David Guretzki has provided a friendly and inviting introduction for people who have only the faintest idea of who Karl Barth even is.
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Book Review: A Shared Mercy
Jon Coutts has provided the church with a new platform to conceive of forgiveness and reconciliation. A Shared Mercy does not answer every question that church ministry will ask, but it provides the church a theology to repeal efforts of sins to disrupt Christ's body.
Book Review: Bedeviled
Approachable and enlightening, Bedeviled will charm any Inkling fan, and perhaps make fans of those less familiar.
Book Review: Same-Sex Attraction and the Celibate Life
Same-Sex Attraction and the Church: The Surprising Plausibility of the Celibate Life is a must read for all Christians
Book Review: Contagious Holiness
Blomberg’s Contagious Holiness is the technical background that many pastors and elders need to encourage their local churches to food-oriented ministries. However, Blomberg is technical and dry
Book Review: Understanding Gender Dysphoria by Mark Yarhouse
“We do not want to artificially endorse rigid gender stereotypes that make cultural normative expression of gender roles a marker of obedience to God or something along those lines.” (150-151)
Book Review: Week in the Life of a Roman Centurion
A Week in the Life of a Roman Centurion fell short of it’s potential. The text boxes contained phenomenal information, the story was creative, and every detail researched – but in the end all was underwhelming.
Book Review: The Pietist Vision of Christian Higher Education
Book Review: The Lost World of Adam and Eve
The Lost World of Adam and Eve presents new ideas to conservative readers. Young-Earth creationists will find themselves confronted by many conflicting elements and arguments. In his conclusion, Walton reveals his concern for those entering higher education with misguided piety and overly protective ideals (209-210).
An Interview with Elizabeth Gerhardt
In an effort to push The Cross and Gendercide even more I contacted author Dr. Elizabeth Gerhardt with a few brief questions about herself, gendercide, and what the church can do. Enjoy.
Book Review: Faith, Freedom, and the Spirit by Paul Molnar
“To those who sincerely believe that some apologetic approach to theology built on general human experience, history, psychology, sociology or philosophy is required before engaging in a strictly dogmatic theology, this book will certainly offer a challenge” (419).
Book Review: The Future of Evangelical Theology
Book Review: Global Evangelicalism (editors Donald M. Lewis & Richard V. Pierard)
Global Evangelicalism is a fascinating and educational coverage of a very broad subject. Though the sheer amount of information makes this difficult to read straight through, the material is excellent for classrooms and continual resource.
Book Review: Beyond Bumper Sticker Ethics
Beyond Bumper Sticker Ethics is phenomenal as classroom material to introduce ethics.
Book Review: Language for God in Patristic Tradition by Mark Sheridan
While a valuable experience over all, it would have been better served if author Mark Sheridan has provided less of his contrasting opinions without more time spent explaining his conflicts and concerns. Still, Language for God is valuable for student and pastors seeking different approaches for talking about God and teaching from the Scriptures.
Book Review: Reformation Commentary on Scripture: Philippians & Colossians (editor Graham Tomlin)
Each individual volume compiles written commentary or relevant allusions from multiple writers, pastors, theologians, and teachers. In the case of the Reformation Commentary, the wide range of Reformed voice is capable of shining valuable light on the texts of Scripture.
Book Review: Theology's Epistemological Dilemma
"For Barth, we cannot afford to be epistemological semi-Pelagians." (211)
Book Review: God Dwells Among Us by G.K. Beale and Mitchell Kim
The term “biblical theology” can be intimidating. So referring to God Dwells Among Us as a “biblical theology” may turn away the very laymen for whom it was written.
New Year's IVP Giveaway
Three IVP book reviews will publish this week in support of a nice little IVP book giveaway. So enter to win and take the time to read the reviews of the prizes.
2014 Reflections: Top 5 Books
At somewhere over 50 books reviewed, after starting in the March timeframe, the sheer number of pages and topics are staggering. Admittedly, these are my Top 5. They are controversial, thought provoking, and utterly excellent for what I needed this year.