We were pleased to host Christopher J.H. Wright at Southeastern Seminary last week as he delivered the annual Page Lectures. His theme for the lectures was “The Bible and the Mission of God,” which is an important and somewhat controversial topic among evangelicals. His two lectures were titled “Reading the Whole Bible for Mission: What Happens When We do?” and “God, Israel, and the Nations: The Old Testament and Christian Mission.” Both of his excellent lectures … [Read More]
“Ministry By His Grace and For His Glory” by Nathan Finn
You’ve been waiting for the most recent publication from the pen of the talented and prolific Nathan Finn, and I’m happy to announce that the wait is over. Dr. Finn, who is Associate Professor of Historical Theology and Baptist Studies here at Southeastern, and co-editor Tom Ascol have provided a collection of essays honoring Dr. Tom Nettles for his years of service in his writing and teaching ministry. SEBTS President Danny Akin also contributed a … [Read More]
Book Notice: “Taking Christian Moral Thought Seriously” by Jeremy Evans
It has been said that the title of philosopher is easily earned by anyone with a credibly furrowed brow who speaks, writes, and otherwise publicly bloviates about the big, big questions. It has also been said that philosophy departments are full of pervicacious malaperts who overestimate their own brilliance, gazing condescendingly on the ignorant masses who believe in such fantasies as the virgin birth and resurrection.
Not so at Southeastern, where our faculty are not only … [Read More]
The Top 25 (Or So) Books for a Young Theologian to Own (And Read)
If ever in history there were a non-event, this is it: my top 25 (or so) books for a young theologian to own (and read). A few weeks ago, a friend of mine sent me his list of twenty-five books and it “got me to thinkin.” So here’s my list, but before I give the list, allow me to make several comments.
First, I’ve focused this list mainly on Christian doctrine and systematic theology, and certain … [Read More]
Book Notice: “Excellence” by Andreas Köstenberger
Andreas Köstenberger has been a colleague of mine for a decade now. He is the author of scores of books and articles, the number of which perhaps exceeds the stars in the sky and the sand on the seashore. His most recent book (I think he averages a book per week), Excellence, is a powerful and elegant little volume arguing that God is excellent in every way, and that he is the fountainhead of excellence, … [Read More]
Book Notice: JD Greear’s “Gospel”
I write this blog to serve notice to our readership that J. D. Greear’s new book Gospel (B&H, 2011) is an explosively powerful little book that expounds the gospel and its implications, and does so with a rare combination of depth, clarity, and eloquence. Gospel is one of the few unique books that will be sold by the truckload to pastors and churches, colleges and seminaries, young and old, Arminian and Calvinist.
Now, to put my … [Read More]
Book Notice: “Creed: Connect to the Basic Essentials of Historic Christian Faith”
In September 2011, NavPress released Winfield Bevins’ Creed: Connect to Basic Essentials of Historic Christian Faith. Winfield is an alumnus of SEBTS, a church planter in the Outer Banks, and an important voice in church planting circles. In light of the release of Creed, we asked Winfield for a brief interview about his book, which I have reproduced below:
1. Tell us a bit about yourself, your family, and your ministry.
I live in the Outer Banks … [Read More]
An Invitation to Study English and Humanities at the College at Southeastern
The College at Southeastern offers a robust core curriculum which includes courses in English and the Humanities. One unique aspect of the college is its four required seminars in the History of Ideas. These seminars are capped at 15 students, and consist of reading 8-10 great books per semester, and writing 10 short papers and 2 long papers per semester. The authors covered include philosophers (Plato, Aristotle, Descartes, Locke, Kant, Hegel, Marx, Nietzsche, etc.), theologians … [Read More]
Christian Leadership Essentials: A Recommendation
Of the writing of leadership books there is no end. Fortunately, some of them are quite useful for pastors and other Christian leaders, especially when they are uniquely focused on ministry-related leadership. One particularly helpful example is Christian Leadership Essentials: A Handbook for Managing Christian Organizations (B&H Academic), edited by Union University President David Dockery.
Christian Leadership Essentials includes a number of helpful essays that address such topics as vision development and communication, the nuts-and-bolts of management, … [Read More]
Book Notice: “The World and The Word: An Introduction to the Old Testament”
You can no longer say that you were unaware: noted Old Testament scholar and SEBTS professor Mark F. Rooker is co-author (with Eugene H. Merrill and Michael A. Grisanti) of the newly released Old Testament intro text, The World and The Word: An Introduction to the Old Testament (B&H). Both those steeped in Old Testament study and those studying its treasures in-depth for the first time will benefit from this work.
The World and the Word … [Read More]
