Books I want to read in 2018

1.  Transformed by the Deep: Reflections of a Caribbean Priest by Father Donald Chambers

2.  A Larger Hope? From Christian Beginnings to Julian of Norwich by Ilaria L. Ramelli

3.  Stewards of God's Delight: Becoming Priests of the New Creation by Mark Claver and Barry Morgan

4.  Seeing God: The Beautific Vision in Christian Tradition by Hans Boersma

5.  Church by Ephraim Radner

6.  Interpreting Scripture with the Great Tradition: Recovering the Genius of Pre-modern Exegesis by Craig Carter

7.  Since the Beginning: Interpreting Genesis 1 and 2 through the ages by Kyle Greenwood

8.  Evolving Humanity and Biblical Wisdom: Reading Scripture through the lens of Teilhard de Chardin by Marie Noonan Sabin

9.  The Silence of Abraham and the Passion of Job by J. Richard Middleton (after 2018?)

10.  Six Days of Cosmology and Evolution: A Scientific Commentary on the Genesis Text with Rabbinic Sources by Daniel Langer

Books I am currently reading this year

1.  Sacred Fire: Practicing Devotion to the Heart of Jesus by Philip M. Bulman

2.  The Patient Ferment of Early Christianity by Alan Kreider

3.  Intercultural Discipleship: Learning from Global approaches to Spiritual Formation by Jay W. Moon

4.  In Search of Ancient Roots by Kenneth J. Stewert

5.  Rescue the Dead: The Posthumous Salvation of non-Christians in Early Christianity by Jeffrey A. Trumbones

6.  Christ the Conquerer of Hell by Archbishop Hilarion Alfeyev

7.  Was the Reformation a Mistake? by Matthew Levering

8.  Chronology of a Life Well Loved: Poems and Reflections by Joseph A. Fata

9.  He and I (trans. by Evelynn M. Brown)

10.  Attending to the Wounds of Christ's Body: Theresa's Scriptural Vision by Elizabeth Newman

Top 12 Living Christian Scholars

There are so many Christian giants in Christian biblical scholarship who are now a part of the great cloud of witnesses throughout the history of the church.  Here is a list of influential Christian scholars who deal with Scripture, church, and tradition in our contemporary context.  The best of Retrieval and Christian Ressourcement Theology for today.

1.  N. T. Wright is probably the most influential theological and biblical scholar today.  He is an Anglican who has shaped the future of Christian theological discussions.

2.  Mark Noll is the best Evangelical Christian historian who is recently about to retire.  He has done more to put American Christianity in perspective with an eye on the global church.

3.  Kenneth Bailey insights into Middle Eastern studies of Scriptures are amazing.

4.  J. Richard Middleton is the only scholar I personally know who is brilliant in older testament studies and wedding them with Newer testament development understandings. Richard also brings Caribbean and American cultural backgrounds together in a magisterial way.

5.  Ephraim Radner writings have tremendous insights weaving historical, theological, and ancient history together under the rubric of ecclesiology.

6.  Steven R. Harmon writings on Baptist catholicity are excellent.

7. D. H. Williams is another Baptist scholar resourcing the great tradition for future development of Protestant theology.

8.  Peter Liethart is an amazing biblical scholar with a sharp pulse on the heartbeat of scripture and culture.

9.  Matthew Levering is a Catholic scholar doing amazing work on ecumenical studies between the great traditions of Christianity.

10.  Hans Boersma is a Reformed scholar doing more than anyone I know in bridging ancient-future studies together and retrieving sacramental theology for the modern church.

11.  Theodore G. Stylianpoulos is probably the best Eastern Orthodox biblical scholar who Evangelicals have yet to know of his works.

12.  Andrew Louth is an excellent Eastern Orthodox theologian introducing the Eastern worldview of Christianity to the western church.