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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
Reformed ForumSummary of Christian Doctrine: Creation, Part 1
This week on Theology Simply Profound, Rob and Bob discuss Louis Berkhof’s little book, Summary of Christian Doctrine. Within the second section, The Doctrine…
Reformed ForumEcumenism and Intolerance
This Reformed Academy course is a production of Reformed Forum, online at reformedforum.org. This is an audio podcast of "Machen and the Presbyterian…
Reformed ForumThe Christ of the Consummation Is Revealed in the Gospels
We welcome Dr. O. Palmer Robertson to discuss his new book, Christ of the Consummation, Volume 1: The Testimony of the Four Gospels (P&R Publishing, 2022). In…
Reformed ForumHosea 14 — Turn Around
Repentance today is a byword. It conjures up images of a religious fanatic standing on a street corner with a cheap megaphone that more obscures the sound than…
Reformed ForumSummary of Christian Doctrine: The Divine Decrees
This week on Theology Simply Profound, Rob and Bob discuss Louis Berkhof’s little book, Summary of Christian Doctrine. Within the second section, The Doctrine…
Reformed ForumMachen and the Crisis of Western Civilization
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Reformed ForumMelvin Grove Kyle, J. Gresham Machen, and the League of Evangelical Students
Jeff McDonald discusses Melvin Grove Kyle and the growth of the League of Evangelical Students (LES) founded by J. Gresham Machen and Princeton Seminary…
Reformed ForumWhat Prepared Machen to Fight?
This Reformed Academy course is a production of Reformed Forum, online at reformedforum.org. This is an audio podcast of "Machen and the Presbyterian…
Reformed ForumVan Til Group #9 — God’s Knowledge of the World and Man’s Knowledge of God
Carlton Wynne, Lane Tipton, and Camden Bucey turn to pp. 54–58 of Cornelius Van Til’s The Defense of the Faith to discuss the Christian theory of knowledge. In…
Reformed ForumJ. Gresham Machen: Fighter of the Good Fight
This Reformed Academy course is a production of Reformed Forum, online at reformedforum.org. This is an audio podcast of "Machen and the Presbyterian…
Reformed ForumPerichoresis, Encoronation, and Ascension: Christology in (the) Light of Endoxation
In this episode, we include Lane Tipton’s address from our 2022 Theology Conference. Dr. Tipton’s address was titled, “Perichoresis…
Reformed ForumThe Teaching of Jesus Concerning the Kingdom of God and the Church – Chapter 7
This week on Theology Simply Profound, Bob returns to a reading of Geerhardus Vos’s 1903 book, The Teaching of Jesus Concerning the Kingdom of God and the…
Reformed ForumThe Biblical Theology of Vos-Kline-Gaffin: Meredith G. Kline on the Book of Revelation, Christ and His Spirit-Filled Church, and Missions
In this episode, we bring you the third plenary address from our 2022 Theology Conference wherein we considered, “The Covenantal Tale of Creation, Christ, and…
Reformed ForumIdealism
In this episode, we continue with Lane Tipton’s course, Introduction to the Theology and Apologetics of Cornelius Van Til. This is part of an eight-course…
Reformed ForumA Tale of Two Trees
Scott Wright speaks about the continued relevance of Meredith G. Kline. This year marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of Meredith G. Kline. We recently…
Reformed ForumMethod, Worldview, and Evidence
In this episode, we continue with Lane Tipton’s course, Introduction to the Theology and Apologetics of Cornelius Van Til. This is part of an eight-course…
Reformed ForumThe Relevance of Meredith G. Kline
John R. Muether speaks about the continued relevance of Meredith G. Kline. This year marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of Meredith G. Kline. We recently…
Reformed ForumMatthew 3:1–12 — A Voice Crying in the Wilderness
In this episode we see how John, the last prophet of the Old Covenant, transitions us to the New Covenant era by announcing the arrival of the LORD in the…
Reformed ForumThe Teaching of Jesus Concerning the Kingdom of God and the Church – Chapter 6
This week on Theology Simply Profound, Bob returns to a reading of Geerhardus Vos’s 1903 book, The Teaching of Jesus Concerning the Kingdom of God and the…
Reformed ForumThe Fall and the Antithesis
