Top 5 Book at Unsettled Christianity
Blogger (and prospective Energion author) Joel Watts lists From Inspiration to Understanding: Reading the Bible Seriously and Faithfully as one of his top 5 books for 2012.
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Eric Carpenter reviewed Dave Black’s latest, Seven Marks of a New Testament Church. The reality in the USA these days is that churches are all over the place in how they function. There’s what amounts to an idea that “anything goes.” This idea has led to the church in America being in a heap of…
The Dubious Disciple Reviews The Eucharist
He says: Too bloody short! This is one of Energion Publications’ Topical Line Drives booklets, meant to introduce a topic directly by zeroing in on the necessities, but this time the abbreviated coverage left me wanting much more. Maybe that’s a good thing. Well, we kind of expect to hear that the TLD volumes are…
Are Book Reviews an Endangered Species
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…
Review of The Politics of Witness at Gentle Wisdom
Peter Kirk disagrees with author Allan Bevere on a number of issues, but nonetheless he says “. . . [d]espite the weaknesses I have pointed out it is still well worth reading. But it is by no means the last word on a subject of great interest to me. I intend to continue blogging about…
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Review of What’s in a Version?
Lee Harmon has reviewed What’s in a Version? at The Dubious Disciple. Choice quote: I found this book to be a practical and friendly guide, describing how translations are made, so we readers are better able to understand the arguments for or against various versions. Numerous examples manage to turn what I thought would be…
The Sacred Journey – World Prayr Book of the Month
Energion title The Sacred Journey by Chris Surber is the book of the month at World Prayr. You can read their review here. They are also offering a 20% off coupon to purchase this book through their FaithFactr store.