edited by David L. Bartlett, Barbara Brown Taylor and Kimberly Bracken Long Westminster John Knox Press, Louisville, Ky. 300 pages The editors describe..
by Matthew Avery Sutton The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, Cambridge, Mass. 480 pages The story of fundamentalism-cum-evangelicalism in America is..
Having recently visited the Emerald Isle, it almost seems that "the troubles" are far behind; The peace accord is firmly in place,..
This is a highly emotional film that is difficult to watch because the subject matter seems so realistically raw. Writer/director Amy S...
Phone interview with Amy S. Weber Director/writer of “A Girl Like Her” Dallas, Texas; March 24, 2015 Ronald P. Salfen for “The..
by Mona Siddiqui I.B. Tauris, London. 222 pages REVIEWED BY LAWTON POSEY “Religious faith doesn’t always provide assurances, but there is no..
by Brennan Manning with John Blasé Wm. B. Eerdmans, Grand Rapids, Mich. 125 pages Before Brennan Manning died he composed this set..
Veronica Roth’s wildly popular youth novels about a dystopian future in the ruins of Chicago were converted into a highly successful movie..
by Brian Christopher Coulter Chalice Press, St. Louis. 150 pages REVIEWED BY TJ REMALEY The word “holy” is not always received well..
The good news is that this is a solid, winsome live-action rendering of the classic Disney animated version. Those of us who..
by Alice G. Miller Create Space Independent Publishing Platform, Amazon.com. 133 pages REVIEWED BY STEPHEN MCCUTCHAN When you hear “I know just..
by Rowan Williams Bloomsbury Publishing, London. 209 pages Rowan Williams, the former Archbishop of Canterbury, is one of the finest theologians of our..
Some of us are old enough to remember the “Red Scare,” when as schoolchildren in the 1950s, at the height of The..
You don’t necessarily have to see the original to enjoy the sequel, but it would help. In “The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel”..
by Clergy Against Alzheimer’s Network CreateSpace Independent Publishing, Washington, D.C. 179 pages REVIEWED BY RICHARD L. MORGAN Although there is a plethora..
Director Niki Caro (“Whale Rider”) is already adept at feel-good films, and star Kevin Costner (“Bull Durham,” “Field of Dreams,” “For Love..
Interview with Coach Jim White of “McFarland, USA.” Ron Salfen for the Presbyterian Outlook: First of all, I really enjoyed the movie...
OK, musicals aren’t for everyone. But I daresay that Presbyterians have more interest in music than most. For one thing, our worship..
Here’s hoping that this doesn’t start a trend among already-beleaguered teens. The premise here is that “The Duff” is the person in..
by Elizabeth Hinson-Hasty Westminster John Knox Press, Louisville, Ky. 223 pages REVIEWED BY LYNNE TAYLOR CLEMENTS Do not read this book .....
by Marjorie J. Thompson WJK, Louisville, Ky. 177 pages Since its original publication in 1995, this classic work on Christian spiritual formation..
Those of us who love Irish legends and folklore will simply delight in the telling of this fanciful tale of fairies, magic,..
“Can you draw out Leviathan with a fishhook, or press down its tongue with a cord?” (Job 41:1) The biblical reference is..
This has the feel and the ingredients of a made-for-television movie. It's written by a first-time screenwriter. The interest depends on predictable..
by Gregory S. Cootsona Westminster John Knox Press. Louisville, Ky. 169 pages REVIEWED BY C. JEREMY CANNADA Whether you have read C...
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