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God Is Love: The Practice of Theology and Theology and Faith
I think we’ve settled into a rhythm with our trek through God Is Love: A Biblical and Systematic Theology. I’ll probably have to reduce the quotes that I share to keep these posts reasonable, especially since the next section is on the Trinity. For these two chapters, here are my take-aways. The Practice of Theology The…
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Can You Believe It’s True? Christian Apologetics In A Modern & Postmodern Era
John Feinberg is professor of biblical and systematic theology at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School and has been teaching apologetics at the graduate level for more than 30 years. He is the editor of Crossway’s Foundations of Evangelical Theology series and has written several books on apologetics and ethics. Now, with Can You Believe It’s True? Christian…
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Building A Theological Library: Prison and Pastorals
Several weeks ago, we covered the first part of Paul’s Letters: Romans, Corinthians, Galatians, Thessalonians. Just to reiterate, these are my preferences and what make up my library (for the most part). There are definitely some great resources I’ve overlooked. What I’m trying to do here is give you what I typically look for, and in the…
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Evangelical Theology: An Introduction to A Biblical and Systematic Introduction
Last week when I came home from Virginia, I was greeted with several packages. One of them had arrived shortly before me (and hence had eluded our faithful mail gatherer) and was none other than Michael F. Bird’s anticipated Evangelical Theology: A Biblical and Systematic Introduction. As if I did not have enough systematics, now this…
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Details Matter…Or Do They?
Typically, as I’ve reviewed books, I’ve included a handy section called “Book Details.” Taken from my template, here’s what a blank one looks like: Book Details Author: Title: Publisher: Paperback: Reading Level: Audience Appeal: Gratis Review Copy: Yes (courtesy of Purchase Info Buy through Amazon to support Marturo! As I’ve taken somewhat of a step back from a frantic…
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God Is Love: Christian Worldview and Speaking About God
Chapters 3 and 4 in Gerald Bray’s God Is Love: A Biblical and Systematic Theology are together shorter than chapter 2. So, I’ve combined highlights. From here on out, the students are reading about 2 chapters a week, so I’ll post my highlights on Fridays (since we cover one chapter Tuesday and the other Friday). Here’s what…
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The God of The Gospel: Robert Jenson’s Trinitarian Theology
Scott Swain is associate professor of systematic theology and academic dean at Reformed Theological Seminary in Orlando (technically Oviedo), which along with Willasprings Starbucks and my classroom is one of the three places I get stuff done. The God of The Gospel: Robert Jenson’s Trinitarian Theology is Swain’s most recent book[ref]Previous books include Trinity, Revelation, and…
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Reading The Christian Spiritual Classics: A Guide For Evangelicals
Jamin Goggin is a pastor at Saddleback Church, while Kyle Strobel is a professor of theology at Grand Canyon University. Together, they have edited together a collection of essays from a wide range of scholars. The focus in Reading The Christian Spiritual Classics: A Guide For Evangelicals is to give an overview and introduction to this collection…
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Renewing The Evangelical Mission
Richard Lints is the Andrew Mutch Distinguished Professor of Theology at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. He has written numerous other books, but here has edited a collection of essays that were originally talks at the Renewing The Evangelical Mission conference (2009). According to the website, this conference, honoring David F. Wells, “will grapple with the theological…
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Why I Deleted The Mail App on My iPhone
I’ve had a smartphone of some kind for about 8 years now. The first one I got was a HTC flip phone with Windows on it. It lasted about 18 months and then the screen died because it tended to snap shut way harder than necessary. This meant I reverted to an old school Nokia…
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