Posts from March 2012

Complete New Book List April 2012 The Founders’ Key: The Divine and Natural Connection Between the Declaration and the Constitution and What We Risk By Losing It, by Larry P Arnn. Today the integrity and unity of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution are under attack by the progressive political movement. As a result their influence has been diminished and their meaning obscured. Do Historical Matters Matter to Faith? A Critical Appraisal of Modern and Postmodern Approaches to Scripture,…

Complete New Book List March 2012 The Joy of Calvinism: Knowing God’s Personal, Unconditional, Irresistible, Unbreakable Love, by Greg Forster. Sam Storms says that Calvinism has been the object of many caricatures, but “none so misguided as the notion that it is the enemy of joy”. However, he says that Forster does a “masterful job” of setting the record straight, showing how Calvinism is “drenched with joy” and accounting for the beauty and delight of the doctrines of grace. The…

Complete New Book List February 2012 God With Us: Divine Condescension and the Attributes of God, by K. Scott Oliphint. The desire to harmonize God’s attributes with his actions has challenged laymen and scholars throughout the ages. How can God be both a wholly independent, infinite being, yet also be an interactive force in the finite plane of creation? Oliphint finds the answer in the person of Jesus Christ incarnate—the manifestation of God and the cornerstone of creation. The Transforming…