Reformed Forum

In this episode we speak with Drew Dinardo, Senior Pastor of First Presbyterian Church Coral Springs-Margate, FL about the challenges of planting and growing reformed churches. Panel Jim Cassidy Jeff Waddington Lane Keister Nick Batzig Drew Dinardo Camden Bucey Bibliography Anyabwile, Thabiti M. The Decline of African American Theology : From Biblical Faith to Cultural Captivity. Downers Grove, Ill.: IVP Academic, 2007. —. The Faithful Preacher : Recapturing the Vision of Three Pioneering African-American Pastors. Wheaton, Ill.: Crossway Books, 2006. —. What is a Healthy Church Member? Wheaton, Ill.: Crossway Books, 2008. Carter, Anthony J. On Being Black and Reformed : A New Perspective on the African-American Christian Experience. Phillipsburg, N.J.: P&R Pub., 2003. Carter, Anthony J., Ken Jones, and Michael Leach. Experiencing the Truth : Bringing the Reformation to the African-American Church. Wheaton, Ill.: Crossway Books, 2008. Eswine, Zack. Preaching to a Post-Everything World : Craf

Gary Johnson joins us to talk about the forthcoming book Reforming or Conforming?: Post-Conservative Evangelicals and the Emerging Church which he co-edited with Ron Gleason. Panel Gary Johnson Lane Keister Jeff Waddington James Dolezal Camden Bucey Bibliography Bavinck, Herman. Reformed Dogmatics, Vol. 1: Prolegomena. Baker Academic, 2003. —. Reformed Dogmatics, Vol. 2: God and Creation. Vol. 2. Reformed Dogmatics. Baker Academic, 2004. —. Reformed Dogmatics, Vol. 3: Sin and Salvation in Christ. Baker Academic, 2006. —. Reformed Dogmatics, Vol. 4: Holy Spirit, Church, and New Creation. Baker Academic, 2008. Carson, D. Becoming Conversant with the Emerging Church : Understanding a Movement and its Implications. Grand Rapids Mich.: Zondervan, 2005. Hughes, R. Kent., and John H. Armstrong. The Coming Evangelical Crisis : Current Challenges to the Authority of Scripture and the Gospel. Chicago: Moody Press, 1996. Hunter, James Davison. Evangelicalism : The Coming Generation. Chicago: Univer

Lane Keister joins us to discuss the Federal Vision, an expression of theology within Reformed circles offering alternative views of the Bible’s covenantal structure, ecclesiology and the sacraments. Lane runs Green Baggins, a blog which has become a popular destination for informed, scholarly discussion of issues in reformed theology. Panel Lane Keister Jim Cassidy Jeff Waddington Nick Batzig Camden Bucey Links Green Baggins The Puritan Board Biblical Horizons Bibliography Beale, G. K. The Temple and the Church’s Mission: A Biblical Theology of the Dwelling Place of God. InterVarsity Press, 2004. Beisner, E. Calvin., and Fla.). Knox Theological Seminary (Fort Lauderdale. The Auburn Avenue theology, Pros and Cons : Debating the Federal Vision. Fort Lauderdale, FL: Knox Theological Seminary, 2004. Beougher, Timothy K. Richard Baxter and Conversion : A Study of the Puritan Concept of Becoming a Christian. Fearn, Ross-shire, Scotland: Mentor, 2007. Clark, R. Scott., and Westminster Seminary Cal

