Posted in Book Previews, Books, Philosophy on Mar 29th, 2011
Most Christians are quite familiar with evidentialist apologetics. “Apologetics”, as the evidentialist type of apologetics is commonly taken to refer to, is extremely appealing to and actively practiced by the vast majority of lay Christians. It is the type of apologetics presented in about 95% of all books published in the genre (McDowell, Strobel, etc., [...]
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Posted in Theology on Mar 8th, 2011
The Church must have good theologians. Not pastors. Not biblical scholars. Not communicators. Not trendy leaders. Theologians. But what makes a good theologian? Is it the skill of the scholar? The heart of a pastor? The savvy of a leader? The brilliance of the philosopher? Or, is it something else? The inadequacy of all these [...]
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Posted in Biblical Studies, James on Mar 3rd, 2011
The NICNT/NICOT series produced by Eerdmans is in no need of introduction. Anyone who values both the academy and the church are well aware of its high degree of standing among academics and pastors, and for bridging the gap between those two worlds unlike any other commentary. Here are Gordon Fee’s comments on The Letter [...]
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