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Title: Back to Basics: Rediscovereing the Richness of the Reformed Faith by David G. Hagopian, Douglas J. Wilson, Douglas M., Iii Jones, Roger Wagner ISBN: 0-87552-216-5 Publisher: P & R Publishing Pub. Date: 01 January, 1996 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $15.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 5 (7 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Best Intro to the Reformed Distinctives that I Have Found
Comment: I've read several of the books that are often suggested as introductions to Reformed thought. This is the first one that doesn't focus on Calvinistic soteriology to the exclusion of other equally (or perhaps more) important aspects of the Reformed view of what Scripture teaches. My only real quibble is that the title ought to be Back to Intermediates, because there are more foundational doctrines than these - but all Protestants agree about those.
The book is divided into four sections, each written by a different author:
Doug Wilson contributes the chapters on salvation. He very able covers justification and predestination. Doug Jones contributes the section on covenantal theology. Covenant theology is the true heart of the Reformed viewpoint. These few chapters ably lay out the scriptural basis for it and explore the implications of it. A third section concerns the church, including its nature, the sacraments, and church discipline. This is the weakest section of the book, but still adequate for the overall purpose. Particularly, one wishes that more time would have been spent on the nature of worship and on the place of the sacraments in the corporate life of the church. Finally, Hagopian himself handles the section on the Christian life, which is mostly a theology of sanctification. This is perhaps the most immediately practical of the sections.
Each chapter ends with a dozen or so review questions. We are considering using this book in a Sunday school class, so that is a very definite plus. Any criticism that could be leveled against the book would be on the basis that it could have treated a subject more thoroughly, but doing so would have necessitated expanding the book beyond its purpose.
Rating: 5
Summary: Exceptional!!!
Comment: This book is responsible for introducing me to the Reformed faith. For years I had been told of the "evils" of Calvin and his twisting of God's character... afterall, he's a lawyer... and who can trust those guys? But what I found shocked me! The reformed faith actually made sense (go figure...)and had no semblence to the caricature the critics like to draw of it.
I was going through a rough time in my faith and I decided to re-examine things I had been taught in church when I stumbled on this little gem of a book. This book was the stepping stone to my discovering the Reformed faith and gave me a firm foundation that had never been built in my life. I continue to return to my copy from time to time for its concise examples, thoroughness and extremely readable style... my paperback edition is extremely dog-eared.
If you are interested in testing the waters of historical, evangelical Pretestantism, I heartily recommend this book as a launching point.
Rating: 5
Summary: Skip Grace Unknown - This is a Great Intro to Theology
Comment: I read Sproul's Grace Unknown, and while it may be a good basic introduction this book is far superior. The writing is good enough to communicate deep issues of theology to those without much exposure, as well as thorough enough to satisfy those who have put much time and thought into understanging God's character. Douglas Wilson writes the section on Conversion and if you have never read anything from this man, please do so quickly. He is always two or three steps ahead of most of the writers you would recognize and respect in terms of his originality and thoughtfulness.
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Title: Postmillennialism: An Eschatology of Hope by Keith A. Mathison ISBN: 0875523897 Publisher: P & R Publishing Pub. Date: 01 February, 1999 List Price(USD): $14.99 |
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Title: Dispensationalism: Rightly Dividing the People of God? by Keith A. Mathison ISBN: 0875523595 Publisher: P & R Publishing Pub. Date: 01 July, 1995 List Price(USD): $9.99 |
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Title: A Quest for Godliness: The Puritan Vision of the Christian Life by J. I. Packer ISBN: 0891078193 Publisher: Crossway Books Pub. Date: 01 July, 1994 List Price(USD): $25.00 |
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Title: Systematic Theology by Louis Berkhof ISBN: 0802838200 Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company Pub. Date: 01 September, 1996 List Price(USD): $48.00 |
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Title: Reforming Marriage by Douglas Wilson ISBN: 1885767455 Publisher: Canon Press Pub. Date: 01 February, 1995 List Price(USD): $10.00 |
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