Reformed Churchmen

We are Confessional Calvinists and a Prayer Book Church-people. In 2012, we remembered the 350th anniversary of the 1662 Book of Common Prayer; also, we remembered the 450th anniversary of John Jewel's sober, scholarly, and Reformed "An Apology of the Church of England." In 2013, we remembered the publication of the "Heidelberg Catechism" and the influence of Reformed theologians in England, including Heinrich Bullinger's Decades. For 2014: Tyndale's NT translation. For 2015, John Roger, Rowland Taylor and Bishop John Hooper's martyrdom, burned at the stakes. Books of the month. December 2014: Alan Jacob's "Book of Common Prayer" at: http://www.amazon.com/Book-Common-Prayer-Biography-Religious/dp/0691154813/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1417814005&sr=8-1&keywords=jacobs+book+of+common+prayer. January 2015: A.F. Pollard's "Thomas Cranmer and the English Reformation: 1489-1556" at: http://www.amazon.com/Thomas-Cranmer-English-Reformation-1489-1556/dp/1592448658/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1420055574&sr=8-1&keywords=A.F.+Pollard+Cranmer. February 2015: Jaspar Ridley's "Thomas Cranmer" at: http://www.amazon.com/Thomas-Cranmer-Jasper-Ridley/dp/0198212879/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1422892154&sr=8-1&keywords=jasper+ridley+cranmer&pebp=1422892151110&peasin=198212879

Saturday, July 13, 2013

Engaging with Keller - Reformation21 Blog

Engaging with Keller - Reformation21 Blog

Engaging with Keller

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Engaging with Keller.jpgReformation21 blogger Iain D. Campbell is one of the editors of and contributors to an imminent volume from Evangelical Press entitled Engaging with Keller: Thinking Through the Theology of an Influential Evangelical (the other editor is William M. Schweitzer). Ian Hamilton provides a sincere foreword.

The book, expressly and clearly written in a spirit both fraternal and irenic, and certainly no casual hatchet job, is an attempt to interact with Tim Keller on a variety of topics. As someone who has
had some questions about aspects of Keller's theology, I was intrigued to see this book raising some of those very issues. Contributors and their subjects are as follows:
  • Keller on 'Rebranding' the Doctrine of Sin (Iain D. Campbell)
  • 'Brimstone-Free Hell': a new way of saying the same old thing about judgment and hell? (William M. Schweitzer)
  • Losing the Dance: is the 'divine dance' a good explanation of the Trinity? (Kevin J. Bidwell)
  • The Church's Mission: sent to 'do justice' in the world? (Peter J. Naylor)
  • Timothy Keller's Hermeneutic: an example for the church to follow? (C. Richard H. Holst)
  • 'Not Quite' Theistic Evolution: does Keller bridge the gap between creation and evolution? (William M. Schweitzer)
  • Looking for Communion in All the Wrong Places: Keller and the doctrine of the church (D. G. Hart)

I am only a little way in to my review copy but I am appreciating the thoughtful tone and careful approach, which I hope will be sustained throughout. Although I think it may be a week or so yet before the volume is available in the UK (not sure about the US), interested parties can order this work from Amazon.com, Amazon.co.uk, probably from the publisher, and doubtless other good suppliers in due course. I may be able to supply a more thorough overview before long.

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