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De Regno Christ (Review, Bucer)

Posted on June 25, 2018 by J. B. Aitken

Bucer, Martin. This selection of Bucer’s *De Regno Christi* is useful, if incomplete. It omits most of his exposition of the 7th Commandment. I understand why, for space reasons. The drawback is that the reader is not engaged with Bucer’s … Continue reading →

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Review: Escape from Reason (Schaeffer)

Posted on June 17, 2018 by J. B. Aitken

In Schaeffer’s other works he shows you step by step on how to “take the roof off” of a stoned-up hippie.  He doesn’t do that in this one. This is more of a Dooyeweerdian (though he never acknowledges it) deconstruction … Continue reading →

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Review: He is there and he is not silent (Schaeffer)

Posted on June 12, 2018 by J. B. Aitken

Schaeffer, Francis.  He is There and He is Not Silent.  Tyndale.  1979 reprint. On page 1 Schaeffer defines metaphysics as “the existence of Being.”  That’s an ambiguous statement at best. Does he mean that there is an entity called Being which … Continue reading →

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Frame: Early Modern Thought

Posted on December 28, 2015 by J. B. Aitken

This is the densest chapter so far and represents the thrust of the book.  Frame’s text is lighter on early and medieval thought and more weighted towards the modern era.  Not a criticism.  Just an observation. Thesis: The two renaissance … Continue reading →

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