Category: Historical Theology
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Renewing The Evangelical Mission
Richard Lints is the Andrew Mutch Distinguished Professor of Theology at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. He has written numerous other books, but here has edited a collection of essays that were originally talks at the Renewing The Evangelical Mission conference (2009). According to the website, this conference, honoring David F. Wells, “will grapple with the theological…
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Church History Volume Two: From Pre-Reformation to Present Day
You may have seen this review post yesterday. Somehow, I had thought today was 9/25, and so that’s why a draft-shell of a review posted yesterday. Anyway, if nothing else, it gave you a heads up on an upcoming review/preview. This book, Church History Volume Two: From Pre-Reformation to Present Day arrived at my doorstep after I…
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Classical Christian Doctrine
Ronald Heine is professor of Bible and Christian ministry at Northwest Christian University. He has previously authored Reading the Old Testament with the Ancient Church, and now offers readers Classical Christian Doctrine: Introducing the Essentials of the Ancient Faith. It is a slim volume, but as Heine says in the preface, “It is intended to…
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Prepared By Grace, For Grace
Joel R. Beeke is president and professor of systematic theology and homiletics at Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary, and also a pastor of the Heritage Netherlands Reformed Congregation. Oh, and also he writes books in his spare time, which is facilitated in no small measure by his teacher’s assistant Paul Smalley. Together, they’ve put together Prepared By…
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Scripture and Tradition: What The Bible Really Says
Edith M. Humphrey is the William F. Orr Professor of New Testament at Pittsburgh Theological Seminary. She has written a few books including Grand Entrance: Worship on Earth as in Heaven and And I Turned To See The Voice (in Baker’s Studies in Theological Interpretation series). Here in Scripture and Tradition: What The Bible Really…
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Mini-Review: Calvin and The Reformed Tradition
What does it mean to be a Calvinist? Was Calvin even a Calvinist? Does being Reformed mean you follow every jot and tittle in Calvin’s writings? Did Calvin actually teach TULIP? These are some of the questions that underlie the essays in Richard Muller’s Calvin and The Reformed Tradition: On The Work of Christ and The…
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Read Through Calvin’s Institutes: January Quotes
At the beginning of the year, I started re-reading through Calvin’s Institutes. I saw that Bliss Spillar had put together an online reading group, but wanted to see how a month of keeping up with the reading went. I previously told you about my intention to read the church fathers, and of course there are…
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5 Beliefs of Reformation Thought on God
Yesterday, I finished reading through Gerald Bray’s The Doctrine of God. I would highly recommend it to you, as well the other volumes in the Contours of Christian Theology series. Bray’s work has aged well, and 20 years after it was written it is still a good introduction to contemporary discussions in the doctrine of…
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10 Attributes of God in Natural Revelation
As promised, you’re getting some insights from my “plodding.” Actually, that’s twice this week! Anyway, as I was plunging into Joel Beeke & Mark Jones’ A Puritan Theology, I ran across Stephen Charnock’s list of 10 attributes of God that “can be recognized by the light of nature” (17): The power of God in creating…
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6 Big Books I’m Plodding Through This Year
I learned my lesson from last year. Instead of 13 books I’m planning to read through, here are 6 books on the larger side that I’m “plodding” through: Foundations of Soul Care: A Christian Psychology Proposal by Eric L. Johnson A Puritan Theology and Meet the Puritans Christian Apologetics: A Comprehensive Case for Biblical Faith…