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Dr. Joel R. Beekeis president of Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary in Grand Rapids, Mich., pastor of Heritage Netherlands Reformed Congregation in Grand Rapids, and editorial director of Reformation Heritage Books. He is also editor of Banner of Sovereign Grace Truth and vice president of the Dutch Reformed Translation Society. He has authored, coauthored, or edited numerous books, including A Puritan Theology(with Mark Jones), Parenting by God’sPromises, and The Reformation Heritage KJV Study Bible.
Dr. David B. Calhounis professor emeritus of church history at Covenant Theological Seminary in St. Louis. He previously taught at Covenant College and Columbia International University, served as principal of Jamaica Bible College, and was overseas director of Ministries in Action. He is author of TheGlory of the Lord Risen upon It, Our Southern Zion, and a two-volume history of Princeton Seminary.
Dr. Aaron Clay Denlingeris department chair in Latin at Arma Dei Academy in Highlands Ranch, Colo., adjunct professor of church history at Westminster Theological Seminary in Philadelphia, and a research fellow for the Puritan Studies Program of the University of the Free State, South Africa. He formerly served as a teaching fellow in church history at the University of Aberdeen in Scotland. He is the editor of Reformed Orthodoxy in Scotland: Essays onScottish Theology 1560–1775.
Dr. Sinclair B. Fergusonis Chancellor’s Professor of Systematic Theology at Reformed Theological Seminary and a Ligonier Ministries teaching fellow. He previously served as senior minister of First Presbyterian Church in Columbia, S.C., and as minister at the historic St. George’s–Tron Church in Glasgow, Scotland. A popular speaker and teacher, he is author of numerous books, including The Whole Christ, In Christ Alone, The Holy Spirit, and The Sermonon the Mount.
Dr. W. Robert Godfreyis chairman of Ligonier Ministries, a Ligonier Ministries teaching fellow, and president emeritus and professor emeritus of church history at Westminster Seminary California. He is a minister in the United Reformed Churches in North America. He is author of several books, including An Unexpected Journey, Reformation Sketches, God’s Pattern ofCreation, and John Calvin: Pilgrim and Pastor.
Dr. Michael S. Hortonis J. Gresham Machen Professor of Systematic Theology and Apologetics at Westminster Seminary California. He is editor-in-chief of Modern Reformation magazine and host of the popular radio show The WhiteHorse Inn. He also serves as associate pastor of Christ United Reformed Church in Santee, Calif. He is author of many books, including The Christian Faith,Pilgrim Theology, Covenant and Salvation, Christless Christianity, and CoreChristianity, and he has contributed to numerous other books, journals, and magazines.
Dr. Steven J. Lawsonis founder and president of OnePassion Ministries. He is also professor of preaching and dean of the doctor of ministry program at The Master’s Seminary, executive editor of Expositor magazine, and a Ligonier Ministries teaching fellow. He previously served as senior pastor of Christ Fellowship Baptist Church in Mobile, Ala. He is author of several books, including The Passionate Preaching of Martyn Lloyd-Jones, The Kind ofPreaching God Blesses, and Foundations of Grace.
Dr. Sean Michael Lucasis senior minister of Independent Presbyterian Church in Memphis, Tenn., and Chancellor’s Professor of Church History at Reformed Theological Seminary. He has written or edited several books, including For aContinuing Church, God’s Grand Design: The Theological Vision of JonathanEdwards, On Being Presbyterian, and What Is Grace? He is also coeditor of the American Reformed Biographies Series.
Dr. John MacArthuris pastor-teacher of Grace Community Church in Sun Valley, Calif., president of The Master’s University and Seminary, and featured teacher on the radio program Grace to You. He has written numerous books, including The Gospel according to Jesus, Charismatic Chaos, Faith Works, and Ashamed of the Gospel. He is also editor of the MacArthur Study Bible, which is available in multiple English translations and has been translated into numerous other languages.
