Book Review: The Fall of Interpretation – By James K. A. Smith

While there has been much scholarship written in the realm of hermeneutics, these discussions on the whole tend to limit themselves on how to go about hermeneutics; they generally confine themselves to discussing how to apply interpretational models, rather than looking at interpretation itself. Furthermore, those scholars who have taken up the task of addressing … Continue reading Book Review: The Fall of Interpretation – By James K. A. Smith

Book Review: The Prayer of the Lord – by R.C. Sproul

Prayer is one of those things in the Christian life that if many of us are honest with ourselves we will admit that we do not do very well. We neglect prayer when we're tired, when we're busy, sometimes we can go days or weeks without praying. As Sproul points out "We're not all that … Continue reading Book Review: The Prayer of the Lord – by R.C. Sproul

What Does the Bible Really Teach about Homosexuality?

For those who hold the Bible to be the authoritative Word of God, one of the more relevant questions of the day is "What does the Bible really teach about homosexuality?" As his title clearly displays, this is the question that pastor - and newly appointed Professor of Systematic and Historical Theology at RTS - … Continue reading What Does the Bible Really Teach about Homosexuality?

Book Review: How Jesus Runs the Church – Guy Prentiss Waters

Church government is an important part of the way Christ rules his people, a crucial part of Christian discipline, uniquely tasked for world missions, and is "a way to give concrete and visible expression to the present reign of our risen and exalted Mediator, Jesus Christ" (xxiv). Naturally, it is important to know the form … Continue reading Book Review: How Jesus Runs the Church – Guy Prentiss Waters

Book Review: Escape from Reason – Francis Schaeffer

The caption for this book is "a penetrating analysis of the trends in modern thought." The goal of the book is to provide an brief overview and outline of the past 800 years of theological/philosophical progress - especially as relates to the development of the modern theological climate (though note that the book was published … Continue reading Book Review: Escape from Reason – Francis Schaeffer