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Karl Barth (May 10, 1886–December 10, 1968) was a Swiss Reformed Protestant theologian and arguably the greatest theologian of the last two centuries. He was a prolific author who is most well known for his commentary on The Epistle to the Romans (2nd ed.), his thirteen volume systematic theology the Church Dogmatics (CD), and […]
Eberhard Busch's Karl Barth: His Life from Letters and Autobiographical Texts is the autobiography that Karl Barth never wrote. Busch assembled quotations from Barth's letters, books and various autobiographical texts, and then redacted them with minimal commentary into a biography told in Barth's own words. I believe that this book is […]
Tyndale: The Man Who Gave God an English Voice By David Teems (Review) (February 7, 2012)
David Teems' book, "Tyndale: The Man Who Gave God an English Voice" is a biography about William Tyndale who pioneered the translation of the Holy Bible into modern English. The first widely circulated English translation of the bible was written in Middle English by John Wycliffe in the 14th century. […]
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Peter Brown’s Augustine of Hippo: A Biography (Review) (September 15, 2011)
Peter Brown's "Augustine of Hippo: A Biography" was recommended to me by my brilliant friend Josh. Josh also recommended to me the Penguin Classics translation of Augustine's "City of God" translated by Henry Bettenson that was an amazing five star rea...
Calvin: A Biography by Bruce Gordon (review) (April 6, 2010)
Prof. F. Bruce Gordon's "Calvin" (amazon) is a new biography of John Calvin released in 2009, which coincides to John Calvin's 500th birthday. I learned about the biography from the 2009 Desiring God National Conference: With Calvin in the Theater of G...
Jonathan Edwards Biography (July 25, 2008)
I'm currently reading Jonathan Edwards : A Life by George M. Marsden. I'm rarely interested in biographies, but if you're like me, then you should make this one exception and read this book! The book begins by describing New England in the 1700's -- an...