Category Archives: Book Review
The Bible Tells Me So, by Peter Enns – a review
What do you do when the Bible doesn’t behave? Well, if you follow the lead of Peter Enns, you decide that the Canaanite genocide never happened, that the creation narratives were designed by post-exilic writers to justify and support Israel’s national identity, and that stories of Jesus’ birth in the Gospels were embellished in order to underscore the broader implications of Jesus’ life and work. Continue reading
Learning Theology with the Church Fathers – a review
A pastor once said to me, “If you want information about God, books written in the last five years are great. But, if you want intimacy with God read books written at least 500 years ago.” He was drawing my … Continue reading
Why God Allows Us to Suffer – a review
Why God Allow Us to Suffer simply does not pass muster, and I cannot recommend it. Continue reading
If You Can Keep It – a review
If You Can Keep It provides a broad look at the subject for those wanting a small book and, at the same time, works as a springboard for those wishing to study further into any of its many subjects. Continue reading
Believers, Thinkers, and Founders – a review
Believers, Thinkers, and Founders is an excellent book with enough scholarship to make it a formidable tool in discussions of faith in the public square, and enough simple clarity to make it accessible to those outside formal academia. Continue reading
Beloved Mess – a review
We all need to be reminded from time to time of the radical love of God, and this book does that very well. Continue reading
The Passionate Intellect – a review
While the intellectual rigor of some of the chapters may prove daunting for some, the whole of the book is an excellent primer for theological and cultural engagement for those who have the appetite. Continue reading
Genesis in Space and Time – a review
What is the solution to the dilemmas man finds himself faced with? Everywhere one looks, one can observe man at odds with God, with himself, with other men, and with nature. Francis Schaeffer, in his book Genesis in Space and … Continue reading
Two Views on Women in Ministry – a review
INTRODUCTION In his book, Two Views on Women in Ministry, Dr. James Beck provides access to two sides of a centuries-old debate that is a hot topic in much of contemporary evangelical Christianity. This extensive volume on the topic of … Continue reading
Christopher J Ray
