Another, much anticipated book by J. I. Packer (and a second co-authored by Carolyn Nystrom). This one, as the title makes abundantly clear, on prayer – or, as the action-word suggests, praying. A century and a half ago the Scottish…
The Banner of Truth Trust has performed an invaluable service for the Christian community by publishing Cornel Venema’s little work Getting the Gospel Right. He had previously submitted several well written posts to www.monergism.com on the so-called “New Perspectives on…
‘Calvin had no taste or stomach for things outside his particular calling. For him social pleasures were nonexistent. He never mentions domestic joys or woes in his letters. The beauties of nature left him cold. Art, poetry and music seem…
Paul Jones has performed an indispensable service for the church in the writing of his book Sing and Making Music. The chapters range from the highly practical to the more technical, but without losing the reader in the process. Dr.…
Another subtitle should be added to this book, thus reading: Hagar, Sarah, and Their Children: Feminist Perspective. The seven women writers–Jewish, Christian and Muslim seek to focus on Hagar, Sarah, Ishmael and Isaac. In the preface, the editors make it…
The theology of Richard Baxter has an intriguing complexity to it. Baxter has been described by his opponents as a Calvinist, an Amyraldian, an Arminian, a Roman Catholic and even as a Socinian. As a result many have simply resorted…
“There is no more searching test of a theology than to submit it to dramatic handling; nothing so glaringly exposes inconsistencies in a character, a story, or a philosophy as to put it upon the stage and allow it to…
I have quite a collection of books on the arts from a Christian perspective, but I was so eager for Dr. Ryken’s new book, that I have had it on backorder since last December. The subtitle of the book is…
Paul Helm responds to Scott Oliphint’s review of his work, John Calvin’s Ideas. Professor Scott Oliphint has recently reviewed my book John Calvin’s Ideas (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2004 – a paperback reprint is due out in September 2006) and…
This book is not a study of Calvin per se, neither is it a study of Calvin’s theology. Specifically, it is a study of Calvin’s ideas by a Calvinistic philosopher; “…it is concerned with Calvin as a receiver, user, and…
