J. Gresham Machen: Christianity & Liberalism
“Christianity is a way of life—not a religion.” This is the mantra of many Christians today. Some prefer a tame, non-doctrinaire Jesus—one who is more akin to a teenage boyfriend than a suffering servant or a conquering king. Maybe this is overstated, but it certainly rings true that there is a modern tendency to sentimentalize Christianity by acting as if it has been resurrected from an ancient time capsule and is of no import to...
Donald McGavran and the Church Growth Movement
by Matthew McAffee and Barry Raper One of the major developments in the church of the twentieth century has been the rise of the modern church growth movement. The key figure of this movement was Donald McGavran, considered by most authorities to be its founding father. The inception of this movement has been tied directly to McGavran’s seminal work, The Bridges of God (1955) [1]. This work arose out of his experiences on the mission...
Living Today in Light of Tomorrow: Isaiah’s Theology of Redemption and Renewal
“What’s troubling you right now?” Ask nearly anyone this question, and invariably they’ll tell you about their difficulties—family problems, financial hardships, work issues, and a whole host of others. In fact, some are so eager to share their woes that they’ll volunteer them, even without your asking (think of that stranger on the airplane who wouldn’t stop talking). “If only this,” and, “If only that,” they’ll say, as if things...
Top 2013 Posts
The year 2013 was an exciting year for the Helwys Society Forum. In addition to accessing our site at helwyssocietyforum.com, you may also find our site at thehsf.com. We hope this is easier to remember. In addition, we had many guest contributors through the year, including Russell Moore (President of Southern Baptist Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission), Timothy George (Dean of Beeson Divinity School), Ken Myers (Host of Mars...
Top Books Read in 2013
by the Helwys Society In a recent post, Forum contributors shared their favorite books from 2013. However, regular readers know that we believe that history often helps provide the best perspective on what is really significant. In that spirit, we also want to highlight select publications that weren’t published in 2013, but nevertheless were read and digested by our contributors in the past year. While some titles are still more...
Top Books Published in 2013
Each year, members of the Helwys Society have the opportunity to read and review many books. Insomuch that we find these books significant or useful, we try to bring that information to the attention of readers. In the next two posts, we intend to do that by highlighting our favorite books published in 2013, and then we’ll follow that by highlighting books from pre-2013 that we may have happened to read this year. We trust this will...
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