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Should We Not Read Jonathan Edwards Because He Owned Slaves?
An upcoming event at the Jonathan Edwards Center at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School tackles this question, and does so by way of a major lecture by esteemed pastor Thabiti Anyabwile. This lecture, entitled “Jonathan Edwards and American Racism: Can the … Continue reading
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The Legacy of Jonathan Edwards
The Jonathan Edwards Center at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School is hosting a colloquium on post-Edwards theology in two days, on Friday, January 6, 2011 on the campus of TEDS. The JEC at TEDS is a young center but is off … Continue reading
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The Essential Edwards Collection: $17 on Kindle (!)
I recently heard from Moody Publishers that the Essential Edwards Collection is being sold on Kindle right now for $17–or $16.48, to be exact. If you’ve sat on the fence since 2010–a long time to sit on the fence–now may … Continue reading
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Video Interview with Credo Magazine on Jonathan Edwards
This from Credo magazine: We are pleased to release an interview with Owen Strachan, co-author of The Essential Edwards Collection: Set of 5 Books, on the monumental figure, Jonathan Edwards, perhaps the greatest theologian-philosopher in American history. In Part 1 … Continue reading
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Two Great Societies: Jonathan Edwards and Pastor-theologians
It’s been uncomfortably quiet at this humble little blog. This is due in large part to a friend of mine who goes by the name “dissertation.” He’s very needy; I’m hoping soon to part company with him. At any rate, … Continue reading
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Great Books: Josh Moody’s “No Other Gospel”
Without a doubt, one of the preachers I most look up to and learn from is Josh Moody of College Church in Wheaton, Illinois. Josh is a humble man with an outsize résumé–BA from Cambridge, PhD from Cambridge (in none … Continue reading
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Kevin DeYoung Speaks Wisely About Celebrity Pastors
Kevin DeYoung has just posted a manifestly helpful piece on the hot-potato topic of “celebrity pastors.” I commend it to you; it’s full of wisdom and good theological thinking. Here’s a snatch: Give glory to God for his gifts wherever … Continue reading
Is the Bible Blind to Womanly Beauty?
Don’t know if you’ve followed this, but Tim Challies kicked up a bit of an Internet storm recently when he helpfully suggested that it was a good thing for Christian wives to give attention to their appearances for the betterment … Continue reading
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John Piper, Don Carson, and Transformed Pastors and Scholars
There’s a great deal of interest right now in what some have called the pastor-theologian and theologian-pastor movement. John Piper and D. A. Carson are two of the more prominent faces of each of these enhanced ministerial vocations. I recently … Continue reading
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