Category: Triperspectivalism
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Theology in Three Dimensions: A Guide to Triperspectivalism and Its Significance
During my last year of studies at Dallas Seminary, I discovered John Frame’s triperspectival approach to theology. I can’t remember exactly how, but I think it was by going downstream from Cornelius Van Til, who is shall we say, difficult to follow sometimes. I remember sitting in a Starbucks while visiting Orlando on Christmas break…
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New Perspectives on Paul: Reconciling Wright, Schreiner, and Thielman on Justification (ETS Paper)
It’s hard to believe it’s been three years since I last made it to an ETS regional. Actually, looking at the timeline, I think I go every three years because my first one was in 2011. I also have presented at each one (you can read the previous papers here), and continue that tradition this…
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Singing Hallelujah When You Feel Like Hell: A True Life Story of How to Triumph through Depression
A couple of weeks back my father in-law Tim Kaufman published his first book, Singing Hallelujah When You Feel Like Hell. The title plays on both his gifting as a singer and his experience with clinical depression. Though the subtitle is “a true life story of how to triumph through depression,” it is not a typical self-help book.…
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Systematic Theology: An Introduction to Christian Belief
John Frame, Systematic Theology: An Introduction to Christian Belief. Philipsburg, NJ: P&R Publishing. November 2013. 1280 pp. Hardcover, $49.99. Buy it: Amazon | Westminster Read an excerpt Visit the publisher’s page Thanks to P&R Publishing for the review copy! Back in the fall, P&R Publishing was gracious enough to send me a review copy of John Frame’s latest 1000+ tome. Not only have I been reading, but several…
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3 Types of Book Reviews
Up until now, I’ve mainly only done two kinds of reviews. Originally it was only one, but it slowly evolved into two, and so it’s only natural to move on to a third category. Here’s the rundown on what I’ll be doing from now on. Critical Reviews My initial foray into reviews was primarily critical…
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Blogging Triperspectivally
About a year ago, Tim Brister wrote a post called “A Triperspectival Approach to Blogging.” In it, he explains how one could utilize the insights of triperspectivalism in the way they approach their blog.[ref]If you’re not familiar with “triperspectvialism” then read this article: A Triperspectival Map of DKG[/ref] The goal is balancing several aspects of…
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Doctrine: The Image, Fall, and Homosexuality
If you’re interested in my thoughts on the two chapters in Doctrine, you can read them here and here. In the latter link, you can also read an interesting dialogue I had with an atheist. It is probably the most respectful internet comment thread you will ever read, and if anyone was kind of jerk,…
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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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ETS Paper 2012: Hollywood, Geneva, and Athens
So, earlier this year I submitted the abstract for my thesis as a proposal for this years annual meeting of the Evangelical Theological Society. Surprisingly, it was accepted, and I was faced with the prospect of editing it down to a paper that could be coherently presented in 40 minutes or so. I put this…
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Perspectivalism In The Gospels
Each of the four Gospels gives us the truth about the life of Jesus. No one Gospel is exhaustive, nor does it claim to be – each is selective. And each makes choices about how it is going to tell the history. Each is interested in highlighting theological significances and relationships to the Old Testament. Matthew is…