Summer '08 SBJT: Church Fathers

Jeff Robinson introduces the summer 2008 issue of the Southern Baptist Journal of Theology (SBJT):

Should historical amnesia be an option for the average Christian?

Knowing church history, particularly as it relates to the early years of Christianity and the theological issues which faced leaders in that age is important for all believers, essayists in the summer edition of the Southern Baptist Journal of Theology argue. The latest SBJT examines the early church and encourages Christians to learn from important church fathers such as Athanasius, Augustine and Irenaeus.

2 Editorial: Stephen J. Wellum "Standing on the Shoulders of Giants"

4 Todd L. Miles "Irenaeus in the Hands of Soteriological Inclusivists: Validation or Tendentious Historiography?"

18 John Piper "Contending for Christ Contra Mundum: Exile and Incarnation in the Life of Athanasius"

38 Nick Needham "Augustine of Hippo: The Relevance of His Life and Thought Today"

52 Carl Trueman "Patristics And Reformed Orthodoxy: Some Brief Notes and Proposals"

62 Michael A. G. Haykin "Recovering Ancient Church Practices: A Review of Brian McLaren, Finding Our Way Again: The Return of the Ancient Practices"

68 The SBJT Forum

78 Book Reviews