Forthcoming

The Trinity: An Introduction
Crossway | October 20, 2020
The Trinity is one of the most essential doctrines of the Christian faith, as it reveals a magnificent truth about God—that he is one God eternally existing as three distinct persons. While Christians often struggle to find the right words to describe the union of Father, Son, and Spirit, the Bible gives clarity concerning the triune God’s activity in nature (creation), grace (redemption), and glory (reward). In the second installment of the Short Studies in Systematic Theology series, theologian Scott Swain examines the Trinity, presenting its biblical foundations, systematic–theological structure, and practical relevance for the church today.

The Oxford Handbook of Reformed Theology
Oxford University Press | November 30, 2020
This comprehensive survey features specially commissioned essays by over forty leading scholars of Reformed theology, and is the latest addition to the extensive, multi-disciplinary series of scholarly works published by Oxford University Press.
Part I of the handbook looks first at the contexts in which Reformed theology was derived. It traces the patristic and medieval heritage of the Reformed church, as well as the modern relationships and conversations that define the contemporary, global Reformed movement. Part II offers an assessment of representative theologians and texts, their history, and their contributions to the Reformed tradition. Finally, Part III presents key themes, topics, and doctrines examined by today’s Reformed theologians, and discussions about current research.
Books
- Editor, with Michael Allen, Oxford Handbook of Reformed Theology (Oxford University Press, forthcoming)
- The Trinity, Short Studies in Systematic Theology (Crossway, forthcoming)
- The Divine Names, New Studies in Dogmatics (Zondervan Academic, forthcoming)
- Editor, with Fred Sanders, Retrieving Eternal Generation (Zondervan Academic, 2017)
- Editor, with Michael Allen, Christian Dogmatics: Reformed Theology for the Church Catholic (Baker Academic, 2016)
- With Michael Allen, Reformed Catholicity: The Promise of Retrieval for Theology and Biblical Interpretation (Baker Academic, 2015)
- The God of the Gospel: Robert Jenson’s Trinitarian Theology, Strategic Initiatives in Evangelical Theology (IVP Academic, 2013)
- Trinity, Revelation, and Reading: A Theological Introduction to the Bible and Its Interpretation (T & T Clark, 2011)
- With Andreas Köstenberger, Father, Son and Spirit: The Trinity and John’s Gospel, New Studies in Biblical Theology (IVP, 2008)
Essays
- “The Gospel in the Reformed Tradition,” in God’s Two Words: Law and Gospel in the Lutheran and Reformed Traditions, ed., Jonathan A. Linebaugh (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2018)
- “On Divine Names,” in Aquinas Among the Protestants, ed., David VanDrunen and Manfred Svensson (Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell, 2018)
- “Interpretation of the Bible as Scripture,” in Evangelical Dictionary of Theology, Third Edition, ed., Walter Elwell and Daniel J. Treier (Baker Academic, 2017)
- “Dogmatics as Systematic Theology,” in The Task of Dogmatics, ed., Oliver D. Crisp and Fred Sanders (Zondervan Academic, 2017)
- “The Radiance of the Father’s Glory: Eternal Generation, the Divine Names, and Biblical Interpretation,” in Retrieving Eternal Generation, ed., Fred Sanders and Scott Swain (Zondervan Academic, 2017)
- “Theological Interpretation of Scripture and the Atonement,” in T & T Clark Companion to the Atonement, ed., Adam Johnson (T & T Clark, 2017)
- “The Attributes of God,” in Reformation Theology, ed., Matthew Barrett (Crossway, 2017)
- “The Mystery of the Trinity,” in The Essential Trinity, ed., Bradon Crowe and Carl Trueman (London: Apollos, 2016)
- “Covenant of Redemption,” in Christian Dogmatics, ed., Michael Allen and Scott Swain (Baker Academic, 2016)
- “Trinity,” in Christian Dogmatics, ed., Michael Allen and Scott Swain (Baker Academic, 2016)
- “Lutheran and Reformed Sacramental Theology, 17th-19th Centuries,” in Oxford Handbook of Sacramental Theology, ed., Matthew Levering and Hans Boersma (Oxford University Press, 2015)
- “‘Heirs through God’: Galatians 4.4-7 and the Doctrine of the Trinity” in Galatians and Christian Theology, ed., Mark Elliot, Scott Hafeman, N. T. Wright, and John Frederick (Baker, 2014)
- “Mark 12: God’s Lordly Son and Trinitarian Christology” in Theological Commentary: Evangelical Perspectives, ed., R. Michael Allen and Geoff Ziegler (T & T Clark, 2011)
- “The Trinity in the Reformers,” in Oxford Handbook on the Trinity, ed., Gilles Emery and Matthew Levering (Oxford University Press, 2011)
Journal Articles
- “B. B. Warfield and the Biblical Doctrine of the Trinity,” Themelios 43 (2018): 10-24
- “The Bible and the Trinity in Recent Thought: Review, Analysis, and Constructive Proposal,” Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 60 (2017): 35-48
- With Michael Allen, “The Obedience of the Eternal Son,” International Journal of Systematic Theology 15 (2013): 114-34
- With Michael Allen, “In Defense of Proof-Texting,” Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 54 (2011): 589-606
- “A Ruled Reading Reformed: The Role of the Church’s Confession in Biblical Interpretation,” International Journal of Systematic Theology 14 (2012): 177-93