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Per the indirect recommendation of /u/BSMason, check out Back to Basics: Rediscovering the Richness of the Reformed Faith. It's a winner.
Resources:
Douglas Wilson (The most identifiable of the proponents of Federal Vision, but I'd say actually not so representative of it).
> Reformed is not Enough
> To a Thousand Generations
> Back to Basics
> A Study Guide to Calvin's Institutes
James Jordan
> Primeval Saints
> The Law of the Covenant
> The Glory of Kings (Not Jordan himself, but his Festschrift)
P. Andrew Sandlin
> A Faith that is Never Alone (He edited this volume)
> Backbone of the Bible (He edited this as well, which includes John Frame)
Rich Lusk
> Paedofaith
Tim Gallant
> These are Two Covenants
Peter Leithart
> A House for My Name
> The Baptized Body
> Commentary on 1&2 Kings
> The Kingdom and the Power
> Christology Ancient and Modern (He has an essay in here)
> Priesthood of the Plebs (This is his dissertation. Just read it. It's basically wonderful)
Internet Resources
> http://www.federal-vision.com/
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Vision
> http://www.firstthings.com/blogs/leithart/
> http://dougwils.com/
Books on Federal Vision
Pro:
> The Federal Vision
Neutral:
> The Auburn Avenue Theology
Against:
> The Federal Vision and Covenant Theology
> Federal Vision
> Calvin and the Federal Vision
At the core of the whole controversy is a man named Norman Shepherd. He is not typically thrown in with the Federal Vision proper, but they all use his insights. Here are his two books:
> The Call of Grace
> The Way of Righteousness
Norman Shepherd was a tenured professor at Westminster Theological Seminary (in Philadelphia) and they fired him for "doctrinal reasons." Or at least, that's what those who slander him would like to believe. The Justification controversy has been awash in haziness and misinformation. There are two main accounts, taking opposite perspectives.
> The Current Justification Controversy
> Trust and Obey
I would also suggest the Festschrift for Norman Shepherd.
> Obedient Faith (Difficult to find)
The basic gist is this:
John Murray, Norman Shepherd, and Meredith Kline are on a continuum.
Meredith Kline----------John Murray-----------Norman Shepherd.
Most people tend to side with Kline, but they insist on calling Shepherd a heretic.
I really enjoyed "Back to Basics: Rediscovering the Richness of the Reformed Faith"
http://www.amazon.com/Back-Basics-Rediscovering-Richness-Reformed/dp/0875522165