Stuff that didn't quite make it into The Briefing
Peter Hastie / March 2010
Dr Carl Trueman is Dean of the Faculty at Westminster Theological Seminary, Philadelphia, and teaches as a professor of historical theology and church history. He is married to Catriona, who is originally from the island of Lewis, off the west coast of Scotland. They have two sons, John and Peter, aged 11 and 13. Carl was brought up in a very supportive but non-religious home, and was converted to Christ at a Billy Graham rally at the age of 17.
Soon after he became a Christian, he went to study at the University of Cambridge. It was there ...
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Jean Williams / February 2010
The following are notes meant to accompany Jean Williams's article on women and discipleship in Briefing #378.
- Three books written to help women understand and apply Titus 2:3-5 are Carolyn Mahaney's Feminine Appeal (Crossway, Wheaton, 2004), Susan Hunt's Spiritual Mothering (Crossway, Wheaton, 1992) and Martha Peace's Becoming a Titus 2 Woman (Focus, Fearn, 1997). These books have their flaws, but they contain much helpful advice about Titus 2 ministry and the practical implications of biblical womanhood.
- One church's stated goal for ...
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Peter Hastie / October 2009
Dr Bruce Winter is the Principal of Queensland Theological College at the University of Queensland in St Lucia, Brisbane. He has held this position since 2006 when he left Tyndale House, Cambridge, where he had served as Warden since 1987 and as Director of the Institute for Early Christianity in the Graeco-Roman World.
Dr Winter is a Fellow of St Edmund’s College, University of Cambridge, and a Visiting Research Fellow (2006-2011). He has also served as a member of the University’s Faculty of Divinity, lecturing on Thomas Cranmer, ...
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Various / June 2009
The following is a collection of the correspondence we received on the “Gospel Convictions” statement in Briefing #367. It appears in reverse chronological order.
7 June 2009
The Gospel Convictions statement could maybe contain a statement about the nature of church. After all, this does seem to be a theme to which The Briefing often returns.
Philip Cooney
Wentworth Falls, NSW, AUS
4 June 2009
I've been a Briefing reader for many years, and have often found it a great encouragement. I thank God for all the great work you've been doing ...
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Peter Hastie / June 2009
Professor Paul Helm held the JI Packer Chair in Theology and Philosophy at Regent College, Vancouver, Canada from 2001-2004. Before that, Professor Helm was Professor of the History and Philosophy of Religion at King's College in the University of London. Before joining King's College in 1993, he was Reader in Philosophy at the University of Liverpool. Educated in Worcester College, Oxford, Professor Helm has written many articles and books, mainly focusing on the philosophy of religion and Christian doctrine in the Reformed tradition. He is ...
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