Pope Benedict XVI. Joseph Ratzinger in Communio, Volume 1: The Unity of the Church. Eerdmans Publishing Co., 2010. Meet the Author Pope Benedict XVI, born Joseph Alois Ratzinger, is the 265th and reigning pope of the Roman Catholic Church. After being ordained in 1951 and earning his doctoral degree in 1953, he spent many years in academia. During that time, together with Hans Urs von Balthasar, Henri de Lubac and other important theologians, he initiated the Read More …
Books
Review of ReJesus (#0085)
Frost, Michael and Hirsch, Alan. ReJesus: A Wild Messiah for a Missional Church. Hendrickson Publishers, 2009. 9781598562286. Meet the Authors Michael Frost and Alan Hirsch have collaborated on numerous projects and are leading voices in the missional church movement. Together, they have co-authored two books: The Shaping of Things to Come: Innovation and Mission for the 21st Century Church and ReJesus: AWild Messiah for a Missional Church. Michael Frost (pictured at Read More …
Review of Deep Church (#0084)
Belcher, Jim. Deep Church: A Third Way Beyond Emerging and Traditional. InterVarsity Press, 2009. ISBN: 978083083716. Meet the Author Jim Belcher is a Presbyterian (PCA) pastor who serves as the church planter and lead pastor of Redeemer Presbyterian Church in Newport Beach, California. He is co-founder of the Restoring Community Conference: Integration Social Interaction, Sacred Space and Beauty in the 21st Century, an annual conference for city officials, Read More …
Review of The Real Mary (#0083)
McKnight, Scot. The Real Mary: Why Evangelicals Can Embrace the Mother of Jesus. Paraclete Press, 2007. ISBN: 9781557255235. Meet the Author Scot McKnight is an Anabaptist theologian and a professor of religious studies at Northpark University. The author of over 20 books, he specializes in Jesus studies and the New Testament. As an authority in Jesus studies, McKnight has been frequently consulted by Fox News, WGN, US News & World Report, Newsweek, and Read More …
Review of I Told Me So (#0082)
Ten Elshof, Gregg A. I Told Me So: Self-Deception and the Christian Life. William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2009. ISBN: 9780802864115. Meet the Author Gregg A. Ten Elshof is Chair of the Department of Philosophy at Biola University. Elshof has written two books: Introspection Vindicated: An Essay In Defense Of The Perceptual Model Of Self Knowledge and I Told Me So: Self-Deception and the Christian Life. For additional information, view his curriculum Read More …
Review of Rowan’s Rule (#0081)
Shortt, Rupert. Rowan's Rule: The Biography of the Archbishop of Cantebury. US edition: Eerdmans Publishing Co., 2009. ISBN: 9780802864611. Meet the Author Rupert Shortt is the religion editor of the London Times Literary Supplement. He is the author of four books: Rowan's Rule: The Biography of the Archbishop of Canterbury; God's Advocates: Christian Thinkers in Conversation; Rowan Williams: An Introduction; and Benedict XVI: Commander of the Faith. Book Read More …
Review of Teaching the Faith, Forming the Faithful (#0079)
Parrett, Gary A. and Kang, S. Steve. Teaching the Faith, Forming the Faithful: A Biblical Vision for Education in the Church. InterVarsity Press Academic, 2009. ISBN: 9780830825875. Meet the Authors Gary A. Parrett is Professor of Educational Ministries and Worship at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. Parret has over twenty years of pastoral ministry experience and has co-authored three books: Grounded in the Gospel: Building Believers the Old-Fashioned Way (with J. Read More …
Review of The Devil Reads Derrida (#0078)
Smith, James K. A. The Devil Reads Derrida and Other Essays on the University, the Church, and the Arts. William B. Eerdmans Publishing, 2009. ISBN: 8780802864079. Meet the Author James K. A. Smith is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Calvin College and the Executive Director of The Society of Christian Philosophers. Smith is a prolific writer and the author of several books including Introducing Radical Orthodoxy and Who's Afraid of Postmodernism? For Read More …
Review of Tribal Church (#0077)
Merritt, Carol Howard. Tribal Church: Ministering to the Missing Generation. The Alban Institute, 2007. Meet the Author Rev. Merritt is an ordained Presbyterian Church, USA pastor. She has served congregations in Louisiana and Rhode Island. Currently she serves Western Presbyterian Church - an intergenerational church in Washington D.C. She and Bruce Reyes-Chow co-host the Internet talk radio show The God Complex. Tribal Church is Merritt's first Read More …
Review of A Multitude of Blessings (#0071)
Campbell, Cynthia M. A Multitude of Blessings: A Christian Approach to Religious Diversity. Westminster John Knox Press, 2007. ISBN:9780664229566. Meet the Author Cynthia Campbell is the President of McCormick Theological Seminary, where she also serves as Cyrus McCormick Professor of Church and Ministry. An ordained Presbyterian pastor, she served many years in pastoral ministry and was among the first women called as Head of Staff at a large Read More …