A History of Christian Theology

Today, Chad sits down with Dr. Matthew Bates to discuss his newly released book "Beyond the Salvation Wars: Why Both Protestants and Catholics Must Reimagine How We Are Saved" with Brazos Press. Dr. Bates is a professor of New Testament at Northern Seminary and the author of several books. He talks with Chad about his position on the order of salvation and his counterproposal to Protestant and Catholic understandings of salvation. Thanks to Dr. Bates for coming on the podcast and Brazos Press for providing us with a copy of the book. And thank you for being patient with us as we work on getting episodes out! Stay tuned over the next couple of weeks for episodes with Abigail Favale and Andrew Chronister. If you enjoy these episodes, please like and review us on iTunes and Spotify! We hope you enjoy! Buy "Beyond the Salvation Wars" [https://www.bakerpublishinggroup.com/books/beyond-the-salvation-wars/398402] Subscribe to our Patreon [https://www.patreon.com/ahoct] twitter: @theologyxian [https://twitter.com/theologyxian]Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ahistoryofchristiantheology [https://www.facebook.com/ahistoryofchristiantheology]

On this episode, Chad chats with Dr. Kevin Vanhoozer of Trinity Evangelical Divinity School about his latest book "Mere Christian Hermeneutics: Transfiguring What It Means to Read the Bible Theologically" with Zondervan Academic. Dr. Vanhoozer explains his thesis of how we ought to read and respond to the Bible through the lens of Christ's transfiguration. He received his PhD from Cambridge University, served as Senior Lecturer in Theology and Religious Studies at the University of Edinburgh, has written over 20 books, and is currently Research Professor of Systematic Theology at Trinity. His work covers many areas of theology and has inspired and influenced many to study the Bible, including Chad. We're thankful to Dr. Vanhoozer for taking the time to meet and to Zondervan for providing a copy of his book! Stay on the lookout for more episodes coming soon and we hope you enjoy! uy "Mere Christian Hermeneutics" [https://zondervanacademic.com/products/mere-christian-hermeneutics] Subscribe to our Patreon [https://www.patreon.com/ahoct] twitter: @theologyxian [https://twitter.com/theologyxian]Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ahistoryofchristiantheology [https://www.facebook.com/ahistoryofchristiantheology]

This week on A History of Christian Theology Chad sits down with Dr. Simon P. Kennedy to talk about his latest book "Against Worldview: Reimagining Christian Formation as Growth in Wisdom" with Lexham Press. Their conversation focuses on why evangelicals talk so much about worldview, what it is, why it’s important, Dr Kennedy’s critiques, and his suggestions on how we might want to reframe our view of or approach to it. Dr. Kennedy is both a research fellow at the University of Queensland and a non-resident fellow at the Danube Institute as well as teaching at numerous institutes like Lachlan Macquarie Institute and Queensland Theological College. We're very thankful to Dr. Kennedy for his time and to Lexham Press for sending us a copy of his book, be sure to check it out below! Buy "Against Worldview" [https://lexhampress.com/product/305968/against-worldview-reimagining-christian-formation-as-growth-in-wisdom] Subscribe to out Patreon [https://www.patreon.com/ahoct] twitter: @theologyxian [https://twitter.com/theologyxian]Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ahistoryofchristiantheology [https://www.facebook.com/ahistoryofchristiantheology]

Welcome back to A History of Christian Theology! This week we're happy to welcome Dr. Brad Littlejohn to the podcast to discuss his newly released book "Called to Freedom: Retrieving Christian Liberty in an Age of License" with B&H Academic Press. He and Chad take a bit of a break from our regular sort of conversations to discuss contemporary issues of freedom, what it is and isn't, and how we as Christians ought to think about it. Dr. Littlejohn is currently a fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center in Washington D.C. We're thankful to B&H Academic Press for sending us a copy of his book, and Dr. Littlejohn for sitting down to chat. We hope you enjoy! Buy "Called to Freedom: Retrieving Christian Liberty in an Age of License [https://bhacademic.bhpublishinggroup.com/product/called-to-freedom-3/]" Subscribe to our Patreon [https://www.patreon.com/ahoct] Twitter: @theologyxian [https://twitter.com/theologyxian] Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ahistoryofchristiantheology [https://www.facebook.com/ahistoryofchristiantheology]

In this episode, Chad interviews Dr. Nijay Gupta about his upcoming book "The Affections of Christ Jesus- Love at the Heart of Paul's Theology" with Eerdmans Publishing: it is scheduled for release near the end of February this year. They discuss how the idea of love is often overlooked in Paul's work as well as the Biblical view of affection and emotion in Christian Theology. Dr. Gupta's accomplishments are wide-ranging. Currently, he is a professor of New Testament at Northern Seminary, serves as co-chair of the Pauline Theology seminar of the Institute for Biblical Research, has authored numerous books, co-hosts the "Slow Theology" podcast, and is the senior editor for the New Living Translation of the Bible. We're very thankful to Dr. Gupta for taking the time to sit down with Chad and to Eerdmans Publishing for providing an early copy of the book and setting up the interview. We hope you enjoy! Buy "The Affections of Christ Jesus- Love at the Heart of Paul's Theology [https://www.eerdmans.com/9781467469241/the-affections-of-christ-jesus/]" Subscribe to our Patreon [https://www.patreon.com/ahoct] Twitter: @theologyxian [https://twitter.com/theologyxian] Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ahistoryofchristiantheology [https://www.facebook.com/ahistoryofchristiantheology]