So here's my fully pimped study!
A few things to note:
- Wall-hangings - A massive picture of Cradle Mountain that sits to my left, always watching (!), courtesy of Akos. A whiteboard, for things that look better scribbled. Pictures of my sisters (and the rest of my fam!).
- Good lighting. Good cans. Good ergonomic whizz-bangery.
- Reference books at the ready. And pile of cute bookmarks that I want to use (it's kindof a thing for me!)
- Shelves that involved some hammer-drilling to get 'em up there.
Ok so there are two things still to do:
- Pot plant - I'm waiting for my little seeds to germinate before I move it in.
- Memory verses for the wall.
8 comments:
Good work Bernard. Looks like a winner.
Good set up, I'd love you to blog on the bookshelf to the left. (Best theological reference work ever, worst purchase and best bang for buck etc)
Yeah, nice question Luke. I might save that one up and unleash it at some stage.
Nevertheless, just looking at my shelf at the moment, let me give one tentative response:
Best theological work
- Robert Reymond's A New Systematic Theology of the Christian Faith
He's a ripper.
Reymond???? NOOOOOOOOOOO.
I have to know, what's wrong with Reymond, not that I know much about him.
The edition that most of us have is the Revised edition. he had to revise it becaise the reviews of his initial edition were absolute stinkers. Mainly to do with his doctrine of the trinity which was either modalist or tritheistic (I can't remember).
Letham has given him a kicking in the past and I reckon that Letham's book on the Trinity is the best book in my library. Try and dig up a review of his first edition. It's painful.
Also, I found him too shackled to the WCF. It is a thoroughly presbyterian work. And he just doesn't bother to interact with the great 20th Century scholars much at all. He clearly has a personal dislike for many of their views and is sharp to the point of being ungracious. Those with whom he disagrees are given smacks around the chops.
I read several hours of Reymond today in preperation for theology. It pains me to say this Al but I have to agree with you. (Sorry Bernie.) I'm much happier with my Reformation Study Bible which simply puts the Westminster Confession etc into the footnotes.
In partial reponse to your other comment; I have to disagree and say Grudem is great value; clear in his style and direct in showing you were he gets his ideas from. I reckon he is real bang for buck. (Not high-class just good value.)
There you go Luke. That wasn't to hard now was it:)
Try Erickson. Way better than Grudem.
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