In a previous post, I mentioned the value of Herman Witsius’ Sacred Dissertations on the Apostles’ Creed as a work of catechetical theology. Witsius’ chapter on the incarnation of the Son of God discusses four topics central to a proper understanding and appreciation of the doctrine: (1) the subject of the incarnation, (2) the mode […]
Robert Letham’s Systematic Theology
Crossway has just released Robert Letham’s magnum opus, his 1000+ page Systematic Theology. I had the privilege of reading the entire manuscript during the production process and there is nothing quite like it currently in print. Written by a learned Reformed theologian with decades of pastoral experience, Letham’s Systematic Theology engages Scripture and tradition with […]
Herman Witsius on the Trinity and Christian Comfort
Along with a steady diet of expository Bible preaching and teaching, the central features of Christian catechesis include teaching on the Apostles’ Creed, the Ten Commandments, and the Lord’s Prayer. The Apostles’ Creed outlines the main elements of Christian faith, the Lord’s Prayer the main elements of Christian hope, and the Ten Commandments the main […]
John Webster on the culture of theology
Students of theology have reason to thank Baker Academic, along with editors Ivor Davidson and Alden McCray, for the recent publication of John Webster’s book, The Culture of Theology. The publication of the present volume makes available to a wider audience six lectures originally delivered by Professor Webster at the University of Otago in August […]
Herman Bavinck on confessing the faith: a new English translation
I am excited to see a new English edition of Herman Bavinck’s, The Sacrifice of Praise. Cameron Clausing and Gregory Parker Jr. have done a wonderful job of editing and translating Bavinck for a wider audience, in addition to penning a helpful introduction to the work. You can purchase the book here or here. I […]
Toward a Liturgical Anthropology: Helps from James K. A. Smith
Book Review: Cultural Liturgies Series by James K. A. Smith Introduction: a philosophical handmaiden to liturgical anthropology How might theological anthropology benefit from James K. A. Smith’s Cultural Liturgies series? I suggest that Smith’s project offers theology a philosophical handmaiden to the liturgical anthropology of Romans 6:17: “Thanks be to God that you who were once slaves […]
