Over the last twenty to thirty years the reformation doctrine of justification by grace alone through faith alone has been subject to reformulation by different figures. The Church of Rome and the Lutheran Church produced a joint statement about justification in the 1990’s. As much as I can tell, the document affirms that if certain …
I’ve started reading Michael Horton’s Christless Christianity. In some ways it is an unremarkable book. Horton lays a charge that the US church is at risk of embracing what is termed ‘Moralistic, Theistic Deism’. In this climate the invitation to come to God is based on the desire for improvement in the individual and its …
The phrase ‘Young, Restless, Reformed’ is getting a bit of a workout these days. Calvinism was nominated by TIME magazine as one of ’10 Ideas Changing The World Right Now’ earlier this year, which means that Calvinism is having some impact on US Christianity. (TIME magazine equates the US with the world more often than …
Tim Keller is popular among segments of communities dedicated to reformed theology, presbyterianism, church planting and preaching. He has led the planting of Redeemer Presbyterian Church in New York. His books include ‘The Prodigal God’ (reviewed here), The Reason For God and The Call Of The Jericho Road. He is also one of the figures …
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