In the incarnation, God is doing something which mankind could not do for himself – surrender, suffer and die in a perfect way. Read more…
Re-Examining Lewis’ Trilemma
How do you understand and invite others to interact with an argument which has become “classic” Lewis?Read more…
Review of Alister McGrath, C.S. Lewis — A Life. Part II
Review of Alister McGrath, C.S. Lewis — A Life: Eccentric Genius, Reluctant Prophet (Carol Stream, IL: Tyndale House, 2013) for the Emerging Scholars Network (ESN). Part II. Click here for Part I. Things which I felt did not work: Moving onRead more…
Review of Alister McGrath, C.S. Lewis — A Life. Part I
Review of Alister McGrath, C.S. Lewis — A Life: Eccentric Genius, Reluctant Prophet (Carol Stream, IL: Tyndale House, 2013) for the Emerging Scholars Network (ESN). Part I. Click here for Part II. Alister McGrath is, like many of us, a fanRead more…
Why You Must Be Dying to be a Christian Scholar (2/2)
Last week I began to introduce myself and my understanding of the Christian scholar’s vocation by briefly outlining the controversy which marked my time as a student at Westminster Theological Seminary. (You can read last week’s post here.) This weekRead more…
The Best Christian Book of All Time: By the Numbers
If we’re going to take the sports angle to this tournament all the way, then at some point we need a “Moneyball” type to come in with formulas and spreadsheets to turn the whole thing on its head. Turns outRead more…
The Best Christian Book of All Time: The Winner
We have a winner! Out of our original bracket of 64 books, one book has been chosen by Emerging Scholars Network members as the Best Christian Book of All Time. The Winner Confessions by Augustine has defeated Mere Christianity byRead more…
Best Christian Book of All Time: The Ultimate Showdown!
It has come to this. The two best books in the history of Christianity have been chosen by you, our readers and Emerging Scholars Network members, and we’re ready to answer the question of which book is the best Christian book ofRead more…
Brief Reflection on “The Great Sin”
Just finished reading C.S. Lewis’ The Horse and His Boy with one of my girls. What did she learn? To listen to the Lion, i.e., God Beware of pride How about these as Lenten lessons? In my April 1 reading of The BusinessRead more…