machen's children

Sometimes Elder Snoek gives me what I suspect are warnings against being included in this observation:

"Writers have gone to great lengths to read their opponents' words and motivations in the worst possible sense (often worse than possible) and to present their own ideas as virtually perfect, rightly motivated and leaving no room for doubt. Such presentations are scarcely credible to anybody who looks at the debates with minimal objectivity."

This is an extract of a review of American Reformed theology in the twentieth century, by John Frame, entitled machen's warrior children (via John Barach). In it, Frame reviews Machen's spiritual children from the point of view of 22 areas of debate. It is quite long, but well worth reading. It gives a good sense of the flavours and boundaries of reformed discussion, ends with some excellent observations, and I bet you'll be surprised at some of the things you learn!