"~Questions about divine providence have preoccupied Christians for generations: to what degree does God concern himself with and intervene in the affairs of everyday life? This book introduces readers to four prevailing views on divine providence, with particular attention to the questions of human free will, the problem of evil, and God's perception of time. Volume contributors and their ba…
Here is the quintessence of the gospel, the new wine of God's kingdom at its purest for us today! Read, mark, learn, and inwardly digest Putting Amazing Back into Grace. - J. I. Packer (from the foreword) This book contains much biblical wisdom and is a welcome antidote to the cultural Christianity that has infiltrated even evangelical circles. - Donald G. Bloesch If there is any confusio…
A philosophy, as a worldview, must have an anchor if it is to be meaningfully discussed and assessed. If God exists, then philosophy must find its anchor by being subservient to theology. So says Dr. K. Scott Oliphint, who demonstrates that only by beginning with God and his Word can we engage in true philosophy.
Written a mere eight years following the posting of the 95 Theses on the door of the Castle Church in Wittenberg, the Bondage of the Will bears witness to how far and how fast Martin Luther's fire of reform spread through sixteenth century Europe. This masterpiece of Reformation thought was witten to oppose the doctrine set forth by the renowned scholar Desiderius Erasmus in Diatribe of Free …
Do the Law and the Gospel belong to two separate dispensations? Has the Gospel replaced the Law? What is the relevance of the Old Testament Law to our lives as Christians? Is there continuity between it and what Christ expects of us in the Gospel? It is no secret that Christians have differed widely on these questions. This book explores five major approaches to this important biblical topic th…
This one-volume history of Christian ethics is the only comprehensive resource currently available to survey major thinkers, movements, and issues from the early church to the present. Topics discussed are: the legacies of Christian ethics, the ethics of early Christianity, the Reformation and Enlightenment, eighteenth and nineteenth-century rationalism and evangelism, Christian ethics in the t…
"~This classic answers the question, ""What does the Bible teach concerning the person of Christ and his work as Redeemer?""~"
For centuries, revivals?and the conversions they inspire?have played a significant role in American evangelicalism. Often unnoticed or unconsidered, however, are the particular theologies underlying these revivals and conversions to faith. With that in mind, church historian Robert Caldwell traces the fascinating story of American revival theologies from the First Great Awakening through the Se…
Theological essays are dusty, humourless affairs aren't they? Well, they don't have to be! This is the second collection of essays by Carl Trueman. His first collection was received with the enthusiasm. This time Chick Lit, Adolf Eichman, the i-pod, Roger Beckwith, the Blues, Watership Down, American Idol, Nietzsche, zen-calvinism, Augustine and ferrets(!) all get a mention. If you want to info…
John Calvin had a profound understanding of the atoning work of Christ. His writings are still one of the major sources scholars and others rely on to give insight into what was accomplished by Jesus on the cross. In this book Robert Peterson first examines what Calvin says regarding the love of God, the Incarnation, and Christ's offices of prophet, priest and king. He goes on to consider Calvi…