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Posted in Book Previews, Books, Education on May 14th, 2013
In an information saturated world, questions about intellectual integrity are paramount. Gathering information is no longer a problem, but trust is. Substantive questions cannot even be asked much less answered if there is no trust. To whom should I trust my mind? Who can I trust as an intellectual mentor? And after much toil when [...]
Posted in Catechesis, Ecclesiology, Education, Evangelicalism, Interview on Mar 29th, 2010
Dr. Gary Parrett, with the release of his second book in the last six months, Grounded in the Gospel: Building Believers the Old Fashioned Way, is fast establishing himself as one of the leading authorities on Christian education as it is practiced in the church and applies to Christian catechesis and spiritual formation. Earlier this [...]
Posted in Catechesis, Ecclesiology, Education, Theology, Uncategorized on Feb 3rd, 2010
Tim Morey. Embodying our Faith: Becoming A Living, Sharing and Practicing Church. Downers Grove: IVP, 2010. Pp. 197. Christianbook.com $10.99 Let’s face it, there are ton of books on “how to do” church right now. Right now as I sit at my desk, I count close to 15 recent (6 months) releases in this genre. [...]
Posted in Catechesis, Ecclesiology, Education, Historical Theology, Theology on Feb 1st, 2010
The Philokalia, 4 Vols. G.E.H. Palmer, Philip Sherrard, and Kallistos Ware, eds. London, U.K.: Faber & Faber, 2009. Pp. 1594. Christianbook.com $51.99. Intro The Academic blog at Christianbook.com welcomes guest blogger James. James is our first guest blogger and fellow reader of all things Academic. He comes from an evangelical tradition, but has recently become [...]
Posted in Biblical Studies, Catechesis, Ecclesiology, Education, Ephesians, New Testament, Old Testament on Jan 20th, 2010
Today’s post, part 2 of my interview with Steve Kang and Gary Parrett, looks deeper into their book and produces some surprising comments. I hope you enjoy the rest of our conversation and be sure to look for my upcoming interviews with Deep Church author Jim Belcher, and John Ronning author of The Jewish Targums [...]
Posted in Biblical Studies, Catechesis, Ecclesiology, Education on Jan 18th, 2010
Today I will be interviewing Dr.’s Gary Parrett and S. Steven Kang about their new book Teaching the Faith, Forming the Faithful: A Biblical Vision for Education in the Church. Dr. Parrett and Dr. Kang both teach at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary in South Hamilton, Massachusetts. I met Gary and Steve at a local coffee shop [...]
Posted in Catechesis, Philosophy, Systematic Theology, Theological interpretation, Theology on Jan 12th, 2010
Karl Barth, in the opening pages to his Doctrine of Creation (CD III.1) makes it clear that the Christian’s confession of faith in God as the Creator is exclusively an articulus fidei, and therefore something which is not knowable to the human mind (005). It is a “free act of God” and those acts can [...]
Posted in Biblical Studies, Conferences, Education, Interpretation/Hermeneutics/Exegesis, New Testament, Old Testament, Pauline Studies, Philosophy, Theology on Dec 17th, 2009
Christianbook.com’s “The Academia Nut” is gathering nominations for the most influential and/or important publications of the 21st Century…so far. Unlike popular books, Academic titles require much more time to make an impact. They must be read digested, researched, and approved by the guild for which they are written. This takes time; often years. Thus, a [...]
Posted in Education, Ethics, Evangelicalism, Philosophy, Systematic Theology, Theology on Dec 7th, 2009
ahahahahahah, as I, the Academia Nut rummage through the stacks, I often find amazing deals on great books that are simply irresistible! Now that Christmas is fast approaching what more could you ask for???? Pick up some goodies for yourself, or that special academic nut in your life!Checkout this list! Here’s what I found today [...]
Posted in Catechesis, Education, Pauline Studies, Theology on Nov 20th, 2009
December promises to be an exciting month for the Academia Nut. Currently in the works is a four part entry on the Academia Nut’s top-overall rated New Testament commentaries . Look for the entries in early December. Second, the Academia Nut will be interviewing theologian John Franke author of the new book Manifold Witness: The [...]