Category: Seminary and Academic Politics

An Introduction to Reformed Baptist Education »

The Reformed Baptist movement seems to be growing these days. I’m guessing there’s plenty of articles in mainstream Christian media that have explained why this is the case better than I ever could. But in my experience, the movement satisfies what so many Christians are looking for in this day and age: a balance between [...]

Critique of deLange’s “Genesis Mythology” – 2 »

deLange’s Definition of “Myth”: Great Stuff, but It’s Not Actually Real One of these theologians is Reformer John Knox, who argues in his book Myth and Truth that Genesis does not truly refer to a factual event. After outlining the incarnation of Christ, Knox concludes, “Of the other two great myths, one (that of God’s [...]

More Comments? Always »

I got a survey to fill out the other day for the Bethel Seminary MACT program. I finished and then got to the “more comments?” box, where I wrote: Three realities have led to a dead MACT program at Bethel and my transfer from Bethel to the MAR program (virtual, and ATS accrd) at RTS: [...]

Caner’s Public Statement: what he did (and did not) apologize for »

As many of you know, Dr. Ergun Caner, the President of Liberty Theological Seminary, made the RealApologetics “Virtual Hall of Not So Real Apologists.” For the past couple years – and especially the past couple months – many Christian scholars and theologians have pointed out the slanderous behavior and dishonest assertions coming from Dr. Caner. [...]

Why I Left Bethel (and Enrolled at RTS) »

Seminary education is no little decision. Deciding who and what and where your mind will be influenced has always played an irreplaceable role in the historical lives of educators, ministers, leaders, heroes, and heretics. After some hard thought about where money, time, and energy should be spent, I’ve come to have a thorough change of [...]

Clarifications on the Horton/Hahn Post »

An exchange of comments occured between me and a friend on facebook. This might help some readers, so I’ve decided to post it: I’m not seeing this in the same light you are, bro. To endorse a “theological biography” is quite different than endorsing a theology. The book is presented as a summary of Benedict’s [...]

Popular Reformed Author Endorses Catholic Apologist’s New Book »

Most Christians know Michael Horton for his best-selling book Christless Christianity, his teaching career in apologetics and theology at Westminster Seminary, or his radio show The White Horse Inn. In more scholarly circles, Horton is respected for his research at Oxford and Yale, as well as his publications on covenant theology. Indeed, the Christian community [...]