Category: Book Bites
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William Shedd’s Dogmatic Theology
You may or may not have noticed, but I changed out one of the books on my 12 Books I’m Looking Forward to Tackling in 2012 list. As much as I wanted to read Bavinck’s Reformed Dogmatics (and still plan to dabble in here and there), I just wasn’t going to have time to do…
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5 Symphonic Themes in Jonathan Edwards’ Theology
Another book I’m tackling in 2012 is The Theology of Jonathan Edwards. So far, and not surprisingly, I’ve really been drawn into this one. Right off the bat, authors Michael McClymond and Gerald McDermott offer 5 recurring themes in Edwards’ theology. They use the metaphor of attending a symphony and how different hearers hear different…
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John Frame’s Advice for Young Theologians #1-10
John Frame has spent over 40 years in ministry teaching in various seminaries. Having actually gotten the chance to read about his life and to meet with him in person, I can say he is the real deal when it comes to living what you teach. The following comes from an interview titled “Reflections of…
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8 Points on Jesus’ Parables
One of the books I’m tackling in 2012 is N. T. Wright’s Jesus and The Victory of God. Part of this is because I requested it to review, but it is also so it would shed light on our current church series in the book of Mark. We’re right at half-way through and are on…
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What Tom Wright Really Said
A couple of years ago, I started wrestling with some of the issues related to the New Perspective of Paul. It was while I was in soteriology class, so the focus was of course on justification, and it was also about this time that N. T. Wright produced a book in response to John Piper’s…
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Genetic Fallacies in Actions
In his newest book Histories and Fallacies: Problems Faced in the Writing of History, Carl Trueman presents two versions of the genetic fallacy in action. Interestingly, they both are used by Christians to support their view of our nation, but perhaps not surprisingly, for different ends. In case you’re a bit rusty on what the…
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The Author of Evil Reconsidered
Recently, as you might have gathered from the blog, I read through Roger Olson’s Arminian Theology: Myths and Realities. Up until now, my understanding of Arminianism was only filtered through its critics and as Olson points out, that should never be the case (pg. 13). I saw Olson’s argument in the book as a whole as dealing…
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How to Judge a Book by its Cover: Slightly Advanced
I thought it might be helpful to extend the original post, especially after New Growth Press (who got a favorable recommendation) twittered about it later in the week. Here is an extended list of authors, followed by some other hopefully helpful things to do when evaluating a book. Categorically, here are some more authors I…
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How to Judge a Book by its Cover
While there is some truth to the maxim to “not judge a book by its cover,” this is generally best applied to people, and even then it can be shown to not be the best way to proceed in all situations. In fact, what actually holds true with respect to being able to understand a…