Gerald R. McDermott Everyday Glory: The Revelation of God in all of Reality Grand Rapids, MI: Baker, 2018. Available at Baker and Koorong By Laura Thierry Romans 1:20 declares that God’s ‘invisible attributes…have been clearly perceived, ever since the creation of the world, in the things that have been made.’ The Psalmist confidently proclaims that ‘the heavens declare the glory of God’ (Ps. 19:1). But can every day realities actually tell us about the glory of God? Can rocks and... Read more

Andrew Ter Ern Loke The Origin of Divine Christology SNTSMS; Cambridge: CUP, 2017. Available at Amazon.com This book is a critique of evolutionary schemes of christological development as well as an argument that the only reason why the early church believed that Jesus was “true God” is because he himself believed so or at least gave that impression. There are good discussions about the nature of divinity in the ancient world and early church, function and being in christology, reiteration... Read more

Micah Fries & Keith Whitfield Islam and North America: Loving our Muslim Neighbors Nashville, TN: B&H, 2018. Available at B&H. By J. Paul Islam is the fastest-growing religion in the world. This fact is usually met with fear or uneasiness by many including some Christians. They find people with big beards and jet black burkas to be very intimidating. This brewing fear can create unfavourable conditions for the mission of the church. The book Islam and North America exists to dispel... Read more

Okay, we are approaching the end game on The New Testament in its World (NTiiW), I’m proofing the galleys  (so many pictures!), preparing the workbook, and I’m getting excited. This book has been like ten years in the making, there is an accompanying DVD that is already out, and it is already #1 at Amazon.com in Paul’s Letters (Books) and Jesus, the Gospels & Acts (Books). No wonder, it is like a condensed summary of N.T. Wright’s life-work with some useful supplements from me.... Read more

I just came across a great series of audio lectures about Alexander Hamilton including one by Prof. Jason Duncan on God, Politics, and Alexander Hamilton. It is good, not just about Hamilton’s own spiritual and religious life, but also about the religion of the American founding fathers. John Adams regarded the incarnation as blasphemous. Apparently, Yale president Timothy Dwight said that if Thomas Jefferson was elected president then New England would have soon have no churches nor any virgins. A... Read more

One of my favourite journals to read is the European Journal of Theology, published in association with the Fellowship for Evangelical European Theologians (FEET). One of the best things about the journal is that each article and review has a synopsis in English, German, and French, so it is a really good way to keep up your modern academic languages. Make sure either you or your seminary subscribes! In a recent trip to Panem (otherwise known as “Sydney, Australia”) I read... Read more

Marion Ann Taylor and Agnes Choi (eds)  Handbook of Women Biblical Interpreters: A Historical and Biographical Guide Grand Rapids, MI Baker Academic, 2012. Available from Baker. By Jill Firth Help is to hand for those who are wishing to rectify the complaint “there are no women in my bibliographies!” Students keen to hear women’s voices and minority and global voices are gaining access to an increasing range of resources including the Handbook of Women Biblical Interpreters: A Historical and Biographical... Read more

Okay, below is a 7700-word summary and review of a book critiquing transgender ideology from an eclectic number of feminist, queer, disability, and psychoanalytic authors. It is a riveting read, one of the most illuminating and thought-provoking things I’ve read for a while, necessary for anyone wrestling with what transgenderism is and how to care for people with gender dysphoria. For a short summary, see the conclusion with my takeaway and my questions for the editors. Heather Brunskell-Evans and Michele... Read more

Please indulge a bit of editorial self-promotion, but some good news, Trinity Without Hierarchy is #1 New Release in Christian Systematic Theology. If you don’t already have a copy, why not? Get one! All the cool kids are doing it!!! Also, see the fun and funky vlog review by Luke Geraty:   Read more