The Truth War is John MacArthur's account and call-to-arms against what he claims to be the most pressing pitfalls in contemporary theology, specifically, postmodernism and the arrival of the emergent church. Most pointedly it addresses the issue of truth and what we can know concerning scripture, as well as delving into just what it … Continue reading Book Review: The Truth War – By John MacArthur
Larry Crabb is continually one of my favorite Christian psychologists, and in this book he offers a basic summary and outline of what he believes to be the - as the title denotes - the basic principles which should be employed for biblical counseling. Crabb operates off of what might be called the cognitive-behavioral approach … Continue reading Book Review: Basic Principles of Biblical Counseling – By Larry Crabb
As stated by Mill the topic of On Liberty is the role society should take in interfering with the liberty of an individual, that is, the amount of power that society may legitimately exercise over its people. The sphere of Mill's inquiry is the system of a democracy, where the main danger to individual liberty … Continue reading Book Review: On Liberty – By John Stuart Mill
Anybody who's paid attention to the happenings in the Christian church throughout the past few decades cannot help but notice the advent the megachurch, what are often popularly termed "seeker-sensitive" churches. As one might guess by the title, The Saviour Sensitive Church is an attempt at rebuffing what its authors see as a detrimental mindset … Continue reading Book Review: The Saviour Sensitive Church – By Paul Chappell & John Goetsch
The Story of Christianity is a two volume history of Christianity by Justo Gonzalez. The first volume covers "The Early Church to the Dawn of the Reformation." Gonzalez begins with an introduction in which he discusses why we should study the history of Christianity. The primary reason presented is so that we will better understand … Continue reading Book Review: The Story of Christianity, Volume 1 – By Justo L. Gonzalez
The Religious Life of Theological Students was originally given as an address by B.B. Warfield at Princeton Theological Seminary in 1911, in which Warfield talks about the great task set before seminary students. Warfield begins his talk with a defense of seminary learning as a whole, pointing out that "Say what you will, do what … Continue reading Book Review: The Religious Life of Theological Students – By B.B. Warfield
All of Grace was the first book of Spurgeon's which I ever. I read it once a few years ago and found it to be wonderful, I've recently read it again and found it to be just as wonderful, touching and relevant as the first time I read it. The design of the text … Continue reading Book Review: All of Grace – By C.H. Spurgeon
Every now and then I browse for a book to read outside my normal discipline, and this was the one I chose for my quarterly dose of science. In this I have to say that I was only partially successful, and it’s only tenuously that I actually categorize this as a scientific text. While science … Continue reading Book Review: The Meaning of It All – By Richard P. Feynman
Sexual assault is not something that happens to someone, ends, and is over; rather, it has lasting effects that can have an impact on every aspect of the person's life. In Rid of My Disgrace, Justin and Lindsey Holcomb seek to address shame and disgrace, particularly powerful and lasting influences on those who have experienced … Continue reading Book Review: Rid of My Disgrace – By Justin & Lindsey Holcomb
With such a well-beloved author as C.S. Lewis positing this book as one of the great contributors to his conversion to Christianity one can't help but give into the curiosity to delve into the mind of Chesterton. During the early Twentieth Century four of the biggest writers were H.G. Wells, Bernard Shaw, Hilaire Belloc and … Continue reading Book Review: The Everlasting Man – By G.K. Chesterton
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