Author: Presbyformed

Book Review: Western Christians in Global Missions – By Paul Borthwick

In his book Western Christians in Global Missions: What’s the Role of the North American Church?, author Paul Borthwick works to analyze the global context of the missionary endeavor and to determine what the role of the North American church should be in that endeavor, given our particular missional history along with other social, cultural, … Continue reading Book Review: Western Christians in Global Missions – By Paul Borthwick →

Book Review: Concise Theology – By J.I. Packer

Concise Theology is what might be called a Reformed and evangelical survey of what author J.I. Packer deemed "the permanent essentials of Christianity." Theology for the purpose of this text is defined as "first the activity of thinking and speaking about God, and second the product of that activity... theology is for doxology and devotion - … Continue reading Book Review: Concise Theology – By J.I. Packer →

Book Review: Symphonic Theology – By Vern S. Poythress

This book begins with a simple undeniable statement: "People are not all alike. They do not always notice the same thing even when they are looking at the same object. This commonplace observation has some profound implications for the way in which we do theology." It is the implications of this fact for the interpretation … Continue reading Book Review: Symphonic Theology – By Vern S. Poythress →

Book Review: Chosen By God – By R.C. Sproul

The topic of predestination is one of those topics within Christian discussion which is both unavoidable and greatly controversial, and here in his book Chosen By God R.C. Sproul takes on the task of explaining and providing a Biblical account of salvation and the role that the choice of God plays in this. Predestination as … Continue reading Book Review: Chosen By God – By R.C. Sproul →

Book Review: Just Do Something – Kevin DeYoung

In honour of Kevin DeYoung be appointed as the Chancellor's Professor of Systematic and Historical Theology at RTS, it's worthwhile to reflect on some of his work. While DeYoung hasn't written many books, those books he has written are incredibly timely, and Just Do Something is no exception. When you look around the church today, … Continue reading Book Review: Just Do Something – Kevin DeYoung →

Depression – A [Short] Study

Depression as a general phenomenon has often been referred to as “the common cold of psychopathology”; an extreme of this condition – Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) – serves to be a much more severe form of depression, indeed, it is “one of the most common, debilitating, and deadly psychiatric conditions.” In order to best understand … Continue reading Depression – A [Short] Study →

Book Review: Misquoting Truth – By Timothy Paul Jones

In 2007 atheist/agnostic professor Bart Ehrman published his book Misquoting Jesus, which attempted to discredit the reliability of the texts of the Christian New Testament. Misquoting Truth is pastor Timothy Paul Jones' response to that book, in which he attempts to point out the errors in Ehrman's scholarship. As Jones goes about addressing the various … Continue reading Book Review: Misquoting Truth – By Timothy Paul Jones →

Book Review: Reflections on the Revolution in France – By Edmund Burke

During the late 18th Century the nation of France underwent a time of turmoil which is now known as the French Revolution. Many thinkers of the time gave their support to this revolution; one such thinker was Richard Price. Edmund Burke's Reflections on the Revolution in France is written as a rebuttal to Price, as … Continue reading Book Review: Reflections on the Revolution in France – By Edmund Burke →