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Archive E.J. Hutchinson Philosophy Reformed Irenicism

Toward an Aesthetics of the Ordinary

I frequently make fun of “aesthetics.” I do so because the way in which the term is used in common parlance at the present hour is silly, and serves roughly as a synonym for “something that gives me the feels.” This is the refuge of not a few Tiber-jumpers. Some Protestants, on the other hand, […]

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Archive Nota Bene Philosophy Steven Wedgeworth

Ritual, History, Place– No! The Cool Kind

This morning I was reading a blog post which invoked the blessed Trinity of postmodern tropes. It said that an “incarnational” religion is one that values “ritual, history, and place,” and then it went on to say that Protestantism, by its very nature, does not do these things. Now, let’s set aside for the moment […]

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Archive Donald Williams Philosophy Reformed Irenicism

True Truth: Francis Schaeffer’s Enduring Legacy

One of the men the regular contributors to this forum hold in high regard is Dr Francis Schaeffer. Much misunderstood by both followers and critics, and misjudged too often for his mistakes of detail, he was a prophet whose work is in many respects yet to be fully understood and rightly received. We are pleased […]