Sunday, February 26, 2012

"We are not personally acquainted with the writings of John Calvin, nor are we certain how nearly we agree with his views of divine truth; neither do we care."

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     The two early nineteenth-century Kentucky revivalists Robert Marshall and J. Thompson in response to criticism (presumably Reformed), a...

A potential downside of competition

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"The consequences for the churches were immense.  They were now compelled to compete for adherents. . . ."      "This combi...
Saturday, February 25, 2012

Edwards on the immediacy of the "divine and supernatural light"

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     "II. I proceed now to the second thing proposed, viz. to show how this light is immediately given by God, and not obtained by natu...

"It is not rational to suppose, if there be any such excellency in divine things, that wicked men should see it."

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"It is not rational to suppose, if there be any such excellency in divine things, that wicked men should see it. 'Tis not rational ...
Monday, February 20, 2012

Sit anima mea cum Westleio

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"We hope nothing then, we fear every thing, from a religious movement, which nevertheless in its rise excites our sympathy, and of whi...
Saturday, February 11, 2012

Iron, then blood

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"Nicht durch Reden und Majoritätsbeschlüsse werden die großen Fragen der Zeit entschieden . . . sondern durch Eisen und Blut".  ...
Monday, February 6, 2012

Grace

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You say grace before meals. All right. But I say grace before the play and the opera, And grace before the concert and pantomime, And gr...