This week we talk to Dr. Lane Tipton, Associate Professor of Systematic Theology at Westminster Theological Seminary (Philadelphia) to talk about the theological contribution of Dr. Richard B. Gaffin, Jr. in whose honor a new festschrift has been published entitled Resurrection and Eschatology. Panel Lane Tipton Jeff Waddington Jim Cassidy Camden Bucey Links Bibliography Gaffin, Richard B., Jr. God’s Word in Servant-Form. Reformed Academic Press. Grenz, Stanley. Beyond Foundationalism : Shaping Theology in a Postmodern Context. 1st ed. Louisville Ky.: Westminster John Knox Press, 2001. Oliphint, K. Scott. Justified In Christ: God’s Plan for Us in Justification. Mentor, 2007. Oliphint, K. Scott and Lane G. Tipton, eds. Revelation and Reason : New Essays in Reformed Apologetics. 1st ed. Phillipsburg N.J.: P&R Pub., 2007. Young, Edward. The God-Breathed Scripture. Willow Grove Pa.: The Committee for the Historian of the Orthodox Presbyterian Church, 2007. Participants: Camden Bucey, Jeff Wad

Propitiation means to appease or avert divine wrath. This episode of Christ the Center examines the atonement as propitiation as we discuss the sacrifice of Jesus Christ for the propitiation of the wrath of God toward his people. Course Notes Hosts Jeff Waddington Nick Batzig Camden Bucey Links Leon Morris – The Apostolic Preaching of the Cross Greg Bahnsen – Sermon Series, “The Extent of the Atonement” Bibliography Edwards, Jonathan. Sermons and discourses, 1720-1723. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1992. —. Sermons and discourses, 1730-1733. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1999. —. Sermons and discourses, 1734-1738. New Haven [u.a.]: Yale Univ. Press, 2001. —. Sermons and discourses, 1739-1742. New Haven: Yale University Press, 2003. —. Sermons and discourses, 1743-1758. New Haven Conn. ;;London: Yale University Press, 2007. Hodge, Archibald. Inspiration. Grand Rapids: Baker Book House, 1979. Hunsinger, George. How to read Karl Barth : the shape of h

Reconciliation is the restoration of a broken relationship between God and sinful man. It is the overcoming of our alienation from God because of our disobedience and sin. This episode of Christ the Center examines the atonement as reconciliation. Hosts Jeff Waddington Camden Bucey Bibliography Bavinck, Herman. Essays on religion, science, and society. Grand Rapids MI: Baker Academic, 2008. Beeke, Joel. Heirs with Christ : the Puritans on adoption. Grand Rapids Mich.: Reformation Heritage Books, 2008. —. The quest for full assurance : the legacy of Calvin and his successors. Edinburgh ;Carlisle Pa.: Banner of Truth, 1999. Brake, Donald. A visual history of the English Bible : the tumultuous tale of the world’s bestselling book. Grand Rapids MI: Baker Books, 2008. Chalke, Steve. The atonement debate : papers from the London Symposium on the Theology of Atonement. Grand Rapids Mich.: Zondervan, 2008. Dennison, William. A Christian approach to interdisciplinary studies : in search of a method and

Several words are used to describe the atonement in the New Testament. As we continue our series on the atonement, we explore the atonement as a ransom and substitution for the redemption of the elect. Course Notes Hosts Jim Cassidy Jeff Waddington Camden Bucey Bibliography Calvin, John. Institutes of the Christian Religion. 1559th ed. Westminster John Knox Press, 1960. Tipton, Lane G. and Jeff Waddington, eds. Resurrection and eschatology : theology in service of the church : essays in honor of Richard B. Gaffin, Jr. Phillipsburg N.J.: P&R Pub., 2008. Garcia, Mark. Life in Christ : the function of union with Christ in the Unio-Duplex Gratia structure of Calvin’s soteriology : with special reference to the relationship of justification and sanctification in, 2004. Hall, David. A theological guide to Calvin’s Institutes : essays and analysis. Phillipsburg N.J.: P&R Pub., 2008. —. The legacy of John Calvin : his influence on the modern world. Phillipsburg N.J.: P&R Pub., 2008.

