Journal: Bibliotheca Sacra
Volume: BSAC 106:423 (Jul 1949)
Article: Book Reviews
Author: Anonymous

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BSac 106:423 (Jul 49) p. 377

Book Reviews

The Protestant Dilemma. By Carl F. H. Henry, M.A., Th.D. Wm. B. Eerdmans, Grand Rapids. 248 pp. $3.00.

The author of Remaking the Modern Mind has produced another volume of comparable worth. Any reader of modern theology is aware of the situation which Dr. Henry treats. The reversal of the trend toward liberalism and the return to realism in philosophy and Biblicalism in theology are significant aspects of modern thought. It has remained for Dr. Henry to call forcible attention to this trend and challenge the present untenable position of modern liberals.

Dr. Henry chooses the central doctrines of theology as test cases for modern thought: the doctrines of revelation, sin, and the person of Christ. With unusual insight, the author unmasks the inadequacy of liberal concepts of revelation and demonstrates the necessity and importance of Biblical revelation. His chapter on the modern liberal answers to the definition of sin is unusually fine. He traces the various approaches to the definition of sin and demonstrates that each is inadequate both experimentally and Biblically. His treatment of the modern concept of Christ is both extensive and accurate. While showing the trend toward the supernatural and recognition of divine in Jesus Christ, Dr. Henry is clear in his contrast of these views to the true Biblical position. In his closing chapter, the author points to the return of Biblical theology as the only cure for the Protestant dilemma.

The work by Dr. Henry deserves a careful reading by pastors and Christian teachers. Unfortunately neither the language nor the thought is simple and those who need it most will probably read it least. The work is commended as one of Dr. Henry’s best books.

Professor John F. Walvoord

Notes on the Doctrine of God. By Carl F. H. Henry, M.A., Th.D. W. W. Wilde, Boston. 151 pp. $1.50.

BSac 106:423 (Jul 49) p. 378

It is refreshing to see a theologian conversant in the thought of a modern world of scholars provide helpful material for college students struggling with non-Christian philosophies. In his modest volume, Dr. Henry considers the philosophic case for theism, the Biblical case for theism, the names of God, the fatherhood of God, the love of God, the triunity of God, and the eternity of God. The appendix deals with the attributes of God in relation to divine substance. While the brevity of the work forbids a comprehensive treatment of the subjects treated, college students who are familiar with philosophy and its problems will find here a brief and concise Christian answer. Pastors and teachers who deal with Christian college students may find the book helpful as a review of the Christian answ...

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