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- 193Trinitarian PersonalityChrist the Center explores the incomprehensible and doxological subject of Trinitarian personality. Dr. Tipton previously discussed the subject on Christ the Center episode #49. Participants: Camden Bucey, Carlton Wynne, Jared Oliphint, Jeff Waddington
- 194Jonathan Edwards and the Image of GodJeff Waddington speaks about Jonathan Edwards’ theological anthropology. He distinguishes Edwards’ approach from that of Thomas Aquinas and explains its significance for apologetics. Participants: Camden Bucey, Jeff Waddington
- 195Liberating Black TheologyAnthony Bradley discusses his book, Liberating Black Theology: The Bible and the Black Experience in America, which is a revised form of his dissertation he did while a PhD student at WTS. Dr. Bradley discusses Jeremiah Wright, James Cone, and concepts such as oppression and victimology that are key to understanding the black theology movement. We talk with Dr. Bradley about a Reformed understanding of race and ethnicity in the church. Links Anthony Bradley’s blog Anthony Bradley’s site Participants: Anthony Bradley, Jared Oliphint, Jonathan Brack
- 196Highlights from 2010Today we finish our third full year of Christ the Center episodes. And to date we’ve been able to bring you a new episode every Friday since we began three years ago. It has become our tradition to close each year with a brief selection of highlights from the year’s episodes. And so today we’re bringing you clips from eight different episodes that we think provide a decent representation of the types of discussions we have on Christ the Center. Episode 113 – Richard Gaffin Episode 130 – Darryl Hart Episode 134 – Chad Van Dixhoorn Episode 138 – Dan Kunkle Episode 140 – K. Scott Oliphint Episode 144 – Danny Olinger Episode 145 – John Fesko Episode 146 – Peter Lillback and Carl Trueman Participants: Camden Bucey, Carl Trueman, Chad Van Dixhoorn, Daniel Kunkle, Danny Olinger, Darryl G. Hart, Jared Oliphint, Jeff Waddington, Jim Cassidy, Jonathan Brack, K. Scott Oliphint, Nick Batzig, Peter A. Lillback, Richard B. Gaffin Jr.
- 197Best Books of 2010Reformed Media Review returns for a brief discussion of some of the best reformed books of 2010. Participants: Camden Bucey, Jeff Waddington, Jim Cassidy
- 198Machen’s Warrior ChildrenDarryl G. Hart visits with the panel of Christ the Center once again. On this episode Dr. Hart speaks about his latest essay found in Always Reformed, a festschrift written in honor of Dr. Robert Godfrey. Links Old Life Theological Society J. Gresham Machen resources at Old Life Participants: Camden Bucey, Darryl G. Hart, Jared Oliphint, Jim Cassidy
- 199Sister AimeeR. Scott Clark, Professor of Church History and Historical Theology at Westminster Seminary California, discusses his essay in Always Reformed, the recent festschrift for Dr. Robert Godfrey. The collection is edited by R. Scott Clark and Joel E. Kim and contains contributions from several noted reformed theologians. Dr. Clark’s essay, “Magic and Noise: Reformed Christianity in Sister’s America,“ is an interesting look into American evangelicalism through one of its most enthusiastic figures. Links Westminster Seminary California Office Hours WSC Faculty Conference: Christianity and Liberalism Revisited (January 14-15) Participants: Camden Bucey, Jeff Waddington, Nick Batzig, R. Scott Clark
- 200The Life and Thought of Herman BavinckRon Gleason discusses his new intellectual biography of Herman Bavinck. The book, titled Herman Bavinck: Pastor, Churchman, Statesman, and Theologian, is published by Presbyterian and Reformed Publishers. Links Grace Presbyterian Church, Yorba Linda, CA Ron Gleason’s Blog Participants: Camden Bucey, Jeff Waddington, Jim Cassidy, Ron Gleason
- 201The Gospel CoalitionJohn Starke of The Gospel Coalition (TGC) visits the program to talk about their website, the TGC Reviews, the TGC conference, and how they see themselves in relation to the church at large. Participants: Camden Bucey, Jared Oliphint, John Starke
- 202Historical MethodologyCarl Trueman comes on to discuss his recent book, Histories and Fallacies: Problems Faced in the Writing of History, and other issues relating to historiography and a philosophy of history. Participants: Camden Bucey, Carl Trueman, Jared Oliphint, Jonathan Brack