Join us for the second part of a two part discussion of the atonement and covenant theology. The group discusses the nature of the atonement and its natural and even necessary fit within covenant theology. Christ, as the second Adam, represents his elect and atones for their sins which were committed under the first covenant. Jeff also speaks about the new festschrift for Richard Gaffin which he has edited with Lane Tipton. Hosts Jim Cassidy Jeff Waddington Camden Bucey Bibliography Bavinck, Herman. Reformed Dogmatics, Vol. 3: Sin and Salvation in Christ. Baker Academic, 2006. Carson, D. Memoirs of an ordinary pastor : the life and reflections of Tom Carson. Wheaton Ill.: Crossway Books, 2008. Chalke, Steve. The lost message of Jesus. 1st ed. Grand Rapids Mich.: Zondervan, 2003. Christ and Culture Revisited. Inter Varsity Pr, 2008. Dabney, Robert. Christ our penal substitute. Richmond Va.: Presbyterian Committee of Publication, 1898. Dennison, Wilam A., and William D. Dennison. Paul’s Two-Age Constr

Join us for the first part of a two part discussion of the atonement and covenant theology. The group discusses the nature of the atonement and its natural and even necessary fit within covenant theology. Christ, as the second Adam, represents his elect and atones for their sins which were committed under the first covenant. Hosts Jim Cassidy Jeff Waddington Camden Bucey Bibliography Bavinck, Herman. Reformed Dogmatics, Vol. 3: Sin and Salvation in Christ. Baker Academic, 2006. Carson, D. Memoirs of an ordinary pastor : the life and reflections of Tom Carson. Wheaton Ill.: Crossway Books, 2008. Chalke, Steve. The lost message of Jesus. 1st ed. Grand Rapids Mich.: Zondervan, 2003. Christ and Culture Revisited. Inter Varsity Pr, 2008. Dabney, Robert. Christ our penal substitute. Richmond Va.: Presbyterian Committee of Publication, 1898. Dennison, Wilam A., and William D. Dennison. Paul’s Two-Age Construction and Apologetics. Wipf & Stock Publishers, 2000. Fesko, J. Diversity within the reformed tra

Join us for a discussion of doctrinal confusion in the church. We talk about the influences of postmodernism, post-conservatism, and the emerging church on the contemporary church. Hosts Jim Cassidy Jeff Waddington Camden Bucey Bibliography Beach, J. Christ and the covenant : Francis Turretin’s federal theology as a defense of the doctrine of grace. Göttingen: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, 2007. Calvin, John. Institutes of the Christian Religion. Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 1990. Carson, D. Becoming conversant with the emerging church : understanding a movement and its implications. Grand Rapids Mich.: Zondervan, 2005. Garcia, Mark. Life in Christ : the function of union with Christ in the Unio-Duplex Gratia structure of Calvin’s soteriology : with special reference to the relationship of justification and sanctification in, 2004. “John Owen Today.” http://johnowentoday.blogspot.com/. Johnson, Gary. Reforming or conforming? : post-conservative evangelicals and the emerging ch

In this episode, the group builds upon last week’s episode and addresses traditional distinctions in discussing the attributes of God. They then discuss several incommunicable and communicable attributes and how they relate to God and to his creation. Hosts Jim Cassidy Jeff Waddington Camden Bucey Bibliography Edwards, Jonathan. Ethical writings. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1989. Edwards, Jonathan. Freedom of the will. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1957. Edwards, Jonathan. Religious affections. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1959. Edwards, Jonathan. Sermons and discourses, 1720-1723. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1992. Gerstner, John. The rational biblical theology of Jonathan Edwards. Powhatan Va. ;Orlando Fla.: Berea Publications ;;Ligonier Ministries, 1991. Oliphint, K. Scott. Reasons (for Faith): Philosophy in the Service of Theology. P & R Publishing, 2006. Turretin, Francis. Institutes of Elenctic Theology 3 vol. set. P & R Publishing, 1997. Participants: Camden Bucey

