In this episode, we discuss preaching and neo-Calvinism. Many evangelicals turn to neo-Calvinism in search of resources for cultural life beyond the church, but overlook its significance in how we think about preaching. By its emphasis on the redemptive-historical reading of Scripture, neo-Calvinism connects us to an ancient way of reading and preaching from the Bible. Added to this, its deeply Augustinian anthropology helps us understand the people who hear our preaching. Together, these emphases offer resources for preachers as those who exegete the Bible and the human soul. Join us as we discuss how those ideas have shaped how we preach in our distinct cultural contexts: Amsterdam, Edinburgh, and Jackson.
Resources mentioned:
- James Eglinton (ed., tr.), Herman Bavinck on Preaching and Preachers (Hendrickson, 2017).
- Tim Keller, Preaching: Communicating Faith in an Age of Scepticism (Hodder & Stoughton, 2015).
- Tim Keller, 'Preaching to the Heart,' TGC 15.
- J.H. Bavinck, 'De prediking als theologisch probleem,' Vox theologica (1957-58), 42-48. [Dutch]
- K. Schilder, Kerktaal en leven (Holland, 1923) [Dutch] https://www.dbnl.org/tekst/schi008kerk01_01/
- A Noordtzij, The Old Testament Revelation and the Ancient Oriental Life (Bibliotheca Sacra 1913)
- Koert van Bekkum, From Conquest to Coexistence Ideology and Antiquarian Intent in the Historiography of Israel's Settlement in Canaan (Brill, 2011)
- Larry Hurtado, Destroyer of the Gods: Early Christian Distinctiveness in the Roman World (Baylor University Press, 2015).
- Rodney Stark, The Rise of Christianity: A Sociologist Reconsiders History (Princeton University Press, 2020)