Storying Resources

April 19, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

Youth Specialties recommends the following storying resources:

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Ancient Hebrew Approach To Scripture

April 19, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

Youth Specialties suggests the following resources for those interested in more information on the ancient Hebrew approach to Scripture:

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Preparing For Seminary?

March 12, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

Preparing for seminary?  The Dallas Theological Seminary has posted on their website a selection of books that they recommend as preparation for those who will be attending seminary.  Although I would have almost an entirely different list of recommendations, the books on their list is well worth a look.

Their list includes:


Biblical Theology of the Old Testament
Historical Survey of the Old Testament (2nd Edition)
Biblical Theology of the New Testament

New Testament History
New Testament Introduction (Revised)
Living By the Book

Three Central Issues in Contemporary Dispensationalism
Church History: An Essential Guide
Kregel Pictorial Guide to Church History (Volume 1)

Kregel Pictorial Guide to Church History (Volume 2)
Master Plan of Evangelism
Biblical Preaching (2nd Edition)

Teaching to Change Lives
Seven Laws of the Learner
Let the Nations Be Glad (2nd Edition)

Communicating Christ Cross-Culturally
Operation World
Grace Awakening

He That Is Spiritual
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Lord Acton’s List of 100 Best Books

December 20, 2008 By admin 4 Comments

Book CoverLord Acton’s list of 100 Best Books contains many titles that should be of interest to the Christian scholar.

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“In their correspondence, Lord Acton and Mary Gladstone frequently dis cussed what should constitute ‘the hundred best books.’ Acton eventually sent her his own list, which, in 1883. she recorded in her diary. The list was first published in July 1905 in Pall Mall Magazine (Volume XXXVI. No.147) with an introduction and critique by Clement Shorter. Here is the list as it appeared there.”
~ R. L. Schuettinger, Lord Acton: Historian of Liberty (LaSalle: Open Court, 1976), pp. 237-39.

