Articles by Daniel R. Hyde
Some of these articles first appeared in peer-reviewed academic journals and scholarly venues written for colleagues in the academic guild and the ministerium—Calvin Theological Journal, Puritan Reformed Journal, Mid-America Journal of Theology, and The Confessional Presbyterian. Some are more popular pieces written for church members that read carefully. For a full list, see my Curriculum Vitae.
They explore the history and practice of Reformed liturgy (including the neglected place of absolution), the theology of the Heidelberg Catechism and the broader Three Forms of Unity, the task of preaching, and disputed questions in Reformed history and catholicity.
The journal articles date from 2006 to 2017, written across two decades of pastoral ministry and doctoral work at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. Each is available in full text, as a PDF, or both.
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When You Trick-or-Treat, Nod to Martin Luther
An opinion piece by Dr. Daniel R. Hyde on Martin Luther, Halloween, and freedom of conscience in the San Diego Union-Tribune (Oct. 28. 2026).
Who Are the Two Witnesses in Revelation 11?
Who are the two witnesses in Revelation 11? Not Moses and Elijah back from heaven, and not two prophets at the Western Wall after a rapture. They are the church in its witness to the world: killed by the beast and raised in plain sight.
Is God a Genocidal Maniac?
Critics like Richard Dawkins call the God of the Old Testament “genocidal,” and 1 Samuel 15 is a favorite example. Here is why God’s sentence on the Amalekites was justice, not ethnic cleansing, and how it points to Christ, who bore that judgment for all who trust him.
Counted And Countless: Who Are the 144,000 in Revelation 7?
Who are the 144,000 in Revelation 7? John hears a census of Israel’s tribes, then turns and sees a multitude no one can count. The 144,000 is the whole people of God: counted by God, countless before the throne.
The Lion Is the Lamb: A Theology of the Cross in Revelation 5
Why does Revelation call Jesus both Lion and Lamb? John hears that the Lion of Judah has conquered, then turns and sees a Lamb standing, as slain — because in Revelation 5 the conquering is the dying.
From Reformed Dream to Reformed Reality: The Problem and Possibility of Reformed Church Unity
Daniel R. Hyde’s address to the 2012 meeting of NAPARC at Mid-America Reformed Seminary. Building on W. Robert Godfrey's "A Reformed Dream," it names sin as the problem dividing the Reformed churches, and the Holy Spirit's work of revival, reformation, and reconciliation as the possibility of their unity.
He Never Left the Room: The Presence of Christ in Revelation
Where is Jesus now? The ascension seems to put him at a distance, but Revelation answers by showing where he walks: in the midst of the lampstands, among his churches.
William Ames’s Exhortation to Students of Theology
William Ames (1576–1633), the English Puritan theologian exiled to the Netherlands, delivered An Exhortation to the Students of Theology at the University of Franeker on August 22, 1623. Convinced that theology is "the doctrine or teaching of living to God," he urged seminary students to know the true end of theology, the high calling of the ministry, and the practical skills it requires. He closed by prescribing five exercises: disputation, sermon rehearsal, prayer, meditation, and mutual exhortation.
Revelation Is Not a Puzzle: 4 Keys to Interpretation
How should Christians read Revelation? Discover four biblical keys: Christ, its purpose, Old Testament imagery, and the call to hear and obey.
Christianity Does Offer Answers to the Coronavirus
Does God have anything to do with plagues? Five prayers from the Book of Common Prayer answer N.T. Wright's claim that Christianity offers no answers.