by Brian Hedges | Jul 17, 2014 | Church History
The gospel-centered movement may be new, but gospel-centeredness itself isn’t a novelty. Love for the gospel lies at the center of the rich heritage of evangelicalism, reaching back hundreds of years. I’m (very) slowly plodding through The Works of John Owen, the most...
by Brian Hedges | Jul 7, 2014 | Church History
The Puritans were the 16th century English Protestants and their successors in 16th-17th century New England, whose concern for church reform and spiritual renewal earned them the originally derogatory epithet, “puritan.” Unfortunately, when most people hear the word...
by Brian Cosby | Apr 5, 2014 | Church History
Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedJoin Dr. Brian Cosby as he introduces John Flavel (c.1630-1691) – his life, ministry, and...
by Matthew Fretwell | Jun 11, 2013 | Church History
Before you sign off thinking this is just another boring blog post about the early church, the contemporary church needs to heed the warnings of the past—if we are to press onward in the culture war of today. Athanasius, the Bishop of Alexandria I have been studying...
by Brian Cosby | Mar 20, 2013 | Church History, What is the Gospel?
I am so very thankful for the recent resurgence among the “Young, Restless, and Reformed”—as Collin Hanson with The Gospel Coalition would call it—who preach the gospel and it’s core doctrine of justification by faith alone week by week. Sadly, this is not the case...
by Dave Jenkins | Oct 10, 2012 | Academic Work, Church History
In the days after the Apostles died there was a need to clarify what exactly the church was and who was to lead it. In this essay I will trace the history of the Papacy and those who had an influence upon it as well as it’s dominance over Western Europe. I will also...
