Systematic theology at its best devotes its attention not only to individual topics such as God, salvation, church, and sacraments. It also devotes its attention to relationships between such topics. One of the most important relationships that systematic theology considers is the relationship between the doctrine of God (i.e., theology proper) and theological method. Either […]
“He has our good at heart”: Augustine on God praising God in the Psalms
The famous ABCOBARMA principle is “always be closing other books and reading more Augustine.” Okay, it’s not a famous principle. But it is good advice. And it’s the advice I’ve been following over the past several years. This year I’m spending time in Augustine’s Expositions of the Psalms. From time to time, I hope to […]
“Let us follow them with the voice and the heart”: Witsius’ doxology on the incarnation
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 […]
