Scott R. Swain
Christian Living
“In this spirited and tightly argued book, pastor-theologian John Piper seeks to ground our confidence in the Bible’s status as the Word of God by directing our attention to the ‘peculiar glory’ that is manifest through its message and across its pages: the glory of the ‘Lion-like majesty’ and the ‘Lamb-like meekness’ that radiates in the face of Jesus Christ. Here is a book on the authority and trustworthiness of Scripture that promises to strengthen our faith in the word of God and to expand our capacity for wonder before the glory of God.”
Christian Living
“The Reformed and evangelical mind has recently concentrated much attention on the doctrines of justification and adoption, with many salutary effects. In some instances, however, concentration has degenerated into myopia, resulting in the distortion of the doctrine of sanctification. The present collection of essays is a helpful remedy to this situation. With chapters that are richly biblical, Christ-centered, and humane, Acting the Miracle refocuses our attention on the place and purpose of sanctification among the manifold works of the triune God. Readers will find this book both theologically and pastorally satisfying.”
Theology
“God’s self-presentation to us in Scripture is the path to God’s self-presentation to us in the beatific vision. For this reason, biblical interpretation is never merely a matter of attending to the various historical, literary, and theological features of the text. If biblical interpretation is to fulfill its divinely appointed end, we must learn to recognize the face of God in Holy Scripture (Ps. 27:8). In this profoundly learned, instructive, and helpful work, Bobby Jamieson and Tyler Wittman outline and exemplify a number of well-tried exegetical principles and tools for discerning in Scripture the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ. This is a book of generational significance that deserves to be read by all teachers and serious students of the Bible.”
Christological Anthropology in Historical Perspective
Theology
“As is the case in every sphere of Christian existence, theology must learn to listen before it speaks. Following this rule requires that we listen to tradition with openness toward its gifts and alertness to its potential missteps before we endeavor to engage in the work of constructive theology. In this fine book, Marc Cortez lends his well-trained ear to the often wonderful (and occasionally weird) tradition of Christian teaching about human beings, specifically, what it has to say about how the person and work of Jesus Christ shapes our understanding of human being and action. The result is a clear, exceptionally learned, and rewarding overview of different approaches to christological anthropology in the Christian tradition. This book will prove to be a useful resource for anyone seeking to develop a theological anthropology that honors the supremacy of Jesus Christ.”
Theology
“Divine Will and Human Choice exhibits all the characteristics we have come to expect from Richard Muller. Through his compelling historical argumentation and mastery of ancient, patristic, medieval, and early modern sources, Muller demonstrates that the contemporary categories of compatibilism and libertarianism fail to capture the rich and variegated approaches of early modern Reformed theologians to questions of divine and human freedom, necessity, and contingency. The result is a new perspective on Reformed orthodox teaching about God and providence with new possibilities for constructive theology.”
Christian Living
“One of the weaknesses of much popular Christian teaching on the Bible is the tendency to read the story of the Bible in a circular manner, as if Jesus Christ came into the world to bring us back to Eden. Nancy Guthrie charts a better course in her book. In a manner that is profoundly biblical and deeply practical, she traces nine biblical themes along a common trajectory, from their beginning in God’s good creation, through their destruction and devastation by Adam’s sin, to the ways Christ perfects, consummates, and crowns each theme by means of his suffering and glory. Let Guthrie take you by the hand and lead you through the Bible to Jesus Christ, in whom we find a better provision, a better life, a better identity, a better rest, a better wardrobe, a better spouse, a better savior, a better sanctuary, and a better city than this world in its present state could or would afford.”
Theology
“The publication of Gray Sutanto's book on the doctrine of humanity is reason enough for gratitude since we have lacked an up-to-date Reformed introduction to the doctrine for decades. But beyond gratitude for the publication of a timely and useful resource, this book merits praise. It not only addresses topics of both perennial significance and contemporary controversy with insight and good judgment. This book also exemplifies the virtues of theological reasoning at its finest, grounding its conclusions in biblical exegesis, attending to the wisdom of the church catholic and Reformed, and drawing forth prudential applications for life, ministry, and worship, all the while helping its readers cultivate the same virtues through its example. Three cheers for Gray Sutanto's For Us and for Our Salvation.”
Theology
“In Fountain of Salvation, Fred Sanders continues, interrogates, and extends the modern program of reflecting on the being of the triune God in light of the history of salvation. Ever on guard against reducing the being of God to his works, Sanders analyzes topics as diverse as atonement, church, Christian life, and theological education through the bifocal lens of Trinity and salvation. The result is a work of subtle judgment and profound insight, exactly what one would expect from our most gifted theologian of the Trinity.”
Theology
“To know the only true God through Jesus Christ by the Spirit is eternal life (John 17:3). With the combination of deep and reverent scholarship that we have come to expect from him, Steve Duby seeks to retrieve the supreme object of Christian theology—God in himself—by rehabilitating topics like natural theology, metaphysics, and analogy for the practice of Christian theology. In doing so, Duby demonstrates how the proper coordination of these topics contributes to the supreme end of Christian theology, communion with the Holy Trinity. This is a masterful work of biblical, historical, philosophical, and dogmatic theology by a master theologian that deserves a wide readership.”
