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A Reformed Protestant by Any Other Name Has to Be Shorter

From my trip to Geneva last summer for the festivities to celebrate John Calvin’s 500th birthday I still recall the indignation of a professor from the University of Zurich during his plenary presentation. He complained about Calvinism as the designation for Protestants who come from the Swiss Reformation. Obviously, he has a point since the… Read More→

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Do They Really Want What They Want?

Steven Wedgeworth over at Credenda Agenda has registered a critique of two-kingdom theology that uses David VanDrunen’s new book on natural law and the two kingdoms as the object of critique. Some of the usual federal vision suspects have lined up to promote Wedgeworth’s piece. Rabbi Bret writes: Wedgeworth also spends time exposing how the… Read More→

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If Americans Drove Less, Would they Drink More Gas?

The breaks at the Calvin 500 conference in Geneva last week featured bottled water with and without “gas,” as the Swiss say. By the end of the week, the volunteers serving refreshments were no longer bringing out the “gas” because the conferees, most of whom were from the States, preferred the still as opposed to… Read More→

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