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Systematic Theology
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Trinity and Organism: Towards a New Reading of Herman Bavinck’s Organic Motif

Reviewed by Robert S. Covolo
Systematic Theology
Systematic Theology
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The Biology of Sin: Grace, Hope, and Healing for Those Who Feel Trapped

Reviewed by Michael R. Emlet
Systematic Theology
Systematic Theology
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The Divine Name(s) and the Holy Trinity: Distinguishing the Voices

Reviewed by Stephen N. Williams
Systematic Theology
Systematic Theology
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The Filioque: History of a Doctrinal Controversy

Reviewed by Kyle Strobel
Systematic Theology
Systematic Theology
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Letters of the Divine Word: The Perfections of God in Karl Barth’s Church Dogmatics

Reviewed by Jordan P. Barrett
Systematic Theology
Systematic Theology

The Works of John Owen

Reviewed by Timothy Baylor
Systematic Theology
Systematic Theology
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Infinity Dwindled to Infancy: A Catholic and Evangelical Christology

Reviewed by R. Lucas Stamps
Systematic Theology
Systematic Theology
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Heil in allen Weltreligionen? Das VerstŠndnis von Offenbarung und Heil in der pluralistisschen Religionstheologie John Hicks (German)

Reviewed by Winfried Corduan
Systematic Theology
Systematic Theology
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Wesley as a Pastoral Theologian: Theological Methodology in John Wesley’s Doctrine of Perfection (Studies in Evangelical History and Thought)

Reviewed by David Fry
Systematic Theology
Systematic Theology
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Divine Impassibility and the Mystery of Human Suffering

Reviewed by Michael Allen
Systematic Theology
Systematic Theology
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The Holy Trinity: Understanding God’s Life

Reviewed by Stephen N. Williams
Systematic Theology
Systematic Theology
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The Oxford Handbook of Philosophical Theology

Reviewed by James R. Gordon
Systematic Theology
Systematic Theology
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The Oxford Handbook of the Trinity

Reviewed by James E. Dolezal
Systematic Theology
Mission and Culture
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The Great Books Reader: Excerpts and Essays on the Most Influential Books in Western Civilization

Reviewed by Douglas Wilson
Mission and Culture
Systematic Theology
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God without Parts: Divine Simplicity and the Metaphysics of God’s Absoluteness

Reviewed by James N. Anderson
Systematic Theology
Systematic Theology
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Transforming Christian Theology: For Church and Society

Reviewed by Ronald T. Michener
Systematic Theology
Systematic Theology
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Justification: Five Views

Reviewed by Jeremy M. Kimble
Systematic Theology
History and Historical Theology

Luther’s Works

Reviewed by G. A. Dietrich
History and Historical Theology
History and Historical Theology
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God’s Grand Design: The Theological Vision of Jonathan Edwards

Reviewed by Peter Beck
History and Historical Theology
History and Historical Theology
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Charles Hodge: The Pride of Princeton

Reviewed by Kenneth J. Stewart
History and Historical Theology
History and Historical Theology
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“Right Reason” and the Princeton Mind: An Unorthodox Proposal

Reviewed by Patrick C. Edwards
History and Historical Theology
History and Historical Theology
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F. F. Bruce: A Life

Reviewed by Kenneth J. Stewart
History and Historical Theology
History and Historical Theology
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Was America Founded as a Christian Nation? A Historical Introduction

Reviewed by John D. Wilsey
History and Historical Theology
History and Historical Theology
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Francis Johnson and the English Separatist Influence

Reviewed by Bracy V. Hill II
History and Historical Theology
History and Historical Theology
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Beyond 400: Exploring Baptist Futures

Reviewed by Nathan A. Finn
History and Historical Theology
History and Historical Theology
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Victorian Nonconformity

Reviewed by Nathan A. Finn
History and Historical Theology
Systematic Theology
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Arminius, Arminianism, and Europe: Jacobus Arminius (1559/60–1609)

Reviewed by Matthew Barrett
Systematic Theology
Systematic Theology
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Breath of Life: God as Spirit in Judaism

Reviewed by Stephen Jenks
Systematic Theology
Mission and Culture
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Dictionary of Christian Spirituality

Reviewed by Joanne J. Jung
Mission and Culture
Mission and Culture
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Where the Conflict Really Lies: Science, Religion, and Naturalism

Reviewed by Justin L. Barrett
Mission and Culture
Mission and Culture
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Encountering Theology of Mission: Biblical Foundations, Historical Developments, and Contemporary Issues

Reviewed by Andy Draycott
Mission and Culture
Mission and Culture
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Jesus Christ and the Life of the Mind

Reviewed by Bradley G. Green
Mission and Culture
Mission and Culture
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Theological Interpretation of Culture in Post-Communist Context: Central and East European Search for Roots

Reviewed by Jonathan Moorhead
Mission and Culture
Mission and Culture
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When Missions Shapes the Mission: How You and Your Church Can Reach the World

Reviewed by Joel Heppner
Mission and Culture
Mission and Culture
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Persons, Powers, and Pluralities: Towards a Trinitarian Theology of Culture

Reviewed by George W. Ziegler
Mission and Culture
Mission and Culture
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Theology and Practice of Mission: God, the Church, and the Nations

Reviewed by Adam P. Groza
Mission and Culture
Mission and Culture
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Remixthebook

Reviewed by Eric T. Hall
Mission and Culture
Ethics and Pastoralia
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Evangellyfish

Reviewed by Andrew David Naselli
Ethics and Pastoralia
Ethics and Pastoralia
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Corporal Punishment in the Bible: A Redemptive-Movement Hermeneutic for Troubling Texts

