Saturday, March 14, 2026

revisiting a Matt Jantzen book in light of subsequent reading

I had written about this book a while back and I am revisiting the book in light of subsequent reading.


https://rowman.com/ISBN/9781793619556/God-Race-and-History-Liberating-Providence

God, Race, and History: Liberating Providence

Matt R. Jantzen

978-1-7936-1955-6 • Hardback • February 2021 • $111.00 • (£85.00)

978-1-7936-1957-0 • Paperback • August 2022 • $41.99 • (£35.00)

978-1-7936-1956-3 • eBook • February 2021 • $39.50 • (£30.00)

 

I still find Jantzen’s overview of the uses and abuses of the doctrine of special providence by white supremacists to be a compelling overview.  But I do have reservations about some of Jantzen’s readings of books cited.  For instance, I went and read Berkouwer’s book on the doctrine of Providence.

Wednesday, March 11, 2026

The Roys Report discusses the checkered history of the real estate recently acquired by Mark Driscoll's new ministry; Doug Wilson tweets on how some people think he should avoid Mark Driscoll

Having seen how Mark Driscoll touted an "amazing" real estate acquisition on behalf of Mars Hill Church twenty years ago and, then, seeing how it turned out to be an utter boondoggle because the Mars Hill leaders went and bought a whole building without bothering to investigate the zoning and permit issues in advance ...