As promised, I now offer a list of several scholarly works on Jonathan Edwards that I think are must reads. Please remember that there are now over 4,000 items of secondary literature and I am offering here my opinion. That…
What’s Your Worldview?
Dr. James N. Anderson speaks about his recent book What’s Your Worldview?: An Interactive Approach to Life’s Big Questions, published by Crossway. The book takes the reader through important theological and philosophical questions in a “Choose Your Own Adventure” style, leading…
5 Important Books to Help You Understand Barth
Being interested in learning more about the theology of Karl Barth can be an overwhelming experience. Where does one begin? I would like to offer here just five books to get you started on your journey to understand the very…
Pilgrim Theology: Core Doctrines for Christian Disciples
Jim Cassidy reviews Pilgrim Theology: Core Doctrines for Christian Disciples (Zondervan) by Michael Horton. The publisher writes: Pilgrim Theology is based—in part—on the much larger The Christian Faith, although it is no simple abridgment; rather, Michael Horton has sought to write for an entirely…
Charles Hodge on Antinomianism
It’s always important for us to read from the great theological minds of the past. Here, Charles Hodge addresses antinomianism: Antinomianism has never had any hold in the churches of the Reformation. There is no logical connection between the neglect…
7 “Must Read” Books on Jonathan Edwards
Keeping up with books, articles, blog posts, and podcasts-not to mention conferences- about New England pastor-theologian Jonathan Edwards seems like a nearly impossible task. The noted Edwards annotated bibliographer M. X. Lesser cataloged over 4,000 titles through 2005. That was…
Being Reformed, and Staying Christian in Seminary
Today’s panel recently attended the 2014 Desiring God Pastors’ Conference titled, “The Pastor, the Vine, and the Branches: The Remarkable Reality of Union with Christ,” as representatives for Reformed Forum and Westminster Theological Seminary, Philadelphia, PA. The group speaks about…
Whither Big-Thinking Public Liberals? Marsden’s The Twilight of the American Enlightenment
I recently had the opportunity to listen to Al Mohler’s fascinating interview with Dr. Marsden on Thinking in Public. The two spoke about Dr. Marsden’s latest book, The Twilight of the American Enlightenment: The 1950s and the Crisis of Liberal…
Eschatology and Missions: They Do Sweetly Comply
What if human history were such that the Christian church was able to convert every individual on the face of the earth? Vos’s answer: [I]t is ever necessary to remind ourselves that abrupt eschatology is inherent in the Christian scheme.…
Definite Atonement Is at the Heart of the Gospel
Definite atonement (also called particular redemption or limited atonement) is one of those perennial sticking points among evangelicals. Whenever Evangelicals who are inclined toward the doctrines of grace go through the perfunctory feeling-out process, they’ll often head toward the 4-…
