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Concupiscence in Shedd

Posted on June 15, 2018 by J. B. Aitken

With the PCA har forces of George Soros, and from a number of conversations I’ve had with the Revoice crowd, the question that keeps coming up: are sinful desires sinful?  The more you reflect on this, the harder a simple … Continue reading →

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Analytical Outline of American Augustinian

Posted on December 1, 2017 by J. B. Aitken

While the title appears to limit the book’s scope, this treatise is nothing less than a masterpiece in explaining key loci in Reformed theology.  Oliver Crisp outlines how William G.T. Shedd’s “Augustinian Realism” shapes his theology–and he makes us love … Continue reading →

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Outline of Shedd (whole)

Posted on November 22, 2016 by J. B. Aitken

I did a larger review of Shedd, but this is an analytical outline to help students working through him. Prolegomena “If  all that can be said by the theologian respecting God is that he is not this or that, then … Continue reading →

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Justice Wins (a review of Shedd)

Posted on November 22, 2016 by J. B. Aitken

While there are some gaps in Shedd, he is strong precisely where the modern church is weak (if I may borrow a phrase from Packer). This updated edition by Gomes is a masterpiece. It is magnificently bound, has accessible foonotes, … Continue reading →

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Notes on Shedd, part 1

Posted on November 14, 2016 by J. B. Aitken

From Shedd’s Dogmatic Theology. Prolegomena “If  all that can be said by the theologian respecting God is that he is not this or that, then the mind has in fact no object before it and no cognition whatever…The deity becomes the … Continue reading →

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