- 203Christ and MarriageWinston Smith joins the panel to discuss Christian marriage and his book Marriage Matters: Extraordinary Change through Ordinary Moments. Smith is a counselor and faculty member at CCEF, a ministry focused on biblical counseling. Participants: Camden Bucey, Jared Oliphint, Winston Smith
- 204The Justification LandscapeMark Garcia is pastor at Immanuel Orthodox Presbyterian Church in Coraopolis, PA. He is the author of Life in Christ: Union with Christ and Twofold Grace in Calvin’s Theology. In this episode, Garcia speaks about the reformed conception of union with Christ and how a reformed soteriology is distinguished from the salient features of the New Perspective on Paul and the Federal Vision. Issues of imputation, covenant, and the forensic and renovative aspects of salvation enter in to this important discussion. Participants: Camden Bucey, Jim Cassidy, Mark Garcia
- 205The Clark/Van Til ControversyK. Scott Oliphint explores the issue of divine and human knowledge as it relates to the Clark/Van Til controversy. Dr. Oliphint is Professor of Systematic Theology and Apologetics at Westminster Theological Seminary and is the author of several books on apologetics including Reasons for Faith and The Battle Belongs to the Lord. Participants: Camden Bucey, Jared Oliphint, K. Scott Oliphint
- 206The Creation CovenantDr. Rowland Ward speaks about his historical and theological masterpiece God & Adam: Reformed Theology and the Creation Covenant. While there has been, and continues to be, much debate over the precise relationship between the pre- and post-lapsarian covenants, Dr. Ward provides one of the most well researched and carefully documented studies of the development of covenant theology from the 1st to the 21st Century. Tracing the history of Covenant Theology through the Westminsterian tradition of the 17th Century to the Murray-Kline debate of the 20th Century, Dr. Ward provides an invaluable resource for theologians, pastors and seminarians. This work is truly an indispensable study for anyone desiring to understand God’s covenantal dealings with His people. Links Knox Presbyterian Church (Melbourne, AU) Books and Articles by Rowland Ward Covenant and Justification #1 (Covenant of Works) Creation and Covenant: Covenant Theology in Outline God’s Covenant Unfolded: Creation to New Creation Participants: Camden Bucey, Jeff Waddington, Nick Batzig, Rowland Ward
- 207Whose Christianity? Which Interpretation?Nathan Shannon reviews Merold Westphal’s book Whose Christianity? Which Interpretation? Philosophical Hermeneutics for the Church. Participants: Camden Bucey, Nate Shannon
- 208The Role of the Seminary in Today’s WorldChrist the Center is honored to welcome seminary presidents Albert Mohler and Peter Lillback to discuss the role of the seminary in today’s world. Dr. Albert Mohler serves as president of The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. Listeners may know Dr. Mohler from The Albert Mohler Program, a daily nationwide radio program. Dr. Mohler is the author of He is Not Silent: Preaching in a Postmodern World, Atheism Remix: A Christian Confronts the New Atheists, and Culture Shift: Engaging Current Issues with Timeless Truth. He has appeared as a guest on a host of television and radio programs and we are very pleased to welcome him today. Dr. Peter Lillback is President of Westminster Theological Seminary and he also serves as president of the Providence Forum, a non-profit organization whose mission is to re-instill and promote a Judeo-Chrsitian worldview within our culture. Dr. Lillback is the author of George Washington’s Sacred Fire and The Binding of God: Calvin’s Role in the Development of Covenant Theology. Participants: Albert Mohler, Camden Bucey, Jared Oliphint, Peter A. Lillback
- 209The Practice of Law and the ChristianThe Christian’s relationship to the civil law is a perennial point of discussion. Nearly a year ago Christ the Center explored this issue in the Christ & Culture series. Today we take some of those theological themes and see how they apply in practice. James Sweet, former Chairman of Drinker Biddle & Reath, speaks about his career practicing law and how the reality of being a Christian comes to bear. Participants: Camden Bucey, James Sweet, Jared Oliphint
- 210Christ in LeviticusDouglas Clawson is Associate General Secretary for the Committee on Foreign Missions for the Orthodox Presbyterian Church. In this episode, Clawson speaks about the controlling theme of Leviticus as he connects the themes of holiness and cleanliness to our doctrine of sin and the manifold work of Jesus Christ. Participants: Camden Bucey, Doug Clawson