  1. Plato’s Laws—Steinhart’s Introduction.
  2. Aristotle’s Politics—Susemihl’s Commentary.
  3. Epictetus’ Encheiridion—Commentary of Simplicius.
  4. St. Augustine’s Letters.
  5. St. Vincent’s Commonitorium.
  6. Hugo of S. Victor—De Sacramentis
  7. S. Bonaventura—Breviloquium.
  8. S. Thomas Aquinas—Summa contra Gentiles.
  9. Dante—Divina Commedia.
  10. Raymund of Sabunde—Theologia Naturalis.
  11. Nicholas of Cusa—Concordantia Catholica.
  12. La Bible de Reuss.
  13. Pascal’s Pensées—Havet’s Edition.
  14. Malebranche. De Ia Recherche de la Vérité.
  15. Baarder—Spekulativ Dogmatik.
  16. Molitor—Philosophie der Geschichte.
  17. Astié—Esprit de Vinet.
  18. Piinjer—Geschichte der Religions-philosophie.
  19. Rothe—Theologische Ethik.
  20. Martensen—Die Christliche Ethik.
  21. Oettingen—Moralstatistik.
  22. Hartmann—Phenomenologie des sittlichen Bewusstseyns.
  23. Leibniz—Letters edited by Klopp.
  24. Braniss—Geschichte der Philosophie.
  25. Fisher—Franz Bacon.
  26. Zeller—Neuere Deutsche Philosophie.
  27. Bartholomess—Doctrines Religieuses de la Philosophie Moderne.
  28. Guyon—Morale Anglaise.
  29. Ritschl—Entstehung der Altkatholischen Kirche.
  30. Loening—Geschichte des Kirchenrechts.
  31. Baur—Vorlesungen über Dogmengeschichte.
  32. Fénelon—Correspondence.
  33. Newman’s Theory of Development.
  34. Mozley’s University Sermons.
  35. Schneckenburger—Vergleichende Darstellung.
  36. Hundeshagen—Kirchenvorfassungsgeschichte.
  37. Schweizer—Protestantische Centraldogmen.
  38. Gass—Geschichte der Lutherischen Dogmatik.
  39. Cart—Histoire do Mouvement Religleux dans le Canton de Vaud.
  40. Blondel—De Ia Primenté.
  41. Le Blanc de Beaulieu—Theses.
  42. Thierach—Vorlesungen ilber Katholizismus.
  43. M5hler—Neue Untersuchungen.
  44. Scherer—Mélanges de Critique Religleuse.
  45. Hooker—Ecclesiastical Polity.
  46. Weingarten—Revolutionskirchen Englands.
  47. Kliefoth—Acht Bücher von der Kirche.
  48. Laurent—Etudes de l’Histoire de l’Humenité.
  49. Ferrari—Révolutions de l’Italie.
  50. Lange—Geschichte des Materialismus.
  51. Guicciardini—Ricordi Politici.
  52. Duperron—Ambassades.
  53. Richelieu—Testament Politique.
  54. Harringlon’s Writings.
  55. Mignet—Négotiations de la Succession d’Espagne.
  56. Rousseau—Considérations sur la Pologne.
  57. Foncin—Ministère de Turgot.
  58. Burke’s Correspondence.
  59. Mémorial de Ste. Hélène.
  60. Holtzendorf—Systematische Rechts-encyklopädie.
  61. Thering—Ceist des Röcimischen Rechts.
  62. Geib—Strafrecht.
  63. Maine—Ancient Law.
  64. Gierke—Genossenschaftsrecht.
  65. Stahl—Philosophie des Rechts.
  66. Gentz—Briefwechsel mit Adam Müller.
  67. Vollgraff—Polignosie.
  68. Frantz—Kritik aller Parteien.
  69. De Maistre—Considérations sur Ia France.
  70. Donoso Cortes—Ecrits Politiques.
  71. Périn—De Ia Richesse dans les Sociétés Chrétiennes.
  72. Le Play—La Reforme Sociale.
  73. Riehl—Die Biirgerliche Sociale.
  74. Sismondi—Etudes sur les Constitutions des Peuples Libres.
  75. Rossi—Cours du Droit Constitutionnel.
  76. Barante—Vie de Roger Collard.
  77. Duvergier de Hauranne—Histoire du Gouvernement Parlementaire.
  78. Madison—Debates of the Congress of Confederation.
  79. Hamilton—The Federalist.
  80. Calhoun—Essay on Government.
  81. Dumont—Sophismes Anarchiques.
  82. Quinet—La Révolution Française,
  83. Stein—Sozialismus in Frankreich.
  84. Lasselle—System der Erworbenen Rechte.
  85. Thomissen—Le Socialisme depuis l’ Antiquité.
  86. Considérant—Destinée Sociale.
  87. Rosher—Nationalökonomik.
  88. [missing]
  89. Mill—System of Logic.
  90. Coleridge—Aids to Reflection.
  91. Radowitz Fragmente.
  92. Gioberti—Pensieri.
  93. Humboldt—Kosmos.
  94. De Candolle—Histoire des Sciences et des Savants.
  95. Darwin—Origin of Species.
  96. Littré—Fragrnents de Philosophie.
  97. Cournot—Enchaînements des Idées fondamentales.
  98. Monatsschrift des wissenschaftlichen Vereins.
  99. [missing]
  100. [missing]
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Life and Death in the First Century

December 17, 2008 By admin Leave a Comment

I have been reading and re-reading James S. Jeffers’ book The Greco-Roman World of the New Testament Era: Exploring the Background of Early Christianity. It is an informative and thoroughly enjoyable book — I highly recommend it. In his chapter on “Life and Death in the First Century” he recommends the following books for further reading:

Labor and the Economy

  • The Social Context of Paul’s Ministry: Tentmaking and Apostleship, by Ronald F. Hock

Leisure and Games

Travel

Dining

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Apologetics & Evangelism Bibliography

November 27, 2008 By admin Leave a Comment

Book Cover In the General Bibliography of I’m Glad You Asked, Kenneth Boa & Larry Moody recommend the following as books that “cover the whole range of topics related to apologetics and evangelism” in a manner less technical than most philosophy of religion books:

Joseph Aldrich, Lifestyle Evangelism

J.N.D. Anderson, Christianity and Comparative Religion

Kenneth Boa, God I Don’t Understand

Kenneth Boa, Cults, World Religions, and You

James Montgomery Boice, Does Inerrancy Matter?

James Mongomery Boice, ed., The Foundation of Biblical Authority

Colin Brown, ed., History, Criticism, & Faith

F.F. Bruce, The New Testament Documents: Are They Reliable?

