Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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Introducing Eastern Orthodox Theology
Andrew Louth, Introducing Eastern Orthodox Theology. Downers Grove, IL: IVP Academic, October, 2013. 172 pp. Paperback, $20.00 Buy it: Amazon Visit the publisher’s page Thanks to IVP Academic for the review copy! Andrew Louth is professor emeritus of Patristic and Byzantine studies at Durham University, England. Conveniently, he is also a priest of the Russian Orthodox Diocese of Sourozh (Moscow Patriarchate), serving…
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An Opportunity To Get Into Book Reviewing
If you’ve been reading this blog for any length of time, you know that I review a few books here and there. It wasn’t always this way, but at least the mid-point of seminary, it’s been a pretty regular (if not the only) feature of my blogging activities. For me, it all started because I…
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Five Views on Biblical Inerrancy
J. Merrick & Stephen J. Garrett eds. Five Views on Biblical Inerrancy. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, December, 2013. 336 pp. Paperback, $19.99 Buy it: Amazon | Westminster Read an excerpt Visit the publisher’s page Thanks to Zondervan for the review copy! Rather than simply give a review of this book in a single post, I’ve decided to do a series review: When The Bible Speaks, God Speak: The Classic…
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50 Questions To Spend The Rest of Your Life Answering
I recently finished reading Peter Kreeft’s The Philosophy of Tolkien. It is an excellent book if you like Tolkien and are interested in his ideas. Even if you are not, it is still excellent. As the framework for his book, Kreeft highlights 11 areas of philosophy and 50 questions that Lord of The Rings deals…
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The End of Apologetics: Christian Witness in a Postmodern Context
Myron B. Penner, The End of Apologetics: Christian Witness in a Postmodern Context. Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, June, 2013. 192 pp. Paperback, $19.99 Buy it: Amazon Read an excerpt Visit the publisher’s page Thanks to Baker Academic for the review copy! Myron Penner is an Anglican priest in the Diocese of Edmonton, Alberta.[ref]Canada[/ref] He has previously taught at Prairie College and Graduate School as well as editing Christianity…
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One Resolution to Rule Them All
Looking back at last year’s resolutions, I would say I did a fair job of realizing them. If you’re curious, here’s what they were: I say all this as a setup for for my list, which as it stands, is just a bunch of abstractions: Be more thankful Pray more Spend less $$ on books…
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How I Organize My Reading
I’m very overdue for a post on reading and reviewing books. I spent most of December reviewing books, so that’s probably why. If you’re keeping score at home, the last post was on the bibliographic details. Before that, I explained the three types of book reviews I typically do. For other posts, you can check…
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Evangelical Theology: Prolegomena
The day has finally come to start working our way through Michael Bird’s Evangelical Theology: A Biblical and Systematic Introduction. It’s a couple months since I introduced you to it, and since then I’ve been getting ahead in my reading so I could do about a section a month until we finish up. You can refer…
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4 Dead Guys I’m Hanging Out With This Year
Taking a bit of inspiration from The Dead Theologian 1 Year Challenge from Mike Leake and Aaron Armstong’s re-reading project, I’ve decided to devote some time this year to re-reading and reading anew several fairly influential dead guy. I’ve split it between two guys who are primarily novelists (though with theological sensibilitie) and two guys…
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Encountering Jesus, Encountering Scripture: Reading The Bible Critically in Faith
David Crump, Encountering Jesus, Encountering Scripture: Reading The Bible Critically in Faith. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, May, 2013. 155 pp. Paperback, $20.00 Buy it: Amazon Read an excerpt Visit the publisher’s page Thanks to Eerdmans for the review copy! David Crump is a professor in the Religion Department of Calvin College. He’s written a couple other books,[ref]Knocking on Heaven’s Door: A New Testament Theology of…
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