The Calvinist International
The ever-intriguing Eric Enlow has posted an item on Calvin and natural law, arguing that for the Genevan reformer, If knowledge of our redemption by Christ is “the principle” of all duties, then proponents of natural-law philosophy must admit either (1) that natural-law philosophy teaches Christ as the principle of all duties, or (2) that […]
Tullian Tchividjian, senior pastor of Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, provided a notable explication of the parable of the Good Samaritan this week. Tchividjian argues for a corrective to the popular understanding of the parable: “Jesus wants us to identify with every person in the parable except the good Samaritan. He reserves […]
Dr. Steve Bezner writes in to respond to my recent post on Bonhoeffer and the two kingdoms. Dr. Bezner explains that there is at least one more important theological aspect to Bonhoeffer’s political protest that must be considered, one which pulls away from the more traditional Lutheran understanding of the two kingdoms: As Bonhoeffer’s theology […]
Dr. Jordan Ballor recently linked to this older article on Dietrich Bonhoeffer. It gives a very helpful overview of Bonhoeffer’s career, as well as his explicitly Lutheran theology. I found this section on Bonhoeffer’s understanding of the two kingdoms to be very interesting (and not a little contrary to the typical portrait of Bonhoeffer that […]