The group discusses the nature of God as they prepare to discuss the attributes of God. Bibliography Bavinck, Herman. Reformed Dogmatics, Vol. 2: God and Creation. Vol. 2. Reformed Dogmatics. Baker Academic, 2004. Berkhof, Louis. Systematic Theology. 4th rev. and enl. ed. Grand Rapids Mich.: W.B. Eerdmans Pub. Co., 1941. Calvin, John. Institutes of the Christian Religion. 1559 translation. Westminster John Knox Press, 1960. Helm, Paul. John Calvin’s ideas. Oxford ;;New York: Oxford University Press, 2004. Muller, Richard A. Post-Reformation Reformed Dogmatics: The Rise and Development of Reformed Orthodoxy, ca. 1520 to ca. 1725. 2nd. Baker Academic, 2003. Oliphint, K. Scott. Reasons (for Faith): Philosophy in the Service of Theology. P & R Publishing, 2006. Plantinga, Alvin. Does God have a nature? Milwaukee: Marquette University Press, 1980. Reformed Dogmatics Holy Spirit, Church, and New Creation. Baker Academic, 2008. Turretin, Francis. Institutes of Elenctic Theology 3 vol. set. P & R Publ

Augustine is the most influential theologian in the Western church. His works have become the foundation for much of the Western church’s thinking. Join us as we sit down for a discussion of this immense figure in church history. Links Presbyterian and Reformed Publishers Mission to the World Desiring God 2006 National Conference Audio Bibliography Augustine. Confessions. New Impression. Penguin Classics, 1961. Augustine, and NetLibrary, Inc. On the Trinity. Cambridge UK ;;New York: Cambridge University Press, 2002. Augustine, St. The Works of Saint Augustine: A translation for the 21st century. New City Press, 1990. Dever, Mark. 12 challenges churches face. Wheaton Ill.: Crossway Books, 2008. Fesko, J. What is justification by faith alone? Phillipsburg N.J.: P&R Pub., 2008. Frame, John. Doctrine of the Christian life, 1979. Frame, John. The doctrine of God. Phillipsburg N.J.: P&R Pub., 2002. Hall, David. A theological guide to Calvin’s Institutes : essays and analysis. Phillipsburg N.J

Jeff Waddington and Camden Bucey sit down to discuss aspects of Jonathan Edwards’ thinking including his eschatology, affectional psychology and trinitarian theology. Bibliography Edwards, Jonathan. Freedom of the will. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1957. Edwards, Jonathan. Religious affections. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1959. Edwards, Jonathan. The works of Jonathan Edwards. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1957. Edwards, Jonathan. The Works of Jonathan Edwards (two volume set). Banner of Truth, 1976. Lee, Sang. The Princeton companion to Jonathan Edwards. Princeton N.J.: Princeton University Press, 2005. Letham, Robert. The Holy Trinity: In Scripture, History, Theology And Worship. P & R Publishing, 2005. Marsden, George. Jonathan Edwards : a life. New Haven: Yale University Press, 2003. Murray, Iain. Jonathan Edwards : a new biography. Edinburgh ;;Carlisle Pa. USA: Banner of Truth Trust, 1987. Nichols, Stephen. Jesus made in America : cultural history from the Puritans to the Passi

In the early 19th century, a controversy arose in American Presbyterianism over evangelistic method and doctrines such as the imputation of Adam’s sin. One group identified as the Old School Presbyterians and organized around teachings such as the regulative principle of worship, Presbyterian polity, Calvinism, the spirituality of the church and warm, winsome preaching that applies God’s truths to men’s hearts. Andy Webb joins Jim Cassidy, Jeff Waddington and Camden Bucey for a discussion on building old school churches. Links Building Old School Churches The Puritan Board Bibliography Lucas, Sean. Robert Lewis Dabney : a Southern Presbyterian life. P&R Pub., 2005. Muether, John. Cornelius Van Til : Reformed apologist and churchman. P&R Pub., 2007. Participants: Andy Webb, Camden Bucey, Jeff Waddington, Jim Cassidy

