John Byron wonders, prompted by an article in the Chronicle of Higher Education. Both articles refer specifically to scholarly book reviews, but book reviews by bloggers can have the same problems. I like to see some analysis in a review, along with some direction. Where might this study have done better? Where might it have…
Arthur Sido has written a pretty thorough review of God's Desire for the Nations: The Missionary Theology of John Piper. Some key takeaways: What this book really excels at is showing how Piper's overall theology impacts and forms his understanding of missions. Missiology cannot be put in a silo and dealt with as an unrelated…
There are two new reviews of The Character of Our Discontent available: 1. Robert L. Sportsman, who blogs at Jonah Bible Study, reviews the book on Amazon.com, concluding: I highly recommend this book to anyone who enjoys reading about biblical characters or who struggles to trust in God during circumstances of discontentment. 2. Ted Gossard…
