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In the book of Proverbs, we are instructed to “pay attention” to the words of the wise and to “give our attention” to wisdom (Prov. 4:20; 5:1), to which many of us will, if we are honest, respond with the words of Augustine, “Behold, my life is a distraction” (Confessions, 11.29.39). In the same passage, […]
One of the reasons for the wisdom literature in the Old Testament, we are told in Proverbs 1:4, is “to give prudence to the simple, knowledge and discretion to the youth.” The discretion that wisdom bequeaths to those who take up abode with her is not simply a bare knowledge of right and wrong (though […]
“The sands have shifted! The sands have shifted!” Walid shouted as he hurriedly drew back the curtain of the buryuut hajar. “It will be well to change our course, Alim, everything looks different. What I once knew, I know no more. We cannot know where we are; we cannot know where we are going. The […]
Writing only in 1985, Richard Muller could note an irony that plagued much of modern theology. Faced with new issues and problems brought about by advances in the sciences and philosophy, much of Modern theology had jettisoned its living, traditional form of scholastic theology, opting instead for an “ahistorical” and “de novo” form of school […]
I have calmed and quieted my soul, like a weaned child with its mother,” David remarks in that little and profoundly deep Psalm 131. Quietude, calm, collected, consistent—these are not buzzwords in our culture. And over the past couple of months they have faded from our language almost entirely. It is interesting that in Psalm 131 […]
The executive editor of Modern Reformation, Joshua Schendel, recently talked with Dr. Michael Allen, who is the John Dyer Trimble Professor of Systematic Theology at Reformed Theological Seminary in Orlando, Florida. Dr. Allen is the author of many articles and books, including Reformed Theology (T & T Clark, 2010) and, with his colleague Scott Swain, Reformed Catholicity: The […]
The topic of Scripture and its authority is a familiar one to readers of Modern Reformation, and we return to it again in part because important topics bear repeating. But it is also a timely topic. Over the first half of 2020, we covered issues related to our secular culture. It is now fitting to […]
The Mosaic of Atonement: An Integrated Approach to Christ’s Work by Joshua M. McNall Zondervan Academic, 2019 336 pages (paperback), $34.99 The Christian teaching that God has reconciled sinners by Christ through the Spirit has been central and pervasive in the worship, contemplation, discussions, and debates of every generation of the church age. This is […]
Now midway into holy week, Christian minds will be turning to the cross with intensity this weekend. Remembering and celebrating Christ’s passion and resurrection will renew contemplations of love and altruism. Isn’t the image of the cross just what the world needs, then? The image of the cross as self-sacrificing love, however, has come under […]
Our current and unremitting fixation with the coronavirus pandemic is perhaps most evident in the torrent of continual reports, posts, and discussions that floods the virtual world. Our usual haven for divertissement now bursts with reminders at every click. And it is as true of Christian sites as any other. Then again—I think to myself—that […]
In the late 4th century, some few hoodlum citizens of Antioch became outraged by a new set of heavy taxes levied against them by the emperor Theodosius I (347–395) (yes, the one famed for his brutal dealings with Thessalonica and St. Ambrose’s subsequent refusal to welcome him to the Eucharist until he publicly repented). These […]
Writing in late 1939, just after the German invasion of Poland, Lewis raised the provocative question to a group of Oxford students whether a ‘life of learning’ should remain a priority when something of the magnitude of world war was so threateningly imminent. The pursuit of learning, he says, “at first sight seems to be […]
