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Top 5 Reformedish Books of 2016
This has been a busy year of reading for me. Most years are. But the difference with grad school (at least during courses) is that you don’t have quite the flex you had before in terms reading for...
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Called By Triune Grace by Jonathan Hoglund
At the tomb of Lazarus, Jesus says, “Lazarus, come out!” (John 11:43). And at his words, the dead man awakes again and walks out of the tomb. He is obedient to the call of the Lord. Indeed, the call of...
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N.T. Wright’s Assault on Moralistic Platonic Paganism? (A Review)
I suppose I’ll begin with a bit of a confession: I’ve been a devoted N.T. Wright fan since I was 20, or about 10 years now, during which I’ve read all his major monographs and most of his popular works...
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“God Is” by Mark Jones (Review)
Jesus Christ testifies that eternal life is “that they know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent” (John 17:3). With his latest book, God Is: A Devotional Guide to the Attributes...
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Sinners in the Hands of a Loving God by Brian Zahnd (Long Review)
(The review that follows is lengthy, so I’ve linked a PDF copy here.) Introduction “God is wrath? Or God is love?” This dichotomy printed in bold on the back drives the argument of Brian Zahnd’s new...
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Newsworthy with Norsworthy: BZ Review Podcasts and a few Clarifications
Alright, hopefully this is the last thing I write on this Brian Zahnd review. After the review went up, Luke Norsworthy at the “Newsworthy with Norsworthy” podcast asked me if I wanted to come on and...
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Tradition as a Telescope Not a Dirty Window
In the introduction to their new translation of Genesis, Genesis 1–11: A New Old Translation for Readers, Scholars, and Translators, Samuel Bray and John Hobbins explain various aspects of their...
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Herman Bavinck on Preaching and Preachers
I allow myself few reviews during the school semester, but I wanted to take a little pause between papers to highlight a new Herman Bavinck book. James P. Eglinton, lecturer in Reformed Theology at New...
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Justification by Michael Horton, 2 Volumes
It’s been a while since I’ve posted anything here, but I had to break radio silence to write up a little notice about Michael Horton’s new, 2-volume work, Justification. It’s the fourth entry in the...
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The Powers, “the Mystery of Created Freedom”, and Hart’s Pointless Deal with...
David Bentley Hart wrote a book on Universalism, That All Shall Be Saved. I won’t attempt a full review, critique, or summary of his main arguments, as you can find those elsewhere (see Myles Wentz and...
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