The group continues their discussion of Cornelius Van Til by examining Van Til’s critique of the theology of Karl Barth. Van Til’s two books The New Modernism and Christianity and Barthianism were extremely influential in developing an understanding of Barth among English-speaking theologians. The discussion brings the critique to the foreground particularly in the light of Barthianism’s dominance in the current evangelical landscape. Bibliography Barth, Karl. Church Dogmatics. T&T Clark Ltd, 2005. Brunner, Emil. Natural theology : comprising “Nature and grace” by Professor Dr. Emil Brunner and the reply “No!” by Dr. Karl Barth. Eugene OR: Wipf & Stock Publishers, 2002. Colyer, E. “How to Read T. F. Torrance.” THEOLOGICAL STUDIES 63 (2002): 400-401. Gaffin, Richard B., Jr. God’s Word in Servant-Form. Reformed Academic Press. Grenz, Stanley. Beyond foundationalism : shaping theology in a postmodern context. 1st ed. Louisville Ky.: Westminster

Cornelius Van Til (1895-1987) developed a unique approach to apologetics which stemmed from a solid foundation in reformed theology and a background in Idealist philosophy. His method has been called presuppositionalism, transcendental and covenantal. Many recent theologians have been influenced by Van Til’s thought, especially current faculty members of Westminster Theological Seminary where he so faithfully taught. Jeff Waddington, Jim Cassidy and Camden Bucey discuss Cornelius Van Til and his tremendous contribution to reformed apologetics. Bibliography Bahnsen, Greg L. Van Til’s Apologetic: Readings and Analysis. P & R Publishing, 1998. Boa, Kenneth D., and Robert M. Bowman Jr. Faith Has Its Reasons: An Integrative Approach to Defending Christianity (An Apologetics Handbook). Paternoster, 2006. Cowan, Steven B., Stanley N. Gundry, William Lane Craig, Paul D. Feinberg, Kelly James Clark, John Frame, et al. Five Views on Apologetics. Zondervan, 2000. Frame, John. Cornelius Van Til : an anal

This episode is an introduction to redemptive-historical preaching. The proponents of this kind of preaching argued that Old Testament narratives are not given primarily – to us by God to be moral examples, but as revelations of the coming Messiah. The narratives, the stories, of the Old Testament served as types and shadows pointing forward in history to the time when Israel’s Messiah would be revealed in the person and work of Jesus Christ. In support of this view, the advocates of redemptive-historical preaching drew heavily upon the text of Luke 24:27 (where Jesus is teaching the disciples on the road to Emmaus), “And beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, he interpreted to them in all the Scriptures the things concerning himself.” (English Standard Version). Along with this verse, also invoked was v. 44 of the same chapter where Jesus says, “These are my words that I spoke to you while I was still with you, that everything written about me in the Law of Moses and the Pro

Jim and Camden discuss the 20th century theologian Karl Barth and the main themes of his influential theology. Panel Members Jim Cassidy Camden Bucey Bibliography Hunsinger, George. How to read Karl Barth : the shape of his theology. New York: Oxford University Press, 1991. McCormack, Bruce. Karl Barth’s critically realistic dialectical theology its genesis and development, 1909-1936. Oxford: Clarendon, 1997. Van Til, Cornelius. Christianity and Barthianism. P & R Publishing, 2004. Van Til, Cornelius. The new modernism an appraisal of the theology of Barth and Brunner, Philadelphia Pa.: Presbyterian and Reformed Pub. Co., 1946. Webster, John. The Cambridge Companion to Karl Barth. Cambridge University Press, 2000. Participants: Camden Bucey, Jim Cassidy

This episode addresses biblical theology in the Westminster Standards. As the panel explores the issue, several topics arise such as the relationship between biblical and systematic theology and the practice of preaching through the catechisms. Panel Members Jim Cassidy Jeff Waddington Camden Bucey Participants: Camden Bucey, Jeff Waddington, Jim Cassidy