Introducing the "Classic Reformed Theology" series
Posted on Wednesday, September 10, 2008 at 10:58AM
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Michael Brown
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Michael Brown
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A brand new series of "critical English translations of some of the more important but generally neglected texts of the orthodox period." The general editor of the series, R. Scott Clark, says in the introduction, We call this series "Classic Reformed Theology" because, by definition, a period is classical when it defines an approach to a discipline. During the period of Protestant orthodoxy, Reformed theology reached its highest degree of definition and precision. It was then that the most important Reformed confessions were formed, and the Reformed churches took the form they have today. For these reasons, it is also more than surprising to realize that much of the most important literature from this period has been almost entirely ignored since the mid-eighteenth century...Most of the texts appearing in this series will be translated for the first time. It is the sincere hope of the editor and the board that at least one volume shall appear annually.
The editorial board consists of the following scholars:
Joel R. Beeke, Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary
J. Mark Beach, Mid America Theological Seminary
W. Robert Godfrey, Westminster Seminary California
Michael S. Horton, Westminster Seminary California
Joel E. Kim, Westminster Seminary California
Herman Selderhuis, Theologische Universiteit Apeldoorn
Paul R. Schaefer, Grove City College
Carl R. Trueman, Wesminster Theological Seminary
In a email, Dr. Clark noted, "We hope to publish the first volume, a collection of sermons on the Heidelberg Catechism, in late fall or early winter. The second and third volumes will be very important Reformed works either not readily available in English or hitherto untranslated. The second text, Lord permitting, should make quite a splash as it is a text to which many have referred but which few have read but which is considered a most important text in Reformed theology."
This is exciting stuff for any serious student of historical and Reformed theology.
Richard Muller says of this series,
This is an important project that promises to make available in good editions and translations as series of eminent works of Reformed theology from the era of orthodoxy. These volumes will offer students of the Reformed tradition an invaluable resource and will hopefully stimulate interest in the highly refined and carefully defined thought of an era that was formative of the Reformed faith and that assured its intellectual and spiritual vitality for later generations.
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