Monday, August 28, 2006

Reformation 21

The latest issue of Reformation 21 is now online.

Here are links and brief descriptions to the various aricles:

Biblical Antidotes to Racism (part 1)
Biblical Antidotes to Racism (part 2)
Ronald Kalifungwa offers two articles on racism. In the first, he identifies several biblical principles that relate to racism in general. The second examines Colossians 3:11 and offers biblical antidotes to racism within the church.

An Introduction to Lemuel Haynes
, by Thabiti Anyabwile. Meet an 18th century Reformed, African-American pastor.

A response from Guy Waters to Nicholas Perrin. Reformation21 readers are, in a sense, stepping into an ongoing discussion between the two that started with Perrin's review of Water's book, Justification and the New Perspectives on Paul in the Fall 2005 issue of the Westminster Theological Journal.

John Calvin on Missions. Michael Haykin explores Calvin's theology of Christ's kingdom and the example of Geneva as a missionary center to dispel the characterization that the Reformed faith is antithetical to missions.

Wages of Spin
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What is the new test of orthodoxy these days? If the frequency of the questions being asked to Carl Trueman is any indication, we have moved far away from the traditional definitions of orthodoxy.

Understanding the Times. Is there room within the Christian music tent for both The Who and Wagner? Jeremy Smith offers a some reflections on music.