The Ligon Duncan Interview (BONUS)
Between the Banner Youth and Ministers’ Conferences we had the pleasure of sitting down with Dr. Ligon Duncan, Chancellor/CEO of Reformed Theological Seminary. We discussed his early years, training for ministry, the mission of RTS, and some of the Banner books he has benefitted from over the years.
Ligon’s Banner Picks:
Brooks, Thomas, Precious Remedies Against Satan’s Devices
– https://banneroftruth.org/store/christian-living/precious-remedies-against-satans-devices/
Bucer, Martin, Concerning the True Care of Souls
– https://banneroftruth.org/store/church-ministry/concerning-the-true-care-of-souls/
Marlorat, Augustin, Prayers on the Psalms: From the Scottish Psalter of 1595 (Pocket Puritans)
– https://banneroftruth.org/store/devotionalsdaily-readings/prayers-on-the-psalms/
Warfield, B. B., Faith and Life (note especially the address ‘The Outpouring of the Holy Spirit, Acts 2:16, 17)
– https://banneroftruth.org/store/theology/faith-life/
Warfield, B. B., The Saviour of the World
– https://banneroftruth.org/store/sermons-and-expositions/the-saviour-of-the-world/
Other Resources Mentioned:
Blair Smith, D., and Miller, Matthew, eds., From Generation to Generation: Writings in Honour of Douglas F. Kelly (Christian Focus, 2023).
– https://www.christianfocus.com/products/3162/generation-to-generation
Cunningham, William, An Introduction to Theological Studies (edited and introduced by J. Ligon Duncan III)
– www.abebooks.co.uk/9781884416026/Introduction-Theological-Studies-Lectures-William-1884416020/plp
Garretson, James, ed., Princeton and the Work of the Christian Ministry: A Collection of Addresses and Articles by Faculty and Friends of Princeton Theological Seminary (2 Vols, in Vol. 2 of which can be found Warfield’s ‘The Religious Life of Theological Students’).
– https://banneroftruth.org/store/church-ministry/princeton-and-the-work-of-the-christian-ministry-3/
Witsius, Herman, The Character of a Genuine Theologian (some of the lecture, but not all, accessible here):
For more information:
Dr. Ligon Duncan: https://ligonduncan.com/
Reformed Theological Seminary: https://rts.edu/
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