In this episode, we continue with Lane Tipton’s course, Introduction to the Theology and Apologetics of Cornelius Van Til. This is part of an eight-course…
Reformed ForumVos Group #77 — The Nature of New Testament Revelation
We turn to pp. 302–304 of Geerhardus Vos’s book, Biblical Theology: Old and New Testaments to discuss the nature of New Testament revelation. Vos explains how…
Reformed ForumSummary of Christian Doctrine: The Trinity
This week on Theology Simply Profound, Rob and Bob discuss Louis Berkhof’s little book, Summary of Christian Doctrine. Within the second section, The Doctrine…
Reformed ForumCommon Grace
In this episode, we continue with Lane Tipton’s course, Introduction to the Theology and Apologetics of Cornelius Van Til. This is part of an eight-course…
Reformed ForumHenrietta Mears: Mother of Modern Evangelicalism
Dr. Arlin Migliazzo speaks about Henrietta Mears, who was arguably the single most influential woman in the shaping of modern evangelicalism. Key figures in…
Reformed ForumNature, Special Revelation, and Covenant
In this episode, we continue with Lane Tipton’s course, Introduction to the Theology and Apologetics of Cornelius Van Til. This is part of an eight-course…
Reformed ForumSamuel Miller on Presbyterian History, Government, and Worship
Harrison Perkins speaks about Samuel Miller’s views on Presbyterianism. Dr. Perkins has edited a new edition of Miller’s Presbyterianism: Its…
Reformed ForumSummary of Christian Doctrine: The Attributes of God, Part 2
This week on Theology Simply Profound, Rob and Bob discuss Louis Berkhof’s little book, Summary of Christian Doctrine. Within the second section, The Doctrine…
Reformed ForumThe Creator/Creature Distinction and Relation
In this episode, we continue with Lane Tipton’s course, Introduction to the Theology and Apologetics of Cornelius Van Til. This is part of an eight-course…
Reformed ForumThe Person of Christ and the Deeper Protestant Conception
Lane Tipton speaks about his chapter, “The Person of Christ: The Deeper Protestant Conception and the Church’s Heavenly-Mindedness” in…
Reformed ForumHosea 13 — The Dead Son Lives
Hosea 13 contains mostly words of rebuke and condemnation. But there is good news there as well. The Lord rebukes his son, Israel, whom he called out of Egypt…
Reformed ForumThe Trinity and History
In this episode, we continue with Lane Tipton’s course, Introduction to the Theology and Apologetics of Cornelius Van Til. This is part of an eight-course…
Reformed ForumCatechetical Preaching
Drs. Alan Strange and Cornelis Venema speak about the practice of catechetical preaching from a practical as well as historical perspective. While the practice…
Reformed ForumMatthew 2:13–23 — The Exodus of the Son of God
We look at the significance of a trio of prophecies: the flight to Egypt, Jeremiah’s prophecy of the weeping of Rachel, and that “he would be called a…
Reformed ForumBiography and Major Works
In this episode, we continue with Lane Tipton's course, Introduction to the Theology and Apologetics of Cornelius Van Til. This is part of an eight-course…
Reformed ForumBavinck and a Christian View of Science
In 1904, the same year Herman Bavinck published Christian Worldview, Bavinck published a book titled Christelijke wetenschap (Christian Science) in which he…
Reformed ForumA God-Centered Approach to History
Dr. Vern Poythress speaks about the study of history and historiography from a Christian perspective. In his book, Redeeming Our Thinking about History: A…
Reformed ForumSummary of Christian Doctrine: The Attributes of God, Part 1
This week on Theology Simply Profound, Rob and Bob discuss Louis Berkhof’s little book, Summary of Christian Doctrine. Within the second section, The Doctrine…
Reformed ForumVos Group #76 — The Structure of New Testament Revelation
We turn to pp. 299–301 of Geerhardus Vos’s book, Biblical Theology: Old and New Testaments. Vos discusses three ways in which the structure of New Testament…
Reformed ForumThe Extra Calvinisticum from Zwingli to Early Orthodoxy
Where is Christ’s body now? In short, that is the question behind our conversation today with K. J. Drake, the author of The Flesh of the Word: The extra…
Reformed ForumVan Til Group #8 — The Christian Philosophy of Knowledge
Carlton Wynne, Lane Tipton, and Camden Bucey turn to pp. 48–54 of Cornelius Van Til’s The Defense of the Faith to discuss the Christian theory of knowledge. In…
