Hans Boersma
Biography
Hans Boersma wrote Heavenly Participation, Scripture as Real Presence, and Sacramental Preaching.
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The Great Tradition—A Great Labor
Theology
“Much more than just presenting a call for allegiance to the Great Tradition, this collection of essays actually engages the tough question what such allegiance might look like on the ground. We find here a common recognition that this effort inevitably involves what T. S. Eliot called a 'great labour.' Happily, this book itself forms an important contribution of this great labour.”
The Last Enemy to Be Destroyed
Theology
“Lamenting Americans’ tendency to deny death, Ralph Hawkins urges his readers to recognize its destructive power, while at the same time focusing on Jesus as the one who defeats death by death. The Last Enemy to Be Destroyed offers a richly informed Protestant account of the meaning of Christ’s death as a substitutionary sacrifice. As an insightful guide steeped both in ancient Near Eastern cultures and in the Scriptures, Hawkins takes his readers on a hopeful Lenten journey to the final defeat of death.”
The Letter and Spirit of Biblical Interpretation
Biblical Studies & Commentaries
“Stanglin's history of biblical interpretation is a gem! Accessible, well informed, and balanced, it provides a remarkable bird's-eye view while at the same time zooming in on specific exegetical examples. Stanglin's analysis of the move from premodern to modern exegesis is retrieval theology at its best.”
The Mercersburg Theology and the Quest for Reformed Catholicity
Theology
“Deeply sympathetic to the Mercersburg theologians, Nevin and Schaff, Littlejohn presents a plea for Reformed theology to take Church, sacraments, and apostolic succession seriously as divine means of salvation. By linking Mercersburg to the Oxford Movement, Eastern Orthodoxy, and the Catholic movement of nouvelle theologie, this book contributes toward a renewal of Reformed theology. Littlejohn's ressourcement of the Mercersburg Theology is courageous and stands as a model of solid ecumenical theology.”
Christian Living
“'Unambitious ambition' is Ryan P. Tinetti's hope-filled response to the gnawing fear of failing to do great things for God. Drawing on many years of pastoral ministry and seminary teaching, Tinetti squarely addresses us in our exhaustion, burnout, or perhaps embarrassment about our lack of accomplishment. The Quiet Ambition offers an extended meditation on Paul's encouragement to live quietly (1 Thess. 4:11–12). This is a book filled to the brim with practical words of wisdom to be chewed and savored.”
The Story of Creeds and Confessions
Theology
“Fairbairn and Reeves trace in readable fashion the entire history of the church’s creeds and confessions. Animating this development, maintain Fairbairn and Reeves, is neither morals nor doctrine per se. Instead, it is the name of the triune God that led Christians through the centuries to articulate their faith in creeds and confessions. Uniting Protestant convictions, ecumenical sensitivity, and scholarly acumen, this book is a solid introduction to the common heritage of the church.”
Theological Retrieval for Evangelicals
Theology
“Anyone convinced that evangelical and ancient are opposites should read this book. Gavin Ortlund provides a compelling case for retrieving patristic and medieval theology. Mining the premodern tradition, Ortlund reminds us of neglected and forgotten insights on the creator-creature distinction, divine simplicity, and atonement theology. An excellent contribution to Protestant retrieval theology!”
History & Biography
“Ihssen's patient study describes Basil of Caesarea and Gregory of Nyssa's teachings on usury against the backdrop of the ancient world, of biblical teaching, and of other Christian voices in late antiquity. The result is a book that is both timely in its warnings against economic injustice, and illuminating in its elucidation of early Christian teachings on usury. Most importantly, Ihssen shows that Nyssa's approach to usury has its own unique emphases.”
Theology
“Against the backdrop of ‘resurgent Calvinism,’ Derek Hatch urges Baptists to retrieve the sacramental ontology of the great tradition of the church. Those skeptical of a ressourcement of the church catholic may want to consider Hatch’s unrelenting focus on Jesus. The Christological approach yields a winsome treatment that deals a blow to our modern theological dilemmas (Bible or tradition, individual or community, truth or freedom). This thorough and nuanced appeal to the nouvelle théologie of Henri de Lubac and others is well worth pondering—not only for Baptists, but also for other Protestants and Catholics.”
Biblical Studies & Commentaries
“This book preaches! Nothing like a traditional commentary, Thinning the Veil speaks to the heart, opening up the book of Revelation as it is meant to be done—one eye on the text, the other on our lives. Deeply aware that the last book of the Bible does not offer fortune telling cartography but aims to soften our hearts to the intimacy of a crucified and risen King, Shane Wood opens our eyes to just how tantalizingly thin the veil between heaven and earth has become in our incarnate Lord. Meditate on this book; it models a combination of scholarly depth and spiritual direction.”
Theology
“Remarkable points of convergence combine with strong disagreements throughout the dialogue of this volume. Invariably, however, the reader will find illuminating precision in the delineation of theological issues in these erudite essays. By rigorously examining and comparing Thomas Aquinas and Karl Barth — the two preeminent representatives of Catholic and Reformed thought — this book makes a profound contribution to genuine ecumenical dialogue.”
Theology
“This is easily the best primer on the beatific vision today. Samuel Parkison's scholarly yet wide-ranging treatment—Scripture, history, philosophy, theology—makes To Gaze upon God a valuable resource and accessible textbook. Grounded in a realist metaphysic, Parkison's moderate Reformed approach judiciously encourages evangelicals to take seriously the tradition's teaching on the transformative vision of God. Parkison effectively puts to rest the notion that the Reformation did away with belief in the beatific vision. Here is a book sure to rekindle our longing for happiness in God.”
Arts & Literature
“Good storytelling captures the imagination. Quinn Gervel explores the metaphysical commitments of Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings that still today draw readers into its imaginative world. Tolkien’s Mythic Meaning makes clear why it matters that forms of being analogically participate in the Primary Reality of God’s creative activity. This is a book of immense erudition and compelling imagination, which rekindles hope of sacramental enchantment.”
Theology
“Only someone with Jens Zimmermann's breadth of reading and grasp of Western culture could have presented Christian humanism with such lucidity, forthrightness, and passion. What Is Christian Humanism? reminds us that the liberal values of our culture depend upon Christian ideals, especially that of becoming truly human through transformation into Christlikeness. Timely, bold, and extraordinarily insightful, this book offers a most compelling vision for cultural renewal.”
Christian Living
“Funny, insightful, and compelling, When Donkeys Talk is a faithful guide into a world of miracles, mystery, and Eucharist, leading a new generation toward a holy renaissance of the saints of yore.”
Christian Living
“A gripping account—marked by subtlety, wisdom, and life—of Robert’s life-altering encounters and friendships with his patients. One of the most encouraging and comforting books I have read in a long time.”
Ethics, Culture & Social Issues
“A tract for the times, Your Body Is Holy is courageous, timely, and readable. It gives voice to a sentiment that people are increasingly rediscovering: Sex is not just a physical act, it is a sacred reality.”
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