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  • God Without Parts

    During my second semester at seminary, I took the required class ST102, otherwise known as “Trinitarianism.” In the course of my reading, I was led into the world of philosophical theology, and by the end of the semester was tinkering with the idea of transferring to a different seminary. Not because I didn’t like Dallas mind you,…

  • The Drama of Doctrine: The Dramaturge

    [This post is part of The Drama of Doctrine review series] Three weeks ago, we started our way through Kevin Vanhoozer’s The Drama of Doctrine. As Vanhoozer himself recaps for us: Part 1 presented the subject matter and subsequent form of theology in terms of a triune theo-drama of redemption. Theology is evangelical to the extent that…

  • The Drama of Doctrine: The Script

    [This post is part of The Drama of Doctrine review series] Recently, we started our way through Kevin Vanhoozer’s The Drama of Doctrine. Last post, we looked at the drama, and this week we’re turning to the script. As Vanhoozer himself admits, this is the most technical part of the book, and because of that, some readers…

  • The Drama of Doctrine: The Drama

    [This post is part of The Drama of Doctrine review series] Last week, we started our way through Kevin Vanhoozer’s The Drama of Doctrine. Now, we’re ready to jump into the first part of the book: the drama itself. This particular part of the book as Vanhoozer states right off the bat, “brings all the elements that…

  • The Drama of Doctrine: Introduction

    [This post is part of The Drama of Doctrine review series] Kevin Vanhoozer’s The Drama of Doctrine has been around now for several years. I read through it back in the fall and was amazed primarily at Vanhoozer’s creativity in theological thinking. Creativity of course in the good sense, that is, in expression of doctrine, not in…

  • The Resurrection of The Son of God: Conclusion

    Unlike the conclusion to Jesus and The Victory of God, the last section in The Resurrection of The Son of God is still a section in its own right making up about 50 pages or so. Before getting to the final section, so far we’ve covered the following areas in historical survey: Setting the Scene Resurrection in…

  • Doing Philosophy as a Christian

    Garrett J. DeWeese, Doing Philosophy as a Christian, Downers Grove, IL: IVP Academic, August 2011, 352 pp. Paperback, $22.00. Buy it: Amazon Visit the publisher’s page Thanks to IVP Academic for the review copy! As I said a few weeks ago when I reviewed Education For Human Flourishing, so far, I’ve been pretty impressed with IVP’s Christian Worldview Integration Series. Though I didn’t…

  • Education For Human Flourishing: A Christian Perspective

    Paul D. Spear & Steven R. Loomis, Education For Human Flourishing: A Christian Perspective. Downers Grove, IL: IVP Academic, September, 2009. 251 pp. Paperback, $22.00. Buy it: Amazon Visit the publisher’s page Thanks to IVP Academic for the review copy! So far, I’ve been pretty impressed with IVP’s Christian Worldview Integration Series. I’ve read the book on communication, and here on the blog…

  • Book of the Month: The Revelation of God

    As I mentioned in the reading schedule, there will often be a book of the month. I might read it in the course of a week, or I might spread it out over the whole month. Just depends on how life goes. This month, I’m turning the corner from a metaphysical/scientific focus to a focus…

  • The Evolution of Adam: Preliminary Issues

    Yesterday, we looked at C. John Collins’ Did Adam and Eve Really Exist? and as promised today we’ll begin the discussion of Peter Enns newest book The Evolution of Adam as part of a Brazos Blog Tour. Given that the book is mostly focused on biblical studies and hermeneutical issues, it is really more concerned with…