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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Not Holy But Helpful: A Case for the “Evangelical Feast Days” in the Reformed Tradition
May Reformed churches celebrate “special” days like Christmas, Good Friday, Easter, Ascension, and Pentecost? This article argues these evangelical feast days are matters of Christian liberty: not holy, but helpful.
Lost Keys: The Absolution in Reformed Liturgy
Why did the absolution disappear from Reformed worship in the modern era? A study of its use by John Calvin and Martin Bucer, and a positive case for restoring this use of the keys of the kingdom to contemporary Reformed liturgical practice.
Calvin Theological Journal 46:1 (April 2011): 140–66.
According to the Custom of the Ancient Church? Examining the Roots of John Calvin’s Liturgy
John Calvin claimed the Genevan liturgy restored ancient practice. Daniel R. Hyde tests that against the Didache, Justin Martyr, and Tertullian, and finds it holds.
Puritan Reformed Journal 1:2 (June 2009): 189–211.
Why I Love the Canons of Dort
TULIP is a nineteenth-century American invention; a Dutchman would have said “tulp” in the seventeenth century. Daniel R. Hyde on what the Canons of Dort actually say about grace.
Why I Love the Heidelberg Catechism
A disillusioned 19-year-old Pentecostal found a 400-year-old catechism in a Christian used bookstore. Daniel R. Hyde on the Heidelberg's history and theme of comfort.
Why I Love the Belgic Confession
Guido de Brès died for it, yet it's the least known of the Three Forms of Unity. Daniel R. Hyde on the Belgic Confession's history, theology, and piety.
His Commandments Are Not Burdensome
Does 1 John 5:3 teach that Christ carried the law's burden for us? Daniel R. Hyde reads John Calvin and others on this verse and makes the case that this is the right doctrine, but the wrong text.
A Catechism on Catechetical Preaching
Dr. Daniel R. Hyde’s outline of instruction for his pastoral interns at Oceanside United Reformed Church, on the age-old practice of “catechetical” or doctrinal preaching especially through the Heidelberg Catechism in the Dutch Reformed tradition.
A Catechism on Pastoral Theology
Dr. Daniel R. Hyde’s brief catechism, or, instruction using questions and answers, on pastoral theology, reflecting on the understanding and application of the Word of God in pastoral ministry since 2000.
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.