RUINED SINNERS TO RECLAIM:
Sin and Depravity in Historical, Biblical,
Theological, and Pastoral Perspective
(The Doctrines of Grace)
Editors David and Jonathan Gibson
Crossway. 1040 pages. £47.99
ISBN 978 1 433 557 057
Not everyone will have the cash to buy this book nor the stamina to read it! For those who do this is a masterful overview of an important doctrine.
It is the second volume in a series of five books exploring the doctrines of grace. No stone is left unturned in exploring the Biblical material, historical and systematic theology, and the practical aspects of a Reformed doctrine of sin. Any book with 26 contributors will have a certain unevenness of style and quality, but no reader could read this book without being grateful for such a substantial examination of sin.
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