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The Trauma of Doctrine is a theological investigation into the
effects of abuse trauma upon the experience of Christian faith, the
psychological mechanics of these effects, their resonances with
Christian Scripture, and neglected research-informed strategies for
cultivating post-traumatic resilience. Paul Maxwell examines the
effect that the Calvinist belief can have upon the traumatized
Christian who negatively internalizes its superlative doctrines of
divine control and human moral corruption, and charts a way toward
meaningful spiritual recovery.
The groundbreaking "Dictionary for Theological Interpretation of
the Bible" ("DTIB") introduced readers to key names, theories, and
concepts in the field of biblical interpretation. It has been well
received by pastors and students, won book awards from
"Christianity Today "and the Catholic Press Association, and was
named the ECPA 2006 Christian Book of the Year. "Theological
Interpretation of the Old Testament "features key articles from
"DTIB," providing readers with a book-by-book theological reading
of the Old Testament. The articles are authored by leading
scholars, including Daniel I. Block, Tremper Longman III, J. Gordon
McConville, Walter Moberly, Richard Schultz, and Gordon J. Wenham.
This handy and affordable text will work particularly well for
students in Old Testament/Bible survey courses, pastors, and lay
readers.
New Calvinism and the Victim endeavors into the overlapping areas
of psychological trauma and systematic theology by investigating
the dynamic interplay between the psychology of holding maximalist
theological beliefs and recovery from abuse trauma. Maxwell
examines the effect that the Calvinist belief can have upon the
traumatized Christian who negatively internalizes its superlative
doctrines of divine control and human moral corruption. The project
seeks to understand these intersecting realities by investigating a
triptych of inquiries: From a theological perspective, can a
Christian lose his faith because of a traumatic experience?
Moreover, what are the consequences of such a loss? And, how could
Reformed theology exacerbate this religious detachment? Ultimately,
the research suggests that there are experiential harmonies between
the belief in Reformed theology and the experience of trauma, which
are neither existentially necessary nor therapeutically
negligible-rather, they are conceptually likely based on both
philosophical analysis and psychological research.
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Five Views on Biblical Inerrancy (Paperback)
R. Albert Mohler Jr, Peter E Enns, Michael F. Bird, Kevin J. Vanhoozer, John R Franke; Edited by (general) …
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The inerrancy of the Bible--the belief that the Bible is without
error--is often a contentious topic among mainstream Christianity.
Like other titles in the Counterpoints collection, this volume
gives those interested in theology the tools they need to draw
informed conclusions on debated issues by showcasing the range of
positions in a way that helps readers understand the
perspectives--especially where and why they diverge. Each essay in
Five Views on Biblical Inerrancy considers: The present context,
viability, and relevance for the contemporary evangelical Christian
witness. Whether and to what extent Scripture teaches its own
inerrancy. The position's assumed or implied understandings of the
nature of Scripture, God, and truth. Three difficult biblical
texts: one that concerns intra-canonical contradictions, one that
raises questions of theological plurality, and one that concerns
historical authenticity. Five Views on Biblical Inerrancy serves
not only as a single-volume resource for surveying the current
debate, but also as a catalyst both for understanding and advancing
the conversation further. Contributors include Al Mohler, Kevin
Vanhoozer, Michael Bird, Peter Enns, and John Franke.
Christianity Today Book Award Winner A Jesus Creed Church History
Book of the Year In recent years, notable scholars have argued that
the Protestant Reformation unleashed interpretive anarchy on the
church. Is it time to consider the Reformation to be a 500-year
experiment gone wrong? World-renowned evangelical theologian Kevin
Vanhoozer thinks not. While he sees recent critiques as legitimate,
he argues that retrieving the Reformation's core principles offers
an answer to critics of Protestant biblical interpretation.
Vanhoozer explores how a proper reappropriation of the five
solas--sola gratia (grace alone), sola fide (faith alone), sola
scriptura (Scripture alone), solus Christus (in Christ alone), and
sola Deo gloria (for the glory of God alone)--offers the tools to
constrain biblical interpretation and establish interpretive
authority. He offers a positive assessment of the Reformation,
showing how a retrieval of "mere Protestant Christianity" has the
potential to reform contemporary Christian belief and practice.
This provocative response and statement from a top theologian is
accessibly written for pastors and church leaders.
The foundation of discipleship is sound, scriptural doctrine. The
value of sound doctrine is often misunderstood by the modern
church. While it can be dry and dull, when it flows from the story
of Scripture, it can be full of life and love. This kind of
doctrine, steeped in Scripture, is critical for disciple-making.
