Posted in Apologetic Links, Apologetics, christian apologetics, Christianity, God, liberty university, Presuppositional Apologetics, presuppositionalism, Reformed, Southern Seminary, Theology, tagged Apologetic Links, Apologetics, christian apologetics, Christianity, God, liberty university, presuppositional apologetics, presuppositionalism, Reformed, Southern Seminary, Theology on January 7, 2021| 28 Comments »
Here’s a doctoral dissertation that Liberty University’s Rawlings School of Divinity has made available titled “The American UnReformation: The Undoing of American Evangelical Prominence and the Rise of the Religiously Unaffiliated Nones.” If there’s something clear from things going on America is in a serious need for Christ. The dissertation was written by H G. Walker and was completed on December 19, 2019. Its neat to see his dissertation is available online for free.
Here’s an abstract:
Posted in Apologetic Links, Apologetics, christian apologetics, Christianity, God, liberty university, Presuppositional Apologetics, presuppositionalism, Reformed, Southern Seminary, Theology, tagged Apologetic Links, Apologetics, christian apologetics, Christianity, God, liberty university, presuppositional apologetics, presuppositionalism, Reformed, Southern Seminary, Theology on December 9, 2020| 22 Comments »
Here’s a doctoral dissertation that Liberty University’s Rawlings School of Divinity has made available titled “The Use of Apologetics in the Book of Isaiah.” This is a treat for those into apologetics! Also I think those who enjoy the Old Testament will also enjoy this as well. Even more so if you see the Old Testament, prophecy and apologetics can come together! The dissertation was written by Daniel Robert Sloan and was completed on May 2020. Its neat to see his dissertation is available online for free.
Here’s an abstract:
Posted in Apologetic Links, Apologetics, christian apologetics, Christianity, God, liberty university, Presuppositional Apologetics, presuppositionalism, Reformed, Southern Seminary, Theology, tagged Apologetic Links, Apologetics, christian apologetics, Christianity, God, liberty university, presuppositional apologetics, presuppositionalism, Reformed, Southern Seminary, Theology on November 21, 2020| 16 Comments »
Here’s a doctoral dissertation that Liberty University’s Rawlings School of Divinity has made available titled “Carl F. H. Henry’s Presuppositional Theology and its Implications within Educational Settings.” This is a treat for those into apologetics! Carl Henry was the President of Southern Seminary and he was influenced in his apologetics by Cornelius Van Til and Gordon Clark. The dissertation was written by Adam L. Lickey and was completed on April 2019. Its neat to see his dissertation is available online for free.
Here’s an abstract:
Posted in Christianity, God, Pastor, Pastoral Ministry, Reformed, Seminary, Theology, tagged Christianity, God, Pastor, Pastoral Ministry, Reformed, Seminary, Theology on April 30, 2020| 18 Comments »
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Are you thinking about going to seminary to study to be a Pastor? Even if you are not going to seminary but you are a Christian who loves God, do you know someone who is thinking about going to seminary but might be working through the issue of finance?
Here are ten practical things that I found helpful to get through Seminary when the finances are hard. They were things that I personally found helpful to make it through my Master’s of Divinity (MDiv) and Master’s of Theology (ThM). While there’s personal responsibility I also realize it was God’s grace that provided for me and also the means of others who showed me love and help along the way too.
Posted in Apologetic Links, Apologetics, christian apologetics, Christianity, God, Presuppositional Apologetics, presuppositionalism, Reformed, Southern Seminary, Theology, tagged Apologetic Links, Apologetics, christian apologetics, Christianity, God, presuppositional apologetics, presuppositionalism, Reformed, Southern Seminary, Theology on December 28, 2019| 23 Comments »
Here’s a doctoral dissertation that Southern Seminary has made available titled “An Argument from Sublime Literature: How Language, Beauty, and Literature Point Toward the Existence of God.” This is a treat for those into apologetics! The dissertation was written by Daniel Blackaby and was completed on November 7th, 2018. Its neat to see his dissertation is available online for free.
