Christ the Center

Jim Cassidy and Camden Bucey open the subject of Van Til’s criticisms of Karl Barth. Van Til was one of Barth’s earliest English-writing critics, and his criticisms are found in his books  The New Modernism and  Christianity and Barthianism . Van Til’s take on Barth has come under fire, but at least one noted Barthian, Bruce McCormack , has vindicated Van Til’s understandin...

Dr. Barry Horner joins the program to discuss John Bunyan’s classic The Pilgrim’s Progress . Horner has thought deeply on the subject and has written a book of his own titled The Pilgrim’s Progress: Themes and Issues . His Doctor of Ministry degree from Westminster Seminary in California focused on the biblical/theological content of The Pilgrim’s Progress as well as its va...

The idea of natural theology has been much debated. One’s understanding regarding the project of natural theology will inevitably impact substantially one’s apologetic methodology and epistemology. K. Scott Oliphint and James Dolezal visit the Reformed Forum studio to discuss natural theology. Michael Sudduth’s book The Reformed Objection to Natural Theology (Burlington: Ashgate,...

Fred Zaspel is the author of the soon to be released volume on the theology of B.B. Warfield, published by Crossway titled The Theology of B.B. Warfield: A Systematic Summary . He has also authored a recent timely article in Themelios on Warfield’s take on evolution. We discuss the background of his interest in Warfield, the great Princeton theologian’s take on evolution, and what we c...

Christ the Center interviews Daniel Kunkle, Bible teacher at Phil-Mont Christian Academy . The panel discusses Christian education and the issues involved in teaching secondary education from a Reformed perspective. Dan has been a Bible teacher, among other subjects, at Phil-Mont Christian Academy since 1979. He attends Tenth Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia, has taught education courses in the...

Gabe Fluhrer on the lasting importance of Christ’s act of penal substitutionary atonement. Gabe has recently edited Atonement , a collection of writings and sermons from J.I. Packer, Sinclair Ferguson, and several others on this critical doctrine. Participants: Camden Bucey , Gabe Fluhrer , Jared Oliphint , Jeff Waddington

Dr. David P. Murray is Professor of Old Testament and Practical Theology at Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Dr. Murray speaks about his latest endeavors in media and theology. Dr. Murray has started a DVD series that deals with such subjects as “Christian parents training their children in the right use of media,” and a series on “Covenant Theolog...

Nick Batzig, Josh Walker and Michael Dewalt talked with Dr. Steve Lawson, senior pastor of Christ Fellowship Baptist Church in Mobile, Alabama, about his book  The Unwavering Resolve of Jonathan Edwards . Dr. Lawson is the author of several books including  Famine in the Land ,  Foundations of Grac e , and  The Expository Genius of John Calvin . Several of these works are published in Reformation...

The Christ the Center panel was joined by Dr. Chad Van Dixhoorn, associate pastor of Grace OPC in Vienna, VA and senior research fellow at Wolfson College, University of Cambridge, to talk about the historical background and context of the Westminster Assembly and the documents that came from that body as well as learning about the Westminster Assembly Project with which Dr. Van Dixhoorn is associ...

The Christ the Center panel, ably augmented by Glen Clary, pastor of Immanuel Orthodox Presbyterian Church of West Collingswood, NJ, had the privilege of sitting down and chatting with Dr. Hughes Oliphant Old , the John H. Leith Professor of Reformed Theology and Worship at Erskine Theological Seminary and dean of its Institute for Reformed Worship, about his latest book, volume seven in the profo...

The Christ the Center panel recently met with Dr. James Anderson, assistant professor of theology and philosophy at the Charlotte campus of Reformed Theological Seminary, and author of  Paradox in Christian Theology , to talk about his book. The discussion covered the basic thrust of the book, involving the presence and legitimacy of paradox (defined as a “merely apparent contradiction resul...

The Christ the Center panel met with Anthony Selvaggio , a teaching elder in the Reformed Presbyterian Church in Rochester, NY, a visiting professor of New Testament at Reformed Presbyterian Theological Seminary in Pittsburgh, PA, a practicing attorney and author of many books and articles, about the necessity of remembering that ministers are called to preach to real people. Additionally the pane...

