St. Augustine helps readers learn, teach, and defend the truths of Scripture in On Christian Doctrine. According to St. Augustine, Scripture should be interpreted with faith, hope, and love if we are to fully understand it. This work offers an impressive wealth of practical wisdom for reading the Bible. It is evident that St. Augustine earnestly wanted his r… Read more…
In his Confessions, Saint Augustine reflects upon his life and chronicles his conversion to Christianity in the light of scripture and the presence of God. He begins with his infancy, pondering the many sins of his life before his conversion, and he confesses not only his sins but even more the greatness of God. Written in the form of a prayer addressed to G… Read more…
The Dark Night of the Soul is a spiritually moving book. In it, St. John of the Cross describes the soul's journey--the "dark night"--to the "divine union of the love of God." St. John uses rich and deeply symbolic language to depict the journey. However, he does not simply describe the journey; he also offers encouragement and comfort di… Read more…
This first volume in the Theology of Lordship series combines trenchant analysis with practical insight and counsel for living in the knowledge of God. Frame writes with the conviction that theology is the application of God's word to our lives in all situations.
John M. Frame (B. D., Westminster Theological Seminary; A. M. and M. Phil., Yale Un… Read more…
The first volume contains three of Perkins’s treatises. The first is A Digest or Harmony of the Books of the Old and New Testament, which offers a synopsis of the Bible that relates sacred history to the chronology of the world. Dating God’s creation of the universe in 3967 BC, Perkins develops his overview of redemptive history that culminates in the fi… Read more…
Want to know more about the Bible but don’t have the time to go to seminary?
Zondervan’s Seminary in a Box includes everything you need to learn the basics of Christian theology, biblical interpretation, the Old Testament, and the New Testament from today’s top biblical scholars and theologians. It includes:
Christ… Read more…
Philip Schaff (1819-1893) wrote one of the finest histories of the church available. His eight-volume work published in 1910 covers Christian history from apostolic Christianity to the Swiss Reformation (1648), and incorporates discussion of ideas and ideals throughout the history of the church with the requisite facts and figures for each period of history.… Read more…
Beginning students of theology and church leaders looking for a theological refresher or teaching tool will welcome this remarkably clear introduction to the doctrines of Scripture. In an almost conversational style, Salvation Belongs to the Lord explores all the major biblical truths, explains key terms of systematic theology, and reflects on their implicat… Read more…
A thorough look at the false and empty doctrines that are attacking evangelicalism's commitment to one of its key doctrines—sola fide, by faith alone.… Read more…
In this two-volume work, Michael Horton seeks to encounter anew the remarkable biblical doctrine of justification. Volume 1 is an exercise in historical theology, exploring the doctrine from the patristic era to the Reformation. Volume 2 then moves on to investigate justification in conversation with contemporary biblical scholarship.
Volu… Read more…
"Who do you say that I am?" This question that Jesus asked of his disciples, so central to his mission, became equally central to the fledgling church. How would it respond to the Gnostics who answered by saying Jesus was less than fully human? How would it respond to the Arians who contended he was less than fully God? It was these challenges that u… Read more…
In partnership with the Dutch Reformed Translation Society, Baker Academic is proud to offer Herman Bavinck's complete Reformed Dogmatics in English for the very first time.
Bavinck's approach throughout is meticulous. As he discusses the standard topics of dogmatic theology, he stands on the shoulders of giants such as Augustine, … Read more…
Your Cart
