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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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Calvin and the Development of Covenant Theology
Dr. Peter Lillback, President of Westminster Theological Seminary, in Philadelphia, Pa., Senior Minister of Proclamation Presbyterian Church, in Bryn Mawr, PA…
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The Reformed Media Review #2
On this week’s show, Jeff and Camden discuss The Law is Not of Faith, The Incarnation in the Gospels, and The New Media Frontier. Participants: Camden…
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Apologetics and Islam
Noted apologist Dr. James White joins the panel on Christ the Center to discuss the challenges of apologizing to Muslims. Dr. White is Director of Alpha &…
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The Reformed Media Review #1
The Reformed Media Review is now your place for current discussion of reformed media online. We’ve split our current book discussion out to its own show…
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Getting the Blues
Dr. Stephen Nichols, research professor of Christianity and culture at Lancaster Bible College, joins the Christ the Center panel for an interesting discussion…
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A Brief History of Trinitarian Thought
Christ the Center welcomes Dr. Carl Trueman, vice president for academic affairs and professor of historical theology at Westminster Theological Seminary in…
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Cornelius Van Til: A Life
John Muether, professor of church history and director of the library at Reformed Theological Seminary/Orlando and historian of the OPC, talks with the Christ…
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Christ’s Kingdom: Gospel Priorities and Politics
The Christ the Center panel talk with Dr. Russell Moore, senior vice president of academic administration at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in…
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The Preaching of Jonathan Edwards
The Christ the Center panelists interact with Dr. John Carrick, associate professor of applied and doctrinal theology at Greenville Presbyterian Theological…
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The Reformed Doctrine of Justification
Dr. John Valero Fesko, pastor of Geneva OPC of Woodstock, GA and adjunct professor of theology at RTS/Atlanta, joins the panel of Christ the Center to discuss…
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Herman Bavinck
Rev. Dr. Ron Gleason, pastor of Grace Presbyterian Church (PCA) of Yorba Linda, CA converses with the Christ the Center panel about the forthcoming volume…
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The Defense of the Faith
The Christ the Center panelists engage Dr. K. Scott Oliphint, professor of apologetics and systematic theology at Westminster Theological Seminary in…
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The Calvin Quincentenary
July 10, 2009 marks the 500th anniversary of the birth of John Calvin. In honor of this great theologian, the Calvin 500 Project has produced a blog, two books…
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Preaching in an Electronic Age
Greg Reynolds joins the panel on Christ the Center to speak about media ecology and preaching in the electronic age. Dr. Reynolds is the pastor at Amoskeag…
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The Emerging Church and Cultural Captivity
Christ the Center discusses the ministry of David Martyn Lloyd-Jones and the Emerging Church with Martin Downes, pastor of Christ Church Deeside. Downes, who…
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J. Gresham Machen
The Christ the Center panelists interact with Dr. Darryl G. Hart about Dr. Fundamentalis, J. Gresham Machen. Machen, erstwhile professor of NT at Princeton…
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The Eschatological Views of the Westminster Divines
We had the opportunity to sit down with Jeff Jue, Associate Professor of Church History at Westminster Theological Seminary. Dr. Jue is an expert on the…
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Cultural Relevance, Mercy Ministry and the Social Gospel
The Christ the Center panelists converse with the Rev. Richard Phillips, Senior Minister at 2nd Presbyterian Church of Greenville, SC about the importance of a…
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The Pastor and the Academy
Too often, a rift obtains between the work of the church and theological study. Pastors and seminary students often feel the need to choose between one or the…
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The Westminster Confession into the 21st Century
J. Ligon Duncan, Senior Minister at First Presbyterian Church in Jackson, MS joins us to talk about the Westminster Confession of Faith. Dr. Duncan is the…
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Recovering the Reformed Confession
R. Scott Clark, Professor of Church History and Historical Theology at Westminster Seminary California, joins us to discuss his forthcoming book Recovering the…
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Union with Christ and Twofold Grace
Join us as we speak with Mark Garcia, author of Life in Christ: Union with Christ and Twofold Grace in Calvin’s Theology, regarding the theological…
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Reformed Church Growth
In this episode we speak with Drew Dinardo, Senior Pastor of First Presbyterian Church Coral Springs-Margate, FL about the challenges of planting and growing…
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Reforming or Conforming?
