The final chapter of John Stott’s classic text, Between Two Worlds, is devoted to two personal characteristics which he judged to be essential to the task of Christian preaching: courage and humility. It is through the balance of these two traits that Christian preachers can faithfully execute their stewardship as ministers of the Gospel. He…

Reading Journal Home << Previous Entry Next entry >> N.B.: The following is a guest post by Jonathan Castele (BA ’15). I never asked to be associated with Evangelical Christianity, but I was born and bred in it. I know its virtues and, sadly, its ugly vices all too well. Graduating from Trinity College felt,…

Wolfgang Musculus on Ephesians 4:5 Baptism is initiation and consecration in the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit, and it is incorporation into the church and the communion of saints. This is why there is not one baptism for one person and another for another, but all are baptized in the…

If you use facebook or follow prominent Christian websites, you are probably aware of the recent lively discussion about church. The latest installment in this debate began when Donald Miller wrote a blog post in which he acknowledged that he does not frequently attend church. Many evangelicals responded to Miller’s comments. Several authors wrote defenses…

As mentioned in a previous post, Carl Henry had a global vision for evangelical Christianity. This vision extended beyond the United States and Western Europe. He actively sought to promote theological development within the majority world. Henry began traveling and teaching in the majority world while he was still a faculty member at Fuller Theological…

    Evangelical Affirmation Consultation (Chicago, 1989) The “Evangelical Affirmations” consultation, jointly sponsored by Trinity Evangelical Divinity School and the National Association of Evangelicals, united over 600 evangelical scholars, pastors and “outstanding lay leaders” to clarify and reaffirm the essentials of Evangelical identity.  Among the registered participants included names like James Packer, David Wells, Don…

In a recent post, I gave a brief biographical sketch of Carl Henry, who had lent his name to the Henry Center.  Following  the 100th anniversary of his birth, now is a good time to discuss Henry’s theological legacy.  A 1986 profile of Henry in Moody Monthly magazine declared him “a theological mind second to…

  Know Your Roots is a four-part video series that originates in a 1991 lecture at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, addressing the (then, as now) pressing questions surrounding Evangelical identity. This 1991 lecture, jointly sponsored by Trinity Evangelical Divinity School and Intervarsity Christian fellowship, features Carl Henry and Kenneth Kantzer. These two prominent Evangelicals were not…

Amnesia, when it happens within the minds of individuals, is diagnosed as a mental disorder of the greatest significance, and often leads to institutionalization. Within a group of people, however (at least in the modern West), amnesia appears to be a willingly embraced form of life. Blindly trusting in the power of the self and…

The Henry Center has a brief biographical sketch of Carl Henry on its web site. Ryan Fields, who interned with the Henry Center while he studied at TEDS wrote a short entry about how evangelicals today would be well-served to know more about Henry’s life and work. I plan to write several posts that will…

The Henry Center eagerly anticipates Mike Horton’s visit next week. He will be lecturing on “Ascension and Ecclesial: Promise-Driven Ministry in a Purpose-Drive Age.” (For a fuller description of the talk, check out the summary here.) The lecture is at 1:00 in the ATO Chapel, with a Q&A to follow. Anyone familiar with Mike Horton’s…

Ryan Fields, Henry Center intern ***** I guess it’s best to begin this post with a confession: before coming to Trinity I had never heard of Carl F. H. Henry. Having grown up in a mainline denomination that didn’t look highly on neo-evangelicalism, his was not a household name. And despite attending an evangelical church…