- 211Universalism and DeificationJeff Waddington and Camden Bucey analyze popular formulations of universalism and look to related themes in theologies of deification, divinization, and theosis. Participants: Camden Bucey, Jeff Waddington
- 212These Last DaysRichard D. Phillips and Gabriel Fluhrer visit to discuss their latest book These Last Days: A Christian View of History. Last year, the Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals hosted a series of conferences exploring a Christian view of history. Many of the conference addresses have been compiled into this great book. Links 2011 Philadelphia Conference on Reformed Theology Reformation21 Participants: Camden Bucey, Gabe Fluhrer, Jim Cassidy, Rick Phillips
- 213The Gospel Coalition 2011 National ConferenceReformed Forum brings you Christ the Center from the floor of The Gospel Coalition 2011 National Conference in Chicago, IL. Jared, Jonathan, Camden, and several Reformed Forum listeners speak about a variety of topics including denominations and ecclesiology. Though not published first, this was Reformed Forum’s first recording from the event. Three subsequent episodes will be released in the near future. View all the published episodes from the conference on the TGC2011 page. Participants: Camden Bucey, Jared Oliphint
- 214Biblical Counseling and TGC2011Christ the Center comes to you from the floor of The Gospel Coalition 2011 National Conference in Chicago, IL. In the first segment of this episode, Jared Oliphint and Camden Bucey discuss biblical counseling and ecclesiology. [1:26] Chuck Haddox of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Jeremy Kicklighter of Covenant Seminary, and Jonathan Brack of Westminster Theological Seminary join the panel to speak about trends in seminary admissions. [18:00] Michael McKinley, pastor at Guilford Baptist Church in Sterling, Virginia. Mike is the author of Church Planting is for Wimps. Mike spoke about church planting at TGC11. [38:45] Finally, Josh Harris, senior pastor of Covenant Life Church in Gaithersburg, MD stops by to speak about the NEXT Conference. [44:12] Participants: Camden Bucey, Jared Oliphint, Jonathan Brack
- 215Reformed and Puritan Perspectives on PrayerBrian Najapfour, pastor from the Philippines and a PhD student at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, discusses his book Taking Hold of God: Reformed and Puritan Perspectives on Prayer. The book, which Najapfour co-edited with Joel R. Beeke, is a wealth of material on the subject of Christian prayer. The writings of many Reformed and Puritan thinkers on the subject shine through to provide a rich understanding of this means of grace. Participants: Camden Bucey, Jeff Waddington, Nick Batzig
- 216Business Ethics, Pastoral Searches, and Van Til as Biblical CounselorChrist the Center comes to you from the floor of The Gospel Coalition 2011 National Conference in Chicago, IL. In this episode, the hosts welcome several guests to speak about a variety of issues. Bob Doll speaks about Christian business ethics. Bob Doll is Chief Equity Strategist for Fundamental Equities at BlackRock a premier provider of global investment management, risk management and advisory services. Mr. Doll will be a speaker at the upcoming business ethics conference organized by the Center for Christian Business Ethics. [0:48] Chris Brauns speaks about his books Unpacking Forgiveness and When the Word Leads Your Pastoral Search. Chris is the pastor at the Red Brick Church in Stillman Valley, IL and writes frequently on his website. [12:40] Pastor Scotty Smith visits to speak about the unique congregation at Christ Community Church in Franklin, TN as well as his interesting practice of writing daily prayers. [28:51] David Powlison explains the deep connection between biblical counseling and Van Tilian apologetics. David is a faculty member at the Christian Counseling and Educational Foundation, a board member of the Biblical Counseling Coalition, and teaches courses at Westminster Theological Seminary. In this illuminating segment, Dr. Powlison helps to unpack the latent philosophical frameworks in secular psychology. [38:27] Participants: Camden Bucey, Chris Brauns, Jared Oliphint, Jonathan Brack
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