God's Glory Alone—The Majestic Heart of Christian Faith and Life
Theology
“The solas of the Reformation too easily devolve into empty slogans. David VanDrunen’s book is a precious remedy against such devolution. VanDrunen traces the radiant arc of God’s glory from its internal fullness in the blessed Trinity to its external manifestation in creation and covenant, in the triune work of salvation, and in God’s eternal kingdom. Along the way, he addresses the vices that inhibit us from admiring and answering God’s glory and provides practical instruction in the virtues that promote awe and adoration in the presence of our glorious God. Reading this book will reinvigorate wonder and worship to the glory of God alone.”
Theology
“‘Jesus is Lord’ is the fundamental confession of the Christian faith. Writing with the heart of a pastor and the wisdom of a seminary professor, Greg Lanier unfolds the rich Trinitarian framework within which the Old and New Testaments present Jesus as God’s divine Son. Anyone who desires to become a more competent reader of the Bible and a more faithful follower of the Lord Jesus Christ will find this book enormously instructive.”
Theology
“In this extremely learned book, Michael Allen performs a dual service for Christian theology. First, by applying the lens of dogmatic analysis to a topic largely dominated by exegetical and ecumenical concern in recent decades, he exposes the shortsightedness of many contemporary approaches and debates and enables us to perceive a more capacious domain of possibilities. Second, by means of compelling argument and well-chosen examples, he demonstrates that historic Protestant teaching regarding God’s gracious justification of the ungodly retains its status as a hinge upon which many doctrines turn and a wellspring of theological and spiritual vitality.”
Biblical Studies & Commentaries
“Hermeneutical partisans commonly suggest we must choose between 'biblical theology' and 'theological interpretation of Scripture.' Uche Anizor's Kings and Priests exhibits an integrative approach, calmly demonstrating how a biblical theology of 'royal priesthood' can enrich our theological understanding of the relationship between Holy Scripture's divine author and human readers. I am happy to commend this book.”
Christian Living
“This book deftly combines deep historical learning with sage pastoral wisdom to present us with an unaccommodated Luther—one who is sure to surprise as well as offend those only familiar with sanitized portraits of the Wittenberg Reformer. But this is the Luther that we need, for it is the real Luther—not the fictions of hagiographers—who has the most to teach us about the Christian life. Both new and longtime readers of Luther will derive much benefit from Trueman’s book.”
Biblical Studies & Commentaries
“According to Thomas Aquinas, it is better to illuminate than merely to shine, to deliver to others contemplated truths than merely to contemplate. Over the past several decades, Kevin Vanhoozer has distinguished himself as one of the brightest of lights in the constellation of Christian theology and has devoted himself to enlightening others through his teaching and writing. In the present volume, Vanhoozer delivers truths long contemplated to the reading public for its greater illumination. With the help of a clear distinction (between Scripture’s literal sense and its providential frame of reference) and a lucid analogy (Christ’s divine light is to his body as Scripture’s “transfigural” sense is to its letter), Vanhoozer illumines a pathway to reading Holy Scripture within the providential economy of divine light that shines most fully in the face of Jesus Christ and that summons us to hear his voice (Matt 17:5). Mere Christian Hermeneutics is a clarion call to faithful and fruitful biblical interpretation.”
Theology
“If Jesus Christ is the treasure hidden in the field of the Scriptures, then The Biblical Trinity is a treasure map produced by the hand of a master cartographer. Brandon Smith’s book shows readers how to find Jesus Christ in the Scriptures and, in finding him, how to treasure him as the Father’s Spirit-anointed Son, our Maker, Redeemer, and Reward.”
Theology
“The Culture of Theology encapsulates John Webster's thinking about the task of theology at a crucial stage in his own theological development, orienting the study of theology around the living address of the gospel's God and toward the communities, conversations, and character requisite to theology's flourishing. In addition, this book exhibits many of the virtues it commends: reverent wonder before theology's divine subject matter, humble attention to the divine Word, deference to the wisdom of the communion of saints, and critical dialogue with the various conversation partners and settings of theology. For this reason The Culture of Theology is a welcome guide in the cultivation of theological understanding.”
Theology
“A theological account of what it means to be human—that creature specially made by God and for God—cannot afford to ignore the topic of human emotions insofar as their devastation by sin is one of the chief causes of our departure from God.”
The Lord Bless You and Keep You
Biblical Studies & Commentaries
“In this book, Michael Glodo offers more than just a wonderful study of the Aaronic blessing. He provides a rich biblical-theological survey of the theme of God’s ‘face’ as it unfolds across the pages of Scripture and wise pastoral-theological applications of the numerous ways God ‘shines’ his face on us in our public worship and in our day-to-day lives.”
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