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[Book Review] Adonis Vidu, The Same God Who Works All Things

Vidu, Adonis. The Same God Who Works All Things: Inseparable Operations in Trinitarian Theology. Grand Rapids, MI: William B. Eerdmans, 2021. Book Review Adonis Vidu is a professor of Christian Theology at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary in Massachusetts. Part of his formation is from a Romanian Baptist background. Vidu completed his PhD from the University of Nottingham.Continue reading “[Book Review] Adonis Vidu, The Same God Who Works All Things”

[Book Review] Keith Whitfield, Trinitarian Theology

Whitfield, Keith S. Editor. Trinitarian Theology: Theological Models and Doctrinal Application. Brentwood, TN: B&H Academic, 2019. Editor’s Bio In the publication year of this book, Keith Whitfield was associate professor of Christian theology and vice president for academic administration at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary in Wake Forest, NC, where he also served as Provost and dean ofContinue reading “[Book Review] Keith Whitfield, Trinitarian Theology”

[Book Review] Matthew Barrett, Simply Trinity

Barrett, Matthew. Simply Trinity: The Unmanipulated Father, Son, and Spirit. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Books, 2021. Author’s Bio The doctrine of God the Trinity, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, is at the very heart of Christianity. However, Matthew Barrett argues that there has been a drift from the classical understanding of the Trinity. During theContinue reading “[Book Review] Matthew Barrett, Simply Trinity”

[Book Review] Karl Rahner, The Trinity

Rahner, Karl. The Trinity. Translated by Joseph Donceel. 1967; Reprinted, NY: The Crossroad Publishing, 2001. Introduction Karl Rahner (1904-1984) was a German philosopher and Jesuit Catholic theologian. Rahner studied philosophy, and he attended seminars taught by Martin Heidegger at the University of Freiburg. However, his doctoral mentor in philosophy rejected his dissertation (but later publishedContinue reading “[Book Review] Karl Rahner, The Trinity”

[Book Review] Malcolm Yarnell III, God: Theology for Every Person

Yarnell, Malcolm B. III. God: Theology for Every Person. Brentwood, TN: B&H Academic, 2024. Introduction Malcolm Yarnell III is the Research Professor of Theology at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, TX. Yarnell earned his PhD from Oxford University in 2000. As a Baptist theologian, he has written several books on biblical theology, theContinue reading “[Book Review] Malcolm Yarnell III, God: Theology for Every Person”

[Book Review] Mark Jones, God Is

Jones, Mark. God Is: A Devotional Guide to the Attributes of God. Wheaton, IL: Crossway, 2017. Introduction Mark Jones’ God Is seems like a ‘daily bread’ devotional book that offers an introduction to the doctrine of God. Jones’ goal is “to provide a brief, simple, and clear book on the attributes of God” that isContinue reading “[Book Review] Mark Jones, God Is”

[Book Review] Thomas Aquinas, Summa Theologica QQ. 1-26

Saint Thomas Aquinas. Summa Theologica. Volume 1: QQ. 1-119. 1911; Reprinted, Westminster, MD: Christian Classics, 1948. Questions 1-26, pages 1-143. Introduction and Method This edition was originally published and translated into English in 1911, revised in 1920, and reissued in three volumes in 1948. The book in this review is a reprinted issue of ChristianContinue reading “[Book Review] Thomas Aquinas, Summa Theologica QQ. 1-26”