Principles of Christian Theology, Second Edition
John MacQuarrie
Paperback, 544 pages
SCM Press, 2003
A very readable existentialist, panenthieistic theology. MacQuarrie discusses as lucidly as anyone the concepts of authentic existence, being, transcendence, and the rest of the language of existentialism and dialectical theology. The author’s thinking draws evenly from tradition and continental philosophy, particularly Heidegger. In the first [...]
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MacQuarrie: Principles of Christian Theology
Posted in Book Reviews, tagged dialectic theology, existentialism, macquarrie, philosophical theology, systematic theology on July 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Antony: Philosophers Without Gods
Posted in Book Reviews, tagged atheism, dennet, Ethics, morality, new atheism, pascal, philosophers, religion, sam harris, transcendence on January 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Philosophers Without Gods: Meditations on Atheism and the Secular Life
Louise M. Antony, ed.
Hardcover, 336 pages
Oxford University Press, 2007
In this collection of essays a number of atheist philosophers write to stand up for themselves, to show that they are neither immoral nor soul-less, so to speak. I applaud the purpose of the volume, to “introduce” atheistic [...]
Poythress: Redeeming Science
Posted in Book Reviews, tagged bibliology, natural theology, poythress, intelligent design, philosophy of science, genesis, myth on December 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Redeeming Science: A God-Centered Approach
Vern S. Poythress
Paperback, 384 pages
Crossway Books
October 2006
It takes a couple of chapters to adjust one’s self to the pre-suppositional, Reformed worldview in which Redeeming Science is written. Poythress makes no attempt to address skeptics or even wider Christendom, and he is not obliged to; but I wonder how much more his [...]
McGrath: Christian Theology
Posted in Book Reviews, tagged mcgrath, christian theology, theology textbook, apologetics on October 11, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Christian Theology: An Introduction, Third Edition
Alister E. McGrath
Paperback, 616 pages
Blackwell Publishers
February 2001
Most probably know McGrath from his apologetics, and, indeed, he is my favorite apologist. He has written a number of books on science and religion, and atheism, even two on the coattails of Richard Dawkins (he really should not write another one with Dawkins’ [...]
Autographa, Inspiration, and Crises of Faith
Posted in Book Reviews, New Testament, tagged autographa, autographs, ehrman, inerrancy, inspiration, manuscripts, textual criticism on September 4, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Bart Ehrman is one of a handful of prolific scholars successful with both popular and academic works. He published Misquoting Jesus as a non-academic book on textual criticism (perhaps the only one) and his own journey from evangelical Christianity to agnosticism. The connecting thread is that it was his understanding of the transmission process of [...]
Dennett: Breaking the Spell
Posted in Book Reviews, tagged atheism, dawkins, dennett, evolution, new atheism, psychology on August 29, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Breaking the Spell: Religion as a Natural Phenomenon
Daniel C. Dennett
Paperback, 448 pages
Penguin Group
February 2007 (reprint)
The apologetic tone of the book is clear from its title but Dennett goes out of his way to be gentle with believers, if for no other reason than to keep them reading. Though often speculative and inconclusive, Breaking the Spell [...]
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