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THE NEW MOODY ATLAS OF THE BIBLE, by Barry J. Beitzel

Reviewed by Nathanael Warren   Significance & Comparison Barry Beitzel’s The New Moody Atlas of the Bible represents a thorough revision and updating of the much-acclaimed 1985 Moody Atlas of Bible Lands, providing 68 more pages, 23 more maps, and…

THE ETHICS OF THE NEW EUGENICS, Calum MacKellar and Christopher Bechtel, eds

Reviewed by D. Joy Riley “Am I a eugenicist?” That question rose to my consciousness repeatedly as I read Calum MacKellar and Christopher Bechtel’s well-researched volume on the “new eugenics.” The answer to that question relies, at least in part…

THE PREFERENTIAL OPTION FOR THE POOR BEYOND THEOLOGY, Gustavo Gutierrez and Daniel Groody, eds.

Reviewed by Peter Anderson “Poverty is a complex issue.” This is how Gustavo Gutierrez and Daniel Groody introduce the discussions that unfold in The Preferential Option for the Poor Beyond Theology. The contributions in this volume understand what the option for…

MINDSCAPE: WHAT TO THINK ABOUT INSTEAD OF WORRYING, by Timothy Witmer

Reviewed by Aimee Byrd Does becoming a Christian affect your thinking? Should it? How does your faith and knowledge of God change your private thought life? Have you even thought about the significance of your thought-patterns and pondered what the…

ETHICS FOR A BRAVE NEW WORLD, 2nd edition, John and Paul Feinberg

Reviewed by Larry Lyon Background Ethics for a Brave New World, 2nd edition, is an updated and expanded version of John and Paul Feinberg’s first edition from 1993. The updates and expansion, to nearly double the original size, were completed…

PANDORA'S BOX OPENED: An Examination and Defense of Historical-Critical Method and Its Master Practitioners, by Roy Harrisville

Reviewed by Patrick Schreiner Introduction John Wesley once said, “What one generation tolerates, the next generation will embrace.” But the historical sequence usually does not terminate after the second generation. The third generation typically reacts and pushes away what has…

THE BEAUTY AND GLORY OF CHRISTIAN LIVING, by Joel R. Beeke

Reviewed by J. Stephen Yuille The Beauty & Glory of Christian Living consists of the twelve addresses delivered at the 2013 Puritan Reformed Conference, an annual conference hosted by the Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary in Grand Rapids, Michigan. In this…

WHAT THE OLD TESTAMENT WRITERS REALLY CARED ABOUT: A SURVEY OF JESUS' BIBLE, by Jason DeRouchie

Reviewed by John Ronning   Deriving spiritual benefit from the OT can be a daunting challenge, whether one is a beginner or more experienced reader. If there is cultural, historical and other kinds of “distance” between us and the NT…

THE DRAMA OF SCRIPTURE: FINDING OUR PLACE IN THE BIBLICAL STORY, 2nd ed., by Craig Bartholomew and Michael Goheen

Reviewed by Miguel Echevarria Introduction Craig G. Bartholomew is the H. Evan Runner Professor of Philosophy at Redeemer University College and principal of The Paideia Centre for Public Theology. Michael W. Goheen is Director of Theological Education and Scholar-in-Residence at…

TWO TESTAMENTS, ONE BIBLE: THE THEOLOGICAL RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE OLD AND NEW TESTAMENTS, by David L. Baker

Reviewed by Nathanael Warren David Baker’s Two Testaments, One Bible engages the basic question of what constitutes the “essential bible” and whether or not the Old Testament has continued pertinence to the church today. This third edition represents a revision…

WHAT IS BIBLICAL THEOLOGY? A Guide to the Bible Story, Symbolism, and Patterns, James Hamilton, Jr.

Reviewed by John T. Jeffery The “bottom line up front” of this review is that Hamilton’s book is my first choice to introduce others to this subject. It has three big elements in its favor apart from the perspective of…

LOVING YOUR WIFE AS CHRIST LOVES THE CHURCH, by Larry E. McCall

Reviewed by Paul Tautges Do you ever wish you could start over? I mean really start over? Do you ever feel, as a husband, that you wish you knew then — when you first got married — what you know…

HOW JESUS BECAME GOD: THE EXALTATION OF A JEWISH PREACHER FROM GALILEE, by Bart Ehrman

Reviewed by Trey Moss   At face value How Jesus Became God looks promising. Bart Ehrman is a world-renowned scholar who has published and edited numerous academic works on textual criticism and early Christianity. Pastors or informed lay-persons would benefit…

CHANCE AND THE SOVEREIGNTY OF GOD: A GOD-CENTERED APPROACH TO PROBABILITY AND RANDOM EVENTS, by Vern Poythress

Reviewed by Mark Farnham Anyone who has ever contemplated the sovereignty of God and human choice has wrestled with the seeming contradictions of joining these two together. If God knows and ordains all that happens, doesn’t that make the universe…

A LOVING LIFE IN A WORLD OF BROKEN RELATIONSHIPS, by Paul E. Miller

Reviewed by J. Stephen Yuille What is love? For many in our day, love is strictly the stuff of Hallmark cards and movies. It’s a warm, fuzzy feeling that defies explanation. It’s an overwhelming emotion that people helplessly follow because…

GLIMPSES OF GRACE: Treasuring the Gospel in Your Home, Gloria Furman

Reviewed by Bethany Spears The Author Gloria Furman is a wife, mother of four young children, doula, and blogger. In 2008 her family moved tot the Middle East to plant Redeemer Church of Dubai where her husband, Dave, serves as…