Rev. Dr. Klass Runia Th. D., Trowel and Sword, November 1958 – Jan/Feb 1959 Preamble: Dr. Runia arrived in Australia in 1956 to take up the position of Systematic Theology at RTC. According to “A Church En Route” he is remembered for outstanding scholarship, which shines through in the article below despite the fact EnglishContinue reading “Are We Still Bound To The Ten Commandments?”
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Church Membership
Rev. J.A.Scarrow, Trowel and Sword Dec. 1955 Preamble: Reverend J. A. Scarrow resigned from the Presbyterian Church because of a difference with the Auckland Presbytery over the family of a church elder winning an art union lottery prize. It was believed Mr. Scarrow advocated the disciplining of the elder by the Paris Session. The Presbytery,Continue reading “Church Membership”
Reformed Preaching In A Scientific Age
Rev. A. Barkley BA. Trowel & Sword, April/May 1955 (Part 1) Preamble: April 25 (Anzac Day), 1955 saw the official opening of the Reformed Theological College in Melbourne where both newly installed lecturers, Rev. J.A. Schep and Rev. A Barkley gave their inaugural addresses. Prof. Barkley’s subject was, “Reformed Preaching in a Scientific Age,” whichContinue reading “Reformed Preaching In A Scientific Age”
A Short History
The first edition of Trowel and Sword was published by and for the Reformed Churches of Australia and New Zealand in October 1954, with the final printed edition being distributed in December 2010. The denomination itself had only been established three years earlier and consisted mainly of Dutch immigrants who had been part of theContinue reading “A Short History”
T&S Revisited 