Category: Historical Theology
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The Quest For The Trinity
Stephen Holmes, The Quest For The Trinity: The Doctrine of God in Scripture, History, & Modernity. Downers Grove, IL: IVP Academic, November, 2012. 300 pp. Paperback, $26.00. Buy it: Amazon | Westminster Visit the publisher’s page Thanks to IVP Academic for the review copy! Stephen R. Holmes is senior lecturer in systematic theology at the University of St. Andrews, Scotland. I was recently able to read…
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The Creedal Imperative
Carl R. Trueman, The Creedal Imperative. Wheaton: Crossway, September, 2012. 208 pp. Paperback, $16.99. Buy it: Amazon | Westminster Read an excerpt Visit the publisher’s page Thanks to Crossway for the review copy! Generally speaking, I try to read anything Carl Trueman writes. He is always thought provoking and I think his perspective on evangelical Christianity should be more widely heard (whether or not he’s actually right in some…
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Baseball + Theology = Theologian Trading Cards
A couple of weeks ago, I showed you that I got these Theologian Trading Cards in the mail courtesy of Zondervan Academic. I thought I’d give you a few more pictures, my thoughts, and link to where you can enter a giveaway to get some for yourself! Basically, this is a set of baseball cards,…
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Read The Fathers: An Online Reading Group
Recently, I stumbled upon this opportunity to join a reading group for the church fathers. Why would I want to do that? you might ask yourself. Well, for one, Patristic theology is for everyone. Two, it is a very reasonable pace, as you can see in the first year calendar. Three, even if you don’t already…
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A Puritan Theology: Doctrine for Life is 83% Off
Joel Beeke and Mark Jones’ A Puritan Theology is sold on Amazon for $60 Over at Westminster’s bookstore, you can get it for $45 But today at least, you can get the Kindle edition for only $9.99 Better jump on this deal before it goes back up!
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Have You Heard of Classic Christianity?
This may at first glance seem like an odd Black Friday post, but bear with me. When I was at Dallas, I remember seeing several students carrying around Thomas Oden’s 3 volume systematic theology. He even came for a lectureship about the early African origins of Christianity (which you can read more about here). I…
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Churches, Revolutions, and Empires
Given the time of year, it just seems natural to do a little more political reading. In Churches, Revolutions, & Empires, Ian Shaw is giving a kind of political history of the Western world from 1789-1914. Or, from just after the American War of Independence up until the dawn of World War I. Overview The…
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The Eternal Generation of The Son: Maintaining Orthodoxy in Trinitarian Theology
In the midst of all the book reviews I’ve been offering you related to biblical interpretation, I thought it might be nice for a break and revive another longstanding interest. Going back to my second semester in seminary, I’ve had a fairly strong interest in Trinitarian studies. I mean, I’m no Nick Norelli, but still.…
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Reading The Bible With The Dead
Whether or not you’ve noticed, we’re kind of in the midst of a collection of reviews on biblical interpretation. This is an on-going interest for me as both a seminary graduate and Bible teacher. I think it may draw my attention so much because it is a nexus point of biblical studies, philosophical inquiry, and…
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RetroChristianity: Reclaiming the Forgotten Faith
Before even getting into this review, I need to let you know the bargain you’re getting if you get this book. For less than $10 (a mere $8.90) you are getting content that I had to pay over $1000 to receive. Granted, I received the review copy of the book for free. But while I…