And it's often overlooked by modern pastors. In Hearers and Doers,
Kevin Vanhoozer makes the case that pastors, as pastor-theologians,
ought to interpret Scripture theologically to articulate doctrine
and help cultivate disciples. scriptural doctrine is vital to the
life of the church, and local pastor-theologians should be the ones
delivering it to their communities. With arresting prose and
striking metaphors, Vanhoozer addresses the most pressing problems
in the modern church with one answer: teach sound, scriptural
doctrine to make disciples.
Learn to identify, evaluate, and refine your approach to forming
theological conclusions based on the biblical text. The Bible has
long served as the standard for Christian practice, yet believers
still disagree on how biblical passages should be interpreted and
applied. Only when readers fully understand the constructs that
inform their process of moving from Scripture to theology--and
those of others--can Christians fully evaluate teachings that claim
to be "biblical." In this book--part of the Counterpoints
series--scholars who affirm an inspired Bible, relevant and
authoritative for every era, present models they consider most
faithful to Scripture Walter C. Kaiser, Jr.: Principlizing Model
Daniel M. Doriani: Redemptive-Historical Model Kevin J. Vanhoozer:
Drama-of-Redemption Model William J. Webb: Redemptive-Movement
Model Each position receives critiques from the proponents of the
other views. Moreover, due to the far-reaching implications this
topic holds for biblical studies, theology, and church teaching,
this book includes three additional reflections by Christopher J.
H. Wright, Mark L. Strauss, and Al Wolters on the theological and
practical interpretation of biblical texts. The Counterpoints
series presents a comparison and critique of scholarly views on
topics important to Christians that are both fair-minded and
respectful of the biblical text. Each volume is a one-stop
reference that allows readers to evaluate the different positions
on a specific issue and form their own, educated opinion.
Many pastors today see themselves primarily as counselors, leaders,
and motivators. Yet this often comes at the expense of the
fundamental reality of the pastorate as a theological office. The
most important role is to be a theologian mediating God to the
people. The church needs pastors who can contextualize biblical
wisdom in Christian living to help their congregations think
theologically about all aspects of their lives, such as work,
end-of-life decisions, political involvement, and entertainment
choices. Drawing on the Bible, key figures from church history, and
Christian theology, this book offers a clarion call for pastors to
serve as public theologians in their congregations and communities.
It is designed to be engaging reading for busy pastors and includes
pastoral reflections on the theological task from twelve working
pastors, including Kevin DeYoung and Cornelius Plantinga.
Does it make a difference that the God Christians claim to
worship has revealed himself as triune-the Father, Son, and Holy
Spirit? Does this fundamental truth of biblical authority have an
effect on a believer's personal fellowship with God?
Puritan theologian John Owen recognized the great need for every
believer to understand the triune God. Communion with the Triune
God revisits the truth presented by John Owen and challenges all
believers to truly recognize and appreciate the ministry that God
the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit have in their
lives. This work of John Owen encourages Christians to enjoy true
communion with each person of the triune God.
Is there a meaning in the Bible, or is meaning rather a matter of
who is reading or of how one reads? Does Christian doctrine have
anything to contribute to debates about interpretation, literary
theory, and post modernity? These are questions of crucial
importance for contemporary biblical studies and theology alike.
Kevin Vanhoozer contends that the postmodern crisis in
hermeneutics--- incredulity towards meaning, a deep set skepticism
concerning the possibility of correct interpretation---is
fundamentally a crisis in theology provoked by an inadequate view
of God and by the announcement of God s death. Part 1 examines the
ways in which deconstruction and radical reader response criticism
undo the traditional concepts of author, text, and reading. Dr.
Vanhoozer engages critically with the work of Derrida, Rorty, and
Fish, among others, and demonstrates the detrimental influence of
the postmodern suspicion of hermeneutics on biblical studies. In
Part 2, Dr. Vanhoozer defends the concept of the author and the
possibility of literary knowledge by drawing on the resources of
Christian doctrine and by viewing meaning in terms of communicative
action. He argues that there is a meaning in the text, that it can
be known with relative adequacy, and that readers have a
responsibility to do so by cultivating interpretive virtues.
Successive chapters build on Trinitarian theology and speech act
philosophy in order to treat the metaphysics, methodology, and
morals of interpretation. From a Christian perspective, meaning and
interpretation are ultimately grounded in God s own communicative
action in creation, in the canon, and preeminently in Christ.
