An outline of Doug Wilson’s seven reasons he thinks you should read The Deep Things of God by Fred Sanders:
- Sanders knows the principle of clearing away debris in order to build on the old foundations.
- Sanders clearly understands the distinction between embodied Trinitarian practice and high level Trinitarian theory.
- Sanders understands the right order of theology.
- Sanders shows a wholesome loyalty to the evangelical wing of the Christian Church, without falling into petty forms of sectarianism.
- Sanders makes the same point that Piper does in his fine book God is the Gospel.
- Sanders is very clear that to be a biblicist is to be someone who functions, necessarily, within the shape of the gospel, which is Trinitarian in shape.
- Sanders knows that negotiating the balance between objective truth “out there,” and subjective truth “in here” is quite tricky.
You can see Wilson’s explanation of each point here.
