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  • Echoes of Eden: Reflections on Christianity, Literature, and The Arts

    Jerram Barrs is the founder and resident scholar of the Francis Schaeffer Institute at Covenant Theological Seminary. There he teaches apologetics and outreach as professor of Christian studies. Here, he is writing about the arts, and specifically literature. In doing so, he provides an excellent apologetic for both its value as the creation of God’s…

  • Popcultured: Thinking Christianly About Style, Media, and Entertainment

    Steve Turner is a journalist, writer and poet living in London, England. He has written numerous articles and books[ref]A Hard Day’s Write: The Stories Behind Every “Beatles” Song, Amazing Grace : The Story of America’s Most Beloved Song, The Gospel According to the Beatles, The Band that Played On: The Extraordinary Story of the 8 Musicians Who Went…

  • Words For Readers and Writers

    Larry Woiwode is a Guggenheim and Lannan Fellow, recipient of the William Faulkner Foundation Award and John DosPassos Prize, a finalist for both the National Book Award and the Book Critics Circle Award, and has received the Medal of Merit from the American Academy of Arts and Letters “for distinction in the art of the…

  • The End of Our Exploring

    Matthew Lee Anderson is the lead writer over at Mere Orthodoxy and the author of Earthen Vessels: Why Our Bodies Matter to Our Faith. You may have seen articles from him elsewhere, including but not limited to CNN, the Washington Post, Christianity Today, Books & Culture, Relevant, and The City.[ref]He has also guest posted and…

  • Rethinking The Trinity & Religious Pluralism

    Keith E. Johnson is national director of theological education for Campus Crusade for Christ (Cru). He also serves as guest professor of systematic theology for Reformed Theological Seminary, which is more or less right across the street from me. The book at hand, Rethinking The Trinity & Religious Pluralism: An Augustinian Assessment is a revised and expanded…

  • Between Babel and Beast: America and Empire in Biblical Perspective

    I don’t usually read books on politics. I did review Grudem’s Politics According to The Bible a while back, but that might be the only book that was expressly political. In conjunction with my lack of political reading, I don’t usually read a lot of books on America, either from a pre-millennial eschatological perspective or…

  • Outreach And The Artist: Sharing The Gospel With The Arts

    It is hard to imagine two books could be any more different. Back in the fall, I reviewed Constantine Campbell’s Paul and Union With Christ, an encyclopedic study of both the exegetical and theological usage of Paul’s “in Christ” language. It was thorough, exhaustive, and top of the line NT scholarship. Apparently, Campbell is not…

  • Scripture and Tradition: What The Bible Really Says

    Edith M. Humphrey is the William F. Orr Professor of New Testament at Pittsburgh Theological Seminary. She has written a few books including Grand Entrance: Worship on Earth as in Heaven and And I Turned To See The Voice (in Baker’s Studies in Theological Interpretation series). Here in Scripture and Tradition: What The Bible Really…

  • Sex & Money: Pleasures That Leave You Empty and Grace That Satisfies

    For a while now, I’ve been a big fan of Paul Tripp’s books. Back in the fall I was able to read through his Dangerous Calling. Though I didn’t do a formal review, I did offer some extended thoughts on the book here and here. It is a book I think every pastor or potential…

  • God or Godless? 1 Atheist. 1 Christian. 20 Controversial Questions

    Randal Rauser is an associate professor of historical theology at Taylor Seminary. John Loftus is a TEDS graduate, and now former pastor and Christian apologist. In this book, they engage in a spirited debate over the big questions of the faith. Each author was allowed to pick 10 thesis statements that they would argue in…