Seeking Understanding: The Stob Lectures, 1986-1998

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Summary: Thirteen Well Written Addresses of Keen Interest
Review: Calvin College and Calvin Theological Seminary sponsor the Stob Lectures annually. Topics for the lectures are chosen from the fields of ethics, apologetics, and philosophical theology.
This volume includes thirteen scholarly, well written addresses on subjects of keen interest which were delivered from 1986 through 1998. The first lecture sets the tone for the volume: The Making and Keeping of Commitments by Lewis B. Smedes. Moral discourse is the topic of the lecture by James Gustafson. Following that Peter Kreeft lectures on immortality. Christian scholarship is discussed by Alvin Plantinga while Martin E. Marty discusses denominations. Marty `s first lecture is "Denominations: We Cannot Get Along With Them" and the second is titled "Denominations: We Cannot Get Along With Them." Medical ethics is the theme developed by Allen Verhey. Of interest to many is the comparison of neo-Calvinism and "Yale theology" by Nicholas P. Wolterstorff. Dewey J. Hoitenga writes on happiness. Conflict is presented by John Feikens while George Mavrodes discusses philosophy. Christian education is the topic on which Arthur F. Helms speaks. J. Harold Ellens deals with dysfunction. As a fitting conclusion to the series. Eleonore Stump's topic is on the problem of evil. These lectures have the freshness of a personal conversation and the topics are of compelling interest.

Rating:
Summary: Thirteen Well Written Addresses of Keen Interest
Review: Calvin College and Calvin Theological Seminary sponsor the Stob Lectures annually. Topics for the lectures are chosen from the fields of ethics, apologetics, and philosophical theology.
This volume includes thirteen scholarly, well written addresses on subjects of keen interest which were delivered from 1986 through 1998. The first lecture sets the tone for the volume: The Making and Keeping of Commitments by Lewis B. Smedes. Moral discourse is the topic of the lecture by James Gustafson. Following that Peter Kreeft lectures on immortality. Christian scholarship is discussed by Alvin Plantinga while Martin E. Marty discusses denominations. Marty 's first lecture is "Denominations: We Cannot Get Along With Them" and the second is titled "Denominations: We Cannot Get Along With Them." Medical ethics is the theme developed by Allen Verhey. Of interest to many is the comparison of neo-Calvinism and "Yale theology" by Nicholas P. Wolterstorff. Dewey J. Hoitenga writes on happiness. Conflict is presented by John Feikens while George Mavrodes discusses philosophy. Christian education is the topic on which Arthur F. Helms speaks. J. Harold Ellens deals with dysfunction. As a fitting conclusion to the series. Eleonore Stump's topic is on the problem of evil. These lectures have the freshness of a personal conversation and the topics are of compelling interest.