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Review of Reading Theology Wisely: A Practical Introduction, 2022
Eilers, Kent. Reading Theology Wisely: A Practical Introduction. Art by Chris Koelle. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 2022. Pp. 217. ISBN 9780802881786 By Jonathan Numada, PhD Kent Eilers, Professor of Theology at Huntington University, Fort Wayne, Indiana, has written an accessible … Continue reading
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Review of Justo L. González, The Bible in the Early Church, 2022
Justo L. González, The Bible in the Early Church. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2022. ISBN 978-0-8028-8174-8 By Joshua Coutts, PhD This is a well-organized, accessible, informative introduction to the Bible in the early Church. Historian Justo L. González has compacted a … Continue reading
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Review Essay: Michael L. Peterson and Dennis R. Venema, Biology, Religion, and Philosophy, 2021
Review Essay: Biology, Religion, and Philosophy: An Introduction, Michael L. Peterson and Dennis R. Venema, Cambridge University Press, 2021. ISBN 9781107667846 By Howard G. Andersen, PhD Introduction Cambridge University Press is to be commended for initiating a series of book publications … Continue reading
Review of Matt W. Lee, Cultural Contextualization of Apologetics: Exploration and Application of the Apostle Paul’s Model, 2022
Matt W. Lee, Cultural Contextualization of Apologetics: Exploration and Application of the Apostle Paul’s Model. Eugene, OR: Wipf & Stock, 2022. ISBN 9781666731989 (paperback); 9781666725162 (hardcover). By Jeehoon Kim, PhD Written by Matt W. Lee, Cultural Contextualization of Apologetics is … Continue reading
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Review of Grant Macaskill, Autism and the Church, Bible, Theology, and Community, 2019
Macaskill, Grant. Autism and the Church, Bible, Theology, and Community. Waco, Texas: Baylor University Press. 2019. ISBN 9781481311250 By Laurel Archer, MA, MASF The pervasive incidence of Autism in the world should perhaps be enough for churches to formalize a … Continue reading
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Review of Mother of Modern Evangelicalism: The Life and Legacy of Henrietta Mears, 2020
Migliazzo, Arlin C. Mother of Modern Evangelicalism: The Life and Legacy of Henrietta Mears Grand Rapids, Michigan: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2020. 278 pp. ISBN 978-0-8028-7792-5 By Elsie Froment, PhD The fundamentalism of the early twentieth century was theologically … Continue reading
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Review of Disability: Living into the Diversity of Christ’s Body, 2021
Brock, Brian, 2021. Disability: Living into the Diversity of Christ’s Body, Baker Academic, Grand Rapids, Michigan, ISBN9781540964212 By Estera Boldut, MAMFT, RSW, PsyD After I moved to Canada, I worked as a support worker for people with developmental disabilities for … Continue reading
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Review of Money Matters: Faith, Life and Wealth, 2021
R. Paul Stevens and Clive Lim. Money Matters: Faith, Life and Wealth. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Eerdmans, 2021. ISBN 978-08028-7751-2 by Ron J. Sing, BA Economics Money matters. As Christ-followers, the way we honour God with the use of money and … Continue reading
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Review of Wisdom From Babylon: Leadership for the Church in a Secular Age, 2020
Smith, Gordon T. Wisdom From Babylon: Leadership for the Church in a Secular Age, Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 2020. By Mike Mawhorter, DMN The Church in North America is undergoing a seismic shift. Christianity has enjoyed a privileged place … Continue reading
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Review of Bruce K. Waltke and Ian D.V. De Silva, Proverbs: A Shorter Commentary, 2021
Bruce K. Waltke and Ivan D. V. De Silva. Proverbs: A Shorter Commentary. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2021. Pp. 528, Paperback, $38.00, ISBN 9780802875037. By Paul S. Evans, PhD This commentary is a condensed version of Bruce Waltke’s magisterial two-volume commentary … Continue reading
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Review of Andrew R. Krause, Eileen Schuller, and John Screnock, Dead Sea Scrolls: Revise and Repeat: New Methods and Perspectives, 2020
Carmen Palmer, Andrew R. Krause, Eileen Schuller, and John Screnock (eds.). Dead Sea Scrolls, Revise and Repeat: New Methods and Perspectives. Early Judaism and Its Literature 52. Atlanta: SBL Press, 2020. ISBN 9780884144359 (hardback); 9781628372731 (paperback). By Don (Dongshin) Chang, … Continue reading
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Deep Gospel must be Full Gospel – Reflections on Matthew’s Vision of Gospel Reality in the light of Jim Belcher’s call for “Deep Gospel”
Review Essay: Jim Belcher, Deep Church. A Third Way Beyond Emerging and Traditional. Downers Grove, Ill.; IVP, 2009. “Deep Gospel”, pages 105-122. By Larry J. Perkins, PhD In the introduction to his book, Jim Belcher indicates that he borrowed the … Continue reading
Review of Recovering: From Brokenness and Addiction to Blessedness and Community, 2020
By Paul Beckett, MD, CCFP(AM), FASAM, Dip.ABAM Aaron White, 2020. Recovering: From Brokenness and Addiction to Blessedness and Community. Ada, Ml: Baker Academic. ISBN 9781540960825 I have worked in the ER managing overdoses, on the ICU and medical wards managing … Continue reading
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Review of Bioethics: A Primer for Christians, 2020
Mailaender surveys the debates concerning procreation versus reproduction, abortion, genetic advance, prenatal screening, suicide and euthanasia, refusing treatment, issues of conscience and decision, organ donation, human experimentation, embryo procurement and use, and, finally, sickness and health. Continue reading
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Review of Exiles on Mission, 2020
Paul S. Williams, 2020. Exiles On Mission: How Christians Can Thrive in a Post-Christian World. Grand Rapids: Brazos Press. ISBN: 9781587434358. By Brian M. Rapske, PhD Paul S. Williams has written Exiles On Mission out of a thoughtful personal pilgrimage. … Continue reading
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