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Battle Hymn of the Christian republic

Posted on May 31, 2018 by J. B. Aitken

I meant to post this on Memorial Day.  The tune to the Battle Hymn of the Republic is stirring, but it was written by a Unitarian who believed in genocide as atonement.  So we have to change the words.  This … Continue reading →

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A Clark comment on Van Til’s “solution” to the “Problem of the One and the Many.”

Posted on May 30, 2018 by J. B. Aitken
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Audio of the Panel Discussion at the 2018 Gordon H. Clark Philosophy Symposium

Posted on May 30, 2018 by J. B. Aitken
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On How to Read Samuel Johnson

Posted on May 18, 2018 by J. B. Aitken

I picked up a copy of his Major Works (Oxford World’s Classics) last spring.  I’ve read bits and pieces of it but never had much time to invest in it.  I’ve taught passages from Johnson before and students, even if they didn’t … Continue reading →

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My analytic theology bookshelf

Posted on May 16, 2018 by J. B. Aitken

My copy of Anselm was in the other room.  My copy of Thomas Aquinas was at work.

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Some Gates Should not be Opened

Posted on May 6, 2018 by J. B. Aitken

Not really a serious post.  I just wanted to upload these pictures and analyze them later.

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Bible Commentary Survey

Posted on April 7, 2018 by J. B. Aitken

I will update this as I read more commentaries.  I will also make it a side page. Rating: * – ***** Commentary Sets Of course, I haven’t read every page of every set, so I am not giving singular judgments, … Continue reading →

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A Fascinating Look At 112 Triads Illuminating the Trinity by John M. Frame

Posted on March 29, 2018 by J. B. Aitken

Originally posted on LifeCoach4God:
Adapted from Appendix 1 in the phenomenal book: The Doctrine of God by *John M. Frame, Phillipsburg, N.J.: P&R Publishing, 2002 I will present here a list of triads that have sometimes been thought to…

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Roundup on the Frame-Dolezal Dustup

Posted on March 10, 2018 by J. B. Aitken

Originally posted on Allkirk Network:
First it was Eternal Subordination of the Son; now it’s Theistic Mutualism. It’s hard to keep up with all of these modern evangelical debates over the doctrine of God. For those just tuning in, the…

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Beyond Classical or Personal Theism

Posted on March 10, 2018 by J. B. Aitken

Notes on the Frame/Dolezal discussion: Frame rightly reacted to Dolezal’s Thomism, but more so the fact that Thomas’s view of God is like a solar disc whose rays never actually reach creation.  Sure, Thomas can say things like God’s knowledge … Continue reading →

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