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On the Road with Saint Augustine

Joel Heflin
Mar 10, 2021
On the Road with Saint Augustine: A Real-World Spirituality for Restless Hearts By James K.A. Smith (Grand Rapids, MI., Brazos Press, 2019) On the Road with Saint Augustine just might be the perfect read for those of us forced inside by the pandemic. In this fresh approach to Christian spirituality...

Fashion Theology

Joel Heflin
Jan 29, 2021
Fashion Theology . Robert Covolo. Waco, TX: Baylor University Press, 2020. 216 pp. Robert Covolo (PhD. Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam), a theologian specializing in cultural topics and Reformed studies, has written a book with an intriguing title . In this landmark study, Covolo investigates the...

Review: Bavinck’s Theological Epistemology

Joel Heflin
Jun 2, 2020
Nathaniel Gray Sutanto. God and Knowledge: Herman Bavinck’s Theological Epistemology. T&T Clark, 2020. Hardback. 208 pp. $115.00 There’s nothing business as usual with studies in Herman Bavinck with more translated works available and as the secondary literature continues to grow. The latest...

The Heart of Creation

Joel Heflin
Dec 24, 2019
Rowan Williams. Christ the Heart of Creation. Bloomsbury Continuum, 2018. Hardback. 304 pp. $42.99. Advent has given us room for much needed reflection on Christ’s miraculous birth. To that end, I'm happy to recommend Rowan Williams' Christ the Heart of Creation this holiday season. Williams’ book...

Reformed Ethics Could Save Your Life

Joel Heflin
Nov 4, 2019
Herman Bavinck’s Reformed Ethics Could Save Your Life Reformed Ethics: Created, Fallen, and Converted Humanity (Vol. 1), John Bolt, ed. et al. Baker Academic, 2019. HC, 608 pp. I was preparing a student paper on Bavinck for ETS when the economy collapsed in 2009. Bavinck’s Reformed Dogmatics proved...