There’s a certain demographic – call it the young senior set – that still enjoys a good, old-fashioned romantic comedy. The main..
Phone interview with Joel Hopkins, director of “Love Punch” Ron Salfen, for the Presbyterian Outlook: First of all, I really enjoyed..
by Matthew A. Rich Wipf & Stock, Eugene, Ore. 126 pages This book on joy is probably not what you expect. It..
by Barbara Brown Taylor HarperOne, San Francisco, Calif. 200 pages Reviewed by MaryAnn McKibben-Dana When I mentioned to a friend that I was..
By Marilyn Chandler McEntyre Wm. B. Eerdmans, Grand Rapids, Mich. 112 pages This is a lovely book. I say that in the..
Of course it’s formulaic. How could a romantic comedy not be formulaic? In fact, it’s become so predictable that many studios don’t..
Over our lifetimes, Disney has done a magnificent job bringing fairy tales to life with movie animation. So we really can’t blame..
I distinctly remember hearing my high school track coach lamenting the fact that those of us who showed up for tryouts were..
by Kate Bowler Oxford University Press, Oxford. 352 pages Media pundits and academics alike have had no difficulty ruthlessly satirizing and caricaturing..
by Margaret Bendroth William B. Eerdmans, Grand Rapids, Mich. and Cambridge, U.K. 141 pages American culture is inclined to feel a sense..
Edited by Jake Bouma and Erik Ullestad Elbow Co., Des Moines, Iowa. 107 pages The first thing to be said about this important..
by Kenneth Cuthbertson Wipf & Stock Publishers Eugene, Ore. 214 pages REVIEWED BY MARGEE IDDINGS This fine book is many things. It..
by Bradley J. Longfield Westminster John Knox Press Louisville, Ky. 296 pages Bradley Longfield highlights the interplay between church and culture in..
The classic chick-flick elements are all there in “The Other Woman”: Female characters are strong, intelligent and in charge. Check. Male characters..
by Eberhard Busch Wm. B. Eerdmans, Grand Rapids, Mich. 363 pages The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) is lately giving a great deal of..
by Donald B. Kraybill, Karen M. Johnson-Weiner and Steven M. Nolt Johns Hopkins Press, Baltimore, Md. 500 pages REVIEWED BY LAWTON POSEY ..
by Jeanne Hoeft, L. Shannon Jung and Joretta Marshall Fortress Press, Minneapolis, Minn. 189 pages REVIEWED BY MARY HARRIS TODD I grew..
The Road to Assisi — The 120th Anniversary Edition by Paul Sabatier (annotation by Jon Sweeny) Paraclete Press. Brewster, Mass. 189 pages...
Have you ever wondered what goes on behind the scenes on the day of the annual NFL draft of the nation’s top..
Sabbath as Resistance WALTER BRUEGGEMANN Westminster John Knox Press, Louisville, Ky. 89 pages In his characteristic style, Brueggemann presents a compelling alternative..
by Jann Treadwell Huff Publishing Associates, Edina, Minn. 137 pages Reviewed by GINA YEAGER-BUCKLEY "Unbound” is full of testimony. That’s what one..
edited by Beverly Roberts Gaventa Baylor University Press, Waco, Texas. 166 pages Reviewed BY SEAN MILLER The theology of Romans 5-8 winds..
Without Apology — Sermons for Christ’s Church by Stanley Hauerwas Seabury Books, New York. 169 pages. Hauerwas is a theologian with a..
by Cornelius Plantinga Wm. B. Eerdmans, Grand Rapids, Mich. 133 pages Reviewed by ROY W. HOWARD I’ve been a pastor for..
by Patricia K. Tull Westminster John Knox Press, Louisville, Ky. 193 pages Reviewed by SUSAN GILBERT ZENCKA When I first heard..
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