Edward John Carnell, The Case for Biblical Christianity

Edward John Carnell, An Introduction to Christian Apologetics

Edward John Carnell, A Philosophy of the Christian Religion

J.V. Langmead Casserly, Apologetics and Evangelism

Colin Chapman, The Case For Christianity

Colin Chapman, Christianity on Trial

Gordon, H. Clark, ed., Can I Trust My Bible

Robert E.D. Clark, Science and Christianity–A Partnership

James F. Coppedge, Evolution: Possible or Impossible?

William Lane Craig, the Existence of God and the Beginning of the Universe

William Lane Craig, the Son Rises: Historical Evidence for the Resurrection of Jesus Christ

Bolton Davidheiser, Evolution and Christian Faith

David A. DeWitt, Answering the Tough Ones

David Hugh Freeman, A Philosophical Study of Religion

Norman L. Geisler, Apologetics

Norman L. Geisler, ed., Inerrancy

Norman L. Geisler, Philosophy of Religion

Norman L. Geisler an Paul D. Feinberg, Introduction to Philosophy

John Gerstner, Reason for Faith

Jerry H. Gill, the Possibility of Religious knowledge

Michael Green, Man Alive!

Os Guinness, The Dust of Death

Don J. Gutteridge, Jr., The Defense Rests Its Case

Gary R. Habermas, The Resurrection of Jesus

R. Laird Harris, Inspiration and Canonicity of the Bible

Arthur F. Holmes, Faith Seeks Understanding

Arlie J. Hoover, The Case for Christian Theism

Arlie J. Hoover, Fallacies of Unbelief

Cedric B. Johnson and H. Newton Malony, Christian Conversion: biblical and Psychological Perspectives

C.S. Lewis, The Abolition of Man

C.S. Lewis, God in the Dock

C.S. Lewis, Mere Christianity

C.S. Lewis, Miracles. A Preliminary Study

C. S. Lewis, The Problem of Pain

Gordon R. Lewis, Judge for Yourself

Gordon R. Lewis, Testing Christianity’s Truth Claims

Paul E. Little, How to Give Away Your Faith

Paul E. Little, Know Why You Believe

Wayne McDill, Making Friends for Christ

Josh McDowell, Evidence That Demands a Verdict

Josh McDowell, More Than A Carpenter

Josh McDowell, The Resurrection Factor

Josh McDowell and Don Stewart, Answers To Tough Questions

Josh McDowell and Don Stewart, Reasons Why Skeptics Ought to Consider Christianity

Alan Loy McGinnis, The Friendship Factor

John Warwick Montgomery, ed., Christianity for the Tough Minded

John Warwick Montgomery, Faith Founded on Fact

John Warwick Montgomery, ed., God’s Inerrant Word

John Warwick Montgomery, History and Christianity

Frank Morrison, Who Moved the Stone?

Henry Morris, biblical Cosmology and Modern Science

Henry Morris, Many Infallible Proofs

Jon Tal Murphree, A Loving God and A Suffering World

J.I. Packer, God Has Spoken

Jim Peterson, Evangelism As A Lifestyle

Clark Pinnock, Reason Enough

Clark H. Pinnock, Set Forth Your Case

Mattew Prince, Winning Through Caring

Richard L. Purtill, Reason To Believe

Earl Radmacher, ed., Can We Trust the Bible?

Bernard Ramm, A Christian Appeal to Reason

Robert L. Reymond, The Justification of Knowledge

Don Richardson, Eternity In Their Hearts

Francis Schaeffer, Escape From Reason

Francis Schaeffer, The God Who Is There

Francis Schaeffer, He Is There and he Is Not Silent

Francis Schaeffer, How Should We Then Live

Hugh Sylvester, Arguing With God

James Sire, The Universe Next Door

A.E. Wilder Smith, Man’s Origin, Man’s Destiny

R.C. Sproul, If There Is a God, Why Are There Atheists

R.C. Sproul, Objections Answered

Kenneth E. Stevenson and Gary R. Habermas, Verdict on the Shroud

John R.W. Stott, Basic Christianity

Merrill C. Tenney, The Reality of the Resurrection

L. Duane Thurman, How to Think About Evolution

Cornelius Van Til, Apologetics

Cornelius Van Til, Christian-Theistic Evidences

Cornelius Van Til, The Defense of the Faith

John Wenham, The Goodness of God

Rheinallt Nantlais Williams, Faith, Facts, History, Science–and How They Fit Together

Clifford A. Wilson, Rocks, Relics, and Biblical Reliability

Nicholas Wolterstorff, Reason Within the Bounds of Religion

Barry Wood, Questions Non-Christians Ask

Edwin Yamauchi, The Stones and the Scriptures

Philip Yancey, Where is God When It Hurts?

