Several of you may have already heard about this on the blogosphere, but for folks like me who have their head stuck in reference books (after all, it is the end of the semester), I have some news.
Dr. Francis Beckwith, an associate professor at Baylor University and President of the Evangelical Theological Society, announced on May 5th that he has returned to the Roman Catholic Church of his childhood. You can read his personal statement on this dramatic move here. I say “returned” because Dr. Beckwith was reared in the Catholic Church.
After much inner wrestling, Beckwith decided to resign the presidency of ETS effective May 5, 2007.
Carl Trueman, Professor of Historical Theology at Westminster Theological Seminary, has written a short, irenic, and penetrating commentary on the historical and theological issues Beckwith cites for the reason of his return to the Roman Catholic Church. Major issues such as the authority of tradition and the nature and means of justification are discussed, making Trueman’s commentary an excellent summary of the debates of the sixteenth century Protestant Reformation.
I hope to find a few spare moments to write further on this in the next few days.
Drew – random question:
Where can I find a good commentary on Revelation written from an Amill. perspective?
Charlie,
I’d start with Simon J. Kistemaker, “Revelation,” in the New Testament Commentary (Grand Rapids: Baker, 2001).
It’s a hybrid between a pulpit commentary and a fully technical commentary, including discussions on application and the Greek text at the end of each section. I hope that helps!
CAJ
Drew,
I was left with a lot of questions after reading Beckwith’s statement. Were you? Also, I found Trueman response is interesting, especially the part where he suggests that NAPS is better than ETS.