Earlier this year I named J. Todd Billings’ book Union with Christ: Reframing Theology and Ministry for the Church as one of my books of the year. Christianity Today also recognized the book, giving it an “award of merit” in the theology/ethics category. I have noted that Billings’ work is most significant for its “push-back” [...]
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2011 Book(s) of the Year
Posted in Books of the Year on Dec 30th, 2011
‘Tis the season for list making and while I typically create a “books of the year” list, this year I also have a “book of the year”. I do this only to highlight the exceptional quality of the book I have chosen for 2011 Book of the Year. All of my selections were so chosen [...]
Union with Christ J. Todd Billings
Posted in Biblical Studies, Book Previews, Books, Reformation Theology on Dec 15th, 2011
J. Todd Billings, professor of Reformed Theology at Western Theological Seminary, is firmly establishing himself as a fresh and dynamic spokesman for Reformed theology. His latest book, Union with Christ: Reframing Theology and Ministry for the Church eschews many of the recent popular and scholarly caricatures of Reformed theology, and seeks to recapture the Reformation [...]