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Announcing New Board Members
We are pleased to announce the most recent changes to our Board of Directors, Susannah Black and Ian Clary are joining us, and as Chairman, Scott Pryor will be succeeding Steven Wedgeworth. Read about them below.
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Protestant Ecclesiology Amidst Contemporary Political Theologies
By Jake Meador This article appeared in the 10th issue of Ad Fontes magazine. I don’t think I’ll ever forget the day that I actually began to understand some of what Reformed theology means on a day-to-day basis. I was a sophomore in college, living near campus in a small one bedroom apartment by myself. One
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National Convivium Irenicum 2017 Report
By Joel Carini Earlier this month, thirty-seven scholars, pastors, professionals, and students gathered at the Davenant House for the fifth annual Convivium Irenicum. The event’s theme was “To All Generations: Teaching the Doctrine of God in the Life of the Church,” and Dr. Fred Sanders, of Biola University, was the plenary speaker. After an
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A Latin Crash Course at Davenant House
This report was written by William Hugh Scott, a Master’s student at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, who attended this year’s DLI Summer Residential Course. On May 22 The Davenant Trust opened the doors of the Laureldale Cabin to host the inaugural offering of “Residential Intensive Introduction to Theological Latin.” This was a one week intensive that
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Why I’m Joining the Davenant Institute
On June 1 of this year, The Davenant Institute hired Colin Chan Redemer, a Lecturer at St. Mary’s College of California, as our first Teaching Fellow. He will be responsible for helping establish a Christian study center under Davenant’s oversight at Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo, CA, as well as speaking and writing on
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How Do You Solve a Problem like Maria (and Mary, and Mary, and Elizabeth)? Part II
This article by Sean Morris appeared in the May issue of Ad Fontes magazine. To subscribe to receive full issues in your inbox, click here. How Do You Solve a Problem like Maria (and Mary, and Mary, and Elizabeth)? Part II by Sean G. Morris The first part of this article appeared in the November, 2016 issue of Ad
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Common Places: Aaron Denlinger on Being a Christian Historian
Dr. Aaron Denlinger joins the podcast and discusses some of the dangers surrounding a simplistic understanding of history and how his calling as a Christian historian compels him to be honest about heroes of history and the context of their lives. Highlights 3:00-5:00 The dangers of a simplistic understanding of the Reformation. 5:00-10:00
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Announcing a New Project to Translate Vermigli’s Common Places
As Protestants this year remember the 500th anniversary of the Reformation, they will understandably focus on the legacy of Martin Luther and other big-name Reformers. However, it is to be hoped that this anniversary will also help rekindle interest in figures that were, at the time, hardly less significant to the formulation of Protestant doctrine
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Natural Theology and Reformed Orthodoxy (by David Haines)
This article by David Haines appeared in the May issue of Ad Fontes magazine. To subscribe to receive full issues in your inbox, click here. Introduction The last century has seen quite a bit of discussion amongst Protestants concerning the orthodoxy of Natural Theology. Some recent thinkers, such as Karl Barth and Cornelius Van Til, have, either explicitly or
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New Online Course in the Theology of Preaching Forthcoming
Following the success of our online Davenant Latin Institute courses, the Davenant Trust is planning to branch out into a wider array of online course offerings in various areas related to our work. These will include, Lord willing, both full semester-length courses, and a variety of mini-courses introducing key texts and themes from the Protestant tradition.
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