Show Notes
In this episode of the Credo Podcast, Dr. Ronni Kurtz and Dr. Sam Parkison interview Dr. Matthew Barrett about the Systematic Theology book he is currently working on. While they discuss a number of issues such as why write a systematic theology book now when there are other systematic theology texts available. The primary question in this episode is ways in which Dr. Barrett’s new systematic theological will be unique—especially as it aims to recover afaith seeking understanding model of Christian theology in retrieving classical theology for a modern Church. The three talk about some defining features of the new systematic texts such as what makes a book truly systematic, how Biblical and theological reasoning permeate the volume, what faith seeking understanding looks like methodologically, how retrieval ought to serve renewal, and how theology can be both theoretical and practical.
Matthew Barrett is the editor-in-chief of Credo Magazine, director of the Center for Classical Theology, and host of the Credo podcast. He is professor of Christian theology at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, and the author of several books, including Simply Trinity, which won the Christianity Today Book of the Year Award in Theology/Ethics. His new book is called The Reformation as Renewal: Retrieving the One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic Church. He is currently writing a Systematic Theology with Baker Academic.
Samuel G. Parkison (PhD, Midwestern Seminary) is Associate Professor of Theological Studies and Director of the Abu Dhabi Extension Site at Gulf Theological Seminary in the United Arab Emirates. Before coming to GTS, Samuel was assistant professor of Christian studies at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, and pastor of teaching and liturgy at Emmaus Church in Kansas City. He is the author of Revelation and Response: The Why and How of Leading Corporate Worship Through Song (Rainer, 2019), Thinking Christianly: Bringing Sundry Thoughts Captive to Christ (H&E, 2022), and Irresistible Beauty: Beholding Triune Glory in the Face of Jesus Christ (Christian Focus, 2022).
Ronni Kurtz is an Assistant Professor of Theology at Cedarville University. Before moving to Ohio, Ronni was a pastor in Kansas City, Missouri for seven years where he also taught theology at Midwestern Seminary and Spurgeon College. He is the author of Fruitful Theology: How the Life of the Mind Leads to the Life of the Soul and No Shadow of Turning: Divine Immutability and the Economy of Redemption. You can follow him on Twitter at @RonniKurtz.
Photo credit: Cody Geary
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