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Book Recomendations of Douglas Wilson

July 18, 2008 By testertwo Leave a Comment

Book CoverThe following are books recommended by Douglas Wilson on Blog or Mablog:

Leadership and Self Deception
Liberal Fascism
Planet Narnia
Ironies of Faith
In Praise of Nepotism
Total Truth
Carnage and Culture

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    Non-Fiction Summer Reading — Tim Keller

    July 5, 2008 By testertwo Leave a Comment

    Tim Keller has posted the following Summer Reading Recommendations on the Redeemer Presbyterian Church website:

    Nine Non-fiction Christian books (picks by Tim Keller)

    On the Bible:

    Craig Blomberg’s The Historical Reliability of the Gospels (IVP, 2nd edition, 2008.) This makes the case that the Biblical account of Jesus is not legend but historically trustworthy. Blomberg incorporates insights from Richard Bauckham’s Jesus and the Eyewitnesses, an important work but much longer and more difficult to read.

    On the Cross:

    J.I.Packer and Mark Dever, In My Place Condemned He Stood: Celebrating the Glory of the Atonement (Crossway, 2007.) This volume assembles several older essays by J.I . Packer. They are classics and had a profound influence on my understanding of Jesus’ death.

    John Stott, The Cross of Christ (IVP, 2006) This volume along with the Packer book will give you a very complete and Biblically rich understanding of the Cross.

    On the Resurrection:

    N.T.Wright, Surprised by Hope: Rethinking Heaven, the Resurrection, and the Mission of the Church (HarperOne, 2008) It’s always a little dangerous to recommend a book I haven’t read yet, but I suggest it because it is basically a shorter and more accessible summary of his bigger classic The Resurrection of the Son of God, which is wonderful but very long and academic.

    On Church History:

    Mark Noll, Turning Points: Decisive Moments in the History of Christianity (Baker, 2001, 2nd ed) This is maybe the best, short, accessible overview of Christian history. It doesn’t try to survey every century, but chooses 10 major turning points (the split between the eastern and western church c.1000AD, the Reformation, the Great Awakening, etc)

    On faith and culture:

    Andy Crouch, Culture-Making: Recovering our Creative Calling (IVP, 2008) This is coming up during the summer, so order it and read it before Labor Day. It’s one of the best books yet on how Christians can integrate their faith with their work.

    Philip Bess, Till We Have Built Jerusalem: Architecture, Urbanism, and the Sacred (ISI Books, 2006.) This is a fascinating set of essays by a Christian architect laying out a Christian vision for a ‘new urbanism,’ the belief and practice that cities are the best social arrangement for human flourishing. Bess is the Director of graduate studies at the Notre Dame School of Architecture.

    Devotional:

    John Newton, The Letters of John Newton or Cardiphonia: The Utterance of the Heart (various editions) Either of these editions of John Newton’s letters are classics of spirituality and devotion. He was the former slave trader who was converted and became a minister and wrote the hymn ‘Amazing Grace’

    General:

    C.S.Lewis, Mere Christianity (Harper, 1952) You may not want to admit (around Redeemer) that you have never read this book—so stop being a hypocrite and read it! And if you have already read it, read one of the other big CSL classics: The Screwtape Letters or The Great Divorce or even The Chronicles of Narnia.

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    On the reading of books

    May 27, 2007 By testertwo Leave a Comment

    Some time ago Al Mohler posted some excellent thoughts regarding The Reading of Books. You can check it out HERE.

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    Thirty books that you must read

    April 15, 2007 By testertwo Leave a Comment

    John Mark Reynolds, professor of Philosophy at Biola, and David Allen White who teaches English at the United States Naval Academy recently appeared on the Hugh Hewitt radio program to discuss thirty books which they that everyones should read. You can find a transcript of their interview by CLICKING HERE. Or, if you do not want to read the entire transcript, you can look at the list of just the books which I posted HERE.

    And the following are some other reading lists that might interest you.

    • John Mark Reynolds has shared a chronological list of his selections on his blog HERE.
    • For the St. Andrews College reading list GO HERE.
    • GO HEREfor texts used in the Life and Thought seminars at The College at Southwestern.
    • GO HERE for the GreatBooks.com reading list.
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