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Reformed Forum
This is the home of Reformed Forum’s podcasts—Christ-centered, confessionally Reformed conversations and teaching shaped by redemptive-historical theology. Warm, accessible, and theologically rigorous, our shows aim to equip the global Church toward maturity in Christ—helping listeners trace the unfolding story of redemption in Scripture and find trusted guides along the way.
Episodes
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Thoughts on Preaching
The Christ the Center panel met with Anthony Selvaggio, a teaching elder in the Reformed Presbyterian Church in Rochester, NY, a visiting professor of New…
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Thinking Christianly About the Arts
Christian portraiture artist Mike Mahon joins the panel to discuss a Christian view of the arts. Mike is a southwest artist and elder in the Rio Rancho…
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Presbyterian and Reformed Family Trees
Darryl G. Hart speaks about the storied histories of the Presbyterian and Reformed churches. Participants: Camden Bucey, Darryl G. Hart Mentioned in this…
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Christ and Culture Roundup
Jeff Waddington and Camden Bucey roundup the entire Christ and culture series with a single episode overview of the issues. Participants: Camden Bucey, Jeff…
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Reformation Art
Andrew Moody visits the Reformed Media Review to discuss Reformation Art, a website he runs that gives people access to a variety of reformed artwork. Andrew…
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Christ and Culture, Round 3: Darryl Hart
Darryl G. Hart brings his final remarks to the Christ and culture discussion table. Dr. Hart has authored A Secular Faith: Why Christianity Favors the…
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Multi-Site Churches
Jim Cassidy and Jeff Waddington discuss the Ligonier National Conference, resources from Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, and multi-site churches. post…
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Christ and Culture, Round 3: Bill Dennison
Bill Dennison brings his final remarks to the Christ and culture discussion table. Dr. Dennison has authored Paul’s Two-Age Construction and Apologetics…
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Medieval Trinitarian Thought from Aquinas to Ockham
James Dolezal reviews a new book from Russell L. Friedman, Medieval Trinitarian Thought from Aquinas to Ockham. Participants: Camden Bucey, James Dolezal
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Christ and Culture, Round 3: Nelson Kloosterman
Nelson Kloosterman brings his final remarks to the Christ and culture discussion table. Dr. Kloosterman teaches at Mid-America Seminary, and has translated The…
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Manifold Witness: The Plurality of Truth
Bob LaRocca and Jared Oliphint lead a critical discussion of John Franke’s book Manifold Witness: The Plurality of Truth. Franke argues plurality and…
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Christ and Culture, Round 3: Doug Wilson
This marks the beginning of the third and final round of our Christ and Culture series. We have sought to bring together several different perspectives on the…
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Kloosterman’s and Hart’s Responses
Today we continue our second round responses in our Christ and Culture series. Nelson Kloosterman and Darryl Hart respond to the comments made by the other…
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Calvin at the Centre
Paul Helm’s latest, Calvin at the Centre, is a fascinating book presenting a fresh look on several key themes in Calvin and his lasting influence upon…
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Wilson’s Response
Today we continue our second round responses in our Christ and Culture series. Doug Wilson responds to the comments made by Darryl Hart, Nelson Kloosterman and…
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Francis Chan’s Crazy Love
Nick Batzig and Jeff Waddington speak about Francis Chan’s Crazy Love, Augustine’s De Trinitatae and Anselm’s Cur Deus Homo. Participants…
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Dennison’s Response
This is the first installment of responses in our Christ and Culture series. William Dennison responds to the comments made by Darryl Hart, Nelson Kloosterman…
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Survey of Current Resources
The crew discusses current audio and video resources, and even software that will prove useful to the student of reformed theology. post photo by swishphotos…
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Kingship and First Samuel
John Woodhouse speaks about the important theme of kingship in the books of Samuel. Rev. Dr. Woodhouse is Principal at Moore Theological College in Sydney…
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Preaching in Our Time
Jim Cassidy and Glen Clary cover the week’s book news. Glen mentions The Reading and Preaching of the Scriptures in the Worship of the Christian Church…
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Common Grace, Natural Law and Eschatology
This is part four of our series entitled Christ and Culture and marks the end of our first round. Bill Dennison, Darryl Hart, Doug Wilson and Nelson…
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Vocation, Education and Fine Arts
This is part three of our series entitled Christ and Culture. Bill Dennison, Darryl Hart, Doug Wilson and Nelson Kloosterman each speak from their unique…
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Christ and Culture: Politics
This is part two of our series entitled Christ and Culture. Four men participate in an engaging discussion on the relationship of Christ to culture. Bill…
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God Is Great, God Is Good
Jared Oliphint leads a review discussion of God Is Great, God Is Good: Why Believing in God Is Reasonable & Responsible. Jared recently reviewed the book for…
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Christ and Culture: Introductory Remarks
This is part one of a new series entitled Christ and Culture. Four men participate in an engaging discussion on the relationship of Christ to culture. Bill…
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Welcome to a Reformed Church
Camden and Nick speak with Danny Hyde about his new book Welcome to a Reformed Church: A Guide for Pilgrims. Rev. Hyde is pastor of Oceanside United Reformed…
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N.T. Wright’s Epistemology
Bob LaRocca details the critical realism found in the first few chapters of N.T. Wright’s The New Testament and the People of God. Christ the Center has…
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The Historical Adam
The Christ the Center panel got together recently and discussed whether Adam was a real historical person and whether it matters for our understanding of…
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The Challenges of Urban Ministry
