Carl L. Beckwith

Crisis of Confidence

Theology

“In Crisis of Confidence, Carl Trueman returns to his compelling argument for creeds and confessions in light of the contested issues of our strange new world. With clarity and pastoral insight, Trueman shows how historic creeds define us and bind us to the community of faith. They identify not only what we believe but also how we act and worship. Creeds are also peculiar in that we receive them and find our meaning in their confession. Trueman laments that too many today believe inner feelings determine outward identity. For them, authenticity is not received but produced by our deepest desires. Trueman’s timely book reminds us how creeds and confessions shape and inform our identity by pointing us always to the God who brings us authenticity by his gospel.”

Luther on the Christian Life

Christian Living

“Eminently readable, humorous, and always with an eye to the church today, Trueman brings us into Luther’s world, devils and all, and shows us the centrality of the cross and the objective power of God’s Word for Luther’s understanding of the Christian life. Most importantly, we meet Luther on Luther’s terms. His high view of the liturgy and sacraments stands alongside his more familiar views on the authority of Scripture and justification by faith alone. All those interested in Luther or the Reformation need to read this excellent book.”

Readings in the History of Christian Theology, Volume 1, Revised Edition

Theology

“This thoughtful collection of works from the Early Church to the Late Middle ages provides an excellent introduction to the history of Christianity. This diverse anthology includes selections from normative and non-normative authors, from well-known and lesser known writers, from men and women, from theologians and mystics. The insightful chapter introductions and brief summaries of each reading make this a reliable guide for the student and teacher alike.”

The Global Church—The First Eight Centuries

History & Biography

“Donald Fairbairn’s history of the early church is for the unconvinced and the wary, for those more at home in the revivals of the eighteenth century than the rough and tumble church politics and doctrinal debates of the fourth and fifth centuries. Fairbairn aims to convince the reader that this early history, warts and all, is a history worth remembering. This is history with a purpose, with an eye always toward the Reformation and the modern concerns of the church. There is much to celebrate and to lament in Fairbairn’s account. Along the way, the reader learns how Christians succeeded and failed during times of persecution, how they remained faithful to Scripture and departed from it in worship and doctrine, and how they spread the gospel, planting churches and monasteries from Ireland to China and all parts in between, sometimes appropriately and sometimes with too much accommodation to the culture. Although readers may arrive at different assessments of the church’s early history, they will be grateful for Fairbairn’s sincerity and effort.”