by Kevin Bauder | Jul 13, 2017 | Apologetics, Biblical Studies, Bibliology, Christology, Church History, New Testament
Labeling these claims as “fake news,” the president of Reformed Theological Seminary explains why certain popular beliefs about early Christianity are false. Jesus was married to Mary Magdalene. The divinity of Jesus was not decided until the council of...
by Kevin Bauder | Jul 8, 2017 | Church History, Evangelicalism, Fundamentalism, History, In the Nick of Time
This week: a historical piece on the “Conservative Baptist Conflict.”
by Kevin Bauder | Jul 5, 2017 | Church History, Devotion, Our Alumni, Pastoral Theology, Philosophy, Theology
Joel Zartman is an alumnus of Central Seminary. His ministry experience includes pastoring a church in Colombia. He is presently a doctoral student in theology at Westminster Seminary. Here Joel begins with an observation of Thomas à Kempis as a preface to a...
by Kevin Bauder | Jan 18, 2017 | Baptists, Catholicism, Christianity, Church History, Reformation, Religious Freedom, Tolerance
During the English Reformation Catholics burned Anglicans and Anglicans burned Catholics. Now the Archbishop of Canterbury has decided it’s time to express remorse. Apparently, plenty of people in the UK find this gesture pretty ridiculous. Perhaps it’s...
by Kevin Bauder | Dec 16, 2016 | Church History, History
Using advanced facial reconstruction technology, British researchers have produced what they claim is the most accurate depiction ever of the face of Saint Nicholas of Myra (Santa Claus). Or so the BBC reports.
by Kevin Bauder | Dec 9, 2016 | Christianity, Christology, Church History
Why do we celebrate Christmas on December 25? Is Christmas really a “baptized” pagan holiday? William J. Tighe answers these questions in “Calculating Christmas” at Touchstone Magazine. Rather, the pagan festival of the “Birth of the...
