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Originally Posted by Backwoods Presbyterian Has anyone read this book before? If so what did you think of it and are there any meaningful critiques (either positive or negative) I should consult? I am about on Page 50 and I like where he is going in his commentary on Matt 5:17-20.
Thanks for your input. | I have. I am not a full-theonomist but the strengths of the book:
1. Excellent passages on covenantal unity (which on one level all Presbyterians should appreciate. All presbyterians act like theonomists on infant baptism!).
2. The section on church and state is quite good. It shows how most critics of theonomy actually do not have a heathy view of church and state. Some sectiosn are quite moving, where he talks about the power of the gospel.
3. His section critiquing autonomous ethics from Plato onwards was very good.
Some possible critiques:
1. I really thought the book by Barker/Godfrey was quite bad. It was poorly edited (referencing and refuting books that didn't exist), schizophrenic (Silva writing an essay refuting Klineanism), and at times irrelevant (Gaffin's interesting and unrelated article on amillennialism).
2. Hard to read. |
Yes, I have Barker & Godfrey's book entitled,
Theonomy: A Reformed Critique. I also agree that is is not a good critique of Theonomy. Unfortunetly many who oppose Theonomy do not understand it. If you are going to critique any view at least understand the position.