R Scott Clark

This is one of the more challenging books I've read recently, and parts will stick with me. I found Clark's QIRC (Quest for Illegitimate Religious Certainty) and QIRE (Quest for Illegitimate Religious Experience) to be really useful models with broader applicability. I'm still thinking through his arguments about the confessional boundaries pertaining to e.g. creation, but appreciated the case he builds for both the demands and freedoms of confessional adherence.

I'm not sure I followed all his arguments about the Regulative Principle, but came away with a burden for how much of our heritage we've set aside with seemingly little forethought (especially when it comes to the psalms).

He contrasts with medieval mystics the Reformed tradition's "rather modest mysticism [located] in Word and sacrament" (334), which I loved.… (mehr)

Festschrift to honor Dr. Godfrey, Professor of Church History at Westminster Seminary, California. Dr. Godfrey has served as President of Westminster, California, since 1993. I knew Dr. Godfrey and took his M.Div courses (Ancient Church and Reformation courses) when Dr. Godfrey was at Westminster Seminary, Philadelphia, prior to the start of the California campus. Dr. Godfrey's classes were well-liked and well-attended. Dr. Godfrey knew how to graciously, but clearly, answer the contentions of the anti-paedobaptist students!

The Festschrift divides into 3 sections of essays, Historical, Theological and Ecclesiastical. I have read the first 2 essays in the theological section. "Christology and Pneumatology: John Calvin, the Theologian of the Holy Spirit" by Sinclair B. Ferguson
"Make War No More? The Rise, Fall, and Resurrection of J. Gresham Machen’s Warrior Children" by D. G. Hart

If these are indicative of the quality of the remaining essays, this is truly a stellar volume. This volume will come to be known as a fitting tribute to Dr. Godfrey and as the source for a number of informative essays.… (mehr)