Dr. Scott M. Manetschis professor of church history at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in Deerfield, Ill. He previously served as assistant professor of religion at Northwestern College (Iowa). He is author of Calvin’s Company ofPastors and editor of the Reformation Commentary on Scripture, and he is ordained in the Reformed Church in America.
Dr. Stephen J. Nicholsis president of Reformation Bible College in Sanford, Fla., chief academic officer of Ligonier Ministries, and a Ligonier Ministries teaching fellow. He previously served as research professor of Christianity and culture at Lancaster Bible College. He is author of several books, including ForUs and for Our Salvation, Jesus Made in America, and Heaven on Earth:Capturing Jonathan Edwards’s Vision of Living in Between, and he is coeditor of the Theologians on the Christian Life series.
Dr. R.C. Sproulwas founder of Ligonier Ministries, founding pastor of Saint Andrew’s Chapel in Sanford, Fla., first president of Reformation Bible College, and executive editor of Tabletalk magazine. His radio program, Renewing YourMind, is still broadcast daily on hundreds of radio stations around the world and can also be heard online. He was author of more than one hundred books, including The Holiness of God, Chosen by God, and Everyone’s a Theologian. He was recognized throughout the world for his articulate defense of the inerrancy of Scripture and the need for God’s people to stand with conviction upon His Word
Dr. Derek W.H. Thomasis senior minister of First Presbyterian Church in Columbia, S.C., and Chancellor’s Professor of Systematic and Pastoral Theology at Reformed Theological Seminary. He is also a Ligonier Ministries teaching fellow. He previously served at First Presbyterian Church in Jackson, Miss. He is author of many books, including How the Gospel Brings Us All the WayHome, Calvin’s Teaching on Job, Let’s Study Galatians, and Praying theSaviour’s Way.
Dr. Gene Edward Veithis provost emeritus and professor emeritus of literature at Patrick Henry College in Purcellville, Va. He previously served as provost at Patrick Henry College, culture editor at World magazine, and as professor of English at Concordia University Wisconsin. He is author of more than twenty books, including God at Work, Christianity and Literature, and Reading betweenthe Lines.
Dr. Guy Prentiss Watersis James M. Baird Jr. Professor of New Testament at Reformed Theological Seminary in Jackson, Miss. He is also ordained as a teaching elder in the Presbyterian Church in America. He previously taught at Duke Divinity School and Belhaven University. He is author of several books, including What’s in the Bible, A Christian’s Pocket Guide to Justification, HowJesus Runs the Church, and Acts.
Dr. Terry Yountserves as organist of Saint Andrew’s Chapel in Sanford, Fla., and as dean of Saint Andrew’s Conservatory of Music. He earned his doctor of musical arts from the Eastman School of Music at the University of Rochester, N.Y. He has published reviews, editorial pieces, and articles for and about church music for World magazine , Reformation Today, The Hymn, TheAmerican Organist, and Tabletalk.
Interior Artwork
1. Ferdinand Pauwels, Martin Luther’s 95 Theses, 1872. Oil on canvas, 85 x 72 cm. Image courtesy akg images.
2. Anton von Werner, Luther before the Reichstag in Worms, 1877. Oil on canvas, 66 x 125 cm.
Staatsgalerie, Stuttgart, Germany. Image courtesy Art Resource.
3. Lucas Cranach the Elder, Martin Luther as an Augustinian Monk, 1523. Oil on vellum on panel, 43.6 x 29.8 cm. Germanisches Nationalmuseum, Nuremberg, Germany. Image courtesy Bridgeman Images.
4. Lucas Cranach the Elder, Martin Luther, 1526. Oil on panel. Nationalmuseum, Stockholm, Sweden.
Image courtesy Bridgeman Images.
5. Gustav Adolph Spangenberg, Martin Luther Translating the Bible, 1870. Oil on canvas. Nationalgalerie, Staatlich Museen, Berlin. Image courtesy Art Resource.
6. Lucas Cranach the Elder, Luther as Professor, 1529. Oil on panel. Schlossmuseum, Weimar, Germany.
Image courtesy Bridgeman Images.