I will never forget my first day of Systematic Theology. (The year was 1996. Think Billy Ray Cyrus. America Online. Super Nintendo. Doc Martens. Et, as they say, cetera). I had decided to take Systematic during my first semester and the opening class period would be the first experience I would have in a seminary environment. I sat on a row with J. D. Greear, Keith Errickson, Micah Patisall, and Chris Thompson. As Dr. Patterson … [Read More]
Bruce Ashford
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Recent Posts
Doing Theology as a Servant of Jesus (1): The Most Exciting Endeavor of All
Feb 2nd, 2012 by Bruce Ashford
Book Notice: “Venture All for God” by Phil A. Newton
Jan 26th, 2012 by Bruce Ashford
SEBTS student Phil Newton is on a publishing binge, having recently published his third book in the past several years, a book on John Bunyan. Although Bunyan (1628–1688) is a very familiar name to many Christians for one classic work: The Pilgrim’s Progress, Bunyan’s other devotional and theological writings are often neglected. This lacunae in knowledge about Bunyan’s theology and spirituality is addressed in Venture All for God: Piety in the Writings of John Bunyan … [Read More]
Book Notice: “Invitation to Biblical Interpretation” by Andreas J. Köstenberger
Jan 24th, 2012 by Bruce Ashford
Zut Alors. I will never catch up with Andreas Köstenberger. Every time I publish an article, he publishes four books. (In fact, one should never compare one’s CV with his, for fear that one will descend into a state of weltschmerz. Don’t say I never told you.) Speaking of which, Dr. Köstenberger recently published Invitation to Biblical Interpretation: Exploring the Hermeneutical Triad of History, Literature, and Theology (Kregel, 2011). This work promises to be a … [Read More]
Insider Movements and Theological Method
Dec 30th, 2011 by Bruce Ashford
This past week, I posted a book notice about Doug Coleman’s fine new book, A Theological Analysis of the Insider’s Movement.[1] Because the book notice prompted some vigorous discussion, I thought it might be helpful to post an excerpt from an essay I am writing on theological method. In the essay, I try to show how significant one’s theological method is for ministry and mission in general. In the excerpted portion, below, I try to … [Read More]
Book Notice: “A Theological Analysis of the Insider Movement”
Dec 22nd, 2011 by Bruce Ashford
Doug Coleman, PhD in Applied Theology with Missions from SEBTS, has recently published his dissertation: A Theological Analysis of the Insider Movement Paradigm from Four Perspectives: Theology of Religions, Revelation, Soteriology and Ecclesiology in the EMS Dissertation Series (WICU Press, 2011). His work evaluates the Insider Movement paradigm (IMP)–a proposal that faith in Jesus does not require severing ties with one’s pre-faith religious community–from four perspectives: the theology of religions, the doctrine of revelation, soteriology, … [Read More]
Interview with Heath Thomas: “Great is Thy Faithfulness? Reading Lamentations as Sacred Scripture”
Dec 15th, 2011 by Bruce Ashford
Here we go again. Southeastern prof Heath Thomas (Old Testament & Hebrew) has committed yet another act of Old Testament theology. This makes, umm, five publications in the past five weeks. Along with Robin Parry, Thomas is coeditor of Great is Thy Faithfulness? Reading Lamentations as Sacred Scripture (Pickwick). This work seeks an answer to the question: how is Lamentations Holy Scripture for the Church? In order to answer this question, I’ve provided a brief … [Read More]
The Encyclopedia of Christian Civilization
Dec 14th, 2011 by Bruce Ashford
Mirabile Dictu. The long-awaited Blackwell Encyclopedia of Christian Civilization finally has been published. The Encyclopedia is a new four-volume hardback reference work on the history and impact of Christianity. Edited by George Thomas Kurian (President of the Encyclopedia Society), The Encyclopedia includes over 1,400 entries on Christianity and its historical, social, and cultural effect on the world. Entries are divided into seven classes: core articles are wide-ranging articles that define a field and include commentary, … [Read More]
Sending Santa to Amazon: Top Sixteen Books to Buy as Christmas Gifts
Dec 12th, 2011 by Bruce Ashford
There are three types of people in our country. There are, first of all, those who are able to read but do not read books. An AP-Ipsos poll recently revealed that 25% of Americans do not read books, while other polls have put the number higher, at around 50%. It is not that these Americans cannot read or that they do not accumulate knowledge. (No country’s citizens—and I mean none—bring more gravitas and enthusiasm to … [Read More]
Old Testament Matters: Some Resources from the Pen of Heath Thomas
Dec 8th, 2011 by Bruce Ashford
For the past two years, we have been publishing book notices, informing our readership about books published by Southeastern’s faculty members, in order to make our readers aware of (1) good books on specific topics in which they might be interested; (2) the fact that Southeastern’s faculty members are writing top-shelf scholarly volumes that are used in many universities and seminaries around the world, and serious-minded books that are helpful for pastors and churches; and … [Read More]
Southeastern Theological Review
Dec 7th, 2011 by Bruce Ashford
We at Between the Times would like to make you aware of a recent development at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. In 2010, we launched a new journal, Southeastern Theological Review (STR), which seeks to “facilitate lively and informed conversations on a wide variety of topics of interest to Christians around the globe.” STR is published biannually, and features articles by young and established scholars from inside and outside the United States, including those actively involved … [Read More]