Prominent features in Part 2 include a new account of the author s
intention and of the literal sense, the reclaiming of the
distinction between meaning and significance in terms of Word and
Spirit, and the image of the reader as a disciple martyr, whose
vocation is to witness to something other than oneself. Is There a
Meaning in This Text? guides the student toward greater confidence
in the authority, clarity, and relevance of Scripture, and a well
reasoned expectation to understand accurately the message of the
Bible. Is There a Meaning in This Text? is a comprehensive and
creative analysis of current debates over biblical hermeneutics
that draws on interdisciplinary resources, all coordinated by
Christian theology. It makes a significant contribution to biblical
interpretation that will be of interest to readers in a number of
fields. The intention of the book is to revitalize and enlarge the
concept of author oriented interpretation and to restore confidence
that readers of the Bible can reach understanding. The result is a
major challenge to the central assumptions of postmodern biblical
scholarship and a constructive alternative proposal---an
Augustinian hermeneutic---that reinvigorates the notion of biblical
authority and finds a new exegetical practice that recognizes the
importance of both the reader s situation and the literal sense."
Everyday theology is the reflective and practical task of living
each day as faithful disciples of Jesus Christ. In other words,
theology is not just for Sundays, and it's not just for
professional theologians. "Everyday Theology "teaches all
Christians how to get the theological lay of the land. It enables
them to become more conscious of the culture they inhabit every day
so that they can understand how it affects them and how they can
affect it. If theology is the ministry of the Word to the world,
everyday theologians need to know something about that world, and
"Everyday Theology "shows them how to understand their culture make
an impact on it. Engaging and full of fresh young voices, this book
is the first in the new Cultural Exegesis series.
Christianity Today Book Award of Merit-Popular Theology The Gospel
Coaltion Award of Distinction-Popular Theology Every generation
faces the temptation to wander from orthodoxy-to seek out the jolt
that comes with false teaching, and to drift with cultural
currents. And so every generation must be awakened again to the
thrill of orthodoxy, and experience the astonishment that comes
from stumbling afresh upon the electrifying paradoxes at the heart
of the Christian faith. In The Thrill of Orthodoxy, Trevin Wax
turns the tables on those who believe Christian teaching is narrow
and outdated. Returning to the church's creeds, he explains what
orthodoxy is and why we can have proper confidence in it, and lays
out common ways we can stray from it. By showing how heresies are
always actually narrower than orthodoxy-taking one aspect of the
truth and wielding it as a weapon against others-Wax beckons us
away from the broad road that ultimately proves bland and boring,
and toward the straight and narrow path, where true adventure can
be found.
This convenient text utilizes material from the award-winning
"Dictionary for Theological Interpretation of the Bible" ("DTIB")
to introduce students to the Bible and theological interpretation
through a comprehensive book-by-book survey of the New Testament.
The articles, authored by respected scholars, make unique
contributions to the study of theological interpretation of
Scripture.
"Theological Interpretation of the New Testament "provides a
history of interpretation and covers major theological ideas for
each book of the New Testament. Contributors include David E.
Garland, Robert H. Gundry, I. Howard Marshall, Francesca Aran
Murphy, Max Turner, and N. T. Wright. Students of the New
Testament, pastors, and lay readers will appreciate this affordable
volume. It will also serve as an excellent supplementary text in
New Testament/Bible survey courses.
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To Stake a Claim (Paperback)
J.Andrew Kirk, Kevin J. Vanhoozer
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For the pastor or serious layperson, the realm of biblical
interpretation can be a confusing maze of personalities,
communities, methods, and theories. This maze can often result in
obscuring the main goal of interpreting Scripture: hearing and
knowing God better.
The "Dictionary for Theological Interpretation of the Bible" is a
groundbreaking reference tool that introduces readers to key names,
theories, and concepts in the field of biblical interpretation. It
discusses these approaches and evaluates their helpfulness in
enabling Christians to hear what God is saying to the church
through Scripture. The contributors come from a variety of
backgrounds, and the dictionary covers a broad range of topics with
both clarity and depth.
