Andy Naselli

Thoughts on Theology

Andy Naselli

D. A. Carson: “The Wrath of God”

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Baker just published a collection of essays by theological heavyweights:

McCormack, Bruce L., ed. Engaging the Doctrine of God: Contemporary Protestant Perspectives. Grand Rapids: Baker, 2008.

Here are the contributors (corresponding to their chapter number):McCormack

  1. David F. Wright
  2. N. T. Wright
  3. D. A. Carson
  4. Paul Helm
  5. Oliver D. Crisp
  6. John Webster
  7. Henri A. Blocher
  8. Pierre Berthoud
  9. Stephen N. Williams
  10. Bruce L. McCormack
  11. Donald Macleod

Check out the Table of Contents in this ten-page PDF of the front matter and preface.

D. A. Carson’s essay “The Wrath of God” (pp. 37–63) is a must-read. Here’s just the skeleton of his argument:

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T4G 2008 MP3s

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All of the MP3s for the general sessions and panel discussions are now available for free downloads. Brief bios of the speakers are available here.

I’d recommend listening to these in order:

  1. Ligon Duncan: Sound Doctrine: Essential to Faithful Pastoral Ministry
  2. Panel Discussion 1: Dever, Duncan, Mahaney, Mohler
  3. Thabiti Anyabwile: Bearing the Image: Identity, the Work of Christ, and the Church
  4. Panel Discussion 2: Anyabwile, Dever, Duncan, Mahaney, Mohler
  5. John MacArthur: The Sinner Neither Able Nor Willing: The Doctrine of Absolute Inability
  6. Mark Dever: Improving the Gospel: Exercises in Unbiblical Theology
  7. Panel Discussion 3: Dever, Duncan, MacArthur, Mahaney, Mohler
  8. R.C. Sproul: The Curse Motif of the Atonement
  9. Panel Discussion 4: Dever, Duncan, Mahaney, Mohler, Sproul
  10. Albert Mohler: Why Do They Hate It So? The Doctrine of Substitution
  11. Panel Discussion 5: Dever, Duncan, Mahaney, Mohler
  12. John Piper: How the Supremacy of Christ Creates Radical Christian Sacrifice
  13. Panel Discussion 6: Dever, Duncan, Mahaney, Mohler, Piper
  14. C.J. Mahaney: Sustaining a Pastor’s Soul

Related:

D. A. Carson’s Christ and Culture Revisited

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christ-and-culture-revisited.jpgD. A. Carson’s Christ and Culture Revisited (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2008) is now available.

I heartily recommend this volume.

  • Carson skillfully applies his biblical theological framework—interpreting the whole Bible with a robust salvation-historical grid—to the issue of “Christ and Culture” that H. Richard Niebuhr raised in 1951.
  • It is a model work for combining biblical, historical, systematic, and practical theology for the benefit of the church.
  • Though Carson normally publishes in the fields of NT exegesis and theology, this book is impressively up-to-date with the relevant literature and arguments.

I had the privilege of meticulously reading this volume straight through at least three times at various stages last year. It’s the type of book that rewards slow, thoughtful, even repeated reading.

D. A. Carson on Evangelicalism (and Fundamentalism)

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The following two (lengthy) MP3s by D. A. Carson are penetrating:

This afternoon I listened to the more recent one (“What is Evangelicalism?”), and I was encouraged by Carson’s 4.5-minute analysis of the current state of fundamentalism. It is not particularly constructive when evangelicals and fundamentalists broad-brush and launch grenades at each other. Contrast Carson’s conciliatory attitude here: listen from 42:10 to 46:30.

Update: A transcript of the 4.5-minute analysis is available here.

Kevin Bauder: “Fundamentalism and Scholarship”

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Kevin BauderBauder has finished another thoughtful series of short essays: “Fundamentalism and Scholarship.”

I’ve combined all 12 short essays into one PDF.

  1. Not Me (January 4, 2008)
  2. What Is a Scholar? (January 11, 2008)
  3. Hazards of Scholarship (January 18, 2008)
  4. Does Fundamentalism Need Scholars? (January 25, 2008)
  5. Does Fundamentalism Have Scholars? (February 1, 2008)
  6. How Do We Get Scholars? (February 8, 2008)
  7. To Make a Scholar (February 15, 2008)
  8. The Scholarly Life (February 22, 2008)
  9. Models of Scholarship (February 29, 2008)
  10. Scholarship and Separatism (March 14, 2008)
  11. The Dual Responsibility of a Christian Scholar (March 21, 2008)
  12. The Christian Scholar’s Christian Responsibility (March 28, 2008)

Note: Central Seminary emails these essays every Friday afternoon. You can access the archives here.