Original Ending of Mark
You may not question whether Jesus said— and Mark wrote— “Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned” (Mark 16:16). Luther certainly regarded it as worthy of ...
Role of Works
This book is a volume in Zondervan’s Counterpoints series which provides “a forum for comparison and critique of different views on issues important to Christians.” In this volume the focus is on the role of ...
Fool’s Talk
What role does apologetics play within Christianity? Does apologetics diminish the work of the Holy Spirit and the power of the gospel? What should our goals be when we make use of apologetics? Os ...
Understanding Scripture
“How do we know the Bible is historically accurate?” “How were books of the Bible collected, and how do we know some books weren’t left out?” “Why don’t we consider the Apocrypha a part ...
Ancient Christian Doctrine
Those who do not remember the past are condemned to repeat it. It seems that recently there is a renewed interest in the past, specifically early Christian thought. InterVarsity Press deserves thanks for its role ...
Creeds and Councils
Some people identify themselves as non-creedal Christians. They reject the historic Christian creeds and confessions in favor of what they might call a more “authentic” or “biblical” Christianity. There are also Christians who have ...
Frederick the Wise
It seems strange that much of the life of one of the men who saved the Lutheran Reformation is, in Wellman’s words, “unseen.” We think we know so much about Frederick the Wise, the ...
Antony of Egypt
In the main part of this book, St. Athanasius (the author) and Friar Haase (the peppy modern paraphraser) present, as a model of “spiritual formation” (19, 21) for us to imitate, the life story ...
Lutherans in America
The subtitle is fascinating: A New History. In our day and age, we have gotten used to getting the “true” story about this, that, or the other historical event or person. Myths (pious or ...