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On the eve of the publication of his latest book, The Courage to be Protestant (Eerdmans, 2008), Derek Thomas asked him some questions about the reasons that lay behind its publication. DT: Congratulations David on the publication of your latest book! How is this related to the tetralogy (or is it...

Publisher: Dutton (2008) Author: Tim Keller Pages: 277 including footnotes and index. I love the good news of Jesus Christ. I love apologetics. I love good writing. And I love Tim Keller. Therefore it is very difficult for me to be objective about The Reason for God. Given my past experience I...

Publisher: Dutton (2008) Author: Tim Keller Pages: 277 including footnotes and index. I love the good news of Jesus Christ. I love apologetics. I love good writing. And I love Tim Keller. Therefore it is very difficult for me to be objective about The Reason for God. Given my past experience I...

A. T. B. McGowan's major item for evangelicals to reconsider, in his book The Divine Spiration of Scripture: Challenging evangelical perspectives , concerns the termination of inerrancy. Not only does he argue for the use of the word infallibility in place of inerrancy but he specifically rejects...

In his 1922 work Babbitt, Sinclair Lewis used the phrase Christianity Incorporated to capture the ethos of his fictional small town overrun by a blending of consumerism and religion. What was good for 1922, however, may be good for today. Recently, Michael Budde and Robert Brimlow have used Lewis's...

When I was at Primary School in the British state school system many moons ago, it was still the norm not only to teach pupils the Apostles' Creed, but also to have them recite it in class. Looking back on that experience brings many thoughts to mind. On the one hand, it is almost incredible to...

When I was at Primary School in the British state school system many moons ago, it was still the norm not only to teach pupils the Apostles' Creed, but also to have them recite it in class. Looking back on that experience brings many thoughts to mind. On the one hand, it is almost incredible to...

1. Sean, welcome to the ref21 blog. We've been looking forward to having you join us and now that you have, tell us a little about yourself. Thanks, Derek. I'm glad to be part of the Ref21 band of bloggers. While most of my people are from the southwest corner of Virginia , my parents were the...

"Iain D.," I want to welcome you to the ref21 blog and I look forward to your insights and contributions. Tell us briefly a little about yourself and your family. Perhaps you can begin by giving us a geography lesson as to where exactly it is you live and minister? Thanks Derek. It's good to be...

Steve, I want to welcome you to the ref21 blog and I look forward to your insights and contributions. Tell us briefly a little about yourself and your family. We live in Churchtown, Lancaster County , in Pennsylvania . (I'm not making that up.) Our neighbors are family, my wife's folks, Amish and...