Book Review: Federal Vision
This book review examines David J. Engelsma's critique of Federal Vision theology, which the author identifies as a fundamental threat to Reformed doctrine. Engelsma systematically exposes what he considers the heretical roots of Federal Vision teaching, particularly as articulated in Norman Shepherd's work, demonstrating how it contradicts the doctrine of sovereign grace as confessed in the Three Forms of Unity and Westminster Standards. The review indicates this resource serves both as a defense of Reformed theology and as an accessible introduction to understanding the Federal Vision controversy for those unfamiliar with the debate.
Timothy Spence (age 15) Federal Vision: Heresy at the Root David J. Engelsma Reformed Free Publishing Association, Michigan, USA, 2012 Hardback, 251pp ISBN 978-1936054077 £8.80 (including P&P) (Click here to order from the CPRC Bookstore) The Federal Vision: Heresy at the Root by David J. Engelsma is a book written to inform and prepare its audience against “the chief threat to the Reformed faith.” This book is concise and most definitely to the point. Engelsma makes no mistake when...