Category Archives: Westminster

The Eric Liddell (as opposed to Tim Tebow) Way of Preparing for the Lord’s Day

By D. G. Hart | Published: January 13, 2012
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While Tim is watching game films and his carbohydrate intake in preparation for his showdown with Tom Brady, Old Lifers may want a better way to spend their weekend (which does not include Sunday). The Westminster Seminary California annual conference begins this evening. This year’s theme is “The Unfolding Mystery: Reading and Applying the Bible.”… Read More→

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It’s All About Bob

By D. G. Hart | Published: October 7, 2010

Godfrey that is. But actually, it’s also about Aimee and Updike. It in this case is Always Reformed: Essays in Honor of W. Robert Godfrey, the festschrift to honor Westminster California’s lovely and talented president (just released and available at the WSC bookstore). As readers may wonder after perusing the table of contents, when was… Read More→

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Machen Day 2010

By D. G. Hart | Published: July 28, 2010

But biblical theology is not all the theology that will be taught at Westminster Seminary, for systematic theology will be at the very center of the seminary’s course. At this point an error should be avoided: it must not be thought that systematic theology is one whit less biblical than biblical theology is. But it… Read More→

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Westminster Seminaries’ PR Problem (and Covenant Seminary’s Teflon)

By D. G. Hart | Published: July 5, 2010

Now that Glenn Beck seems to have moved on from the faith of the founders to the faith behind the Pledge of Allegiance, taking stock of the minor celebrity of a Westminster Seminary president courtesy of the talk-show enfomationist is possible. What stands out is how little controversy Peter Lillback’s ideas about the faith of… Read More→

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Where’s Waldo Wednesday: Has WTS Been Liberated from Its Westminster Captivity?

By D. G. Hart | Published: April 28, 2010

This post from a professor at Regent University’s School of Divinity deserves more interaction for what it says about evangelicalism. But for now the following excerpt is worth pondering for ongoing considerations about union with Christ. What is particularly noteworthy, from this oldlifer’s perspective, is how much WTS during the era of union hegemony, has… Read More→

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The Spirit of Machen Lives at Westminster California

By D. G. Hart | Published: January 16, 2010

To honor and mark the thirtieth anniversary of the seminary where police do enforce jaywalking laws, to offer some encouragement to the faculty and staff who labor and the students who study there, and to remind readers about the point of Westminster Seminary come the following paragraphs from the institution’s first convocation. Of course, J.… Read More→

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The Westminster Hermeneutic Apparently Infects Kerux

By D. G. Hart | Published: December 30, 2009

And apparently, readers of the current review haven’t read very deeply in the journal. But a handy gadget at Kerux’s website reveals some items of note. First this article by Scott Clark on John 2:13-22, on Christ’s cleansing of the Temple. One lesson taught is the end of the theocratic arrangement in Israel: It is… Read More→

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Fire Season May be Over, But Not Open Season on Westminster California

By D. G. Hart | Published: December 28, 2009

WSC appears to be the pimply, skinny, dorky kid at the beach on whom the buff guys kick sand in order to impress the babes. Remarkable indeed is the constant stream of criticism that seems to throw cautions about charity and slander to the wind. WSC is apparently so obviously egregious that committed (or maybe… Read More→

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Erdman’s Passive-Aggressive Step-Grandson-in-Law

By D. G. Hart | Published: October 22, 2009

John Frame faced a choice. He could have reviewed Mike Horton’s book, Christless Christianity, or he could have abstained. He could have critiqued Horton’s indictment of Joel Osteen. He also could have offered his own critique of Osteen. Even if he disagreed vigorously with Horton, he could have let it go out of a sense… Read More→

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“Office Hours” at Westminster California

By D. G. Hart | Published: August 17, 2009

Not to be confused with the BBC show, “The Office,” and not to confuse David Brent with W. Robert Godfrey (though sometimes I wonder), Westminster California is starting a podcast entitled “Office Hours.” Season One features interviews with Godfrey and Julius Kim. A preview of the season is now available, complete with instructions and incentives… Read More→

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