Theological Retrieval for Evangelicals
Why We Need Our Past to Have a Future

I was a little late to the party on this book, but I’m glad I finally showed up. Ortlund gives a fairly straightforward case for why retrieval is necessary at the beginning, but my favorite parts were his case studies where he actually shows how to do retrieval the right way. Highly recommend this b......more

Really good. I loved part 1 which made the case for retrieval. I struggled at first in part 2 which models retrieval because I wasn't as interested at first in the specifics as I was in the general idea. But by the end I really enjoyed the specifics too, especially in the chapters on atonement and p......more

Ortlund’s work is much a needed reminder that the gates of bell have not prevailed against the Bride of Christ. He does this by walking through pre-Reformation theologians and pointing out how they influenced the future Protestants. This is a necessary work that illumines readers to the reality that......more

2020 reads: 34/52 Rating: 4.5 stars I simply loved this book. Theological Retrieval for Evangelicals was a wonderful introduction to an important and growing-in-popularity subject: retrieving theology from previous eras and generations. Ortlund places the reader in the context: a trend of evangelical......more

"The Reformation was less about starting a new church than retrieving the one and ancient true church ... The Reformers' main objection to Roman Catholicism was not its catholicity but it's narrow focus on Rome" - Kevin Vanhoozer The whole thrust of the book is: “Guys, we certainly need to look back......more