EDITOR’S NOTE: This issue of the Outlook diverges from our normal pattern of two short reviews on different books. Instead, we have..
by Martin B. Copenhaver Eerdmans, Grand Rapids, Mich. 152 pages Long-time pastor and newly minted seminary president, Martin Copenhaver offers brief meditations on..
by Nicholas Wolterstorff Wm. B. Eerdmans, Grand Rapids, Mich. 196 pages Nicholas Wolterstorff is a distinguished philosophical theologian in the Reformed tradition...
by Donald K. McKim Cascade Books, Eugene, Ore. 178 pages This small book provides an accessible account of Calvin’s life and theology...
Editors: Hussam S. Timani, Allen G. Jorgenson, Alexander Y. Hwang Fortress Press, Minneapolis. 318 pages REVIEWED BY NICHOLAS YODA G.K. Chesterton spoke..
by Stephen McCutchan All three titles are available on Amazon Digital Services, Inc. REVIEWED BY ROBERT A. (BOB) HARRIS Passionate about the..
by Mandy Smith IVP, Downers Grove, Ill. 208 pages “Our work as pastors is impossible.” This is not hyperbole; according to the..
Hello, it’s me. She’s back. Finally, after a four-year hiatus, Adele has graced the world with more ballads that are sure to..
by Douglas Heidt Wipf & Stock, Eugene, Ore. 140 pages REVIEWED BY LOUIS WEEKS Retired pastor Doug Heidt says he wrote this..
by Robert D. Lupton HarperOne, San Francisco. 208 pages REVIEWED BY ASHLEY GOFF "Charity often hurts the people it was designed to..
by Alan J. Roxburgh InterVarsity Press, Downers Grove, Ill. 172 pages REVIEWED BY ALLEN D. TIMM In this book, Roxburgh, one of..
by Scott W. Sunquist Baker Academic, Baylor, Texas. 213 pages Early in this book the author writes, “Christianity as it has been practiced..
by Grant Wacker Belknap Press Cambridge, Mass. 448 pages Billy Graham was a major fixture in American culture throughout the second half..
by William Greenway Eerdmans Grand Rapids, Mich. 176 pages William Greenway has written the most unique and compelling account of God’s love..
by Charles Marsh Vintage Books, New York. 528 pages REVIEWED BY R. KENDALL SOULEN Charles Marsh’s “Strange Glory” is a splendid biography,..
As a singer/songwriter or popular band, taking on holiday music can be a tricky venture. You're pandering to a very defined theme..
by John M. Mulder and F. Morgan Roberts Cascade Books, Eugene, Ore. 182 pages REVIEWED BY THOMAS G. LONG In 2014, the..
J. Barrie Shepherd Wipe & Stock Publishers, Eugene, Ore. 237 pages When I received J. Barrie Shepherd’s newest book, “Destination Bethlehem,” we were..
by Susan R. Andrews CSS Publishing, Lima, Ohio. 164 pages Susan Andrews is a skilled preacher who knows how to shape theology..
by Gary A. Anderson Yale University Press, New Haven, Conn. 232 pages REVIEWED BY WILLIAM F. MAY Gary Anderson leads this volume on..
Wonder of Wonders: Christmas with Dietrich Bonhoeffer O.C. Dean, editor WJK, Louisville, Ky. 59 pages The meditations of Dietrich Bonhoeffer provide pithy theological..
by Amy-Jill Levine HarperOne, San Francisco. 313 pages Conventional interpretations have domesticated the parables of Jesus. Nowadays when the parable of the..
by Belden C. Lane Oxford University Press, New York. 266 pages REVIEWED BY CAROLINE GOODEN Belden Lane describes a journey of spiritual..
by Lauren F. Winner HarperOne, San Francisco. 304 pages REVIEWED BY DEBORAH MCKINLEY "Wearing God” is not a book to be read..
by Ian A. McFarland Westminster John Knox Press, Louisville, Ky. 256 pages REVIEWED BY KEN KOVACS The latest work by theologian Ian..
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