by Brett Williams | Apr 5, 2018 | Central Blog, History, Humanities, modernity, Philosophy, Science, Secularism
I just finished a great book – Descartes Bones: A Skeletal History of the Conflict Between Faith and Reason. In it, NY Times best-selling author Russell Shorto retells the fascinating tale of Descartes’ remains and compares their history to the philosophical...
by Brett Williams | Mar 30, 2018 | Central Blog, Devotion, Ecclesiology, Holidays, Worship
“The light shines in darkness and the darkness has not overcome it.” Tonight, many liturgical and reformed churches will celebrate the medieval Tenebrae service, or service of darkness. Throughout this solemn event, candles are extinguished until only one...
by Brett Williams | Feb 22, 2018 | Central Blog, Church History, Culture, Evangelicalism, Evangelism, Fundamentalism, History, revivalism, Tradition
Few deny that the modern American religious landscape has been shaped by revivalism. From Whitefield to Finney, Wesley to Sunday, revivalism has played a vital role in the formation of evangelicalism. In fact, one cannot understand North American evangelicalism...
by Brett Williams | Feb 15, 2018 | Central Blog, Christianity, Church History
An interesting perspective on Ash Wednesday.
by Brett Williams | Jan 3, 2018 | Central Blog, Church History, Culture
Every winter, Central Seminary conducts the MacDonald Lectures Series in Bible and Theology. This year, Paul Hartog, professor at Faith Baptist Bible College and Seminary, will present lectures on early Christianity’s relationship with Roman culture. Dr. Hartog...
