Book Note: Tri-Faith America: How Catholics and Jews Held Postwar America to Its Protestant Promise
According to author Kevin Schultz, in 1942 President Franklin D. Roosevelt asserted that the United States is “a Protestant country,” and that... Read More
What Really Happened in the Incarnation? Some Thoughts from the Fourth Century
Did Christ exist before he was conceived in the womb of the Virgin Mary? And if he did, in what sense did... Read More
Scripture or Zeitgeist as the Determining Factor in the History of American Hymnody?
A few years ago, Stanley Gundry wrote an article, “Hermeneutics or Zeitgeist as the Determining Factor in the History of Eschatologies?” (JETS... Read More
Book Note: David Beale’s Historical Theology In-Depth
I was pleased to receive in the mail this past week a new historical theology text. BJU Press has recently released David... Read More
Worldliness and the Problem of Disordered Love
Recent discussions about the nature of worldliness reminded me of a statement that dates from the late fourth century. In his book... Read More
Book Note: Woodbridge and James, Church History (vol. 2)
Some eight years ago now, Zondervan released the first installment of a two-volume church history set. The initial volume was written by... Read More
Calvin and the Overarching Reason for Prayer
In an extended discussion of prayer, John Calvin suggested six reasons why believers should pray to God. Those reasons tell us a... Read More
Introducing Children to Christians of the Past
A little over a year ago, I blogged about some church history resources for children, and I recommended the Christian Biographies for... Read More
Days that Changed the Course of History…and an Ordinary Year: Two Different Approaches to History
Over at the Gospel Coalition blog, Joe Carter recently wrote about how four leading church historians responded to the question: “After AD... Read More
Four Guidelines for Prayer
A couple of weeks ago, I blogged about six reasons for prayer drawn from John Calvin’s Institutes of the Christian Religion (3.20.3). In... Read More