In "The Holy Trinity" Robert Letham helps to redress this shortcoming. He offers a well-researched volume about "the One who is utterly transcendent and incomprehensible." After examining the doctrine's biblical foundations, the author traces its historical development through the twentieth century, and engages four critical issues : the Trinity and (1) the incarnation, (2) worship and prayer…
"Eureka!" In an age of open-mindedness, many believers accept too much with too little discernment, resulting in great confusion and compromise. But God's Word makes it clear that not everything that glitters is gold. False teaching is at every turn, and the temptation to embrace it is great. As God's people we are called to sift through the overwhelming number of traditions and trends and use …
Richard B. Gaffin, Jr. stands tall among present-day theologians as one who has given his life to the study of Scripture and to its expression in the church. His influence spans five decades and is felt through his tireless service both at Westminster Theological Seminary and in the Orthodox Presbyterian Church. This festschrift, written in Gaffin's honor, features essays by twenty-three pas…
Following Covenant and Eschatology and Lord and Servant, this concluding volume of a four-part series examines Christian salvation from the perspective of covenant theology. In Covenant and Salvation, Michael Horton surveys law and gospel, union with Christ, and justification and theosis, conversing with both classical and contemporary viewpoints.
When Catechism of the Catholic Church broke onto the N.Y. Times bestseller list, its astonishing success confirmed the overwhelming interest of Catholics and Protestants in understanding modern Catholicism. Has the recent openness among denominations affected Catholic teachings? In the new spirit of cooperation, is there any reason why Catholics and Protestants should remain divided? This po…
A Clear Outline of Basic Christianity from Theologian J. I. Packer Followers of Christ grow spiritually by learning and living out the essentials of their faith, which are often taken for granted or overlooked in daily life. Renowned theologian J. I. Packer believed that Christianity is not automatic and must be learned by new believers and mature Christians alike. In Growing in Christ, Packer …
In the Last Things: Resurrection, Judgment, Glory, Donald Bloesch takes up difficult and sometimes controversial themes such as the coming of the kingdom of God, the return of Jesus Christ, the life hereafter, the millennial hope, the final judgment, hell, heaven, purgatory, and paradise. Wrestling with biblical texts that often take metaphorical form, Bloesch avoids rationalistic reductionism …
What is the role of the will in believing the good news of the gospel? Why has there been so much controversy over free will throughout church history? "Willing To Believe" is a major work on the Protestant doctrines of man's total depravity and God's effectual grace. R.C. Sproul traces the free-will controversy from its formal beginning in the fifth century, when Augustine took up the pen agai…
Interest in the historical Jesus continues to occupy much of today's discussion of the Bible. The vexing question is how the Jesus presented in the Gospels relates to the Jesus that actually walked this earth. Studying the Historical Jesus is an introductory guide to how one might go about answering that question by doing historical inquiry into the material found in the Gospels. Darrell Boc…
Building on Covenant and Eschatology: The Divine Drama, this volume is part two of a three-part project surveying essential topics of Christian theology through the lens of covenant. In Lord and Servant: A Covenant Christology, Michael Horton explores the topics that are generally grouped under the doctrines of God, humanity, and Christology. Rather than attempt a general systematic theology, H…