The Baptist shift from Calvin’s “Feeding” to Bunyan’s “Memorial”
When it comes to baptism and the Lord’s Supper, many Baptists reject the language of sacrament. As a people of the book, the logic goes, Baptists must not let tradition supersede the Bible. So Baptists tend to view baptism and Communion as ordinances and symbols, not sacraments. But the history of Baptists and the sacraments is complicated. In “Amidst Us Our Belovèd Stands,” Michael A. G. Haykin argues that earlier Baptists, such as Charles Spurgeon, stood closer to Reformed sacramental thought than most Baptists today do. More than mere memorials, baptism and Communion have spiritual implications that were celebrated by Baptists of the past. Haykin calls for a renewal of sacramental life in churches today—Baptists can and should be sacramental. All this and more as we sit down with Dr Haykin.
by Steve Bishop
There has been a recent surge in interest in neo-Calvinism – not least in the works of two of the fathers of neo-Calvinism Abraham Kuyper (1837-1920) and Herman Bavinck (1854-1921). This is due, in part, to the recent English translations of their works. The translators are often unknown heroes. This is a short piece acknowledging their work in translating Bavinck into English. One of the first of Herman Bavinck’s major works to appear in English was his 1908 Stone Lectures, Philosophy of Revelation...
Do you know you would have done otherwise?
Jonathan Edwards owned a slave. George Whitfield owned slaves and was a pro-slavery activist. Thomas Jefferson, who said “all men are created equal part,” was a slave owner. Should we cancel Whitfield, burn our “Jonathan Edwards is my homeboy” shirts, and take some dynamite to Jefferson’s face on Mount Rushmore? But should we ask a few questions first? Hypocrisy of the highest order to be sure - yet baked into the culture was slavery. What was the silver bullet verse that prohibits slavery? Surely these people turned a blind eye, right? Surely there is no excuse, right? Surely YOU would have done different… Right? Right?...?
Translating Kuyper, the rise of liberalism amongst the ICS and Neo-Calvinists, and reformation not revolution.
In this episode with Harry van Dyke, we talk about translating Kuyper and Groen van Prinsterer, the liberal shift of many Neo-Calvinists and the ICS, sitting under H. Evan Runner, gun control, "Gay Christians", a new Neo-Calvinist research center, and growing up and playing on the same streets as Geerhardus Vos.
by Steve Bishop
Almost all of Kuyper’s writings were in Dutch. Until the Abraham Kuyper Translation Project was launched in 2011 only a small selection of Kuyper’s works was available in English. Kuyper has had many translators over the years. These are often the unsung heroes of the Kuyperian tradition. This is an attempt to highlight some of the key translators.
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Experiencing God with Kuyper the Mystic or the Cerebral Kuyper?
Join us we sit down with Steven Garber and identify and discuss the core longings of the human heart – especially those of the Christian. We ask questions like “how can Christian’s experience God?” - “Is Abraham Kuyper’s mysticism unachievable?” - “What values is there in merely reading about God...
by David T. Koyzis
It was autumn of 1978. I was just beginning two years of graduate education at Toronto's Institute for Christian Studies (ICS). Because my chosen field was political theory, I intended to study primarily under Bernard Zylstra (1934-1986), who had completed his own dissertation at the Free University under philosopher and...
by Thiago Machado Silva
Dutch Neocalvinism comes to Brazil from the first publications of the American theologian Francis Schaeffer and the paraecclesiastical institution L’Abri, responsible for spreading Schaefferian thinking and making known neocalvinist authors, whose works aim to instrumentalize believers for their involvement in public spaces. “L’Abri Brasil” is thus characterized as an important...
Jordan Ballor
Abraham Kuyper visited the United States in 1898, and his trip occasioned not only the famed Stone Lectures but a number of other memorable events as well. Among these was the collection Varia Americana, in which Kuyper reflected on the real-world experiences in a country that had loomed large in...
The Rise, Demise, and Global Resurgence of Abraham Kuyper
Listen in as we sit down with the treasurer of the heritage of neo-Calvinism himself: Dr. George Harinck. In this episode we survey the spread and implications Abraham Kuyper and Herman Bavinck thoughts and teachings. This interview is kicking off a series that will run the next few months at...
Naming the presence of God in our midst
“God with us.” God with us? “YHWH with us” (But isn’t that the first person of the Trinity?)? Jesus left, but he leaves the Spirit? And that’s better how? Join us as we sit down with Myk Habets to nuance the points of contact, the roles of, and the relations...
Gettin’ stoked on metaphor, allusion, & foreshadowing
Chad Bird is in the business of turning on lights. If you crack open one of his books, or listen to his podcasts, don’t’ be surprised if one of his hands comes out of the book and flips the switch on your Old Testament understanding. Most of us see the...
“Aspire to live quietly, and to mind your own affairs.”
Mark Driscoll, based upon the charges brought against him from Mars Hill leaders and members, was unfit to be a pastor, but, if you didn’t attend Mars Hill, is that any of your business? What is your role (if any) in this painful experience?
Genealogy, “14 Generations,” the "Son of David," the “Christ," the Exile
We had the privilege of sitting down with Dr. Tom Schreiner to discuss the first chapter of Matthew – asking how best to make sense of it all and have our calloused hearts hear the story afresh. Join us as we take a Christmas stroll through advent portions of Matthew...