Faithlife,
Could we get Dr. Garrett's 2 Volume Systematic added to the Dataset that populates in the Passage Guide?
This is a great resource, especially from a Baptist viewpoint.
Thanks!
In the General Forum, it was noted that Garrett's Systematic is included in the Systematic Theologies Collection (183 vols.) , which states that it will be searchable in the Passage Guide. Unfortunately, this is not true as it is not included in the Dataset.
Any word on fixing this? Thanks!
We are looking into this. Thanks for the report!
We hope to deliver an update to the Systematic Theologies cross-reference dataset on Monday, Sept. 19. It will include support for the following previously unsupported resources:
For those keeping score, the dataset will include categorizations for over 775,000 Bible references found in systematic theology resources available in Logos Bible Software.
Many thanks to Rick and Faithlife! Good to hear about this - thanks for all your hard work!
Jamie
Thank you ... but do you realize how puny my Modern Orthodox Systematic Theology section is ...?
Thanks for including Garrett's Systematic Theology in the dataset [Y]
There is a suggestions forum, if you have titles to suggest: http://community.logos.com/forums/28.aspx
I saw this regarding James Leo Garrett Jr., Systematic Theology on Puritan Board Forum:
"He's a professor from the liberal years at Southwestern. He's thoroughly Arminian, questions inerrancy and argues against the traditional view of God's omniscience."
"There is an essay on him in Theologians of the Baptist Tradition showing him arguing some form of reconciliation to Rome. "
Made me pass on the current Logos sale of $6.99 each volume.
Any thoughts anyone ?
I'm not entirely sure what you are asking. I know there are some who only read folks who say what they would've said themselves. But what's the point? He was a great scholar who appears to have not taken lightly any of the assertions made in these volumes.
Hey Stephen. Thank you for this post. Truly. I have been frustrated by that post on Puritan Board for a long, long time and am happy to see it appear on a forum that I belong to. My name is Wyman Richardson. I'm a former student of the (late) Dr. Garrett, am the editor of The Collected Writings of James Leo Garrett Jr.: 1950-2015, and consider the fact that Dr. Garrett was my friend to be one of the great privileges of my life. I am not a blind apologist for Dr. Garrett, nor would he want me or any of his students and friends to be so. He was not perfect. Neither am I. He was perhaps stronger in some areas than others, like all theologians. But I can say this: James Leo Garrett Jr. was no theological liberal. He loved God's Word (and saw it as God's Word!), loved the Lord Jesus, was a faithful churchman, and was a meticulous, careful scholar and theologian. I just wanted to say that here. And I wanted to say this: Your post here (which has brought back to my mind the post on the Puritan Board) has led me to the conclusion that I need to write an essay that I think I will entitle, "Was James Leo Garrett Jr. a Liberal?" (I know you are not accusing him of such. You were simply asking.) And while, here and now, I am happy to simply say "No, he was not," I would like to flesh out further (and post here when concluded) why I would answer that way. I would also like to explain why I think sometimes people struggle with Dr. Garrett. In short, it has to do with his very careful and balanced approach to theology, his penchant for letting all sides speak without (sometimes) clearly pressing his own views, and his deep sense of irenicism toward all, even those with whom he disagreed. None of this is to say that his theology was noncommittal. It was not. But his strength was surveying theology and then humbly suggesting which way he thought the answer lay. But he was very clear on the gospel and the core doctrines of the faith. He was a gentle, brilliant scholar. He was primarily a historical theologian. Concerning his Systematic Theology, it is a fantastic resource outlining the major views on countless theological questions. Definitely get it, but realize what it is and what his approach is. If you want a work that will help you see how the people of God have thought about and approached various doctrines over the course of two-millennia, you cannot do better than those two volumes! Hope this helps a bit. Dr. Garrett has been called "The Last of the Gentleman Theologians." He was a tremendous brother in Christ. I miss him deeply and I miss his wisdom and approach to theology.
