Justification

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1963Norman Shepherd Associate Professor of Systematic Theology
September 1974Norman Shepherd Controversy Begins in Sys Theo Class: The Doctrine of the Holy Spirit: Application of Redemption
August 14, 1975First Faculty Discussion regarding Shepherd’s Teaching on Justification
February 10, 1976Resolution for an Inquiry into Shepherd’s Teaching by Arthur Kuschke (2nd Faculty Meeting on Shepherd)
March 16, 1976The Relationship of Justification and Good Works by Arthur Kuschke and C. John Miller
March 21, 1976Letter to Board from Jack and Kuschke asking BOT to Set Up Committee of Inquiry into Norman Shepherd’s Teaching
May 9, 1976Kuschke and Jack Write Tentative Draft of a Resolution to the Faculty and Board of WTS
May 10, 1976WTS Faculty Meeting Receiving Kuschke and Jack’s Tentative Resolution
May 21, 1976Letter to be Read to Faculty from Kuschke and Jack Miller—3rd Faculty Meeting at WTS Re: Shepherd
May 25, 1976Board of WTS Responds to Jack and Kuschke’s Letter/Resolution
September 27, 1976Shepherd’s Cover Letter to Faculty for Study Paper on Justification
September 30, 1976Shepherd Takes Initiative to Send Copy of His October 1, 1976 Study Paper for Faculty to the Board
October 1, 1976Study Paper to Westminster Faculty by Norman Shepherd: “The Relation of Good Works to Justification in the Westminster Standards"
December 4, 1976Faculty Meeting to Further Discuss (3rd Day) Shepherd’s Study Paper
February 4, 1977Shepherd Writes Optimistic Letter to BOT of WTS
February 10, 1977Faculty Report on Norman Shepherd
March 1, 1977WTS Faculty Meeting Re: Shepherd Controversy
March 28, 1977Gaffin Observations On Shepherd Controversy
April 6, 1977"What I Understand Shepherd to be Saying” by Ray Dillard
April 15, 1977Shepherd Sends “A Statement on the Doctrine of Justification” to Faculty
May 1977Jack Miller States that Norman Shepherd is “Substantially Out of Conformity with Scipture" in “Reflections on the Faculty Discussion of Justification"
May 1977Letter from Jack and Arthur Kushke to Shepherd
May 1977Stanford Reid Writes Letter to Ed Clowney “Disturbed” by Shepherd
May 18, 1977Faculty Submits "Special Report of the Faculty to the Board on the Discussion on Faith and Justification"
May 18, 1977Jack Miller, Godfrey, Robertson, Knudsen, Hughes Present Accompanying Letter for Further Evaluation to Special Report to Board of WTS
May 23, 1977Letter to Board from Dillard, Frame, Gaffin, Van Til, and Woolley Supporting Shepherd
May 24, 1977Board Meeting to Discuss "Special Report of the Faculty to the Board on the Discussion on Faith and Justification"
May 28, 1977Kuschke Places 1976 Study Paper by Shepherd in the Hands of Moderator of Presbytery John Mitchell
May 28, 1977Stanford Reid, Board Member at WTS, Opposes Shepherd with “Faith and Justification"
July 25, 1977Letter to Norman Shepherd from Jack and Arthur Kushke
August 1977Sinclair Ferguson Writes Review of Shepherd’s “The Covenant Context for Evangelism"
August 1, 1977Letter of Protest to Moderator of Presbytery From Ed Clowney Objecting to Use of 1976 Shepherd Study Paper
September 19, 1977Letter from Kuschke to Reid Re: Kuschke and Jack Bringing Charges
September 30, 1977Charges Filed by Kuschke and Miller Become Public at Presbtyery Meeting
January 28, 1978Norman Shepherd’s Response to the Board of WTS
March 3, 1978Letter to Ed Clowney from Jack Re: Norman Shepherd
March 20, 1978Letter from Jack to Norman Shepherd
April 1978Letter of Dissent to Report of Faculty on Shepherd Controversy (Undated) from Hughes, Godfrey, Robertson, Knudsen, Miller, and Kuschke
April 25, 1978Communication to BOT in Support of Faculty Report from Clowney, Conn, Davis, Dillard, Frame, Gaffin, Poythress, Strimple, Van Til, and Woolley
April 25, 1978Faculty Report to Board of WTS and Divided Faculty for May BOT Meeting
April 26, 1978Proposed Faculty Report to Board of Trustees
May 3, 1978Letter to Ed Clowney Re: Norman Shepherd
May 15, 1978Godfrey Writes Letter to BOT Urging Board Reject Faculty Report
May 22, 1978Letter from Jack to the Board of Trustees Re: Norman Shepherd
May 23, 1978Board of Trustees Meeting Re: Shepherd Controversy
July 1978Shepherd Takes Study Leave (Originally from July 78 to June 79; cut short to Feb 79)
November 4, 1978Richard Gaffin Writes Memo to Faculty Re: “Majority of Faculty is in Error” along with Shepherd