Reviewed by Benjamin M. Reaoch
Ethics and Pastoralia
Ethics and Pastoralia

Zondervan Bible Reference Bundle 3

Reviewed by Andrew David Naselli
Ethics and Pastoralia
Ethics and Pastoralia
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Bloodlines: Race, Cross, and the Christian

Reviewed by Gavin Ortlund
Ethics and Pastoralia
Ethics and Pastoralia
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Loving the Way Jesus Loves

Reviewed by Stephen Witmer
Ethics and Pastoralia
Systematic Theology
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Who Is the Holy Spirit? A Walk with the Apostles

Reviewed by Stephen Jenks
Systematic Theology
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The Grace of Repentance

Reviewed by Hans Madueme
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The Cambridge Dictionary of Christian Theology

Reviewed by Hans Madueme
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The Cambridge Companion to Science and Religion

Reviewed by Hans Madueme
Ethics and Pastoralia

BibleWorks 9

Reviewed by Kyle C. Dunham
Ethics and Pastoralia
Ethics and Pastoralia
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The Transforming Power of the Gospel

Reviewed by Drew Hunter
Ethics and Pastoralia
Ethics and Pastoralia
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The Hardest Sermons You’ll Ever Have to Preach: Help from Trusted Preachers for Tragic Times

Reviewed by Douglas Sean O’Donnell
Ethics and Pastoralia
Ethics and Pastoralia
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The Biblical Counseling Movement after Adams

Reviewed by Deepak Reju
Ethics and Pastoralia
Ethics and Pastoralia
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The Post-Racial Church: A Biblical Framework for Multiethnic Reconciliation

Reviewed by Jarvis Williams
Ethics and Pastoralia
Ethics and Pastoralia
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Biblical Ethics and Social Change

Reviewed by Larry W. Lyon
Ethics and Pastoralia
New Testament
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Christology in the Synoptic Gospels: God or God’s Servant?

Reviewed by David K. Bryan
New Testament
New Testament
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Wisdom Christology: How Jesus Becomes God’s Wisdom for Us.

Reviewed by Peter Bolt
New Testament
New Testament
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Key Events in the Life of the Historical Jesus: A Collaborative Exploration of Context and Coherence

Reviewed by Paul Barnett
New Testament
New Testament
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Paul and the Second Century

Reviewed by Alexander N. Kirk
New Testament
New Testament
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A New Testament Biblical Theology: The Unfolding of the Old Testament in the New

Reviewed by I. Howard Marshall
New Testament
New Testament
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The Corinthian Question: Why Did the Church Oppose Paul?

Reviewed by H. H. Drake Williams III
New Testament
Old Testament
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Psalms as Torah: Reading the Biblical Song Ethically

Reviewed by Daniel C. Owens
Old Testament
Old Testament
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Genesis 1 as Ancient Cosmology

Reviewed by G. A. Dietrich
Old Testament
Old Testament
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Tanak: A Theological and Critical Introduction to the Jewish Bible

Reviewed by Igal German
Old Testament
Old Testament
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God’s Wisdom in Proverbs: Hearing God’s Voice in Scripture

Reviewed by James M. Hamilton Jr.
Old Testament
Old Testament
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The Concept of the Messiah in the Scriptures of Judaism and Christianity

Reviewed by Daniel S. Diffey
Old Testament
Old Testament
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The Production of Prophecy: Constructing Prophecy and Prophets in Yehud

Reviewed by Daniel C. Timmer
Old Testament
Old Testament
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The Sin of the Calf: The Rise of the Bible’s Negative Attitude toward the Golden Calf

Reviewed by Jerry Hwang
Old Testament
New Testament
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Paul and the Imperial Authorities at Thessalonica and Rome: A Study in the Conflict of Ideology

Reviewed by Joshua W. Jipp
New Testament
New Testament
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Galatians Re-Imagined: Reading with the Eyes of the Vanquished

Reviewed by John Anthony Dunne
New Testament
New Testament
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The Jewish Annotated New Testament

Reviewed by Igal German
New Testament
New Testament
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Memory, Jesus, and the Synoptic Gospels

Reviewed by Craig Blomberg
New Testament
New Testament
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The Religious History of the Roman Empire: Pagans, Jews and Christians

Reviewed by Michael J. Thate
New Testament
New Testament
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The Making of Paul: Constructions of the Apostle in Early Christianity.

Reviewed by Alexander N. Kirk
New Testament
New Testament
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Apocalypse against Empire: Theologies of Resistance in Early Judaism

Reviewed by Michael J. Thate
New Testament
New Testament
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The Power of Pentecost: An Examination of Acts 2:17–21

Reviewed by Alan J. Thompson
New Testament
New Testament
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40 Questions about Christians and Biblical Law

Reviewed by Peter Sanlon
New Testament
New Testament
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Christ the Ideal King: Cultural Context, Rhetorical Strategy & the Power of Divine Monarchy in Ephesians (Wissenchaftliche Untersuchungen Zum Neuen … Zum Neuen Testament – 2. Reihe)

Reviewed by Joshua W. Jipp
New Testament
New Testament
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Getting “Saved”: The Whole Story of Salvation in the New Testament

Reviewed by John Frederick
New Testament
New Testament
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Annihilation or Renewal: The Meaning and Function of New Creation in the Book of Revelation

Reviewed by Ben C. Dunson
New Testament
History and Historical Theology
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Race and Redemption in Puritan New England

Reviewed by Thomas S. Kidd
History and Historical Theology

 

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