Reformed ForumResearch Methods and Tools
Dr. Benjamin Gladd shares his methods and favorite tools for facilitating research and eventual publication of his writing. Dr. Gladd is Professor of New…
Reformed ForumSummary of Christian Doctrine: The Names of God
This week on Theology Simply Profound, Rob and Bob discuss Louis Berkhof’s little book, Summary of Christian Doctrine. Within the second section, The Doctrine…
Reformed ForumThe Usefulness of the Doctrine of Scripture
Dr. Carlton Wynne speaks about his chapter, “Scripture: Foundational for Life and Ministry,” which is published in Theology for Ministry: How…
Reformed ForumSummary of Christian Doctrine: The Essential Nature of God
This week on Theology Simply Profound, Rob and Bob begin a discussion of Louis Berkhof’s little book, Summary of Christian Doctrine. Within the first section…
Reformed ForumZephaniah’s Protology in Eschatology
Mark Winder previews his upcoming course on Zephaniah wherein he will discuss the prophecy in its context, and in doing so examine how the prophet utilizes…
Reformed ForumEphesians 1:9, 10 — The Uniting of Heaven and Earth
What does Paul mean when he says that all things in heaven and earth will be united in Christ? The apostle moves from what Christ did on the cross for his…
Reformed ForumHeavenly Mindedness
We discuss Geerhardus Vos’s sermon, “Heavenly Mindedness” from his collection Grace and Glory: Sermons Preached at Princeton Seminary. In this sermon, Vos…
Reformed ForumThe Perils of Naming a Denomination
Brad Isbell (@ChortlesWeakly) briefly steps away from the General Assembly floor, Twitter, and Presbycast to jump on another podcast mic to speak with Camden…
Reformed ForumVan Mastricht: The Works of God and the Fall of Man
In the third volume of this new translation of Petrus Van Mastricht’s Theoretical-Practical Theology, Mastricht begins with a discussion of the decrees of God…
Reformed ForumSummary of Christian Doctrine: Scripture
This week on Theology Simply Profound, Rob and Bob begin a discussion of Louis Berkhof’s little book, Summary of Christian Doctrine. Within the first section…
Reformed ForumThe Ecclesiastical and Theological Contributions of Richard B. Gaffin, Jr.
In this episode, we speak about the ecclesiastical and theological contributions of Dr. Richard B. Gaffin, Jr. This year marks the 50th anniversary of Dr…
Reformed ForumSummary of Christian Doctrine: Revelation
This week on Theology Simply Profound, Rob and Bob continue a discussion of Louis Berkhof’s little book, Summary of Christian Doctrine. Within the first…
Reformed ForumVos Group #75 — The Eschatological View of the Prophets
Lane Tipton and Camden Bucey turn to pages 289–296 of Geerhardus Vos’ book, Biblical Theology: Old and New Testaments. In this section, Vos introduces several…
Reformed ForumThe Two Ages in Scripture
Adam York joins Camden Bucey to speak about the two age construction found throughout Scripture and especially in the Pauline epistles. Scripture frequently…
Reformed ForumSummary of Christian Doctrine: Religion
This week on Theology Simply Profound, Rob and Bob begin a discussion of Louis Berkhof’s little book, Summary of Christian Doctrine. Within the first…
Reformed ForumShall the Fundamentalists Win? 100 Years Later
On May 21, 1922, Harry Emerson Fosdick preached a sermon titled “Shall the Fundamentalists Win?” that helped spark the modernist-fundamentalist…
Reformed ForumThe Necessity of Christ’s Obedience for Our Salvation
We welcome Dr. Brandon Crowe to the program to discuss the obedience of Christ and the salvation of his people. In his latest book, Why Did Jesus Live a…
Reformed ForumSignature Psalms: Psalm 69, Part 3
In this episode, Rob and Bob continue a series on familiar psalms that we are drawn to more than others for one reason or another. This week we bring our…
Reformed ForumThe Practical Import of Ecclesiology
Jim Cassidy and Camden Bucey discuss ecclesiology (the doctrine of the church) and the significant ways it informs our daily lives. Dr. Cassidy is studying R…
Reformed ForumSignature Psalms: Psalm 69, Part 2
In this episode, Rob and Bob continue a series on familiar psalms that we are drawn to more than others for one reason or another. This week we continue our…