Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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When Things Go From Bad To Worse, You Can Ask God Why
At one point in time, I think we’ve all experienced it. Particularly common in college, you end up in a class that was nothing like you expected. What was supposed to be a fluff class to fill elective space turned into a nightmare. Or, maybe it was a class you were really looking forward to,…
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Recasting Inerrancy: The Bible As Witness to Missional Plurality
We come now too John Franke’s contribution to Five Views on Biblical Inerrancy. If you’ve missed any posts, see the introduction. I just got into Birmingham and found an aesthetically pleasing Starbucks near Beeson Divinity School. I’m here for the Southeast Regional ETS meeting, and I’ll be presenting a paper tomorrow on the theological interpretation of…
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Augustinian Inerrancy: Literary Meaning, Literal Truth, and Literate Interpreation
A few things happened yesterday. First, I drove from Orlando to Knoxville. Second, Kevin Vanhoozer was actually at RTS Orlando delivering the annual Kistemaker Lectures. Third, I accidentally auto-posted this installment of the review series with no content other than a book pic and bibliographic info. Today, I’ll actually tell you about Vanhoozer’s entry in Five…
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Inerrancy Is Not Necessary For Evangelicalism Outside The USA
Yesterday, we examined Peter Enns view in Five Views on Biblical Inerrancy. Today, we start a new section in the book, although it only includes Michael Bird’s contribution. The section is titled “Inerrancy in International Perspective.” While Bird is international, he is still a white male academic (nothing wrong with that). But he has the added virtue…
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Inerrancy, However Defined, Does Not Describe What The Bible Does
The last installment of Five Views on Biblical Inerrancy was Al Mohler’s essay. Mohler represents the traditional view, and presents his case as a historical theologian. Today, we have the complete antithesis to his view in Peter Enns. While the other views in this book more or less support inerrancy, Enns does not. His view…
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How Do We Know? An Introduction to Epistemology
Mark W. Foreman & James K. Dew Jr., How Do We Know? An Introduction to Epistemology. Downers Grove, IL: IVP Academic, January 2014. 175 pp. Paperback, $20.00. Buy it: Amazon Visit the publisher’s page Thanks to IVP Academic for the review copy! A couple of weeks back, I introduced you to Mark Foreman, who introduced me to philosophy. I told you about then…
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Systematic Theology: The Biblical Story
A couple of months back, I introduced the review series for John Frame’s Systematic Theology. Then, a few weeks ago, we looked at the first part, Introduction to Systematic Theology. Today, we’re looking at the second section, “The Biblical Story.” Much like Bird’s placement of eschatology in his systematic, Frame puts his discussion of the kingdom…
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Gospel-Centered Reduction: Slighting The Spirit
Recently, I’ve noticed a bothersome use of language in Christian circles. What’s new? you might wonder. Not a whole lot, just the latest issue of Christian buzzwords, which I have a long history of hating. For instance, in seminary, everything was “missional.” That was the coveted adjective for every book, movement, and public figure. No…
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What’s Best Next: How The Gospel Transforms The Way You Get Things Done
Matt Perman, What’s Best Next: How The Gospel Transforms The Way You Get Things Done. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, March, 2014. 352 pp. Hardcover, $19.99. Buy it: Amazon | Westminster Read an excerpt Visit the publisher’s page Thanks to Zondervan for the review copy and Matt Perman for letting me be part of the street team! Every now and then, a book comes long that is actually life…
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How to Not Dialogue With God When He Calls
You may have noticed that there was no expository blogging post last Monday. Part of that was so I could talk about my trip to Louisville. The other part was that I intended to move the series to Saturdays. But life happens, and my plans to post this Saturday did not materialize, so here we…
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