A very brief intro to a major topic: Like most issues in theology and philosophy, this can be a quite complex topic. I do not…
Some preliminary thoughts on replacement theology: This is quite an important theological topic and debate that has especially been reinvigorated because of the latest Hamas/Israeli…
An invaluable resource on Puritan and Reformed thinking and practice: Anyone who is interested in Puritan and Reformed belief, practice and history will – or…
One can safely say that contemporary Western Christians may be the most theologically illiterate since the church began 2000 years ago. The woeful lack of…
Systematic theology, as the name implies, is simply a systematised presentation of biblical theology. Theological themes and concepts are scattered throughout the Bible, so the…
Important new books in the areas of theology, biblical studies, apologetics, ethics and related fields continue to emerge, and I try to keep up with…
Baker, 2008. (Available in Australia at Koorong Books) This is certainly the newest and perhaps most comprehensive New Testament theology to come from the conservative/Evangelical…
Eerdmans, 2001. There have been a number of helpful New Testament introductions written for the Evangelical community, including the older volume by Guthrie and the…
Eerdmans, 2024. What actually makes a person a Christian? When you have a lot of jokes about something, that is probably because they contain a…
Too many are too quick to judge and condemn: Evangelical and Bible-believing Christians know full well that Jesus saved his harshest words of condemnation for…
When is it right to resist unjust rulers? In this irregular series on resistance theory, I now turn to the French/Swiss reformer John Calvin (1509-1564).…
Great truths from this great preacher: If one cannot get to read all the many great books penned by Martyn Lloyd-Jones, the next best thing…
Key works on specialised philosophy of religion topics: As my title would indicate the topic of the intersection of theology and philosophy is what is…
So who am I reading a lot of? Five years ago I posted an article listing all the authors I happen to have ten or…
More insights into this important biblical theme: All three of the items featured in my title I have discussed before. The idea of common grace…
In praise of the early church creeds: If one wanted to summarise the basics of the Christian faith, and present some of the main and…
We can learn and benefit from others because of God’s common grace: While not popular in some quarters, I am a firm believer in the…
God is still at work: It is easy to despair at the state of the world. So often it seems like God has simply abandoned…
Introducing Saint Augustine: Anyone even remotely interested in the major disciplines of the humanities – be it history, philosophy, theology, ethics or politics – must…
A brief introduction to Aquinas: The Italian Dominican Thomas Aquinas is without question one of the West’s most important philosophers and theologians. Along with the…