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Of a free Parliament and free General Assemblies

Great to see the decision of our Scottish Supreme Court upheld by the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom, but it ought not to have come as a surprise. Read more about 'Of a free Parliament and free General Assemblies'...

Hugh Miller and the Disruption

First of all, a brief comment on the word "Disruption". Read more about 'Hugh Miller and the Disruption '...

Brexit: a test-piece

This is a test-piece with no further object than to see whether this website still works; and since the United Kingdom already possesses 60 million experts on the subject of… Read more about 'Brexit: a test-piece'...

Is the Free Church an 'non-cessationist' body?

It’s probably fair to say that the Free Church is no longer a self-consciously Reformed church. Read more about 'Is the Free Church an 'non-cessationist' body?'...

The Reformation and Worship

The Reformation was not merely a revolution in theology. Read more about 'The Reformation and Worship'...

Why did Moses write Genesis?

Ever since the early 19th century the Book of Genesis has been dogged by questions linked to the ‘war’ between religion and science.  What does Genesis say about the age of the earth?  How long were its ‘days’?  What of Genesis and evolution?

But do we ever read it on its own terms, or worry that the questions we put to it are questions it was never intended to answer: questions which  never entered Moses’s head and which  would have produced only looks of blank puzzlement on the faces of his original readers?

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Should Presbyterians Have Dedication Services?

For many years now there have been signs of growing unrest among Presbyterians over the question of Infant Baptism. Read more about 'Should Presbyterians Have Dedication Services?'...

The Social Impact of the Reformation

The Reformation was first and foremost a spiritual movement. Read more about 'The Social Impact of the Reformation'...

Classical Christology for the Modern World

Classical Christology for the Modern World: A Book Review Stephen J. Wellum, God the Son Incarnate: The Doctrine of Christ. Wheaton: Crossway, 2016.   495 pp. Hardcover.   $40. Read more about 'Classical Christology for the Modern World'...

The Reformation: Changing Europe For Ever

Five hundred years ago, on 31st October, 1517, a young German Professor of Theology, Dr. Martin Luther, pinned his Ninety-five Theses to the door of the Castle Church of Wittenberg, a university town south-west of Berlin.  The target of the Theses was the Papal Indulgences then being hawked around Germany, promising that on payment of a sum of money the Pope would grant not only remission for one’s own sins, but even immediate release from Purgatory for loved ones.  As the popular jingle put it, ‘As soon as the coin in the coffer rings, the soul from Purgatory springs.’

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