The curiously titled Concise Reformed Dogmatics by J. van Genderen and W.H. Velema has become a favorite of mine. (I say curiously titled because it weighs in at 922 pages - though it does have some 2000 fewer pages than Bavinck's Reformed Dogmatics!) I was rereading some portions of his chapter on Holy Scripture and… Continue reading Scripture and Tradition
Category: Systematic Theology
The Importance of Making Careful Distinctions
In conversations about a point of theology or biblical interpretation, I have often heard something along the lines of: "The Bible never says that." When pressed, the person will then follow-up, "Well, the Bible doesn't say it explicitly," or "the Bible doesn't use those particular words." I have heard this used to deny a number… Continue reading The Importance of Making Careful Distinctions
Bavinck’s complete Reformed Dogmatics for Cheap!
Reformation Heritage books is now offering the complete 4-volume set of Herman Bavinck's Reformed Dogmatics for a mere $85.00! If you don't own this set, now is the time to snatch this up. This is a great deal on a very fine set of ST volumes! ____________________ Andrew
Berkhof’s Manual of Christian Doctrine, Second Edition
I don't know how this slipped under my radar, but it looks like someone has undertaken a reformatting of Louis Berkhof's systematic theological summary, Manual of Christian Doctrine. While the contents look the same, the formatting of the text has changed. Now the volume contains a new font, is formatted with two columns per page… Continue reading Berkhof’s Manual of Christian Doctrine, Second Edition
Which is your FAVORITE Systematic Theology?
Some comments on the "Berkhof for $9.99" post got me thinking that it would be fun to do a bit more interactive post. Ok blog-lurkers, time to dust off your enter-keys and comment in on this one!!! Here's the question: Which is your favorite ST volume(s) and why? Don't worry, you don't have to limit… Continue reading Which is your FAVORITE Systematic Theology?