November 13, 1978Opponents of Shepherd “Caucus” to Prepare for Board Meeting and Going Forward
November 13, 1978Shepherd Writes Letter to Board of Trustees
November 14, 1978Board Receives Correspondence from Gaffin, Godfrey and Shepherd
November 14, 1978BOT of WTS Gave Permission to Share 1976 Shepherd Study Paper Outside Faculty and Board
November 18, 1978Letter to Presbytery of Philadelphia from Shepherd Requesting Help
November 18, 1978Norman Shepherd’s 34 Theses on Justification Submitted to Presbytery of Philadelphia, OPC
December 1978Shepherd Controversy Comes Before Presbytery of Philadelphia with Shepherd’s 34 Theses on Justification
December 1, 1978Justification by Faith in the 20th Century: Jack Miller in Response to Norman Shepherd’s 34 Theses on Justification
December 11, 1978Letter from Jack to Norman Shepherd
December 16, 1978Meeting 1: Committee of the Whole of Presbytery of Philadelphia to Consider "34 Theses on Justification"
January 13, 1979Meeting 2: Committee of the Whole of Presbytery of Philadelphia to Consider "34 Theses on Justification"
February 3, 1979Meeting 4: Committee of the Whole of Presbytery of Philadelphia to Consider "34 Theses on Justification"
February 7, 1979Second “Caucus” Meeting of Opponents to Shepherd
February 8, 1979Shepherd Reports Back to Board per November 14, 1978 Meeting
February 8, 1979Summary Statement on Justification for Board of Trustees
February 9, 1979Shepherd Submits Revised Statement on Justification to Board: “The Grace of Justification"
April 11, 1979Continuance in Justification (Applied to Norman Shepherd Controversy)
April 11, 1979Jack Writes Letter to Presbytery of Philadelphia OPC
April 14, 1979Meeting 6: Committee of the Whole of Presbytery of Philadelphia to Consider "34 Theses on Justification"
May 12, 1979Jack’s Response to Thesis 22 of Norm Shepherd’s 34 Theses on Justification
May 23, 1979President Clowney Writes Letter to Student Body Responding to Kuschke’s Undated Letter Protesting February 8 Board Meeting
May 29, 1979Board Meeting to Reconsider Shepherd Controversy Termination as Being Premature
May 29, 1979Joint Board-Faculty Study Committee Charged with Preparation of Study Paper and Statement on the Doctrine of Justification by Faith
October 13, 1979Jack’s Response to Thesis 23 of Norm Shepherd’s 34 Theses on Justification
October 13, 1979Jack’s Response to Thesis 24 of Norman Shepherd’s 34 Theses on Justification
October 13, 1979Meeting 8: Committee of the Whole of Presbytery of Philadelphia to Consider "34 Theses on Justification"
November 11, 1979Gaffin Disagrees with Jack and Kushke on Third Charge
January 21, 1980Report of the Committee of the Whole of the Presbytery of Philadelphia of the OPC
February 14, 1980Supplemental Report to Majority for Shepherd Controversy
May 8, 1980Majority Report of the Committee Re: Norman Shepherd
May 13, 1980Minority Report to the Board of WTS by Robertson and Settle
May 27, 1980Board Meeting to Consider Report from Committee on Justification
June 9, 1980Shepherd/Settle Minority Report Distributed to the Presbytery of Philadelphia
August 22, 1980Letter from Jack to Dick Gaffin Re: Norman Shepherd
September 1980Shepherd’s Fall Semester Course on the Doctrine of the Holy Spirit is Recorded
September 9, 1980Shepherd Writes Letter to Executive Committee of Board Expressing Misgivings Re: Commission on Allegations
September 30, 1980Shepherd Writes Letter to BOT of WTS
October 9, 1980Commission on Allegations Regarding Prof Shepherd: Summary of Allegations
November 19, 1980Majority and Minority Reports on Commission on Allegations for December 10-11 Board Meeting
December 8, 1980Faculty Meet and Concur with Majority Report on Commission on Allegations to Exonerate Shepherd
December 10, 1980WTS Board Meeting: Findings on Commission on Allegations Reported
December 11, 1980Board of WTS Votes to Exonerate Shepherd
May 4, 1981Letter to Trustees, Faculty, and Student Body of WTS from Kuschke and 45 Signatures
May 26, 1981Board Erects Visitation Committee, and charges Shepherd not to Teach Fall Course on Doctrine of the Holy Spirit
May 26, 1981Letter from Faculty (by Ray Dillard) and Clowney Repudiating Methods Chosen to Advance Cause
June 1981Shepherd Gives Five Lectures at Sandy Cove Titled “Life in Covenant with God"
July 1981Shepherd Gives Clowney Five Cassettes Shepherd Delivered at Sandy Cove Maryland
