There is one thing that the reader may count on when picking up one of Chesterton's novels, and that is simply that there is no way of knowing what to expect. There is always an air of mystery, of danger, of humor, of depth, and without fail a little absurdity brought about in attempt to … Continue reading Book Review: Manalive – By G.K. Chesterton
Continuing in the vein of readings related to the Reformation is Stephen J. Nichols' Martin Luther: A Guided Tour of His Life and Thought. Nichols' work is not strictly a biography, but as the title implies is designed not only to orient the reader to the life of Luther but also his work. Nichols begins with … Continue reading Book Review: Martin Luther – By Stephen J. Nichols
The opening chapters of Genesis have likely had more written about them than most any other section of the Bible. Especially in the modern world the question of how to interpret these chapters is seen as especially pressing in the light of claims that the theories of science call into question and influence how they … Continue reading Book Review: In the Beginning – By Henri Blocher
Ever since the world began to be truly globalized the question of other religions has been brought to the forefront of modern thought. The question is not new by any means but whereas in previous ages other religions could be dismissed as things only existing in some faraway land, today we meet and interact with … Continue reading Book Review: God’s Rivals – By Gerald R. McDermott
Perhaps there is no topic more widely and hotly debated in the past century of Christianity - and especially in the past few decades - is that of creation and evolution as it relates to Genesis. The Lost World of Genesis One is one of John H. Walton's multiple contributions to this discussion. This is … Continue reading Book Review: The Lost World of Genesis One – By John H. Walton
This book has been sitting on my shelf for about three or four years. I had expected it to be rather trite and boring fluff. I was glad to have been proven wrong. Every person has the desire to know that they are fulfilling their purpose in life; The Call, as the subtitle suggests, is about … Continue reading Book Review: The Call – By Os Guinness
If there is one great noteworthy trend going on right now in the realm of biblical scholarship it is the turn towards attempting to re-read the Scriptures in their original context. In the 21st century there are many layers of cultural filters that lay between us and the text; Michael Heiser is one of the … Continue reading Book Review: The Unseen Realm – By Michael S. Heiser
Two-thousand years after the birth of Christ, the missionary work of Paul, and a small movement within Judaism spreading throughout the Roman Empire, it can be easy to forget that during the years of its inception Christianity was a radically new and unheard of approach to religion, to ethics, and to the question of gods … Continue reading Book Review: Destroyer of the gods – By Larry Hurtado
The book of Genesis is always an edifying read and Dr. Richard Belcher Jr. offers a nice tour of the text with a special focus on the progress of redemptive history in the narrative. Genesis is here seen as both foundational and forward-looking, laying out the origin and early history of the promises of God and … Continue reading Book Review: Genesis – By Richard P. Belcher Jr.
In light of the upcoming 500th Anniversary of the Reformation I decided to do some appropriate reading. Apart from listening through the Frank James III's wonderful History of Christianity lectures via RTS, the first book I picked up was William Stevenson's classic work, The Story of the Reformation. Stevenson offers a fairly standard presentation of the … Continue reading Book Review: The Story of the Reformation – By William Stevenson
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