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Sister Aimee Jan 14, 2011

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R. Scott Clark, Professor of Church History and Historical Theology at Westminster Seminary California, discusses his essay in Always Reformed, the recent festschrift for Dr. Robert Godfrey. The collection is edited by R. Scott Clark and Joel E. Kim and contains contributions from several noted reformed theologians. Dr. Clark’s essay, “Magic and Noise: Reformed Christianity in Sister’s America,“ is an interesting look into American evangelicalism through one of its most enthusiastic figures.

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Westminster Seminary California
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WSC Faculty Conference: Christianity and Liberalism Revisited (January 14-15)

Participants: Camden Bucey, Jeff Waddington, Nick Batzig, R. Scott Clark

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Machen’s Warrior Children Jan 07, 2011

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Darryl G. Hart visits with the panel of Christ the Center once again. On this episode Dr. Hart speaks about his latest essay found in Always Reformed, a festschrift written in honor of Dr. Robert Godfrey.

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Old Life Theological Society
J. Gresham Machen resources at Old Life

Participants: Camden Bucey, Darryl G. Hart, Jared Oliphint, Jim Cassidy

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Best Books of 2010 Jan 06, 2011

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Reformed Media Review returns for a brief discussion of some of the best reformed books of 2010.

Participants: Camden Bucey, Jeff Waddington, Jim Cassidy

Highlights from 2010 Dec 31, 2010

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Today we finish our third full year of Christ the Center episodes. And to date we’ve been able to bring you a new episode every Friday since we began three years ago. It has become our tradition to close each year with a brief selection of highlights from the year’s episodes. And so today we’re bringing you clips from eight different episodes that we think provide a decent representation of the types of discussions we have on Christ the Center.

Participants: Camden Bucey, Carl Trueman, Chad Van Dixhoorn, Daniel Kunkle, Danny Olinger, Darryl G. Hart, Jared Oliphint, Jeff Waddington, Jim Cassidy, Jonathan Brack, K. Scott Oliphint, Nick Batzig, Peter A. Lillback, Richard B. Gaffin Jr.

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Liberating Black Theology Dec 24, 2010

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Anthony Bradley discusses his book, Liberating Black Theology: The Bible and the Black Experience in America, which is a revised form of his dissertation he did while a PhD student at WTS. Dr. Bradley discusses Jeremiah Wright, James Cone, and concepts such as oppression and victimology that are key to understanding the black theology movement. We talk with Dr. Bradley about a Reformed understanding of race and ethnicity in the church.

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Participants: Anthony Bradley, Jared Oliphint, Jonathan Brack

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Jonathan Edwards and the Image of God Dec 17, 2010

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Jeff Waddington speaks about Jonathan Edwards’ theological anthropology. He distinguishes Edwards’ approach from that of Thomas Aquinas and explains its significance for apologetics.

Participants: Camden Bucey, Jeff Waddington

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Trinitarian Personality Dec 10, 2010

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Christ the Center explores the incomprehensible and doxological subject of Trinitarian personality. Dr. Tipton previously discussed the subject on Christ the Center episode #49.

Participants: Camden Bucey, Carlton Wynne, Jared Oliphint, Jeff Waddington

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The Philosophy of Science Dec 03, 2010

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In a call to our modern society to reexamine the fundamental presuppositions of the dominant worldview, the panel discusses the philosophy of science. post photo from NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center

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The Bavinck Institute

Participants: Camden Bucey, Carlton Wynne, Jared Oliphint, Jeff Waddington

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Contemporary Issues in Ecclesiology Nov 26, 2010

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Jeff Waddington, Nick Batzig, and Camden Bucey engage in an open conversation about current issues in the life and understanding of the church. The discussion addresses multi-site churches, the culture of celebrity, social networking, and the democratization of information. post photo by Paul Watson

Participants: Camden Bucey, Jeff Waddington, Nick Batzig

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Amillennialism Nov 19, 2010

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Christ the Center is pleased to welcome Kim Riddlebarger to the program to discuss amillennialism. Dr. Riddlebarger is senior pastor of Christ Reformed Church in Anaheim, California (www.christreformed.org), visiting professor of systematic theology at Westminster Seminary California, and co-host of The White Horse Inn. In 2003 Dr. Riddlebarger’s book A Case for Amillennialism: Understanding the End Times was published by Baker Books. It has proven to be a tremendous resource for people struggling to make sense of various eschatological positions. Riddlebarger has also written a book titled The Man of Sin: Uncovering the Truth about the Antichrist.