Continuing in the vein of readings related to the Reformation is Stephen J. Nichols' Martin Luther: A Guided Tour of His Life and Thought. Nichols' work is not strictly a biography, but as the title implies is designed not only to orient the reader to the life of Luther but also his work. Nichols begins with … Continue reading Book Review: Martin Luther – By Stephen J. Nichols
The Protestant Reformation is without a doubt one of the most significant events in history. Even non-Christian scholars can agree that the Reformation had a profound political and philosophical impact on the Western world. For Christians the import of this event is most squarely set around the theological and ecclesiastical revolutions which took place and … Continue reading Luther’s Other Reformation
Ever since the world began to be truly globalized the question of other religions has been brought to the forefront of modern thought. The question is not new by any means but whereas in previous ages other religions could be dismissed as things only existing in some faraway land, today we meet and interact with … Continue reading Book Review: God’s Rivals – By Gerald R. McDermott
Perhaps there is no topic more widely and hotly debated in the past century of Christianity - and especially in the past few decades - is that of creation and evolution as it relates to Genesis. The Lost World of Genesis One is one of John H. Walton's multiple contributions to this discussion. This is … Continue reading Book Review: The Lost World of Genesis One – By John H. Walton
If there is one great noteworthy trend going on right now in the realm of biblical scholarship it is the turn towards attempting to re-read the Scriptures in their original context. In the 21st century there are many layers of cultural filters that lay between us and the text; Michael Heiser is one of the … Continue reading Book Review: The Unseen Realm – By Michael S. Heiser
Two-thousand years after the birth of Christ, the missionary work of Paul, and a small movement within Judaism spreading throughout the Roman Empire, it can be easy to forget that during the years of its inception Christianity was a radically new and unheard of approach to religion, to ethics, and to the question of gods … Continue reading Book Review: Destroyer of the gods – By Larry Hurtado
Imagine for a moment being told that your history book is wrong because archaeologists digging in Georgia have discovered evidence that the United States previously allowed slavery. You would rightly scratch your head, because anybody who knows anything about U.S. history knows that slavery has always been one of its defining features. A similar scenario … Continue reading “The Bible was WRONG”… or Not; Religious Illiteracy in West Reaches New Low
The book of Genesis is always an edifying read and Dr. Richard Belcher Jr. offers a nice tour of the text with a special focus on the progress of redemptive history in the narrative. Genesis is here seen as both foundational and forward-looking, laying out the origin and early history of the promises of God and … Continue reading Book Review: Genesis – By Richard P. Belcher Jr.
In light of the upcoming 500th Anniversary of the Reformation I decided to do some appropriate reading. Apart from listening through the Frank James III's wonderful History of Christianity lectures via RTS, the first book I picked up was William Stevenson's classic work, The Story of the Reformation. Stevenson offers a fairly standard presentation of the … Continue reading Book Review: The Story of the Reformation – By William Stevenson
There aren't many individuals in modern history more studied - or at least referenced - that Adolf Hitler. As we know from Godwin's Law, "As an online discussion grows longer, the probability of a comparison involving Hitler approaches 1." One of the areas which has received less attention in all of this discussion is the … Continue reading Book Review: Hitler’s Theology – By Rainer Bucher
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