At first glance, drinking coffee or watching birds on a telephone wire might not inspire a sense of wonder. But can we find more in these ordinary moments?
Pierce Taylor Hibbs is the associate director of the Theological English Department at Westminster Theological Seminary in Philadelphia, and he’s joined the conversation to help us recognize the sacred in that which may seem mundane. Pierce has written Finding God in the Ordinary, offering reflections on (re)training the mind to see creation through the lens of Scripture, in all its awesomeness. Is it possible to see God’s hand in this fallen world when dealing with things like anxiety and death? Hibbs provides a helpful and nuanced perspective.
The Blog
Each of our contributors post here regularly, sharing their wit and wisdom on a wide variety of topics.
Some spring reading suggestions.
Seminaries are parachurch organizations but their connection (formal or informal) to churches make confessional integrity in teaching an absolute imperative.
In their ongoing series on the doctrine of God and confessional Christianity, Jon Master and Carl Trueman reflect on what questions students need to ask of professors and what questions presbyteries need to ask of ministerial candidates when it comes to Christology.
Matthew Barrett offers us some further questions that student should ask of professors, and which presbyteries should ask of candidates.
Two presbyterian ministers, Jonathan Master and Carl Trueman, offer thoughts on examining ministerial candidates with regard to the doctrine of God.
What should we think about the change of meaning in confessional language?
Current discussions of the Reformers and the doctrine of God reveal that Etienne Gilson's comment on what makes a competent philosopher applies just as much to competent theologians.
The Christian Faith is a dogmatic faith, defined by creeds and confessions. And Systematic Theology is vital to understanding exactly what those creeds and confessions mean.
Biblical Theology offers useful insights but is not the Bible's whole message.
The theology of the great ecumenical creeds and the Protestant confessions is shaped by the history of theological controversy. Knowledge of that history is therefore important to understanding their content.
The Contributors
Each of our contributors post here regularly, sharing their wit and wisdom on a wide variety of topics. Read more at each of their individual blogs, listed below.
Carl Trueman
Postcards from Palookaville
Pastor and teacher of church history, this anti-celebrity "celebrity” dreams about what might have been, had he played his cards right. See all of Carl’s posts »
Todd Pruitt
1517
Always Texan, once Southern Baptist, now Presbyterian, he exhibits a high regard for BASE jumping, interpretive dance, and puppies. See all of Todd's posts »
Aimee Byrd
Housewife Theologian
Driving her kids all over tarnation, and her husband crazy, this tender-loving, cut-throat theologian packs a punch... or Nunchuck. See all of Aimee's posts »
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