Book Review: The Consolation of Philosophy – By Boethius

It seems to be a trend in history that the most moving texts are written in prison while awaiting execution and Boethius' The Consolation of Philosophy - written in 524A.D. - is no exception. The book is both a narrative and a work of philosophy. The narrative begins with the author being attended to by … Continue reading Book Review: The Consolation of Philosophy – By Boethius

Book Review: The Knowledge of the Holy – By A.W. Tozer

AW. Tozer is what one might call a classic author within Christianity; he's one of those individuals which many Christians can recognize along with C.S. Lewis and Oswald Chambers. This isn't to say these authors are particularly comparable, simply that they are recognizable. The first time I read through Tozer's works three or four years … Continue reading Book Review: The Knowledge of the Holy – By A.W. Tozer

Book Review: The Certainty of Faith – By Herman Bavinck

As Bavinck says in his second chapter: "When our highest interests, our eternal weal or woe is at stake, we must be satisfied with nothing less than infallible, divine certainty. There must be no room for doubt." The title of this book, The Certainty of Faith, seemingly has two different connotations. At a glance, the … Continue reading Book Review: The Certainty of Faith – By Herman Bavinck

Book Review: A Brief History of Time – By Stephen Hawking

ABrief History of Time is Stephen Hawking's attempt at taking the advances of science throughout history and presenting them in a readable fashion for the layman. In a very readable and even often humorous manner Hawking lays out this history, tracing its roots all the way back to Aristotle, through Galileo to Newton all the … Continue reading Book Review: A Brief History of Time – By Stephen Hawking

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

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