What I'm Reading Now...
Editors: Stanley E. Porter & Anthony R. Cross. Semper Reformandum-Studies in Honour of Clark H. Pinnock. Paternoster Press: England, 2003.
Martin Mittelstadt, Spirit and Suffering in Luke-Acts: Implications for a Pentecostal Pneumatology. Continuum, 2004
Amos Yong, The Spirit Poured Out on All Flesh: Pentecostalism and the Possibility of Global Theology. Baker, 2005.
Frank Macchia, Baptized in the Spirit: A Global Pentecostal Theology. Harper Collins, 2006.
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Pentecostal Thought & Practice
Roger Stronstad, The Charismatic Theology of St. Luke. Hendrickson, 1984.
Description: Controversial terms used in Luke-Acts have sparked this new cogent and thought-provoking study of Luke. Stronstad offers proof that significant terms used in Luke-Acts have been misinterpreted in an effort to harmonize Lukan and Pauline theology. He challenges re-examination of Luke's charismatic emphases that has been improperly viewed. Stronstad extends upon past scholarly discussion and validates his claims urging re-examination and reconsideration of the impact of Pentecost.
William & Robert Menzies, Spirit and Power: Foundations of Pentecostal Experience. Zondervan, 2000.
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Evangelical Interests
Evangelicals & Scripture: Tradition, Authority and Hermeneutics. Edited by Vincent Bacote, Laura Miguelez and Dennis Okholm. Intervarsity, 2004.
This book is a collections of twelve essays that explore in depth the meaning of an evangelical doctrine of Scripture. Selected from the presentations made at the 2001 Wheaton Theology Conference, the essays approach this vital subject from three directions. I particularly like Grenz's essay. Then again, I'm fairly biased when it comes to Stanley Grenz. Good reading!
Stanley Grenz. Renewing the Center: Evangelical Theology in a Post-Theological Era. Baker, 2000.
Bar none, one of the best books I've read on the current state of affairs in evangelical theology. Stanley Grenz passed away suddenly in 2005 with a brain hemorrhage, but his literay legacy will live on in books like this. Check out his website for further reading and information.
Description: Some claim that evangelicalism can't survive in today's society. Grenz says "not so fast." Examining the historical impact of liberal and conservative strands in evangelicalism, he suggests ways to develop a "generous theology" that will meet the intellectual challenges of postmodernism and move the church toward an "evangelical center."
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Clark Pinnock & Open Theism
Most Moved Mover: A Theology of God's Openness. Baker, 2001.
Though extremely controversial, this book is a fascinating and thought-provoking read into one of the paramount challenges to the classical view of God.
Description: Openness theology roots its popular appeal in the biblical picture of a God who is passionately loving and bent on rescuing the lost creatures he loves. Open theists believe that God responds to his creation and actually changes his plans as a result of how humans respond to him. In Most Moved Mover, Clark Pinnock argues that we need to have a view of God centered on God's open, relational, and responsive love for his creation. That picture of God has important implications for prayer, for prophecy, foreschatology, and for believers interested in thinking about God in new ways.
Flame of Love: A Theology of the Holy Spirit. Intervarsity, 1999.
Description: This magnum opus from one of evangelicalism's most stimulating theologians. Pinnock's systematic theology examines the centrality of the Holy Spirit to the church's life and witness, and invites us to move beyond rationalism to recover "intimacy and immediacy" with God. A theological bridge of mainstream, evangelical, and charismatic thought.
http://www.macdiv.ca/faculty/bios/pinnock.php
Other Readings on Open Theism:
The Openness of God. Intervarsity, 1994. Clark Pinnock, et al.
The God Who Risks: A Theology of Providence. Intervarsity, 1998. John Sanders.
God of the Possible: A Biblical Introduction to the Open View of God. Baker, 2000. Greg Boyd.
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