Darryl G. Hart speaks about the storied histories of the Presbyterian and Reformed churches. Participants: Camden Bucey , Darryl G. Hart

Jeff Waddington and Camden Bucey roundup the entire Christ and culture series with a single episode overview of the issues. Participants: Camden Bucey , Jeff Waddington

Darryl G. Hart brings his final remarks to the  Christ and culture discussion table. Dr. Hart has authored  A Secular Faith: Why Christianity Favors the Separation of Church and State ,  Defending the Faith: J. Gresham Machen and the Crisis of Conservative Protestant , and  Deconstructing Evangelicalism: Conservative Protestantism in the Age of Billy Graham . This project is an asynchronous debate...

Bill Dennison brings his final remarks to the  Christ and culture discussion table. Dr. Dennison has authored  Paul’s Two-Age Construction and Apologetics and  The Young Bultmann: Context for His Understanding of God, 1884-1925 . This project is an asynchronous debate in the vein of the Four Views on… books published by InterVarsity Press. We recorded each participant independently ove...

Nelson Kloosterman brings his final remarks to the Christ and culture discussion table. Dr. Kloosterman teaches at Mid-America Seminary, and has translated The Ten Commandments: Manual for the Christian Life by Joachim Douma, a wonderful exposition of the Decalogue. This project is an asynchronous debate in the vein of the Four Views on … books published by InterVarsity Press. We recorded ea...

This marks the beginning of the third and final round of our  Christ and Culture series. We have sought to bring together several different perspectives on the subject and today we share the final remarks from Doug Wilson. Mr. Wilson is pastor at Christ Church in Moscow, Idaho, and faculty member at New Saint Andrews College. Participants: Camden Bucey , Doug Wilson

Today we continue our second round responses in our  Christ and Culture series. Nelson Kloosterman and Darryl Hart respond to the comments made by the other participants during the first round. Participants: Camden Bucey , Darryl G. Hart , Nelson Kloosterman

Today we continue our second round responses in our  Christ and Culture series. Doug Wilson responds to the comments made by Darryl Hart, Nelson Kloosterman and Bill Dennison in the first round. Participants: Camden Bucey

This is the first installment of responses in our  Christ and Culture series. William Dennison responds to the comments made by Darryl Hart, Nelson Kloosterman and Doug Wilson in the first round. Books by Bill Dennison Paul’s Two-Age Construction and Apologetics The Young Bultmann: Context for His Understanding of God, 1884-1925 Participants: Bill Dennison , Camden Bucey

John Woodhouse speaks about the important theme of kingship in the books of Samuel. Rev. Dr. Woodhouse is Principal at Moore Theological College in Sydney, Australia and has written the commentary  1 Samuel: Looking for a Leader in the Preaching the Word Series (Wheaton, Illinois: Crossway Books, 2008). Participants: Camden Bucey , Jeff Waddington , Jim Cassidy

This is part four of our series entitled  Christ and Culture and marks the end of our first round. Bill Dennison, Darryl Hart, Doug Wilson and Nelson Kloosterman each speak about their views of common grace, natural law, and eschatology. This series of programs strays from the typical Christ the Center format. This project is an asynchronous debate in the vein of the Counterpoints series published...

This is part three of our series entitled  Christ and Culture . Bill Dennison, Darryl Hart, Doug Wilson and Nelson Kloosterman each speak from their unique perspectives. Today the participants address the issues of vocation, education and engagement in the fine arts. This series of programs strays from the typical Christ the Center format. This project is an asynchronous debate in the vein of the...

This is part two of our series entitled  Christ and Culture . Four men participate in an engaging discussion on the relationship of Christ to culture. Bill Dennison, Darryl Hart, Doug Wilson and Nelson Kloosterman each speak from their unique perspectives. This series of programs strays from the typical Christ the Center format. This project is an asynchronous debate in the vein of the  Four Views...