Christ the Center is pleased to welcome Bill Snodgrass and Erica Bucey to discuss the challenges of urban ministry. Rev. Snodgrass is pastor of Grace…
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Perspectives on Pentecost
Christ the Center revisited with Dr. Richard B. Gaffin, professor of biblical and systematic theology, emeritus, at Westminster Theological Seminary in…
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Counseling Difficult Cases
The Christ the Center panel had the privilege of conversing with Dr. George Scipione, professor of pastoral theology and director of the Biblical Counseling…
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Creating Culture
The panel continues to examine the theological foundations for engaging culture. Participants: Bob LaRocca, Camden Bucey, Jared Oliphint, Jonathan Brack
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Theological Prayer
The panel discusses the relationship of theology to prayer by focusing on Colossians. Jim, Nick, and Camden explore Paul’s letter to the church at…
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A Theology of Culture
The panel examines the theological foundations for engaging culture. Participants: Bob LaRocca, Camden Bucey, Jared Oliphint, Jonathan Brack
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The Christian Lover
Michael Haykin, Professor of Church History and Biblical Spirituality at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, speaks about his book The Christian Lover: The…
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Shepherding Ministry
The Christ the Center panel had the privilege of talking with Dr. Tim Witmer, professor of practical theology, coordinator of the PT department, and supervisor…
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The Task of the Preacher
John Currie, Lecturer in Practical Theology at Westminster Theological Seminary, discusses the challenges involved and the task of preaching. Rev. Currie is…
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Curse Your Branches, Revisited
On this episode, we revisit David Bazan’s album Curse Your Branches. This time around we focus on our apologetic foundations and make explicit some our…
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Caspar Olevianus and the Apostle’s Creed
R. Scott Clark visits Christ the Center again to speak about Caspar Olevianus’ An Exposition of the Apostle’s Creed. Dr. Clark is Professor of…
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Curse Your Branches
The panel takes a critical look at David Bazan’s album Curse Your Branches. Bazan is perhaps most noted for founding the indie band Pedro the Lion, a…
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Meet the Puritans
Christ the Center is pleased to welcome Dr. Joel Beeke to discuss Meet the Puritans, which he wrote with Randall J. Pederson. This volume is a wonderful…
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Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed
Join us today for a discussion of Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed, a documentary on the acceptance (or lack thereof) of intelligent design in academia. Links…
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Pastoral Ministry: Learning or Doing?
Is pastoral ministry about the pastor studying and learning in order to better teach his congregation or is the ministry primarily about doing, that is, caring…
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Avatar
The Reformed Media Review crew discusses Avatar, the much anticipated movie from James Cameron. Not only a visually stunning and action-packed film, Avatar…
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Listener Co-Hosts
As we continue our celebration of the new year, we speak with listeners on our first listener co-host show. Participants: Camden Bucey, Josh Walker, Nick…
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New Books and Thoughts on Brit Hume
Jeff Waddington and Camden Bucey discuss several new and forthcoming books and interact with Brit Hume’s recent comments. Recently on FoxNews, Hume…
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Highlights from 2009
Continuing the Christ the Center New Year tradition, Jeff and Camden play highlight clips from 2009. Participants: Camden Bucey, Jeff Waddington Mentioned in…
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Books on Apologetics
Camden, Jonathan and Jared chat about books on apologetics. Participants: Camden Bucey, Jared Oliphint, Jonathan Brack
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Galatians
Christ the Center was pleased to speak with David B. McWilliams about his commentary on Galatians. Pastor McWilliams has been the Senior Pastor at Covenant for…
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Collision: Christopher Hitchens vs. Douglas Wilson
Camden, Jared and Jonathan critically review the DVD Collision: Is Christianity Good for the World?, a documentary of the debates between Christopher Hitchens…
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Counterfeit Gods
Christ the Center recently interviewed Rev. Tim Keller, pastor of Redeemer PCA in Manhattan, about his most recent book Counterfeit Gods: The Empty Promises of…
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The 100th Episode
While celebrating the 100th episode, Jeff, Jim, Camden and friends engage in an open forum. The conversation begins with a discussion of Westminster…
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Bioethics
The Christ the Center panel had the privilege of conversing with Dr. David VanDrunen, the Robert B. Strimple professor of systematic theology and ethics at…
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A God-Centered Approach to Language
Dr. Vern Sheridan Poythress returns to Christ the Center to discuss his latest book In the Beginning was the Word: Language: A God-Centered Approach to…
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Christian Essentialism
K. Scott Oliphint returns to Christ the Center to discuss God’s attributes. Understanding God as He is related to creation is no doubt a complicated…
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Credo-Baptism During the Reformation
When approaching the question of credo-baptism during the Reformation, James Dolezal argues for viewing three distinct categories: Anabaptists, general…
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Sacrifices and Festivals in the Old Testament
The old Christ the Center crew met with Dr. Ben Shaw, associate professor of Hebrew and Old Testament at Greenville Presbyterian Theological Seminary in one of…
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Doolan and Stein on God’s Simplicity
James Dolezal discusses books by Gregory Doolan and Edith Stein on God’s simplicity. Participants: Camden Bucey, James Dolezal, Nick Batzig
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Luther and Media
Given that Reformation Day is near, we thought it would be time to focus our attention on the monk with the mallet. Carl Trueman, Vice President for Academic…
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Church Membership
The Christ the Center panel met with Dr. Guy Waters, associate professor of NT at RTS/Jackson, about the importance of membership in a local congregation. The…