What is Covenant Theology? Here are Two New Resources You Don’t Want to Miss

Few would doubt that the last twenty years has seen a remarkable surge of interest in Reformed Theology. So much so, that many younger evangelicals, as opposed to prior generations, would now be comfortable identifying themselves as reformed (in some way).

Indeed, this has been wonderfully documented in Collin Hansen’s fascinating book, Young, Restless, Reformed (Crossway, 2008).

But, there is still the question about what it exactly means to be “reformed.” Does it just mean one embraces some form of Calvinism?  Or it is bigger than that?

As you might imagine, here at Reformed Theological Seminary we get that question a lot. After all, “Reformed” is in our name!

While …

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One of the Best (and Most Overlooked) Explanations of the Plan of Salvation

The critical question that every Christian must be able to answer is “How are people saved?”  In the seminary context, the doctrine of salvation (soteriology) is a central feature in the curriculum.  Preachers can’t preach a message of salvation if they don’t understand it themselves.

Of course, as an institution that bases its theology on the Reformation (the term “Reformed” is in our name!), Reformed Theological Seminary is committed to the doctrines of grace–the idea that people are sinners who cannot save themselves but desperately need God to save them.  On a popular level, this is simply known as Calvinism.

But, of course, not all Christians agree with this Reformed …

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