This is an interview with Gary Steward, a good friend of mine going all the way back to seminary and author of the just released Princeton Seminary (1812 – 1929): Its Lives and Leaders. I highly commend his book for everyone! How did you get interested in Old Princeton? While I was a student at South Dakota […]
Christians Need History, and Christians Need Heroes: Princeton Seminary (1812-1929)
My friend Gary Steward has just released his book Princeton Seminary (1812-1929): Its Leaders’ Lives and Works. It has endorsements from JI Packer, Kevin DeYoung, Justin Taylor, and others. Here’s a short description: Many of the key ideas of the modern era, and Christian responses to them, were formulated at the time of “Old Princeton.” Gary […]
The Two Jacks: Contrasting takes on CS Lewis and JFK's Public and Private Faiths
An excellent article by Justin Taylor and Joe Rigney. In my view, with this article Justin Taylor takes his place as one of the best young evangelical writers today, along with Matt Anderson (whom I previously mentioned in this regard). It is not only informative and helpful, but so well written. This is characteristic of […]
Greatness and Modern Historians
I just picked up the book Greatness: Reagan, Churchill, and the Making of Extraordinary Leaders and it’s proving to be a good read. The comparison between Reagan and Churchill has not been often made. But in writing extensively on both individuals, the author began to see the many parallels between these leaders, which he explores […]