I had to order this book from Barnes & Noble after reading references to it in many books on culture and postmodernism. It is a 1993 book by Wells (theology professor at Gordon-Conwell) subtitled “Or Whatever Happened To Evangelical Theology?” Through historical perspective Wells displays the breakdown of interest in theology as truth. Today we […]
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The Christian Mind
This book was recommended to me by my friend, Dr. Myron Houghton and I was very glad that it was. It is subtitled “How Should A Christian Think?” Blamires’ proposition is that “there is no longer a Christian mind.” Though he speaks of this generally, he is saying that Christians today (written in 1963) really […]
Grace Unknown
This is the third book I have read by Sproul in the last year in which he defends the Reformed Faith, specifically those doctrines related to salvation by faith. These books are a valuable reference in the current controversy over Catholic faith and evangelical faith. It is disappointing when Sproul refers to Fundamentalism as “unscholarly […]
The Bible Code: Fact or Fake?
A year ago I had read and reviewed The Bible Code by Michael Drosnin. The Bible Code is the supposed discovery of a secret code in the Hebrew Old Testament which, by computer-enhanced mathematics, predicts almost every event in history. The book is popular enough to be sold at SAM’S warehouse and to frequent talk […]
The Trivialization of God
At the beginning I thought I was going to really enjoy this book. McCullough, President and Professor of Theology and Preaching at San Francisco Theological Seminary, has some very good points describing how we reduce God to fit within our own structured arena. His sections on “loss of awe,” “rampant individualism,” and “God-Centered Worship,” among […]
Fulfilling Your God-Given Destiny
Do not Treat yourself to this book!! Treat is a charismatic essentially preaching a prosperity gospel. Which is interesting in view of the fact that one of Treat’s earlier books was titled Errors of the Prosperity Gospel. The writer’s treatise is that God has “planned your destiny and He will help you find it” which […]
Vital Christology Issues
This is the fourth in the “Vital” series that I have read. These are reprinted articles from Dallas Seminary’s Bib Sac. I have enjoyed every one and I think they are a great way to brush up on your rusty theology with current application.
All of Grace
I picked up this well-know book on a discount rack. It is a book written by Spurgeon directly to sinners who might be so inclined to read about the gospel for themselves (talk about a different age!). I think it (and L.S. Chafer’s True Evangelism) is one of the most relevant books on evangelism from […]
Postmodernizing the Faith
This is a 1998 Baker book from a well-known theologian and author. Erickson admits that this is not his final word on the subject and that such a response is coming in the near future. This is a review of six leading writers on postmodernism, ranging from David Wells who adamantly opposes postmodernism as a […]
The Gates of Hell Shall Not Prevail
This 1995-6 book is an apologetic for the church, not based upon scriptural argument, but based upon experiential argument, i.e. based on worldly attacks upon the church which have failed throughout the ages and continue to fail today. Kennedy correlates the strength of the church to church growth. As evidence of the vitality of the […]