Book Review: A Theology for the Church edited by Daniel Akin

Theology is the study of God. Every Christian is a theologian in some form or another whether they know it or not. In most Baptist churches, theology is not that highly valued. Yes, the Bible is taught, but an emphasis on theology is always pushed aside.

In recent years, there has been a resurgence of understanding theology due to the fact that many Christians do not know what they believe and have been bombarded with false teachers in the media. Daniel Akin has edited a book for such a time as this called, A Theology for the Church. In this book, you have many Baptist pastors and scholars writing about theology that the church needs to know.

This is a revised edition which contains some new elements that were not in the previous edition, which I have not read. This book talks about salvation, the doctrine of the Trinity, the work of Christ, and the doctrine of the church. This book has chapters written from Baptist pastors and scholars from both sides of the Reformed and non-Reformed spectrum. Where else can you find a book that has Mark Dever, Albert Mohler, Russell Moore, and Paige Patterson in one volume? You could probably find one but not in a volume of this size.

This book is written very well. With such precision and theological depth that anyone could want in a book of this magnitude. Granted it is written with men from the Baptist denomination, but everyone, whether you are Calvinist or not, will benefit from this book. While the men who have written this book may not agree on issues such as predestination, they are agree that theology is important.

Thanks Broadman & Holman for letting me review this book.