I have mentioned Herman Witsius before on this website (see here and here). Having recently celebrated Jesus’ ascension to the right hand of the Father, I thought it would be worth sharing how Witsius addresses an important question for Christology, namely, the significance of the ascension for the kingly glory of Jesus Christ. Witsius addresses […]
More thoughts on theological anthropology: man as male and female
A couple of months ago I posted an article outlining some thoughts about the renewal of theological anthropology. Therein I suggested a number of resources from which one might draw and a number of topics one might address in promoting such a renewal. Given my desire to reflect globally on the topic, I refrained from […]
How (not) to use the Bible to encourage people
The Gospel Coalition recently published my comments from a couple of weeks ago about how (not) to use the Bible to encourage folks during our present crisis. Here’s a selection from the introduction: I’ve been thinking about an approach to pastoral encouragement that I’ve witnessed over the past couple of months. It’s been somewhat prominent […]
Reading Scripture in faith, love, and hope
Over the past several weeks I’ve taken up a research topic that I haven’t worked on directly in several years, namely, theological interpretation of Scripture. My specific focus has been the place of the “rule of faith” in biblical interpretation. Since at least the second century, the rule of faith has functioned, among other things, […]
Oliver O’Donovan on good biblical interpretation
I’ve been re-reading Oliver O’Donovan’s trilogy on moral theology over the past few weeks (see here, here, and here). These volumes are an example of Christian theology at its best: deeply informed by scriptural exegesis, conversant with a wide-range of classical and contemporary theological and philosophical resources, profound in theological judgment, elegant in architectonic structure. […]
An Interview with the Center for Ancient Christian Studies
Scott Swain sat down with Shawn Wilhite and Coleman Ford of the Center for Ancient Christian Studies to discuss his research focus on the Trinity, theological retrieval, and his new book with Crossway on the Trinity. Source: The Center for Ancient Christian Studies
