Lord’s Supper by …

Jared Oliphint/April 30, 2014

J. Gresham Machen on Church Unity

In light of the recent discussion on “ The Future of Protestantism,” I thought I would post Machen’s take on church unity as he deals with this …

Jared Oliphint/April 23, 2014

The Attribute of Scripture We Most Often Forget

Of the four main attributes of Scripture—sufficiency, clarity/perspicuity, authority, and necessity—Kevin DeYoung has this to say in his new book, Taking God At His Word, in part interacting with …