Hello, everyone!
To God alone be the glory. My essay ("Is Any Version of the Doctrine of the Trinity Logically Consistent?") won the InterVarsity Press Young Philosopher of Religion Prize 2016 1st prize. In addition to being declared IVP Young Philosopher of Religion 2016, the prize included £ 250 to spend in a selection of IVP books. Here is the list of the books I have chosen.
God Has Spoken, by Gerald Bray.
Shapers of Christian Orthodoxy, by Bradley G. Green.
A Francis A. Schaeffer Trilogy, by Francis A Schaeffer.
Christian Apologetics, by Douglas Groothius.
The Gospel in the Marketplace of Ideas, by Paul Copan & Kenneth D. Litwak.
Why good arguments often fail: Making a More Persuasive Case for Christ, by James W. Sire.
Why Should Anyone Believe Anything at All?, by James W. Sire.
The Doctrine of God, by Gerald Bray.
The Holy Spirit, by Sinclair B. Ferguson.
Embracing the Trinity, by Fred Sanders.
God's lesser glory: A Critique of Open Theism, by Bruce A. Ware.
Panentheism: The Other God of the Philosophers: From Plato to the Present, by John W. Cooper.
We Become What We Worship: A Biblical Theology of Idolatry, by G. K. Beale.
Awe, by Paul David Tripp.
Crazy Busy, by Kevin DeYoung.
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I am fully committed to that renowned school of thought according to which owning books is (almost) as pleasant, beneficial, and important as reading them. In fact, I have piles of books that are still waiting to be read. In addition to this, I have piles of other books in my wishing list that are waiting to be waiting to be read. And so on, ad infinitum. This is to say that this nerdy commitment of mine makes this prize even more enjoyable.
It is an exciting achievement, and I am very happy to have written and studied for that article. Independent of winning, which was an added bonus, I very much enjoyed studying for and writing the essay. The article should be put online in the next future, I am not sure when. I hope and pray that the Lord may guide me to use this encouraging result and its prize (as well as all the other tools He has lent me) for the glory of His name and the good of His kingdom.
"And further, by these, my son, be admonished: of making many books there is no end; and much study is a weariness of the flesh. Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man. For God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it be good, or whether it be evil." Ecclesiastes ~ 12:12-14.
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