Category: Christian Culture
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iGods: How Technology Shapes Our Spiritual and Social Lives
Craig Detweiler, iGods: How Technology Shapes Our Spiritual and Social Lives. Grand Rapids: Brazos Press, November, 2013. 256 pp. Paperback, $17.99. Buy it: Amazon Read an excerpt Visit the publisher’s page Thanks to Brazos Press for the review copy! Craig Detweiler is professor of communication and director of the Center for Entertainment, Media, and Culture at Pepperdine University. He also writes a lot,…
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When The Bible Speaks, God Speaks: The Classic Doctrine of Biblical Inerrancy
Coming up on a month ago, I told you we were doing a series review of Five Views on Biblical Inerrancy. Now we’re ready for the first monthly installment, and the essay by Albert “From A Christian Worldview Perspective” Mohler is up.[ref]That nickname is from the constant refrain I hear every morning on The Briefing. If…
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In Which I Make An Argument In Favor of (Sports) Atheism
Over at the Christ and Pop Culture website, I got an article published on cultivating sports atheism: Football, more so than other sport, cultivates the idea of a sold-out, totally dedicated fan base (e.g., those Bud Light commercials about superstitions). Perhaps it is because unlike the eternal season of baseball that spans spring, summer, and…
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Four Views on The Historical Adam
Matthew Barrett & Ardel B. Caneday eds. Four Views on The Historical Adam. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, December, 2013. 288 pp. Paperback, $19.99. Buy it: Amazon Read an excerpt Visit the publisher’s page Thanks to Zondervan for the review copy! Much like Five Views on Biblical Inerrancy, I thought it was best to do a series review for this book. Here’s what it…
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Contend: Defending The Faith In A Fallen World
Aaron Armstron, Contend: Defending The Faith In A Fallen World. Place: Cruciform Press, October 2012. 108 pp. Paperback, $9.99. Buy it: Amazon | Westminster Read an excerpt Visit the publisher’s page Back in the spring, at TGC to be specific, I had the privilege to not only meet Aaron Armstrong, but to also hang out with him and some of his friends at a…
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What Is The Meaning of Sex?
Denny Burk, What Is The Meaning of Sex? Wheaton: Crossway, October, 2013. 262 pp. Paperback, $17.99. Buy it: Amazon | Westminster Read an excerpt Visit the publisher’s page Thanks to Crossway for the review copy! Denny Burk is associate professor of biblical studies at Boyce College, which is the undergraduate arm of The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. He is also an associate pastor at Kenwood Baptist…
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Risky Gospel: Abandon Fear and Build Something Awesome
Owen Strachan, Risky Gospel: Abandon Fear and Build Something Awesome. Nashville, Thomas Nelson, November, 2013. 240 pp. Paperback, $15.99. Buy it: Amazon Visit the publisher’s page Thanks to Thomas Nelson for the review copy! Owen Strachan is executive director of the Council on Biblical Manhood & Womanhood and assistant professor of Christian Theology and Church History at Boyce College in Louisville,…
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The New Calvinism Considered: A Personal and Pastoral Assessment
Jeremy Walker is a pastor at Maidenbower Baptist Church, Crawley, England. He has written a couple of other books, and is a contributor at Reformation21 and The Wanderer. In this particular book, The New Calvinism Considered: A Personal and Pastoral Assessment, he is tackling a tricky subject to define, much less assess. Admitting that a final…
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Renewing The Evangelical Mission
Richard Lints is the Andrew Mutch Distinguished Professor of Theology at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. He has written numerous other books, but here has edited a collection of essays that were originally talks at the Renewing The Evangelical Mission conference (2009). According to the website, this conference, honoring David F. Wells, “will grapple with the theological…
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Death By Living: Life Is Meant To Be Spent
Much like his last foray into non-fiction, N. D. Wilson’s Death By Living: Life Is Meant To Be Spent does not lend itself to easy review. It is kind of a genre-breaker, but in a good way. It’s non-fiction, but it’s written in imaginative prose and contains a myriad of stories. It reads like meditations on mortality…