July 3, 1981Clowney Writes to Participants to Cancel Colloquium
July 13, 1981Letter from Shepherd to Clowney Re: Colloquium of Visitation Committee
July 14, 1981Letter from Shepherd to Clowney Suggesting Alternative to Colloquium from Reformed Seminaries
July 24, 1981Draft Letter from Jack to Norman Shepherd
August 1981Clowney Listens to Shepherd’s Course on “The Doctrine of the Holy Spirit” recorded in Fall on 1980
August 21, 1981Shepherd Meets with the Visitation Committee
October 7, 1981Clowney Writes to Visitation Committee Re: Sandy Cove Lectures and Fall 1980 Course on Doctrine of the Holy Spirit (Shepherd did not receive copy)
October 8, 1981Shepherd Writes Brief Statement on Views Clarifying Positions on Disputed Statements for Visitation Committee that could be used for Public Relations
October 9, 1981Shepherd Meets for a Second Time with Visitation Committee
October 10, 1981Executive Committee Suspends Shepherd From Jan 1 to June 30, 1982
October 12, 1981Clowney Submits to Faculty Document He Prepared for Visitation Committee
October 14, 1981Shepherd Protests Action of Executive Committee to Faculty
October 15, 1981Letter to Shepherd Notifying of Forced Leave of Absence (with Pay) to Remove Shepherd from Classroom
October 19, 1981Faculty Meets with Clowney to Discuss Report for Visitation Committee Re: Controversial Teaching of Shepherd
October 19, 1981Shepherd Writes Letter to Board of Trustees Objecting to Clowney and Visitation Committee Actions
November 16, 1981Faculty Meets to Discuss Visitation Report to the Board
November 19, 1981Clowney Sends Revised Report to Board Re: Shepherd’s Controversial Teaching
November 19, 1981Shepherd Writes to Board Protesting Colloquium as Possible Trial
November 20, 1981Board Voted 13-8 to Remove Shepherd as Assoc Prof of ST on Reports of Visitation Committee (Faculty Report Opposed Visitation Committee Recommendations)
November 20, 1981Visitation Committee Reports to the Board
December 14, 1981Letter from Earl Van Til to Faculty and Board of WTS
December 17, 1981Letter from Jack to Ed Clowney Re: Norman Shepherd Controversy
December 17, 1981Letter from Jack to Norman Shepherd from Nairobi
December 21, 1981Jack Writes Letter from Nairobi to Board of Trustees of Westminster Seminary Re: Shepherd’s Dismissal
December 21, 1981Shepherd Removed as Associate Professor of Systematic Theology at Westminster
December 29, 1981Clowney Writes to the Alumni Re: Shepherd’s Removal
January 15, 1982The Board-Faculty Review Committee Meets with Shepherd
January 18, 1982Report of Board-Faculty Review Committee to the Board
January 29, 1982Executive Committee Meeting Asserted November 21, 1981 Report (with Visitation Committee Report) Identified Grounds
February 3, 1982Executive Commmittee Elects Sinclair Ferguson to the position of Assistant Professor of Systematic Theology for Three Years (82-85)
February 26, 1982Reasons and Specifications Supporting Shepherd’s Dismissal
February 26, 1982Reasons and Specifications Supporting the Action of the Board of Trustees in Removing Professor Shepherd
March 5, 1982Shepherd Receives Copy of Reasons and Specification for Removal
March 15, 1982Faculty Objects to Reasons and Specifications for Removal of Shepherd
March 17, 1982Clowney Writes to Shepherd Re: Faculty Request to Postpone Hearing Committee Meeting
March 19, 1982Faculty Reaffirms their preference to Postpone March 24 Hearing Committee Meeting
March 20, 1982Shepherd Writes to Board of Trustees Objecting to Postponement and Requesting Hearing Before Full Board on March 25
March 24, 1982Scheduled Hearing Committee [Board-Faculty Review] To Meet with Mr. Shepherd
April 2, 1982Shepherd Loses Confidence in Appeals Process and Withdraws Request for a Hearing
April 21, 1982Gaffin on Why May 4, 1981 Letter was Wrong
May 7, 1982Executive Committee “Contemplates No Revisions” of Reasons and Specifications
May 11, 1982Gaffin Reflects on Phillipians 2 and Shepherd’s Dismissal
May 25, 1982BOT of WTS Accepts Shepherd’s Withdrawal from Hearing as Removal from Office
June 11, 1982News Release: Shepherd Case Concluded at WTS
June 23, 1982Letter from Clowney to Faculty of WTS Dismissing Norman Shepherd
June 23, 1982Letter to Friends of Westminster Theological Seminary Announcing Dismissal of Norman Shepherd
July 1982"No Proper Charges” by Richard B. Gaffin, Jr.
2011Hewitson on the Norman Shepherd Controversy