Here’s an abstract:
Posted in Apologetic Links, Apologetics, apologetics illustrations, apologetics methodology, christian apologetics, Christianity, Cornelius Van Til, Presuppositional Apologetics, presuppositionalism, Reformed, Reformed apologetics, Reformed Theological Seminary, Theology, Van Til, tagged Apologetic Links, Apologetics, apologetics methodology, christian apologetics, Christianity, Cornelius Van Til, presuppositional apologetics, presuppositionalism, Reformed, Reformed apologetics, reformed theological seminary, Theology, Van Til on September 19, 2019| 27 Comments »
Today I want to share a thesis that was completed for a Masters of Religion that was completed over at Reformed Theological Seminary. It was completed last year in 2018. It is titled “A Defense of Presuppositional Apologetics and Its Practical Application to the Public University Campus” and written by R. Shane Hartley. I have found Presuppositional apologetics when properly understood and properly employed to be a very helpful and powerful apologetic. I am also involved with college campus evangelism in which I will start back again next Lord willing (pray for me!). So this thesis obviously caught my attention.
What is this thesis specifically about? In his introductory paragraph to his thesis Mr. Hartley wrote the following summary:
Posted in Bible, Christianity, old testament, Reformed, Seminary, Theology, tagged Bible, Christianity, Old Testament, Reformed, Seminary, Theology on February 25, 2019| 43 Comments »
Here’s a sample of what I’m preparing to teach overseas in the Spring. What follows below is a survey of the book of Daniel.
Posted in Christianity, Reformed, Seminary, Theology, tagged Christianity, Reformed, Seminary, Theology on August 12, 2018| 11 Comments »
On the one hand some of the readers will say it is sad that a book like this is needed. I agree. But on the one hand I also know in seminary for some it is a spiritual cemetery because they saw the Bible as only academic knowledge and other problematic views. For the record I had a great time in seminary with both my masters. It was a great time of spiritual growth in life and in doctrines.
So a book like this is necessary. And while it was written after I graduated and I have yet to read it, I’ve read enough positive review I can recommend it. Fortunately it is not made available for free electronically for a short time: this weekend!
Posted in Apologetic Links, Chris Bolt, christian apologetics, Christianity, Cornelius Van Til, Presuppositional Apologetics, presuppositionalism, Reformed, Southern Seminary, Theology, Van Til, tagged Apologetic Links, Chris Bolt, christian apologetics, Christianity, Cornelius Van Til, presuppositional apologetics, presuppositionalism, Reformed, Southern Seminary, Theology, Van Til on June 18, 2018| 29 Comments »
Here’s a doctoral dissertation that Southern Seminary has made available titled “The world in His hands: a Christian account of scientific law and its antithetical competitors.” For those of you who are into worldview apologetics this is a treat! The dissertation was written by Chris Bolt and was completed on October 27th, 2016. Christ Bolt has written quite a bit on apologetics online over the years so its neat to see his dissertation is available online for free.
Here’s an abstract:
Posted in Carl Trueman, Christianity, Matthew Barrett, Reformation, Reformation500, Reformed, Southern Seminary, Theology, thomas schreiner, tagged Carl Trueman, Christianity, Matthew Barrett, Reformation500, Reformed, Southern Seminary, Stephen Wellum, Theology, thomas schreiner on October 31, 2017| 7 Comments »
Today is the 500th anniversary of Martin Luther’s posting of his 95 Theses on the church door in Wittenberg, Germany which is the beginning of the trajectory that led to the Reformation.
One of the important thing that came out of the Reformation is the recovery of the Gospel. From the Reformation we also get the five Solas. During the Fall 2015 Theology Conference at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary the five Solas was the topic that was discussed from some of evangelicalism’s finest scholars as they unpack for us the meaning and significance of each of these themes. From these lectures they have also partnered with the publishers Zondervan to released “The 5 Solas Series.” You might want to check out my review of one of the volume, Faith Alone: The Doctrine of Justification by Thomas Schreiner.
