Archive for the ‘Church history’ Category

Samuel Rutherford

In the cemetery just outside my window lies the grave of Samuel Rutherford, whose headstone is pictured below. Samuel Rutherford should be remembered for many things, not least:

His role as a Scottish Commissioner at the Westminster Assembly
His work as a professor of Divinity here at St Andrews
His two most famous works, Lex Rex (The Law [...]

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How Should Christians Respond To a Pandemic?

Given the recent events with the swine flu, the media hype that surrounded it, and the various Christian reactions we have observed, we have spent some time thinking about what it should look like for Christians to respond to a pandemic in a way that is consistent with the scriptures.
This article from Christianity Today speaks [...]

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Mission as Liberation

In this section of Transforming Mission, Bosch traces the history and traits of liberation theology, attempting to identity both its promises and its pitfalls. First, what can account for the rise of liberation theology, whether in its black, Asian, or Latino forms? Bosch focuses mainly on Latin American liberation theology, and identifies several reasons for [...]

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