The Fatal Flaw of the Theology Behind Infant Baptism (Revised)

Back in 2010, I offered a brief review and recommendation of The Fatal Flaw of the Theology Behind Infant Baptism, in which I stated that it then topped my list of the best books in defense of believer's baptism. Well, it still tops my list, so you can imagine how excited I am that it … Continue reading The Fatal Flaw of the Theology Behind Infant Baptism (Revised)

Review of Interpreting Scripture With the Great Tradition — Part 2 “Christian Platonism”

In my previous post, I began a four part series addressing the book Interpreting Scripture with the Great Tradition: Recovering the Genius of Premodern Exegesis, by Craig A. Carter. As we saw in that post, Carter could speak of “the Great Tradition” as though it were synonymous with his understanding of the Nicene doctrine of … Continue reading Review of Interpreting Scripture With the Great Tradition — Part 2 “Christian Platonism”

Review of Interpreting Scripture With the Great Tradition — Part 1 “Great Tradition”

This post is the first of four brief posts that will address the book Interpreting Scripture with the Great Tradition: Recovering the Genius of Premodern Exegesis, by Craig A. Carter. In this post, I would like to address first a troublesome concept found in the title of the book, namely the Great Tradition. The blog's … Continue reading Review of Interpreting Scripture With the Great Tradition — Part 1 “Great Tradition”

Scripture IS the Great Tradition

There has been a great deal of talk lately about the so-called “Great Tradition.” In fact, I am currently reading a book entitled Interpreting Scripture With the Great Tradition: Recovering the Genius of Premodern Exegesis, a book which seeks to hold up a somewhat nebulously defined “Great Tradition” to which it calls Christians to return. … Continue reading Scripture IS the Great Tradition