I just wanted to point you all, happily, to a new blog that I just came across through visiting Ron Frost’s blog (he was a commenter there). He is right in line with the trajectory of ‘The Evangelical Calvinist’, and he even articulates a premise in his intro. that I have been operating out of since I was first introduced to ‘Affective Theology’ (by Ron Frost); and that is that there is way more to the “Reformed” heritage than what is normally known or passes as ‘Orthodoxy’ today. Right off the bat, David (the name of the blogger) offers a really good critique (and charitable) of Piper’s own Affective Theology; which again, is in line with the premises of my own blog here — and that is thatΒ there is a fatal flaw in Piper’s “Christian Hedonism.” Anyway, give this blog a visit, you will not be disappointed — he is promoting an ‘Affective Theology’ that developedΒ (in England)Β concurrently with what I have been promoting as ‘Evangelical Calvinism’ in Scotland (I see a complementing current between the two — so truth be told I am an “Affective Evangelical Calvinist” π ). Okay, go visit:
Athanasian Reformed
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Thanks For the link Bobby,
I’ll keep an eye on it.
I’ve added it to my favorites filed under Spirit Life, subfile LOGOS, in my subfolder “other”. There is room now since you are consolidating ;).
I do like the affective model. I think it is making a difference in my perspective.
I believe it could be given a better handle. “Affective” sounds like some kind of code.
Our reading today from the epistles was 1 Cor. 13.
That is what we are talking about no? The love of God in Christ. His love in us through the Holy Spirit. Maybe “Love Theology” sounds too gooky, too
touchy feely. Too sixties (yech).
So Affective is code for love, not love as the world gives, but the eternal love between Father, Son and Holy Spirit, and shed abroad in our hearts.
God is Good and loving!
Your Brother
Yeah, Affective has been language used for centuries . . . it’s just the “affections,” theologically it has been used for heart as an anthropological term (along with mind and will). There was a whole framework of theology built around the affections starting with Augustine and moving onward like with Bernard of Clairvaux, even Calvin, Luther, Richard Sibbes, John Cotton, Eaton, Preston, et al.