Show Notes
In this episode, Matthew Barrett talks with Justo Gonzalez about his upbringing in Cuba, his discovery of Augustine, his take on the Reformation, and his proposal for the renewal of theological education today.
Justo L. González, retired professor of historical theology and author of The Mestizo Augustine: A Theologian Between Two Cultures, Christianity in Latin America, Luke: A Theological Commentary, and the highly praised three-volume History of Christian Thought. He attended United Seminary in Cuba and was the youngest person to be awarded a Ph.D. in historical theology at Yale University. Over the past thirty years he has focused on developing programs for the theological education of Hispanics, and he has received four honorary doctorates.
Matthew Barrett is Associate Professor of Christian Theology at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, as well as the founder and executive editor of Credo Magazine. He is the author of several books, including Canon, Covenant and Christology: Rethinking Jesus and the Scriptures of Israel; None Greater: The Undomesticated Attributes of God; 40 Questions About Salvation; God’s Word Alone: The Authority of Scripture; Reformation Theology: A Systematic Summary; Salvation by Grace, and Owen on the Christian Life. He is the host of the Credo podcast where he engages top theologians on the most important theological issues today.