Review a book, get a book! Have you read something that has nurtured your faith and scholarship? ESN welcomes reviews of books from various fields of study and various genres. Our article, A Call For Reviews, includes guidelines for submitting reviews. We thank Greg Rummo for this review that emphasizes the value of biblical theology for "ordinary believers." In According to Plan by Graeme Goldsworthy,[1] the author adopts a four-part approach towards helping “ordinary Christians” understand biblical theology. With a … [Read more...] about Book Review: According to Plan
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Book Review: Paul’s New Perspective
Paul's New Perspective: Charting a Soteriological Journey, Garwood P. Anderson. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 2016 Summary: Argues that both the traditional Protestant perspective and the New Perspective on Paul are each partly right, based on the idea that Paul's ideas on salvation developed as he wrote over a period of time and addressed different circumstances. … [Read more...] about Book Review: Paul’s New Perspective
Book Review: With the Clouds of Heaven by James M. Hamilton
Editor's Note: To supplement Kathy Cooper's Daniel: Notes for Grad Bible Studies, a review of With the Clouds of Heaven by James M. Hamilton, Jr. Thank-you to Bob Trube for sharing his reviews with Emerging Scholars! Bob first posted the above review on Bob on Books. ~ Thomas B. Grosh IV, Associate Director, Emerging Scholars Network . . . With the Clouds of Heaven (New Studies in Biblical Theology) by James M. Hamilton, Jr. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 2014. Summary: A true study of the … [Read more...] about Book Review: With the Clouds of Heaven by James M. Hamilton
Book Review: Neither Complementarian nor Egalitarian, by Michelle Lee-Barnewall
Neither Complementarian nor Egalitarian: A Kingdom Corrective to the Evangelical Gender Debate, Michelle Lee-Barnewall. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic, 2016. Summary: Argues on the basis of the biblical texts for a reframing of the discussion of the relationship of men and women from one of power versus equality to one that focuses on the elements in the biblical texts around reversal, inclusion, unity and service. … [Read more...] about Book Review: Neither Complementarian nor Egalitarian, by Michelle Lee-Barnewall
Book Response: Christ and Culture Revisited, by D. A. Carson
As part of his Doctor of Ministry (DMin) in Ministry to Emerging Generations (Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary), Tom's written a number of book responses and given several short presentations (personal and group). In this series he not only "shares the wealth," but also looks forward to your feedback as he refines his project: An argument for vocational discernment for graduate studies in the context of InterVarsity Christian Fellowship (Stay tuned to learn more!). Earlier posts on the program: Ministry to Emerging … [Read more...] about Book Response: Christ and Culture Revisited, by D. A. Carson