Here are the videos:
Posted in Christianity, historical theology, Nathan Busenitz, Reformation, Reformation500, Reformed, Seminary, The Master's Seminary, Theology, tagged Christianity, historical theology, Nathan Busenitz, Reformation, Reformation500, Reformed, Seminary, The Master's Seminary, Theology on October 27, 2017| 11 Comments »
All throughout the month I have posting resources and reviews of things related to the Reformation in light of the 500th anniversary of the Reformation. Here’s another one of those resource posts!
The following below are seminary lectures by Nathan Busenitz for a course at the Master’s of Divinity level on historical theology from the Reformation onward. There are 26 lectures total and 11 of them alone are on the Reformation. Lectures 12-15 also cover the Puritans which those who love Reformation history and Reformed theology often enjoy also as well. What a treat!
If you enjoy these kinds of lectures don’t miss also 2017 Seminary Lectures: The Reformation by Dr. Carl Trueman.
Here are the videos featuring Dr. Busenitz:
Posted in biblical theology, Book Review, christian apologetics, Christianity, messianic prophecies, Messianic prophecy, Messianic Psalms, Psalms, Redemptive History, Reformed, Reformed Theological Seminary, Richard Belcher, Theology, tagged Bible, Christianity, messianic prophecies, Messianic Psalms, Psalms, Richard Belcher on June 5, 2017| 5 Comments »
Richard P. Belcher Jr. The Messiah And The Psalms. Ross-shire, Scotland: Mentor Imprint, September 20th, 2014. 288 pp.
4 out of 5
Purchase: Westminster | Amazon
This book is on the topic of a Christ and the Psalms by an Old Testament professor at Reformed Theological Seminary. The author Richard Belcher takes a Christocentric approach towards the Psalms. If you are interested in the Psalms, Messianic prophecies, hermeneutics and preaching Christ this book might be for you even if you don’t necessarily agree with everything the author has to say.
Posted in Apologetic Links, Apologetics, christian apologetics, Christianity, Southern Seminary, Theology on May 19, 2017| 8 Comments »
Here’s a doctoral dissertation that Southern Seminary has made available titled “A Worldview Analysis of Sam Harris’ Philosophical Naturalism in The Moral Landscape: How Science Can Determine Human Values.” It is a critique of atheist Sam Harris one of the “New Atheists.” The dissertation was written by Mike Blackaby and was completed on December 23rd, 2016.
Here’s an abstract:
Posted in Apologetic Links, apologetics methodology, christian apologetics, Christianity, Cornelius Van Til, Covenantal apologetics, K. Scott Oliphint, Presuppositional Apologetics, presuppositionalism, Reformed, Reformed Theology, Scott Oliphint, Theology, Van Til, Westminster Seminary, tagged Christianity, Cornelius Van Til, K. Scott Oliphint, presuppositional apologetics, presuppositionalism, Reformed, Scott Oliphint, Seminary, Westminster Theological Seminary on April 29, 2017| 9 Comments »
First off thanks to Jeff Downs for letting me know about these lectures!
Westminster Theological Seminary have these “Seminary on Saturday” series and during April 2017 they had their professor of Apologetics Dr. Scott Oliphint teach. For those of you who didn’t know Westminster Theological Seminary is the seminary where Cornelius Van Til taught at many years ago who was the founder of Presuppositional apologetics. Christians must be informed by the Bible in how they do apologetics and that’s one of the plus of this method (among other things).
These lectures took place at Covenant Church in Nashville, TN.
Here are the lectures:
Posted in Carl Trueman, Christianity, historical theology, Martin Luther, Reformation, Reformed, The Master's Seminary, Theology, Westminster Seminary, tagged Carl Trueman, Christianity, historical theology, Martin Luther, Reformation on January 31, 2017| 19 Comments »
In the past I have appreciated Dr. Carl Trueman’s teaching on Medieval theology and also the Reformation available through Itunes University. He’s also written a more practical book on the Reformation for today for the general Christian readers titled Reformation: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow by Carl Trueman.
Every year The Master Seminary brings in a scholar to teach for the Winterim and for this year (2017) they have Dr. Trueman of Westminster Theological Seminary taught on the history of the Reformation.
The entire 19 lectures in video form have been made available online for free!
Enjoy!
