Scripture interrupts the religious desire to deify the world, according to Robert W. Jenson. Where antique religions looked to the semi-divine stars in holy awe, the author of Genesis 1 wrote with “deliberate impiety: ‘Gods nothing! Energy sources that God hung up there!’” Jenson wryly concludes, “From here to Galileo is a matter of details.”…

Classical Christian creeds begin with a confession about the doctrine of creation, declaring that God is “Creator of heaven and earth.” Yet, within many evangelical and Protestant contexts, the doctrine has received scant theological and pastoral attention, having been subsumed under the more important (and supposedly separable) matters of redemption and sanctification. The reemergence of…

“In the beginning,” Genesis declares, “God created the heavens and the earth.” In contrast with other origin accounts, Genesis presents a sovereign God whose speech creates a good, beautiful, and ordered world. But how does Genesis, this “primitive” text, relate to the claims of modern science? Is Genesis to be read as divinely revealed science…

Combining his pastoral experience and scholarly interest in Jonathan Edwards, Pastor Josh Moody of College Church delivered a timely and practical message for the TEDS community drawing from the life, work, and ministry of Edwards. As part of the Jonathan Edwards & the Church series, Moody presented The Theocentric Vision of Jonathan Edwards: A Hands-On…

According to Jonathan Edwards, joy is a central and essential aspect of what it means for God to be God and for humans to glorify God. So John Piper will teach us as he lectures on the theology of Jonathan Edwards and his enduring relevance for the life of faith and the fidelity of the…

After postponing it for health complications, on Wednesday, April 17 at 1:00 in Hinkson Hall, the Henry Center and Jonathan Edwards Center will host Oliver Crisp (Fuller Theological Seminary) for our co-sponsored Edwards and the Church series. In his lecture, “Jonathan Edwards on Preaching,” Crisp will present Edwards’ understanding of the nature and task of…

Supporters of the Henry Center may be interested in the coming lecture hosted by the Jonathan Edwards Center at TEDS. David Barshinger, a PhD candidate at TEDS, will be giving the second lecture in the “New Directions in Edwards Studies” series on the significance of the Psalms in Jonathan Edwards’ gospel-centered, Scripture-saturated ministry. The lecture…

The Henry Center is pleased to cosponsor the Jonathan Edwards and the Church lecture series with the Jonathan Edwards Center at TEDS. This series will feature the best Christian Edwards scholars in the world in conversation with clergy who are interested in Edwards and his legacies to the church. George Marsden, Francis A. McAnaney Professor…

The Henry Center is pleased to announce the web presence of a sister center, the Jonathan Edwards Center at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School: http://jecteds.org. Visitors to the site will find information about the center, details on upcoming lectures, and a regularly updated blog which includes brief book reviews by JEC Director Doug Sweeney.  Those interested in…

Doug Sweeney and Owen Strachan of the Henry Center have just released a five-volume series entitled The Essential Edwards Collection (Moody, 2010). This brand-new series distills the essential thought of America’s greatest pastor-theologian.  It is written to be of help to all kinds of people–those who know little about Edwards and haven’t had time to…

The Henry Center is very pleased to make the following announcement. From: HCTU Director Doug Sweeney RE: New Jonathan Edwards Center at TEDS Date: 1/12/2010 In conjunction with the Jonathan Edwards Center of Yale University, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School is pleased to announce the formation of a new Jonathan Edwards Center at TEDS, effective immediately. …

The Director of the Henry Center, Doug Sweeney, has authored an important text entitled Jonathan Edwards and the Ministry of the Word (InterVarsity, July 2009). The book covers the life and Word-centered ministry of the colonial pastor-theologian, a subject area in which Sweeney has already produced numerous important works, including Volume Twenty-Three of the prestigious…