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Book Review: Works of Love

December 26, 2014 by Bob Trube Leave a Comment

Works of Love By Søren Kierkegaard My rating: 4 of 5 stars Works of Love is a searching exploration of the distinctive and demanding character of Christian love. It is not a “feel good” book but one that might leave you wondering whether you really have loved at all, or loved well. Kierkegaard begins with the paradox of love's character as both hidden and yet bearing fruit in works of love. He then explores the great command to love neighbor as oneself. He plumbs the challenges of loving a neighbor in all … [Read more...] about Book Review: Works of Love

Filed Under: Book Review/Discussion, Christ and the Academy Tagged With: Book Review, Christ, I Corinthians 13, law, Love, soren kierkegaard, Works of Love

Book Review: Dogmatic Aesthetics

November 24, 2014 by Bob Trube Leave a Comment

Dogmatic Aesthetics: A Theology of Beauty in Dialogue with Robert W. Jenson By Stephen John Wright My rating:  4 of 5 stars Goodness, truth, and beauty. This language of the “transcendentals” sounds inspiring and noble. But why do we believe in these things and what shapes our understanding of the good, the true, and the beautiful? Are there grounds for answers to these questions beyond our own experience and perception? Stephen John Wright, in this dialogue with his theological mentor Robert W. Jenson, and … [Read more...] about Book Review: Dogmatic Aesthetics

Filed Under: Book Review/Discussion, Christ and the Academy Tagged With: beauty, Book Review, Christ, Dogmatic Aesthetics, Dogmatic Aesthetics: A Theology of Beauty in Dialogue with Robert W. Jenson, Emerging Scholars Series, Fortress Press, God, Robert W. Jenson, Stephen John Wright

The Legacy of Kuyper

October 10, 2014 by Dan Jesse Leave a Comment

The sixth and concluding post in a series  drawing from and interacting with Richard Mouw's  Abraham Kuyper: A Short and Personal Introduction  (Eerdmans, 2011). Stay tuned for additional series by Dan Jesse applying Kuyper's insights to our context in higher education. We must continue to move forward in the tradition put forth by Luther. The Reformation has a famous saying, Ecclesia reformata, semper reformanda! The church needs to reform, and forever be reforming.   What is not meant in this motto is that we … [Read more...] about The Legacy of Kuyper

Filed Under: Abraham Kuyper by Richard Mouw, Christ and the Academy Tagged With: Abraham Kuyper, Abraham Kuyper: A Short and Personal Introduction, Al Wolters, Christ, church, culture, Geerhardus Vos, Herman Bavinck, individualism, Josef Pieper, mark noll, public intellectuals, redemption, Richard Mouw, salvation, the cross, The Transforming Vision, theology

Kuyper’s View of Creation

September 19, 2014 by Dan Jesse Leave a Comment

The third  post in a series drawing from and interacting with Richard Mouw's  Abraham Kuyper: A Short and Personal Introduction  (Eerdmans, 2011).   If Christ's concern, and therefore our concern is the redemption of the whole of Creation, how do we go about this? “How are we as Christians to work at redeemed cultural activity?” (Mouw, 15) The simple answer is that we dwell in the love of Christ and share His will. Before we get into the nuances of this answer, we need to look at the nature of Creation. … [Read more...] about Kuyper’s View of Creation

Filed Under: Abraham Kuyper by Richard Mouw, Christ and the Academy Tagged With: Abraham Kuyper, Abraham Kuyper: A Short and Personal Introduction, Christ, creation, culture, hypocrisy, idolatry, individualism, many-ness, pluriformity, redemption, Richard Mouw, sameness

Kuyper’s Vision of Sin and Redemption

September 12, 2014 by Dan Jesse 4 Comments

Second post in a series  drawing from and interacting with Richard Mouw's  Abraham Kuyper: A Short and Personal Introduction  (Eerdmans, 2011). If you missed it, you may desire to start at the beginning of the series with The Lure of Kuyper. Following the biblical narrative, Kuyper holds: when Eve and Adam succumbed to the Serpent's challenge, then, they turned their wills away from God and placed their ultimate trust in something less than God. (Mouw, 10) This turning of the will, not necessarily the act, is … [Read more...] about Kuyper’s Vision of Sin and Redemption

Filed Under: Abraham Kuyper by Richard Mouw, Christ and the Academy Tagged With: Abraham Kuyper, Abraham Kuyper: A Short and Personal Introduction, Christ, creation, culture, death, finitude, redemption, Richard Mouw, salvation, sin, the fall

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