My Reading List

A Plain Account of Christian Perfection by John Wesley

Wed, 13 Feb 2008 07:47:45 -0600

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 ge

The Suspended Middle by John Milbank

Thu, 20 Dec 2007 19:16:29 -0600

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 supernatu

Process and Reality by Alfred North Whitehead

Tue, 30 Oct 2007 18:52:52 -0500

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 Philosophy

The Cambridge Companion to Feminist Theology

Fri, 30 Nov 2007 17:48:01 -0600

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 def

The Lost Letters of Pegamum by Bruce Longenecker

Sat, 28 Jul 2007 22:55:03 -0500

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 Asi

Romans

Mon, 26 Mar 2007 16:16:56 -0500

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 will

Narcissism: Denial of the True Self by Alexander Lowen

Sun, 15 Apr 2007 15:00:27 -0500

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 rooted

Justification Through New Creation by Frank D. Macchia

Sat, 3 Mar 2007 23:08:34 -0600

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 and