Archive Spotlight – November 22, 2024

ONE SIMPLE IDEA: HOW POSITIVE THINKING RESHAPED MODERN LIFE, by Mitch Horowitz

Happiness: An American Obsession? The historian Jackson Lears once observed that there was nothing more depressing than reading books about how to be happy. In part, he noted, “this is because one can’t help imagining the sad souls who buy…

FEMINIST CATHOLIC THEOLOGICAL ETHICS: Conversations in a World Church, by Linda Hogan and A. E. Orobator

Reviewed by Andrew J. Spencer   Contributors Feminist Catholic Theological Ethics: Conversations in the World Church is a collection of twenty-three essays written by scholars from around the globe. The volume was co-edited by Linda F. Hogan, Professor of Ecumenics…

Interview with Zack Eswine, SPURGEON'S SORROWS: REALISTIC HOPE FOR THOSE WHO SUFFER FROM DEPRESSION

Depression is a familiar malady to those in pastoral ministry. Pastors must counsel those who suffer with it in varying degrees and for varying reasons, and they very often must struggle with depression themselves. It may be surprising to learn…

Book Notice: THE FEAR OF THE LORD IS WISDOM: A THEOLOGICAL INTRODUCTION TO WISDOM IN ISRAEL, by Tremper Longman III

A Renowned Scholar Examines Wisdom in the Old Testament Wisdom plays an important role in the Old Testament, particularly in Proverbs, Job, and Ecclesiastes. This major work from renowned scholar Tremper Longman III examines wisdom in the Old Testament and…

Book Notice: GOOD ARGUMENTS: MAKING YOUR CASE IN WRITING AND PUBLIC SPEAKING, by Richard A. Holland Jr. and Benjamin K. Forrest

A Brief Introduction to Argumentation This brief introduction to making effective arguments helps readers to understand the basics of sound reasoning and to learn how to use it to persuade others. Practical, inexpensive, and easy-to-read, the book enables students in…

Kristin Stiles' Review of THE MAGNIFICENT TIME MACHINE, by Sinclair B. Ferguson

A Book Review from Books At a Glance by Kristin Stiles   I love a clever book. And this is a very clever book! Seeing that it was written by Sinclair Ferguson, I immediately knew that the theology would be…