Trinity Debate, Whose Commons? Which Good?

Next Tuesday April 23rd, the Henry Center is hosting the annual Trinity Debate, where Jay Richards (Discovery Institute) and Jim Wallis (Sojourners) will address the question of Christian social engagement through the subject of the Common Good. Each will present a proposal (and response) on the question, “What is the common good? And how should…
Oliver Crisp on “Jonathan Edwards on Preaching”
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…
Michael Emerson on race, next Thursday
Last February we were sad to announce that Emerson’s lecture had to be postponed for health reasons. For all of you who were hoping to attend, the time has come! Next Thursday the Henry Center along with TEDS is hosting Michael Emerson as part of the Trinity Symposia series. Dr. Emerson has specialized on the role…
Seminarians Assess the Challenge of Witchcraft Accusations
When economic ruin mysteriously threatens, when sons and daughters inexplicably die, and when illness threatens life itself, people around the world struggle with the question, “Why?” Different answers to this question are provided in different cultures. The wise men of Job’s culture “knew” that everyone “reaps what they sow” and therefore that Job must have…
Carl Henry, We Never Knew You (and it’s a Shame)

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…