{"product_id":"biblical-authority-after-babel-retrieving-the-solas-in-the-spirit-of-mere-protestant-christianity-9781587434235","title":"Biblical Authority After Babel: Retrieving the Solas in the Spirit of Mere Protestant Christianity","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eChristianity Today\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e Book Award Winner\u003cbr\u003eA \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJesus Creed \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eChurch History Book of the Year\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eIn recent years, notable scholars have argued that the Protestant Reformation unleashed interpretive anarchy on the church. Is it time to consider the Reformation to be a 500-year experiment gone wrong?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWorld-renowned evangelical theologian Kevin Vanhoozer thinks not. While he sees recent critiques as legitimate, he argues that retrieving the Reformation's core principles offers an answer to critics of Protestant biblical interpretation. Vanhoozer explores how a proper reappropriation of the five \u003ci\u003esolas--sola gratia \u003c\/i\u003e(grace alone), \u003ci\u003e sola fide \u003c\/i\u003e(faith alone), \u003ci\u003e sola scriptura \u003c\/i\u003e(Scripture alone), \u003ci\u003e solus Christus\u003c\/i\u003e (in Christ alone), and \u003ci\u003esola Deo gloria \u003c\/i\u003e(for the glory of God alone)\u003ci\u003e--\u003c\/i\u003eoffers the tools to constrain biblical interpretation and establish interpretive authority. He offers a positive assessment of the Reformation, showing how a retrieval of \"mere Protestant Christianity\" has the potential to reform contemporary Christian belief and practice.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis provocative response and statement from a top theologian is accessibly written for pastors and church leaders.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eKevin J. Vanhoozer\u003c\/b\u003e (PhD, University of Cambridge), one of the world's top theologians, is research professor of systematic theology at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in Deerfield, Illinois. He previously taught at Wheaton College and the University of Edinburgh. He is the author, coauthor, or editor of numerous books, including \u003ci\u003eThe Pastor as Public Theologian\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEveryday Theology\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Drama of Doctrine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eIs There a Meaning in This Text?\u003c\/i\u003e, and the award-winning \u003ci\u003eDictionary for Theological Interpretation of the Bible\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Brazos Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50855574274322,"sku":"9781587434235","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_56ce128d-bd48-4b9e-a6c5-23e083870dfd.jpg?v=1737485283","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/biblical-authority-after-babel-retrieving-the-solas-in-the-spirit-of-mere-protestant-christianity-9781587434235","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}