Earlier this month Westminister Theological Seminary has made available for free online on ITunes University their historical theology lecture series on the Reformation. It is taught by Dr. Carl Trueman. I am half way through the series and it is pretty good!
Dr. Trueman is a capable scholar and also one who teaches history in a way that is not boring. He’s conversant with the material at hand, insightful and funny.
One of the things I really got out of the series thus far is the further appreciation for the historical context in which the Reformation took place. I thought Trueman was also insightful in his observation that Martin Luther was really a Medieval man even as the age of modernity and the Reformation was dawning with Luther as the leader.
You can access the lectures on Itunes by clicking here: The Reformation
Or if you want to access it as an RSS feed click here: RSS
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Looking forward to listening. Thanks for blogging this Jim!!
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Thanks SJ… it is a blessing!
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This is excellent, of course, and I’m so thankful (to God and whomever else is responsible) for the amount of quality material on i-Tunes U, especially that from Westminster Seminary.
My only worry is that Trueman will inundate his radical two-kingdom views into his teaching. Still – even if he does, I expect the series to be beneficial and worth the time and study.
I just hope those who utilize the material are conscious of the r2k bias and react accordingly. As always – we shouldn’t ever accept someone uncritically, but weigh their commentary with Scripture.
Hey Scott,
I too appreciate the wonderful materials WTS has made available for free through I-tunes University.
I don’t think Trueman embraces R2K; the lecture series on the Reformation has brought comments by Trueman in which he said he believes R2K is going to have a hard time justifying that as the beliefs of the Magisterial Reformers. I wonder personally how he navigates between R2K and Theonomy when it comes to concrete practical terms, it must not be easy.
I agree with you that we should always weigh everything we hear in light of Scripture. We must always be discerning.
By the way – if anyone is curious what the radical two-kingdom theology is, and why it’s a nasty doctrine, see Dr. John Frame’s recent book: “The Escondido Theology”.
(In my humble opinion, the reason this r2K theology is seeping out of Westminster Seminary, is because, even after all this time, they’re still trying to figure out a consistent way to respond to Dr. Bahnsen’s writings on ethics and theonomy).
Frame’s book is still on my “must read” list, ah, too many books and too little time on this side of eternity.
I don’t think R2K is seeping out of Westminster Theological Seminary (WTS)? That’s not to say that they are against Theonomy with books like “Theonomy: A Reformed Response.” I think R2K is more from the Westminster Seminary California (WSC) crowd?
In my opinion it seems WTS just moved on after the late 80s and 90s to focus on other stuff rather than a project that would have looked like R2K. I might be mistaken.
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