John Proctor

Confucian Questions to Augustine

Theology

“How do people learn to be good? Christianity has its answers. So does ancient Chinese thought. This fine book compares those two traditions and builds some important bridges between them. China has a rich heritage of ethics and wisdom. Christians who want to understand this heritage better have an important resource here.”

Pioneer and Priest

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“R. J. McKelvey, Pioneer and Priest (Eugene, OR: Pickwick, 2013) is a fine book on the christology of the Letter to the Hebrews. . .The principal thesis is that the themes of 'pioneer' and 'priest' work in tandem in the argument of Hebrews. The church is both a pilgrim people and a pardoned people. We 'go out' (Heb. 13:13) "into an uncertain and risky world" (p39), following Jesus the way-maker and helped by Jesus the priest. And we are able to 'draw near' (Heb. 4:16), because our leader opens the way into heaven, and our mediator meets his people there with mercy and grace. . .This is highly respectable academic writing. But it deserves to be read much more widely too. The style is clear, yet it is obvious throughout that the author is dealing with serious pastoral issues. This is an excellent piece of mature Christian scholarship.”

Transformation by the Spirit and the Word

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“Will Loescher is a scholar, teacher, and pastor who is deeply committed to the church and its good news. Written with great clarity, this book will help Christians understand God’s work in the first century and pursue that work with confidence in the twenty-first. I commend it warmly.”