April, 2009

T4G and TGC

April 29, 2009

At the Gospel Coalition Conference in Chicago last week, I was asked by Stephen Um (during a Panel discussion) and by many others (in private conversations): what is the difference between the Gospel Coalition and Together for the Gospel? I tried to give a brief response to that during the panel discussion, but more could [...]

Philip Schaff and Brooks Holifield on a tendency in American Christianity

April 8, 2009

Here’s a quote to chew on (even more relevant in an internet age than when its sentiments were uttered in the nineteenth century). Philip Schaff observed, with dismay, the popularity in America of self-educated theologians, unexposed to the traditions of the academy, who presumed to establish themselves as authorities in matters of religious truth. He [...]