Archive for November 2022
James Dolezal’s Recommended Reading List
In God’s infinite wisdom he chose to give us his inspired and inerrant word in the Holy Scriptures. As a result, Christians throughout the ages have prized literacy and are thus, a people of the book. While Christians are primarily a people of the book, they are also a people of many books. But as…
Read MoreChoosing Bavinck
In my first semester teaching at my new academic post, I’ve had the great privilege of teaching Theology 1, which covers an introduction to theology, revelation and Scripture, the existence and attributes of God, and trinitarian theology. Countless evangelical institutions around the world typically work with Wayne Grudem’s seminal work, Systematic Theology. But my first…
Read MoreThe Layered Path to God: Finding God in Truth, Goodness, and Beauty
The path to God is singular (i.e., Jesus is the Way, the Truth, and the Life [see John 14:6]), but it is also layered. In fact, does not that famous passage—John 14:6—bear witness to the path’s layered-ness? Jesus is one Person in whom all three realities—Way, Truth, and Life—consist. When it comes to Jesus, there…
Read MoreShould Evangelicals Retrieve Thomas Aquinas?
The theological world is currently abuzz with debates concerning the legitimacy, method, and limits of theological retrieval. Although theological retrieval may be a broad topic referring to a multiplicity of movements, the basic premise acknowledges that Christians are reaching back into history for pre-modern sources to help them navigate modern and postmodern theological dilemmas.[1] In…
Read MoreFaith Kills Reason
Luther is infamous for allegedly rejecting reason. He calls it “Lady Hulda,” “Lady Jezebel,” “the devil’s bride,” “the devil’s whore”—even the devil’s “archwhore”! But he also calls it “a part of the true light,” “a beautiful, marvelous instrument and tool of God,” “a kind of divine sun,” “the greatest, inestimable gift of God. He’s using reason…
Read MoreThe Credo Fellow Bookclub with James Dolezal
Credo Fellow James Dolezal (Ph.D., Westminster Theological Seminary) is Associate Professor of Theology at Cairn University where he teaches church history, trinitarian theology, and philosophy. He is a California native and is a graduate of The Master’s College, The Master’s Seminary, and Westminster Theological Seminary. Prior to his current appointment, James served as the pastor of…
Read MoreGrateful for Finitude
It is 6:00am on a Friday morning. Awake, I am determined to use the day to “produce.” I will chip away at writing a sermon on the Transfiguration of Christ, and will put some research and writing time into a monograph on the beatific vision. But first, coffee and prayer. I shut the door to…
Read MoreMeet Thomas Aquinas, a theologian for preachers
Self-proclaimed “Hillbilly Thomist” Frederick C. Bauerschmidt serves as professor of theology for Loyola University in Baltimore, Maryland. He was granted a PhD from Duke University after receiving his Master’s from Yale Divinity School. Bauerschmidt is an expert of medieval theology and has written works on the life and thought of Julian of Norwich and an…
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