Sarah's June Books
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christianreaderBooks read this month: 4
It has been a relatively crazy month, so I took a lot of comfort in reading Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix and Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince again. Only one to go!
In addition, I read:
Luther on the Christian Life: Cross and Freedom by Carl R. Trueman
This isn't a biography of Luther, but a look at his view of living the Christian life in light of his theology. In other words, how theology impacts our daily lives before God. It isn't light reading, but it's not pitched to an academic audience, either. I love this kind of writing and think it's so useful and important for Christians; it's the kind of work I would love to end up doing myself. Anyway, of course this book has a lot to say about the Word of God, justification by grace through faith, and the sacraments. One of Trueman's repeated emphases is that, as much as modern evangelical Protestants sometimes love to quote him, Luther actually doesn't resemble them very much, especially when it comes to the role of the church and the celebration of the Lord's Supper. He argues that many evangelicals have lost touch with their Protestant heritage in this respect. For my part, I found much of Luther's vision of the Christian life incredibly compelling, and it's encouraged me to read more of his actual writings...one of these days, when the dissertation's done.
John Chrysostom on Divine Pedagogy: The Coherence of His Theology and Preaching by David Rylaarsdam
This, on the other hand, is most definitely an academic work. I was asked to review it for a journal; and, happily, it proved useful for my research as well. To sum it up super briefly, it's about a fourth-century theologian's approaches to interpreting and applying Scripture.
It has been a relatively crazy month, so I took a lot of comfort in reading Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix and Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince again. Only one to go!
In addition, I read:
Luther on the Christian Life: Cross and Freedom by Carl R. Trueman
This isn't a biography of Luther, but a look at his view of living the Christian life in light of his theology. In other words, how theology impacts our daily lives before God. It isn't light reading, but it's not pitched to an academic audience, either. I love this kind of writing and think it's so useful and important for Christians; it's the kind of work I would love to end up doing myself. Anyway, of course this book has a lot to say about the Word of God, justification by grace through faith, and the sacraments. One of Trueman's repeated emphases is that, as much as modern evangelical Protestants sometimes love to quote him, Luther actually doesn't resemble them very much, especially when it comes to the role of the church and the celebration of the Lord's Supper. He argues that many evangelicals have lost touch with their Protestant heritage in this respect. For my part, I found much of Luther's vision of the Christian life incredibly compelling, and it's encouraged me to read more of his actual writings...one of these days, when the dissertation's done.
John Chrysostom on Divine Pedagogy: The Coherence of His Theology and Preaching by David Rylaarsdam
This, on the other hand, is most definitely an academic work. I was asked to review it for a journal; and, happily, it proved useful for my research as well. To sum it up super briefly, it's about a fourth-century theologian's approaches to interpreting and applying Scripture.
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