God's word alone : the authority of scripture : what the reformers taught ... and why it still matters / Matthew Barrett ; foreword by R. Albert Mohler, Jr.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Sola scriptura -- God's word under fire, yesterday and today -- The road to reformation: biblical authority in the sixteenth century -- The modern shift in authority: the enlightenment, liberalism, and liberalism's nemeses -- Today's crisis over biblical authority: evangelicalism's apologetic and the postmodern turn -- God's word in redemptive history -- God's word in the economy of the gospel: covenant, trinity, and the necessity of a saving word -- God speaks covenantal words: creation, fall, and the longing for a better word -- God's covenantal word proves true: Christ, the word made flesh -- The character of God's word and contemporary challenges -- God speaks with authority: the inspiration of scripture -- God speaks truthfully: the inerrancy of scripture -- God speaks to be heard: the clarity of scripture -- God's speech is enough: the sufficiency of scripture -- Always reforming according to the word of God.