“Why Postliberalism Failed, by James M. Patterson and Thomas D. Howes, enters that debate with an ambitious claim. Contemporary postliberalism, they argue, is neither novel nor untested. It is best understood as the latest expression of an older political tradition whose historical record is considerably less attractive than many of its advocates acknowledge.” - Acton
“The strength of Sloan’s argument comes with a necessary caveat…. he goes on to argue that Jesus, as Lord of the law, reestablishes the law and restores God’s people to a form of law observance. And this brings us to a few serious criticisms of Sloan’s work.” - 9 Marks
This is a review of the book The Words of the Covenant: A Biblical Theology Volume 1 – Old Testament Expectation, by Dr. Paul Martin Henebury, published by Xulon Press Elite (Paperback 467 Pages).
I came across Paul Henebury many years ago through his blog “Dr. Reluctant.” He refers to himself as “A Reluctant Dispensationalist.” To find out why, you’ll have to look it up for yourself. One of the things he states is that,
Any approach to theology must be concerned with only one thing—its adequacy as an explanation of the whole Bible.
“Nancy Jill Hale has now capitalized on Brinsfield’s labors to release A Sight Never to be Forgotten, a comprehensive collection of eyewitness accounts written exclusively by or about Union chaplains.
“Christians, especially pastors, need thoughtful resources to equip themselves to reach Latter-day Saints with the gospel. Beshears provides just such a resource, written with the charitable tone he hopes evangelicals will adopt when engaging Latter-day Saints.” - TGC
“Pence’s new book, What Conservatives Believe, breaks no new ground. It does not yield to the performative narcissism of the age by settling old scores or dishing insider gossip. What it does provide is an accessible, practical 21st-century update of the conservative canon.” - Acton
“There’s no cookie-cutter approach to honoring aging parents. Most senior citizens say they’d like to stay in their own home as they age. When family members live nearby, simply picking up groceries and cutting the lawn may be all that’s needed. But the financial and logistical challenges increase as distance grows.” - TGC
“A new book explores the shape-shifting nature of anti-Semitism through the centuries. What can we learn from the past as this virulent hatred recurs today among right and left forces alike?” - Acton
“Swinton, chair in divinity and religious studies at King’s College, University of Aberdeen, doesn’t merely critique therapeutic culture. He gives pastors something better—the biblical category of shalom. He offers a vision of mental health that exposes the poverty of our culture’s therapeutic assumptions and gives the church genuinely different categories for human flourishing.” - TGC
“Kevin Vanhoozer, the great hermeneutician… was going to deliver to serious, believing readers of Scripture a mere Christian hermeneutics, the hallway where the various denominations and reading cultures, more on that term in a moment, who read Scripture might find some hermeneutical unity amidst our never-ending theological cacophony.” - Mark Ward
