B.B. Warfield & Old Princeton

B.B. Warfield & Old Princeton Fred Zaspel | September 15, 2021

B. B. Warfield on Creation and Evolution

Themelios Volume 35 – Issue 2 Abstract The advances of various creationist groups and of the intelligent design movement indicate that Christians are still considerably interested in the creation-versus-evolution controversy. Yet we would be mistaken to think that the advance is on the creationist side only. The advances of various creationist groups and of the […]

B.B. Warfield & Old Princeton Fred Zaspel | February 19, 2020

Did B. B. Warfield believe in Theistic Evolution? Correcting Popular Misconceptions

This article first appeared on credomag.com Fred Zaspel has contributed a chapter to the award-winning Theistic Evolution (Crossway). In his chapter, Zaspel argued that B.B. Warfield did not hold to theistic evolution despite the suggestions of scholars such as David Livingstone and Mark Noll. While Warfield seemed to be open to the idea of a […]

B.B. Warfield & Old Princeton Fred Zaspel | September 10, 2019

NO, WARFIELD DID NOT ENDORSE THEISTIC EVOLUTION

Published on September 10, 2019 by Benjamin J. Montoya Crossway, 2017 | 1008 pages Amazon( Hardcover ) Amazon( Kindle ) No, Warfield Did Not Endorse Theistic Evolution By Fred G. Zaspel Note: This below is my chapter in Theistic Evolution: A Scientific, Philosophical, and Theological Critique (J. P. Moreland, Stephen C. Meyer, Christopher Shaw, Ann […]

B.B. Warfield & Old Princeton Fred Zaspel | August 23, 2019

Why Pastors Should Engage B.B. Warfield

This article first appeared on credomag.com My first exposure to Benjamin Breckinridge Warfield (1851-1921) was in a Christian bookstore while I was in college. Of course I immediately recognized that this was a man I could learn from, and my interest was kindled from the very first. Throughout the coming decades of pastoral ministry, I […]

B.B. Warfield & Old Princeton Fred Zaspel | January 1, 2018

Reversing the Gospel Warfield on Race and Racism

Download PDF Summary Note: This summary of the above article was produced using AI-assisted tools to aid reader orientation and may contain errors. Fred G. Zaspel reveals B. B. Warfield’s “outspokenly condemned” stance against “the racism and rigid segregation of American society of his day.” Warfield’s views were “remarkably ahead of his time,” grounded in […]

B.B. Warfield & Old Princeton Fred Zaspel | April 1, 2014

Warfield and His Alleged Philosophical Commitments

For decades now it has been increasingly common to read 1) that Warfield was committed to the philosophical outlook known as Scottish Common Sense Realism and that, 2) it was this philosophical per-commitment that shaped his theological conclusions, at least in part. In particular his high doctrine of inspiration (inerrancy) is said to be due […]

B.B. Warfield & Old Princeton Fred Zaspel | February 1, 2014

Warfield In Eulogy

Ninety-three years ago today — Feb.16, 1921 — Benjamin Breckinridge Warfield, “the lion of Princeton,” finished his earthly race and joined the church triumphant in the presence of Christ. His passing marked not only the end of his earthly life but the end of an era. It was Machen who remarked after the funeral that […]

B.B. Warfield & Old Princeton Fred Zaspel | April 1, 2013

Annie Pearce Kinkead (Mrs. B.B.) Warfield

(reprinted from Banner of Truth Issue 595, April 2013) Believe it or not, since the publication of my The Theology of B.B. Warfield: A Systematic Summary in early 2010 I have received more inquiries regarding Warfield’s wife, Annie, than any other single Warfield subject. This is a curious thing, given the many other topics of […]

B.B. Warfield & Old Princeton Fred Zaspel | January 1, 2012

Princeton and Evolution

Download PDF Summary Note: This summary of the above article was produced using AI-assisted tools to aid reader orientation and may contain errors. Fred G. Zaspel’s “Princeton and Evolution” examines Old Princeton’s engagement with evolutionary theory. While open to science, Princetonians, including Charles Hodge, were “committed to the idea of the harmony of all revealed […]