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God & Culture (Paperback)
D. A Carson, John Woodbridge; Contributions by Kevin J. Vanhoozer
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In this volume, highly esteemed scholar Kevin Vanhoozer
introduces readers to a way of thinking about Christian theology
that takes the work he began in the groundbreaking 2005 book, "The
Drama of Doctrine," to its next level. Vanhoozer argues that
theology is not merely a set of cognitive beliefs, but is also
something we "do" that involves speech and action alike. He uses a
theatrical model to explain the ways in which doctrine shapes
Christian understanding and forms disciples. The church, Vanhoozer
posits, is the preeminent theater where the gospel is "performed,"
with doctrine directing this performance. Doctrines are not simply
truths to be stored, shelved, and stacked, but indications and
directions to be followed, practiced, and enacted. In "performing"
doctrine, Christians are shaped into active disciples of Jesus
Christ. He goes on to examine the state of the church in today's
world and explores how disciples can do or perform doctrine.
Written in an accessible and engaging style, "Faith Speaking
Understanding" sets forth a compelling vision of what the church is
and what it should be doing, and demonstrates the importance of
Christian doctrine for this mission.
Disciples who want to follow Christ in all situations need
doctrinal direction as they walk onto the social stage in the great
theater of the world. The Christian faith is about acknowledging,
and participating in, the great thing God is doing in our world:
making all things new in Christ through the Holy Spirit. Doctrine
ministers understanding: of God, of the drama of redemption, of the
church as a company of faithful players, and of individual actors,
all of whom have important roles to play. In an age where things
fall apart and centers fail to hold, doctrine centers us in Jesus
Christ, in whom all things hold together.
Theological interpretation of the Bible is key to the health and
vitality as well as the belief and practice of the church. Just how
it is done has been the subject of much discussion and debate over
the centuries. In "Reading Scripture with the Church, " four
leading biblical scholars make the case for theological
interpretation. Each author is given the opportunity to interact
with the other three, and all four interact with premodern, modern,
and postmodern approaches to biblical interpretation. This is an
important book for pastors, teachers, and other serious students of
the Bible who will be motivated to embrace the task of interpreting
the Bible with greater energy, caution, and precision.
At the heart of Christianity lies a series of vividly striking
events that together make up the gospel of Jesus Christ. The gospel
- God's self-giving in Jesus Christ for humanity - is intrinsically
dramatic, a matter of speech acts and deed words. Why is it, then,
that Christian doctrine so often appears strikingly dull by way of
contrast? And what happens to doctrine when those inside the church
and without become suspicious of claims to know like God, or of
truth claims in general? The Drama of Doctrine argues that there is
no more urgent task in the church than to reflect on and engage in
living truthfully with others before God. Doctrine serves the
church as an aid to truthful living, and is a vital aspect of the
church's public witness in and to the world. Several recent
proposals, post liberal and Radical Orthodox among others, advocate
a cultural-linguistic turn, reconceiving theology in terms of
church practices, and in the process making ecclesiology into a
virtual first theology. At the same time, other theologians have
stressed the importance of performing the Scriptures. Combining
these two emphases - theology as church practice and interpretation
as performance - Va
The love of God is arguably the most central doctrine of the
Christian faith, and yet, remarkably, the subject of God's love has
not received the attention it deserves. In Nothing Greater, Nothing
Better an international team of distinguished theologians and
biblical scholars admirably fills this need, offering clear and
inspiring discussion of the nature of God's love and its
implications for the Christian life. Kevin J. Vanhoozer begins the
book by outlining the proper theological context of and main issues
involved in meaningful talk about God's love today. Gary D. Badcock
revisits the distinction between agape and eros, crafting a fresh
understanding of these terms in relation to God's loving act in
Christ. Geoffrey Grogan reviews the biblical evidence that ought to
guide our thinking about God's love. Lewis Ayres examines
Augustine's view of God's love as expressed in his commentary on 1
John and in his profound work on the Trinity. Trevor Hart examines
the perils of using human language to speak of God, including
attempts to fully grasp the concept of God's love. Alan J. Torrance
looks for insight in the great Johannine assertion "God is love."
Tony Lane queries the possibility of thinking about God's wrath and
God's love together. Paul Helm asks whether God can love the world,
turning, provocatively, to natural theology for an answer. David
Fergusson takes up the vital eschatological concern: will the love
of God ultimately triumph? The book closes with a sermon on Hosea
11 by Roy Clements that moves reflection on God's love from
dogmatics to doxology. Though exploring the subject of God's love
from many angles, these chapters are united in their understanding
that it is not human love per se, but rather the love of the man
Jesus -- representative both of God and of an authentic humanity --
that is the ultimate criterion for thinking about the love of God.
Readers will find this volume both thought-provoking and
spiritually uplifting.
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