Gary Johnson joins us to talk about the forthcoming book Reforming or Conforming?: Post-Conservative Evangelicals and the Emerging Church which he co-edited…
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The Federal Vision
Lane Keister joins us to discuss the Federal Vision, an expression of theology within Reformed circles offering alternative views of the Bible’s…
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The Theological Contribution of Dr. Richard B. Gaffin, Jr.
This week we talk to Dr. Lane Tipton, Associate Professor of Systematic Theology at Westminster Theological Seminary (Philadelphia) to talk about the…
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The Atonement as Propitiation
Propitiation means to appease or avert divine wrath. This episode of Christ the Center examines the atonement as propitiation as we discuss the sacrifice of…
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The Atonement as Reconciliation
Reconciliation is the restoration of a broken relationship between God and sinful man. It is the overcoming of our alienation from God because of our…
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The Atonement as Ransom and Substitution
Several words are used to describe the atonement in the New Testament. As we continue our series on the atonement, we explore the atonement as a ransom and…
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The Atonement and Covenant Theology, Part 2
Join us for the second part of a two part discussion of the atonement and covenant theology. The group discusses the nature of the atonement and its natural…
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The Atonement and Covenant Theology, Part 1
Join us for the first part of a two part discussion of the atonement and covenant theology. The group discusses the nature of the atonement and its natural and…
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Doctrinal Confusion in the Church
Join us for a discussion of doctrinal confusion in the church. We talk about the influences of postmodernism, post-conservatism, and the emerging church on the…
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The Attributes of God
In this episode, the group builds upon last week’s episode and addresses traditional distinctions in discussing the attributes of God. They then discuss…
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Preliminary Issues Regarding the Attributes of God
The group discusses the nature of God as they prepare to discuss the attributes of God. Bibliography Bavinck, Herman. Reformed Dogmatics, Vol. 2: God and…
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Augustine
Augustine is the most influential theologian in the Western church. His works have become the foundation for much of the Western church’s thinking. Join…
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The Theology of Jonathan Edwards
Jeff Waddington and Camden Bucey sit down to discuss aspects of Jonathan Edwards’ thinking including his eschatology, affectional psychology and…
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Building Old School Churches
In the early 19th century, a controversy arose in American Presbyterianism over evangelistic method and doctrines such as the imputation of Adam’s sin…
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Van Til and Barth
The group continues their discussion of Cornelius Van Til by examining Van Til’s critique of the theology of Karl Barth. Van Til’s two books The…
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Cornelius Van Til
Cornelius Van Til (1895-1987) developed a unique approach to apologetics which stemmed from a solid foundation in reformed theology and a background in…
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Redemptive-Historical Preaching
This episode is an introduction to redemptive-historical preaching. The proponents of this kind of preaching argued that Old Testament narratives are not given…
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Introduction to the Theology of Karl Barth
Jim and Camden discuss the 20th century theologian Karl Barth and the main themes of his influential theology. Panel Members Jim Cassidy Camden Bucey…
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Biblical Theology and the Westminster Standards
This episode addresses biblical theology in the Westminster Standards. As the panel explores the issue, several topics arise such as the relationship between…
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The Spirituality of the Church
In this episode the panel covers the spirituality of the church – its history and its bearing on diaconal ministries, humanitarian efforts, and…
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Choosing a Commentary
The panel builds on the previous discussion regarding building a theological library by discussing the principles involved in choosing commentaries as well as…
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Building a Theological Library, Part 2
Part two of a panel discussion on the importance of books and building a theological library. General mindset Books are more important than your television…
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Building a Theological Library, Part 1
Part one of a panel discussion on the importance of books and building a theological library. The panel begins by discussing the book medium and its importance…
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The New Testament’s Use of the Old Testament
This inaugural episode of Christ the Center addresses the theological issues that arise from the New Testament’s use of the Old Testament. The panel…