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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…
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Review by William C. Pohl IV Introduction C. L. Seow, Henry Snyder Gehman Professor of Old Testament Language and Literature at Princeton Theological Seminary, makes an important and substantial contribution to Joban studies with his recently released commentary in…
Reviewed by Aimee Byrd If you haven’t read anything by Nancy Guthrie yet, you are really missing out. Her Seeing Jesus in the Old Testament series is a gift to the church. I don’t know how many times women have…
Reviewed by Jacob Shatzer Northcott is not new to questions of theology and the environment, having published other works, including The Environment and Christian Ethics and A Moral Climate: The Ethics of Global Warming. In this most recent book, Northcott…
Reviewed by Matthew Pieters Ed Gross’ new book Are You a Christian or a Disciple? Rediscovering & Renewing New Testament Discipleship addresses a question that is of the highest importance. Much of western Christianity, and consequently global Christianity, has been so influenced…
Reviewed by Jarvis Williams Introduction Before his death in November 11, 2013, the Roman Catholic scholar Jerome Murphy-O’Connor was one of the world’s leading authorities on the writings of Paul. He served as a professor of New Testament at the…
Reviewed by Phillip Taylor Sex & Violence in the Bible investigates a great many scriptural passages containing subject matter that would likely not be discussed in polite society. Through this work, Joseph Smith has created a lens that helps Christians…
Reviewed by Anthony Casey Introduction to Global Missions is written by a trio of seasoned missions professors and practitioners and serves as a general introduction to the theology and practice of missions in a rapidly changing 21st century world. The…
Reviewed by Fred G. Zaspel Brian Najapfour grew up in a Baptist church that observed the common practice of “child dedication,” and now as a paedobaptist pastor (Dutton United Reformed Church in Caledonia, MI) he writes to expose the lack…
Reviewed by Jarvis Williams Introduction Charles L. Quarles serves as professor of New Testament and Biblical Theology at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary in Wake Forest, NC. In his new book on the life of Paul, Quarles introduces readers to the…
Reviewed by Keith Plummer Through popular theatrical portrayals such as the animated film Joseph: King of Dreams and the musical Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat many who make no claim of religious faith have some acquaintance with the story of Jacob’s favored son…
Reviewed by David W. Jones Author Thomas Oden is Director of the Center for Early African Christianity at Eastern University and Henry Anson Buttz Professor Emeritus of Theology and Ethics at Drew University. As a respected Wesleyan scholar and ordained…
Reviewed by Aaron J. Harvie Mark DeVine and Darrin Patrick have set out to tell their story of how God led First Calvary Baptist Church of Kanas City to live again. The book illustrates Mark DeVine’s leadership in awakening Calvary…
Reviewed by Shawn J. Wilhite Such questions, like “for whom did Christ die?” seem to be systematic question, typically asked from post-Reformation interpreters. Jarvis Williams successfully argues that this issue can be traced back to the early Christian church. For…
Confession Reading through this series of books has brought about a conversion, of sorts, in my thinking. I confess, I have never much cared for the Bible “study guide” books that have become so common in the last generation or…
Reviewed by Jarvis J. Williams Introduction A. Andrew Das is the Donald W. and Betty J. Buik Endowed Chair-holder and Professor of Religious Studies at Elmhurst College in Elmhurst, IL. With his recent commentary on Galatians, he has made…
