Biblical Critical Theory: How the Bible's Unfolding Story Makes Sense of Modern Life and Culture

'[Chris Watkin] maps a path out of some of the most fundamental impasses of our time . . . Urgent and weighty, Biblical Critical Theory is . . . simply, a tremendously exciting read.' -- NATASHA MOORE, Centre for Public Christianity

'A book that I have been eagerly anticipating for years. ... My prayers are that this book will bear much intellectual and spiritual fruit in many lives over the decades ahead.' -- TIMOTHY KELLER, founding pastor of Redeemer Presbyterian Church in New York

'A brilliant and unique book . . . It is the most biblical, up-to-date, and comprehensive analysis of contemporary Western culture that I know of.' -- JOSHUA CHATRAW, Center for Public Christianity

'A fresh way of seeing the world, life, culture, and the Bible . . . I highly recommend this book.' -- ALAN NOBLE, Oklahoma Baptist University

'A seminal text for us . . . A foundation and frame for years to come. Absolutely essential reading' -- DAN STRANGE, Crosslands Forum

'A wonderful book bringing the Scriptures--every part of them--into a deep and illuminating conversation with the concerns of culture.' -- GLEN SCRIVENER, Speak Life

'An effervescently brilliant book, that rare volume that excels both in biblical and cultural exegesis.' -- BRUCE RILEY ASHFORD, Kirby Laing Centre for Public Theology

'An important update of Augustine's City of God, a proposal for making biblical sense of what is happening in contemporary culture.' -- KEVIN J. VANHOOZER, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School

'Biblical Critical Theory doesn't just give us answers; it helps us to come up with better questions . . . An innovative and immensely fruitful paradigm.' -- MICHAEL HORTON, Westminster Seminary California

'Christopher Watkin's expert, timely compendium of Christian Scripture's subversive engagement of dominating themes of our modern age brings welcome healing to our world.' -- ESTHER LIGHTCAP MEEK, Geneva College

'Every careful reader will be rewarded from repeated immersions in this profound and potentially transformative work.' -- TERENCE HALLIDAY, American Bar Foundation

'Incisive, accessible, and astonishing in scope . . . ' -- DOLORES G. MORRIS, University of South Florida

'This book is a feast. Chris Watkin accomplishes what few have.' -- WILLIAM EDGAR, Westminster Theological Seminary, Philadelphia

'This book is a must-read for all serious thinkers.' -- SAM CHAN, City Bible Forum

'This is a magnificent achievement. It is a must-read . . . Here is a total defence and commendation of Christianity like no other. Buy it. Read it. Ponder it. Pass it on.' -- JOHN DICKSON, author and historian

'This is the best yet most accessible exploration of the intersection between Christianity, culture, and philosophy I've read in recent years.' -- NATHANIEL GRAY SUTANTO, Reformed Theological Seminary, Washington, DC

'This is truly the book I have long wanted to read, and I believe it deserves to become a standard text for all Christian leaders, teachers, evangelists, and any serious-minded believer.' -- RICHARD CUNNINGHAM, Universities and Colleges Christian Fellowship