A Plain Account of Christian Perfection by John Wesley
Wednesday, February 13, 2008
In A Plain Account of Christian Perfection, John Wesley set out to establish that the doctrine of Christian Perfection that was at that time being taught by many Methodist preachers, was the same doctrine that he had been teaching from the very beginning of his ministry. This came in response to
The Suspended Middle by John Milbank
Thursday, December 20, 2007
In The Suspended Middle: Henri de Lubac and the Debate concerning the Supernatural, John Milbank lays out the context and content of the controversy surrounding Henri de Lubac’s discussion of nature and grace. His fundamental thesis is that all humans by nature are oriented towards the
The Cambridge Companion to Feminist Theology
Friday, November 30, 2007
The Cambridge Companion to Feminist Theology is a collection of essays by various authors intending to give a general orientation to Feminist Theology. Feminist Theology is theology done specifically and intentionally from the ideological vantage point for feminism. The opening essay in the book
Process and Reality by Alfred North Whitehead
Tuesday, October 30, 2007
I have to admit from the beginning that I did not read the entirety of Whitehead’s Process and Reality, nor claim to have a thorough understanding of his thought. This book marked a watershed for the development of what is now called Process Philosophy (though Whitehead preferred the term
The Lost Letters of Pegamum by Bruce Longenecker
Saturday, July 28, 2007
The Lost Letters of Pegamum by Bruce Longenecker was a fascinating portrayal of the first century world and the way the Gospel would have confronted the current social and political climate. It is a fictional account in the forms of letters between Antipas, an aristocrat from Pergamum, a city in
Narcissism: Denial of the True Self
by Alexander Lowen
Sunday, April 15, 2007
Narcissim: Denial of the True Self is a fascinating book by Alexander Lowen, a leading psychoanalyst discussing the problem of narcissism. Though commonly thought of as simply the dilemma of an over-inflated ego in which one loves themselves inordinately, Lowen contends that narcissism is
Romans
Monday, March 26, 2007
For the past few months, I have been working on a research paper on the relationship between the resurrection of Jesus and justification in the book of Romans. In this process, I have read quite a number of books and articles on the related subjects. Rather than give entries for them all, I
Justification Through New Creation by Frank D. Macchia
Saturday, March 3, 2007
Wow...it has been quite some time since I have given reports on my recent reading. But do not let that cause dismay - I have indeed been reading--just not reporting on it! Since my last update, my reading has included The Resurrection of the Son of God by N.T. Wright, Resurrection: Theological
I occasionally have friends ask me what I am reading and what I have been thinking about. So I decided to just make it public, for their sake or for whomever. Items which would fall under the category of “what I have been reading” will be located here, while that which falls under “what I have been thinking about” will be found in the “blog-proper.” Basically, I hope to keep this updated with books I am currently reading, books I hope to get to and whenever I finish a book (and get around to it) to give a brief reaction. Along the way, you may discover that the subjects of my reading may be all over the place, but have no fear: I have not lost my mind...yet.
