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Book Review: Alan Johnson's 1 Corinthians
By: Cynthia Long Westfall | April 30, 2006
Alan Johnson's work on 1 Corinthians is particularly engaging. His reference notes and bibliography provide an entry into further study if desired, all while maintaining an appealing readable style. He deftly bridges the two horizons of the Greco-Roman culture and American culture.
Becoming the Beloved of Christ
By: Heather Scheiwe Kulp | March 5, 2006
Wangerin shares the value of biblical imagination with students studying the foundations of Christianity. In his new book, Jesus—A Novel, he shares Christ’s message of discipleship, love, and equality.
Book Review: Christ the Lord: Out of Egypt
By: Chelsea DeArmond | March 5, 2006
Paralleling her return to the faith of her youth, Rice's new novel, Christ the Lord: Out of Egypt, marks the beginning of a profoundly new cycle in her authorship.
Book Review: Mending the Soul: Understanding and Healing Abuse
By: Scarlet Hai Yin Tsao | January 31, 2006
Mending the Soul is a valuable resource not only for abuse survivors and those ministering to them, but also for church leaders who have to explore the uncharted territory of abuse because of love for their congregations.
Book Review: Cut Flowers: Female Genital Mutilation and a Biblical Response
By: Leah Welch | January 1, 2006
Cut Flowers presents a holistic Christian perspective on an issue that many people born and raised in the United States have heard of, but may know little about. Written by Sandy Willcox, a university professor who grew up in South Africa, this book navigates through the cultural layers of a practice prevalent throughout Africa that [...]
Book Review: Wild at Heart: Essential Reading or “Junk Food of the Soul”?
By: Nealson Munn, Brynn Camery-Hoggatt | October 31, 2005
Eldredge’s immense popularity, must not be allowed to disguise the fact that his suggestions are often incongruent with the teachings of Jesus. Although the author’s premise may be valid (men are bored with contemporary church life; change must be made in an effort to address this problem), his corollary ideas are both untrue [...]
A Sword Between the Sexes: C.S. Lewis' Long Journey to Gender Equality
By: Mary Stewart Van Leeuwen | August 1, 2005
Was C. S. Lewis a misogynist? The answer depends on which point in his life you choose to examine. Until fairly late in life, Lewis’ view of gender relations was more influenced by his attraction to classical Greek philosophy, Pagan myth and Jungian psychology than by ‘mere’ Christianity. However, with his late acquaintance and marriage [...]
Book Review: Royce Gruenler's The Trinity in the Gospel of John
By: William David Spencer | July 31, 2005
This book is like a walk through a flower show after a long and barren winter. The pace is tranquil, like a tour guide's when pointing out blossom after blossom. As one examines each, one is educated and edified and at the end filled with gratitude at the love of God extended to us.
Book Review: Africa and the Bible
By: William David Spencer | July 31, 2005
This responsible analysis of Africa's presence in the Bible should be must reading for all thinking Christians who want to deepen their knowledge of the ethnic equality of Christians throughout the ages and in particular the true presence of Africans in our sacred Scripture.
True Identity: The Bible for Women & Strive: The Bible for Men
By: Joanne Nystrom Janssen, Arlyn Janssen | June 5, 2005
The new TNIV Bibles for women and men promise to help Christians gain an identity and maturity in Christ: the women’s Bible, entitled True Identity: The Bible for Women, includes the cover description, “becoming who you are in Christ,” and the men’s Bible, entitled Strive: The Bible for Men, says, “becoming the man [...]