Reviews and Endorsements
- A Modern Grammar for Biblical Hebrew
- The Advent of Evangelicalism
- Augustine as Mentor
- Calvinism
- The Cradle, the Cross, and the Crown
- Doctrine That Dances
- Encountering the Manuscripts
- The End of Christianity
- The End of the Law
- Evangelicals Engaging Emergent
- Faithful Preaching
- The Formation of Christian Doctrine
- From Pentecost to Patmos
- Future Israel
- The Great Commission
- Introduction to Evangelism
- Jesus in Trinitarian Perspective
- John A. Broadus
- Learn to Read New Testament Greek
- The Love of Wisdom
- Old Testament Survey
- Perspectives on Family Ministry
- The Shape of Faith to Come
- Spirit-Led Preaching
- That You May Know
- Tough-Minded Christianity
- Women Leading Women
“Augustine as Mentor builds on sound scholarship and research”
“Augustine as Mentor builds on sound scholarship and research. Smither not only displays his own familiarity with a multitude of secondary works but more impressively his extensive working knowledge of the voluminous Augustinian corpus from the Latin sources. The volume’s style is straight forward, systematic and well organized. No fluff is found here. Often using [...]
Augustine as Mentor “an important book”
The relationship that Augustine established with others engaged with him in pastoral ministry has fascinated scholars for decades. Now a new perspective is brought to the question by this book. It looks at how Augustine was the mentor of his disciples and, indeed, how this relationship was for more common in the early church than [...]
Endorsement of Edward Smither’s Augustine as Mentor
The church today is becoming ever more aware of its need to look to the ancient fathers for wisdom. Christian leaders who wish to draw on patristic insights need to read Ed Smither’s useful study of Augustine as a spiritual mentor. Smither investigates ancient practice with the expertise of a scholar and the heart of [...]
Augustine as Mentor “an excellent sourcebook of applied theology”
Works on the subjects of mentoring and disciple-making have blossomed in recent years, but rarely are such practices linked to similar expressions in the early Christian centuries. Few topics are more central to ministry and few scholars are more qualified than Augustine, who enacted this process in the lives of others. Smither, an exceptional church [...]
Recent Reviews
- Introduction to Evangelism “should be made available in every evangelical church”
- A Modern Grammar for Biblical Hebrew “one of the most thorough introductory grammars on the market”
- From Pentecost to Patmos will “help a new student or reader engage in all the issues in NT study”
- Doctrine that Dances a “fascinating, creative exploration”
- The Advent of Evangelicalism “highly commended” in Baptist Quarterly
- Old Testament Survey “deserves your attention”
- “Excellent essays to rationally and reasonably defend the truth…”
- Broadus “warmly written, easy to read”
- Christianity Today reviews the Advent of Evangelicalism
- Jammed full of thought-provoking statistics.
Recent Endorsements
- The Advent of Evangelicalism… “a great service”
- Perspectives on Family Ministry: “Read this book and consider its wisdom!”
- Kent Edwards’ call for preaching deeply is irresistible
- When the Church was a Family “well resourced and easy to read… should be required reading in seminary classes”
- “Family is a beautiful metaphor for the church…”
- “I thoroughly enjoyed” Telling God’s Story
- The End of Christianity “deserves a wide readership, and serious attention…”
- The Cradle, the Cross, and the Crown reviewed at Between Two Worlds
- Jim Hamilton’s endorsement for The Love of Wisdom
- The Cradle, The Cross, and the Crown “stands out for meticulously thorough coverage… and lashings of masterful common sense”