Thursday, February 16 2012 13:16
Crossway Publishers announces a soon to be released title by Dr. Fred G. Zaspel, one of our Adjunct Professor of Systematic Theology – B.B. Warfield on the Christian Life: Living in Light of the Gospel. Dr. Zaspel is recognized as the leading authority on Benjamin Breckinridge Warfield (1851-1921), the giant of Old Princeton Seminary. His first book, The Theology of B.B. Warfield: A Systematic Summary, published by Crossway in late 2010, is the first book to bring together the broad scope of Warfield’s theological work of Warfield into one volume. Until now the character of Warfield’s own Christian experience and his understanding of the Christian life have remained unexplored. Dr. Zaspel unpacks these for us in his new book, and what we find is that Warfield’s profound theological mind is matched only by his passionate heart for Christ. And from him we learn truly what it is to live in light of the gospel.
Unlike his previous book, which was directed primarily to theologians, this book is for every Christian. It is intended to provide substantive fuel for your Christian life from a past theologian who understood the gospel better than most and who modeled Christ-centered Christian living very well.
Dr. Zaspel says that all along in his Warfield writing he hoped and prayed that others may profit from Warfield as he has, and in this book he helps to make that possible. And as you can see below, the endorsements are outstanding! You can pre-order the book at discount price from Amazon here. Congratulations, Dr. Zaspel!
Read a few of the many outstanding endorsements for this book:
“For Warfield the Christian life is but the outworking of the gospel.” Thank you, Fred Zaspel, for bringing back to us the rich, contagious life and work of Benjamin Warfield. It satisfies the thirst this generation has for an authentic Christianity that flows from the deep well of a strong and informed theology.
Matt Olson, President
Northland International University
We are already indebted to Fred Zaspel for his work on The Theology of B. B. Warfield -- a book that has introduced a new generation to the voluminous writings of a Princeton scholar who was both New Testament interpreter and systematic theologian. Warfield’s style feels a tad impenetrable to many contemporary readers, but through Zaspel, Warfield, though dead, still speaks. But can any devotional and practical guidance come out of old Princeton? Zaspel’s latest contribution, B. B. Warfield on the Christian Life: Living in Light of the Gospel, does not simply answer with a resounding affirmative, but again faithfully unpacks Warfield and shows him to be a theologian of head and heart. Above all, Warfield is an integrated thinker, so he is ideally equipped to show how that which is central to the Bible, the Gospel of God, rightly shapes the Christian’s entire life. And Zaspel makes this accessible.
D. A. Carson
As Dr. Zaspel shows, the Princetonians—and Warfield in particular—were very far from arid scholastics. The Princeton theology was wedded to a Princeton piety that was warm, spiritual, and gospel-centered. Warfield’s spirituality in particular grew from a profound encounter with Christ that was both personal and theological. Thank you, Dr. Zaspel, for showing us Warfield the Christologian and man of God.
Kevin Bauder, Research Professor
Central Baptist Seminary
B.B. Warfield was one of the great thinkers in the history of the church, and his writings are a goldmine of biblical truth. Unfortunately the sheer volume of his writings make them largely inaccessible to today’s busy reader. But now, Fred Zaspel has done us a great service by distilling into one volume the essence of Warfield’s writings on the Christian life. This book should prove to be a valuable asset to all Christians serious about growing in Christ.
Jerry Bridges
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