As iron sharpens iron,
one person sharpens another. (Proverbs 27:17)
“Though a fascinating historical study undoubtedly unfamiliar to many readers, American Heretics fails to interpret properly the framers’ conception of religion and… ham-fistedly collapses into a single whole a diverse group of religious conservatives who often share little more than superficial commonalities.” - Acton
This post comes in response to a brother in the Middle East who seems to be combating false teaching in this area. I hope that this helps. I have not included the apposite sections within the major Systematic Theologies, nor have I included the important critical studies of Dunn or Pannenberg (which are both worth reading). These books furnish a well-rounded portrait of the Jesus of the Bible and His identity as the God-Man.
“In his new book, ‘Believe,’ Douthat makes a case for name-brand religion, saying the world’s largest faith traditions are like maps for helping us navigate life and the universe around us. They also might just be true.” - RNS
Related: Gavin Ortlund interview
“What if our work, in and outside of our job, is what we were made for?” - Breakpoint
“At the core of A Personal God and a Good World lies the simple, common-sense fact that our consciousness and our conscience tell us the same, seemingly paradoxical truth about ourselves: ‘human beings are valuable, perhaps infinitely valuable; at the same time, we are not intrinsically good; there is something morally broken about us.’” - Ref21
“My general strategy has been to collect commentaries and reference works in Logos format and other resources in Kindle…. if I am preparing a sermon, I am probably using Logos and if I am reading a book for pleasure or review, I am probably using my Kindle.” - Challies
“What most people don’t know is that liberal theology is a tradition; it is not just any type of theology that a person disagrees with because it seems too revisionist.” - Roger Olson
“In 2024, faithful evangelical publishers released hundreds of theologically orthodox and robustly biblical books. Though we still have work to do in defending Scripture from critical erosion, there’s now more intellectual space for theologians to explore narrower doctrinal topics with precision.” - TGC
“Finding My Vocation is a rare achievement. It expresses rich biblical and theological principles (informed by some of the best minds from church history) with simplicity, clarity, and specificity.” - Ref21
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