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Highlights
- Andrew McGowan examines the evangelical understanding of the nature and use of Scripture.
- About the Author: A. T. B. McGowan is principal of Highland Theological College in Dingwall, Scotland, adjunct professor of theology at Reformed Theological Seminary, and visiting professor of theology at Westminster Theological Seminary.
- 229 Pages
- Religion + Beliefs, Christian Theology
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About the Book
Andrew McGowan examines the evangelical understanding of the nature and use of Scripture. McGowan emphasizes the work of the Holy Spirit in relation to Scripture, and argues that we should speak of "spiration" rather than inspiration of Scripture.
Book Synopsis
Andrew McGowan examines the evangelical understanding of the nature and use of Scripture. McGowan emphasizes the work of the Holy Spirit in relation to Scripture, and argues that we should speak of "spiration" rather than inspiration of Scripture.
Review Quotes
"A thought-provoking evaluation of the ongoing debate between the non-inerrantist and the inerrantist positions."
"Andrew McGowan has rendered a notable service to evangelical doctrine by calling us to reconsider our understanding of the nature of Scripture and directing our attention to the contribution offered by such revered figures as James Orr and Herman Bavinck. He steers a wise course between the dangers of an unthinking fundamentalism and a skeptical liberalism, and suggests that terms such as spiration and infallibility express concepts that are basic to a sound doctrine that will have practical relevance to the preaching of Scripture."
"I can recommend this book highly as a text that needed to be written. It says so many of the things that post-Conservative evangelicals are thinking about scripture, inerrancy, and infallibility."
About the Author
A. T. B. McGowan is principal of Highland Theological College in Dingwall, Scotland, adjunct professor of theology at Reformed Theological Seminary, and visiting professor of theology at Westminster Theological Seminary. He also serves as vice president of World Reformed Fellowship. He is the editor of Always Reforming (IVP Academic).