The Keith A. Mathison Systematic Theology Collection (3 vols.)

by Keith Mathison

Publisher:

P&R

, 1995–2004

Overview

Properly teaching on the end times is a valuable service to the church. In this collection, Keith A. Mathison defends a robust reformed perspective on eschatology, comparing these beliefs with a plurality of other perspectives. In his discussion, he explains errors of dispensationalists and the inherent difficulties of the “full preterist” position. He positively addresses a postmillennial approach to eschatology, aiding church leaders with the task of guiding their congregations in a faithful and forward-looking way.

Key Features

• Presents a helpful perspective on the modern end-times debate among various streams of Christian thought
• Critiques perspectives from a reformed perspective
• Addresses preterist and dispensational ideas and their implications

Product Details

• Title: The Keith A. Mathison Systematic Theology Collection
• Author: Keith A. Mathison
• Publisher: P&R
• Volumes: 3
• Pages: 834
• Christian Group: Reformed
• Topic: Systematic Theologies

Dispensationalism: Rightly Dividing the People of God?

• Author: Keith A. Mathison
• Publisher: P&R
• Publication Date: 1995
• Pages: 176

Sample Pages: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7

This concise examination of dispensationalism dispels much current confusion on this topic. Mathison engages the debate by clarifying the most central and problematic teachings of dispensationalists. His guidance and concerns are helpfully presented in the light of Scripture and historic Reformed theology.

. . . a clear introduction to the essential issues that divide dispensational theology from the classical Reformed orthodoxy. . . . a valuable tool for the lay person.

—R.C. Sproul

The reviewer has read a number of books on this theme . . . none more lucid and helpful than this.

—The Banner of Truth

Those who follow Reformed theology will appreciate the author’s careful and clear presentation; those who believe in classical dispensationalism will not agree. . . . Yet both groups will gain new insight into the Word.

—Pulpit Helps

Postmillennialism: An Eschatology of Hope

• Author: Keith A. Mathison
• Publisher: P&R
• Publication Date: 1999
• Pages: 304

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The promises of the gospel offer hope of a brighter future for the families and nations of the earth. Mathison offers an optimistic eschatology supported by biblical, historical, and theological considerations. This presentation examines modern and historic ideas about the end times with care and concern for properly interpreting the testimony of Scripture.

Keith Mathison provides the church an apologetic for ‘an eschatology of hope’ that is thoroughly biblical, soundly evangelical, impressively thorough, logically structured, and easily understandable. The Christian community should gladly welcome this sane and hope-filled exposition.

—Kenneth L. Gentry Jr.

This book is a must read for those who follow the current debate regarding the various schools of preterist and postmillennial thought. It is balanced, insightful, and provocative.

—R.C. Sproul

When Shall These Things Be?: A Reformed Response to Hyper-Preterism

• Editor: Keith A. Mathison
• Publisher: P&R
• Publication Date: 2004
• Pages: 354

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“Full Preterists,” contending that all biblical prophecy was fulfilled in the first century, have gained an avid following for their eschatological views. This volume answers many questions, with an emphasis on determining whether their zeal for the past fulfullment of all prophecy does justice to the full promise of Scripture concerning the end times. Topics include:

• Has the Great Commission been fulfilled?
• Has Christ finally returned?
• Are we now living in the new heavens and new earth?
• Have death and hades been thrown into the lake of fire?
• Is there no future bodily resurrection?

This volume critically examines the views of Max King, Timothy King, Ed Stevens, John Noe, and others on such issues. Keith Mathison enlists the scholarship of Kenneth Gentry, Charles Hill, Richard Pratt, Simon Kistemaker, Douglas Wilson, and Robert Strimple to affirm Christ’s future return, the resurrection of our bodies, the final judgment, and our eternal hope.

About Keith A. Mathison

Keith A. Mathison (MA, Reformed Theological Seminary; PhD, Whitefield Theological Seminary) is dean of the Ligonier Academy of Biblical and Theological Studies and an associate editor of Tabletalk magazine at Ligonier Ministries. He is the author of Dispensationalism: Rightly Dividing the People of God?; Postmillennialism: An Eschatology of Hope; The Shape of Sola Scriptura; and Given for You: Reclaiming Calvin’s Doctrine of the Lord’s Supper. He is editor of When Shall These Things Be: A Reformed Response to Hyper-Preterism and associate editor of The Reformation Study Bible.