Theological Retrieval for Evangelicals: Why We Need Our Past to Have a Future

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Restless for rootedness, many Christians are abandoning Protestantism altogether.

Many evangelicals today are aching for theological rootedness often found in other Christian traditions. Modern evangelicalism is not known for drawing from church history to inform views on the Christian life, which can lead to a "me and my Bible" approach to theology. But this book aims to show how Protestantism offers the theological depth so many desire without the need for abandoning a distinctly evangelical identity.

By focusing on particular doctrines and neglected theologians, this book shows how evangelicals can draw from the past to meet the challenges of the present.

Restless for rootedness, many Christians are abandoning Protestantism altogether. Many evangelicals today are aching for theological rootedness often found in other Christian traditions. Modern evangelicalism is not known for drawing from church history to inform views on the Christian life, whi...

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Gavin Ortlund (PhD, Fuller Seminary) is the president of Truth Unites, theologian-in-residence at Immanuel Church in Nashville, Tennessee, and visiting professor of Historical Theology at Phoenix Seminary. He is the author of several books, including Humility and Finding the Right Hills to Die On.

Gavin Ortlund (PhD, Fuller Seminary) is the president of Truth Unites, theologian-in-residence at Immanuel Church in Nashville, Tennessee, and visiting professor of Historical Theology at Phoenix Seminary. He is the author of several books, including Humility and Finding the Right Hills to Die On.

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