Publications
The Passion and Doctrine of Andrew Fuller in The Gospel Worthy of All Acceptation
The Renaissance in Andrew Fuller Studies: A Bibliographic Essay
Confession of Faith 1
The Admission of unbaptized Persons to the Lord’s Supper, inconsistent with the New Testament
The SBJT Forum: The Life and Ministry of Andrew Fuller, Pt. 2
Book Reviews (Summer 2013)
What is Biblical Theology by James M. Hamilton Jr.
EDITOR’S NOTE: Below, Towers book review editor Matt Damico reviews What Is Biblical Theology? by James M. Hamilton Jr. An interview with Dr. Hamilton concerning his book can be found here. Author N.D. Wilson recently wrote, “‘Story, story, my life is a story,’ says the hipster to his Twitter feed.” But, as Wilson admits, the hipster is at least…
Towers | Dec-Jan 2014
The tale of C.S. Lewis’ imaginative legacy
C.S. Lewis is to evangelicalism what Elvis is to rock music. It is doubtful that you will find a multitude of Lewis impersonators if you visit Las Vegas; it would certainly be comical if you did, but in the same way that Elvis is an unavoidable figure in the history of American pop culture, you…
Seven questions about C.S. Lewis with Alister McGrath
Fifty years ago, Nov. 22, 1963, 20th century author and English scholar C.S. Lewis died. Five decades later, his influence continues to grow. Towers editor Aaron Cline Hanbury asks Alister McGrath, theologian, intellectual historian and apologist at King’s College London, about the legacy of Lewis and his new books, C.S. Lewis — A Life and The Intellectual World of C.S. Lewis. …
Elephant in the room: Evangelicals continue to value C.S. Lewis despite theological differences
According to four evangelicals, C.S. Lewis was sometimes wrong. Less than a month after Lewis’ death in November 1963, a writer for Christianity Today cited English pastor Martyn Lloyd-Jones — who was a friend of Lewis’ — as an evangelical with “reservations” about Lewis. CT writer J.D. Douglas paraphrases Lloyd-Jones, saying Lewis’ view of salvation…
Sex, Scripture and the glory of God: Denny Burk discusses the meaning of sex
EDITOR’S NOTE: Denny Burk, associate professor of biblical studies and ethics at Boyce College, and associate pastor at Kenwood Baptist Church in Louisville, Ky., discusses his new book, What Is the Meaning of Sex?, with Towers book review editor, Matt Damico. A brief review of the book appears at the Southern Blog: here. MD: Why…
Towers | November 2013
Twelve hours with the president: A photo essay
During Southern Seminary president R. Albert Mohler Jr.’s 20th anniversary convocation day, Towers photographer Emil Handke shadowed the president, capturing the day from every angle. (Images are property of Southern Seminary’s Office of Communications and may not be reused without permission.) 9:26 a.m. – The president’s office on the second floor of Norton Hall…
Towers | October 2013
Evangelical centrifuge: president Mohler builds a faculty
When R. Albert Mohler Jr. assumed office as the ninth president of Southern Seminary, he brought with him a desire to bring the theology taught in the classrooms into conformity with the heritage of the institution’s founding faculty members — James P. Boyce, John A. Broadus, Basil Manly Jr. and William Williams. In 1993, few…
Twenty years and counting: Mohler reflects on his presidency of Southern Seminary
In April 1995, he was completely spent. “I thought it was all over,” said R. Albert Mohler Jr. “I just thought I didn’t have anymore to give. I thought this was it.” Two weeks earlier, the faculty of Southern Seminary, where Mohler had been president for less than two years, overwhelmingly supported a motion that…