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Christopher Hitchens Was Wrong: Martin Luther King, Jr. on “Cosmic Companionship” at Southern Seminary
This from the archival history of The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, a site that has a lot of information on the school (including a section called “Our Lore” that has a number of fun and interesting stories): In April 1961, … Continue reading
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TEDS PhD Graduation 2011: Why The Labor & Pain of Seminary Is Abundantly Worth It
Casey Lewis of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas just wrote a nice post reflecting on his MDiv experience (HT: TGC). It’s worth checking out. Here’s a snippet from his comments on plugging in at church: Don’t coast … Continue reading
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Carl Henry’s Quest for the “Evangelical Harvard” and Other ETS 2011 Topics
For the small but vibrant community of people known as “evangelical theologians” or “theology aficianados” or “those zealous about the extracalvinisticum,” the annual meeting of the Evangelical Theological Society is a big deal. I love ETS. This year’s meeting, centered … Continue reading
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Al Mohler and Patrick Schreiner on Seminary: Why Not Get All You Can?
I’ve enjoyed a recent round of posts on seminary from SBTS MDiv graduate Patrick Schreiner. Patrick is a sharp thinker and writer. I would encourage you to read his short, punchy posts on the seminary experience and how to do … Continue reading
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Is The Gospel Coalition a Good Thing? Is Harold Ockenga Like John Piper?
You can find scintillating answers to these and a number of other questions in an interview (part one, part two) I just did with historical theologian Nathan Finn. Nathan graciously asked me several questions following the release of the book … Continue reading
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ETS Live-Blog: Bruce Ware’s 2009 Presidential Address
I am live-blogging the 2009 Evangelical Theological Society Presidential Address by Dr. Bruce Ware, professor of Christian Theology at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary (Louisville, KY). Dr. Ware’s message, entitled “The Man Christ Jesus,” looks to be customarily rich and … Continue reading
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Al Mohler and Walter Price on the Young Guns
One of the most encouraging trends in evangelical church life that I’ve seen recently is the engagement of the older and younger generations of pastors and church leaders. Instead of standing apart from and casting aspersions at one another, current … Continue reading
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New England Ministry: An AP Report on Encouraging Developments and Discouraging Trends
From an Associated Press story linked on John Starke’s blog: Trinity College’s American Religious Identification Survey released this year showed New England overtaking the Pacific Northwest as the least religious region in the country. Twenty-two percent of respondents here said … Continue reading
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The Link 10.17.09: John Wooden, I Am Second, and eastmountainsouth
1. John Wooden is still dropping quotables. How many of us will be doing that at age 99? (Image: LakersTopBuzz) 2. Came across this evangelistic website somewhere, and found it interesting: I Am Second. Check it out. Here’s the blog. And … Continue reading
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Important Event: CBMW Panel on the Trinity
I’ve just heard from CBMW’s John Starke about a discussion at Southern Seminary in a few weeks that continues the Ware/Grudem vs. McCall/Yandell debate begun on the campus of Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in October 2008 (here’s the coverage of … Continue reading
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