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J. Macleod Campbell (The Nature of the Atonement)

Posted on November 19, 2018 by J. B. Aitken

Campbell, J. Macleod.  The Nature of the Atonement.  Eerdmans. Macleod Campbell represents a different stream of Scottish theology.  It is Reformed theology without limited atonement. His argument, to be presented below, is incomplete in many ways.  He really doesn’t develop a … Continue reading →

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Review, Torrance, The Incarnation

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

Torrance, Thomas.  The Incarnation: The Person and Life of Christ.  Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsityPress, 2008.  Ed. Robert T. Walker. These are collections of his lectures on Christology spanning his entire career.  As far as Torrance’s works go, this book is quite … Continue reading →

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Scottish Theology (Thomas Torrance)

Posted on October 28, 2018 by J. B. Aitken

John Knox The Death of Christ God does not love us because of what Christ has done, but rather because he loves us he came in Christ (Torrance 19). Torrance says limited atonement implies a Nestorian heresy.  Perhaps, but he … Continue reading →

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Review: Buchanan, Justification

Posted on June 1, 2018 by J. B. Aitken

While dated in some respects, this volume has outstanding discussions of several knotty problems.  The first section is an historical overview.  The real value of that is in the post-Reformation discussions (especially relating to the church of England).  A few … Continue reading →

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