Good Lookin' Out: The Works of Frame
Systematic Theology is a daunting enterprise. One must master theology, exegesis, history, and philosophy. There are only a handful of serious-minded systematic theologians writing today, and John Frame is one of them. He teaches theology, apologetics, and philosophy at Reformed Theological Seminary Orlando. His "Theology of Lordship" series is essential for every pastor's library. P & R Publishing is now publishing "The Collected Works of John Frame, Vol. 1: Theology." It is a CD-Rom (that will turn me and others off) that contains: The Doctrine of the Knowledge of God, The Doctrine of God, No Other God, The Amsterdam Philosophy, Perspectives on the Word of God, Salvation Belongs to the Lord, and lots of shorter writings, and about 70 hours of audio resources. If you can read off of a computer, this is a great resource for pastors and theologians. Also see his website for many resources.
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posted by Blake White at 10:51 AM
4 Comments:
Systematic Theology is tough man. I went through Grudam's study some years ago and my head ached after some time from the pounding it takes to get that stuff in there.
Sounds like fun
Frame is an excellent theologian. He is without a doubt my favorite living theologian. His "Doctrine of God" is one of the best books I have ever read. On my blog I just posted a short review of Frame's "Worship in Spirit in Truth" if your intrested check it out.
SSSG,
Thanks for the comment. Frame is a fantastic theologian, certainly one of the best alive today. I do find his 'multi-perspectivalism' less helpful than he does. He has some interesting thoughts on drama/music/preaching and such. I need to read that whole book, but good review.
Blake,
Frame's perspectivalism is rather different. I think it is best used or explained in his Doctrine of the Knowledge of God.
Frame's perspectivalism is important when it comes to epistemology. Sometimes people in epistemology tend to absolutize only one perspective whether it be the normative (rationalist), situational(empericist) or existential (sarte and others)perspective. It also is important within ethical philosophy where you have the Kantians making the normative perspective above the others, the utilitarians absolutizing the situational perspective and the subjectivist absolutizing the existential perspective. Anyhow his triadic perspectivalism is very much influenced by Cornelius Van Til's Introduction to Systematic Theology. It is good to know that there is another fan of John Frame out there!
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