Justin Taylor is one of the prodigy of John Piper, an up-and-coming theologian to look out for in the future. (already with 4 books to his name)
Get a load of this... Radical Orthodoxy! Sounds like a critique on private religion, with strong Kuyperian influence (I like...), maybe it's "generous" too :)
"The invention of religion as a private leisure activity allows people to fit into the state and market without conflict, … Private religion is meant as a refuge, a solace for tired shoppers and harried office workers. Religion helps us escape from or cope with, but not change, the frenetic pace of life in consumer society"
Christianity Today's Book of The Year goes to...
Sarah's 'wanna-read' book (the Case For Creator) got in the list, though I'd rather wait for it to make its way to Summit's Pay Less Book, heheh... (where I found Case For Christ @ RM 10 and Evidence That Demands A Verdict @ RM 25)
Get a load of this... Radical Orthodoxy! Sounds like a critique on private religion, with strong Kuyperian influence (I like...), maybe it's "generous" too :)
"The invention of religion as a private leisure activity allows people to fit into the state and market without conflict, … Private religion is meant as a refuge, a solace for tired shoppers and harried office workers. Religion helps us escape from or cope with, but not change, the frenetic pace of life in consumer society"
Christianity Today's Book of The Year goes to...
Sarah's 'wanna-read' book (the Case For Creator) got in the list, though I'd rather wait for it to make its way to Summit's Pay Less Book, heheh... (where I found Case For Christ @ RM 10 and Evidence That Demands A Verdict @ RM 25)
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What is the Reformed view of human imagination, imagining God, emphasizing reality AND truth, etc.? This may be a good topic to explore...
http://www.cambridge.org/uk/catalogue/catalogue.asp?isbn=052183323X
There is a lengthy excerpt too...