Smashing the Idol of White American Folk Religion: A Review of Twelve Lies That Hold America Captive by Jonathan Walton In the wake of the 2016 presidential election, many Christians in the U.S. are soul-searching. How can it be that… Continue reading “Smashing the Idol of White American Folk Religion: A Review of Twelve Lies That Hold America Captive by Jonathan Walton”…
The Popular and Problematic Race-Relations Model: A Review of Beyond Colorblind by Sarah Shin InterVarsity Press has been on a roll lately! With titles like Seeing Jesus in East Harlem by José Humphreys and… Continue reading “The Popular and Problematic Race-Relations Model: A Review of Beyond Colorblind by Sarah Shin”…
A Provocative and Pastoral Theodicy: A Brief Review of God Can’t by Thomas Jay Oord As I finished reading God Can’t by Thomas Jay Oord, I could hear the iconic chorus from Bobby Caldwell’s 1978… Continue reading “A Provocative and Pastoral Theodicy: A Brief Review of God Can’t by Thomas Jay Oord”…
2018 Book List with Recommendations It’s that time of year again! No, I’m not talking about Advent or Christmas. It’s end-of-the-year book list time! In… Continue reading “2018 Book List with Recommendations”…
The Shalom Justice Lens – A Review of Rethinking Incarceration by Dominique Gilliard Justice summons the church to social stewardship, to the toilsome work of cultivating communities where communal flourishing and shalom are… Continue reading “The Shalom Justice Lens – A Review of Rethinking Incarceration by Dominique Gilliard”…
The Shalom Ministry Lens – A Review of Seeing Jesus in East Harlem by José Humphreys Vision is essential for any ministry, but perhaps especially for church planting. Add to the myriad entrepreneurial needs of a… Continue reading “The Shalom Ministry Lens – A Review of Seeing Jesus in East Harlem by José Humphreys”…
Reforming Justification, Again: A Review of Salvation by Allegiance Alone in Light of the Protestant Quincentennial Still Reforming Today, all around the world, Protestants will commemorate 500 years since the Reformation. October 31st is called “Reformation… Continue reading “Reforming Justification, Again: A Review of Salvation by Allegiance Alone in Light of the Protestant Quincentennial”…
Reknewing Hermeneutics, Part 3 – A Review of Crucifixion of the Warrior God by Greg Boyd Originally, part three of this review was meant to be something close to a comprehensive collection of the top objections… Continue reading “Reknewing Hermeneutics, Part 3 – A Review of Crucifixion of the Warrior God by Greg Boyd”…
Reknewing Hermeneutics, Part 2 – A Review of Crucifixion of the Warrior God by Greg Boyd Crucifixion of the Warrior God (hereafter CWG) is a two-volume, 1,300-page tome written by Greg Boyd. It address the dilemma… Continue reading “Reknewing Hermeneutics, Part 2 – A Review of Crucifixion of the Warrior God by Greg Boyd”…
Reknewing Hermeneutics, Part 1 – A Review of Crucifixion of the Warrior God by Greg Boyd “The God of the Old Testament is arguably the most unpleasant character in all fiction: jealous and proud of it;… Continue reading “Reknewing Hermeneutics, Part 1 – A Review of Crucifixion of the Warrior God by Greg Boyd”…