Joseph Ratzinger, Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, has died. It is perhaps odd that I, a self-identified evangelical Protestant with sons named after Reformers (Calvin, Latimer, and Cranmer), should find myself both grieving the passing and grateful for the witness of such a public intellectual believer. But I do. Two Degrees of Separation But as for
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Reformed Dogmatics in Dialogue: An Interview with Uche Anizor and Kyle C. Strobel
This week we are highlighting three new volumes in the Studies in Historical and Systematic Theology (SHST) series recently published this month. Today, we interview Uche Anizor and Kyle C. Strobel about their new book Reformed Dogmatics in Dialogue: The Theology of Karl Barth and Jonathan Edwards. Lexham Press: What hath Karl Barth to do with Jonathan
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The Quest to Save the Old Testament: An Interview with David Ney
We are excited to publish three new volumes in the Studies in Historical and Systematic Theology (SHST) series this month. Today, we interview David Ney about his new book, The Quest to Save the Old Testament: Mathematics, Hieroglyphics, and Providence in Enlightenment England. Ephraim Radner calls this book “historical and theological writing at its best.” Lexham
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Virtuous Persuasion: An Interview with Michael Niebauer
This week we are highlighting three new volumes in the Studies in Historical and Systematic Theology (SHST) series recently published this month. Today, we interview Michael Niebauer about his new book, Virtuous Persuasion: A Theology of Christian Mission. D. Stephen Long, Cary M. Maguire University Professor of Ethics at Southern Methodist University calls this book “the most important
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God’s Mission Is on Every Page of Scripture
In this excerpt from Theology of Mission: A Concise Biblical Theology, J. D. Payne introduces a missional hermenutic to interpret the overarching story of mission in the Bible. Whenever I ask a class for biblical support of God’s mission in the world, the Matthean account of the Great Commission (Matt 28:18–20) is usually the first
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A Richer Mythology: C. S. Lewis and Figural Reading
In this excerpt from All Thy Lights Combine, Judith Wolfe explores the connection between C. S. Lewis’s fiction and his understanding of figurative exegesis of Scripture. C . S. Lewis is one of the towering intellects of twentieth-century Anglicanism, whose works of public theology and religious literature have brought the Christian faith alive not only
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An Introduction to Figural Reading in the Anglican Tradition
In this excerpt from All Thy Lights Combine, editors Ephraim Radner and David Ney introduce the concept of figural reading and it’s importance to biblical interpretation in the Anglican tradition. When English speakers think of the power of biblical language, they often summon up memories of that great monument of historic Anglicanism, the Authorized King
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How Jesus Points to the Trinity in the Gospel of Mark
In this excerpt from The Trinity and the Bible: On Theological Interpretation, Scott Swain reflects on Mark 12:35–37 and how that text forms the foundation of Mark’s Trinitarian Christology. One question remains for those who would follow the implications of Mark 12:35–37 to the point of theological understanding and confession: What does it mean within
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Why Our Physical Bodies Matter to God
In this excerpt from Wonderfully Made: A Protestant Theology of the Body, John Kleinig explains why our physical bodies matter to God. Our world has many living wonders, many ordinary creatures that are all quite extraordinary. This array of wonders ranges from a simple cell to the supremely complex human body. From every point of
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In the Name of Our Lord: An Interview with Jonathan Watson
This week we are highlighting five new volumes in the Studies in Historical and Systematic Theology (SHST) series recently published in July. Today we interview Jonathan Watson about his new book In the Name of Our Lord: Four Models of the Relationship Between Baptism, Catechesis, and Communion. Lexham Press: What sparked your interest in comparing
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