Problems of Christian Leadership: A Book Review
Several months ago I intended to write an essay on the challenges leaders face. Facing so many of my own, it only seemed appropriate! The main issue so preventing me was the difficult task of deciding which challenge to begin with. If all the Christian leaders reading this were to place their cards on the table, they’d likely name challenges that couldn’t be numbered on just one hand. God has a sense of humor, though. In perusing...
Holy War in the Bible: Book Review
by Seth Miller A new Bible student will surely be alarmed when they discover Scripture in which God commands the Israelites to “devote” enemy nations to “complete destruction.” “You shall make no covenant with them and show no mercy to them,” states Deut. 7:2. New Christians can have great difficulty reconciling such passages with the meek and mild Jesus Who stated “whatever you wish that others would do to you, do also to them, for...
Hauerwas: A (Very) Critical Introduction: A Book Review
Mainstream magazines seldom get involved in theological affairs—at least not in expressing approbation for theologians. Yet in 2001 it named one seminary professor “America’s Best Theologian,” to which he responded, “‘Best’ is not a theological category” [1]. This snarky reply is something of an attitudinal trademark of Stanley Hauerwas, who retired recently after many years as the Gilbert T. Rowe professor of theological ethics at...
Book Review: Biblical Beliefs: Doctrines Believers Should Know
by Barry Raper W. Jackson Watts currently serves as pastor of Grace Free Will Baptist Church, located outside of St. Louis, Missouri. He holds degrees from Welch College in Nashville, Tennessee, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, and Duke University. Bro. Watts’ exposure to theological training in the academy, coupled with his experience in a local church as a pastor, enable him to write Biblical Beliefs with both accuracy and...
Book Review: The Secret Thoughts of an Unlikely Convert: An English Professor’s Journey into Christian Faith
review by Carol Reid Rosaria Champagne Butterfield, The Secret Thoughts of an Unlikely Convert: An English Professor’s Journey into Christian Faith (Pittsburgh, PA: Crown & Covenant Publications, 2012). 153 pages. The first indication was the waiting list at the public library for this book. When you are sixth in line to read it, that’s a good sign that the book is worth reading. Another good sign is that it was written by a...
Book Review: One Bible, Many Versions
by Dustin Walters The twentieth century has witnessed a significant increase in Bible translations for the church. Such a plethora of versions force Christians to find a compelling reason to select one over another. Yet this topic has certainly seen its fair-share of controversy as well. English-speaking Christians are often divided over the particular translation(s) God might use to accomplish His work. At the same time, most...
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