Broken: 7 ”Christian” Rules That Every Christian Ought to Break as Often as Possible by Jonathan Fisk Concordia Publishing House (2012) Reviewed by Miguel Ruiz * * * Broken: 7 “Christian” Rules That Every Christian Ought to Break as Often as Possible by Jonathan Fisk is a spirited romp through the circus of American ChristianityContinue reading “Guest Book Review: Miguel Discusses “Broken””
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Genesis for Normal People
Genesis for Normal People: A Guide to the Most Controversial, Misunderstood, and Abused Book of the Bible by Peter Enns and Jared Byas Patheos Press (2012) * * * According to its authors, Genesis for Normal People is designed for “normal people…who are curious about the Bible and want to get a handle on whatContinue reading “Genesis for Normal People”
The Backstories of the First Testament
The Return of the Chaos Monsters and Other Backstories of the Bible by Gregory Mobley Wm. B. Eerdmanns Pub. Co. (2012) * * * One of the liveliest, most intriguing and insightful books you will read on the Hebrew Bible is Gregory Mobley’s The Return of the Chaos Monsters. For some reason, perhaps because ofContinue reading “The Backstories of the First Testament”
IM Book Review: Why George Bailey Is My Hero
The God Of The Mundane: Reflections on Ordinary Life for Ordinary People by Matthew B. Redmond Kalos Press (2012) * * * “For we want to be the George Bailey whose significance has been revealed. However, we do not want to be the George Bailey who leads a mundane life, void of the excitement ofContinue reading “IM Book Review: Why George Bailey Is My Hero”
IM Book Review: Why Many Are “Torn”
Torn: Rescuing the Gospel from the Gays-vs.-Christians Debate by Justin Lee Jericho Books (2012) * * * What do you say about a man who, by his life experience, demolishes all the categories you have constructed in your mind to explain some aspect of reality? That is the question Christians who hold particular views ofContinue reading “IM Book Review: Why Many Are “Torn””
IM Book Review: An Apocalyptic Luther
Luther: Man Between God and the Devil Heiko A. Oberman Yale University Press (1989) * * * If you want to read a biography of Martin Luther, it is probably wise to start with one that outlines his life and times in fairly standard terms. I would recommend Roland Bainton’s classic, Here I Stand: AContinue reading “IM Book Review: An Apocalyptic Luther”
Julian’s Divine Revelations
As mentioned, we know very little about Dame Julian. We don’t know if she was, as the saying goes, “maid, wife or widow”. We don’t even know what date she entered her anchorhold, or what were the circumstances that led her to make this choice. Frykholm has an imaginative reconstruction of Julian’s life, a proposalContinue reading “Julian’s Divine Revelations”
IM Book Review: Steve Jobs
Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson Simon and Schuster, 2011 * * * How is one to think about a person like Steve Jobs? Jobs was: A counterculture anti-materialist whose life work was to create consumer products and conduct corporate business dealings at the highest level. A connoisseur of impeccable elegance and style who disregarded everyone’s adviceContinue reading “IM Book Review: Steve Jobs”
IM Book Review: Defending The Free Market
Father Robert Sirico has travelled a long twisty road from the left end of the political spectrum to the right and from a Catholic upbringing, to Protestant dabblings, to prodigal wanderings and back again to Catholicism and the priesthood. Sirico (yes, brother to Tony of the Sopranos) caught my attention a few weeks ago inContinue reading “IM Book Review: Defending The Free Market”
IM Book Review: Knowing Darkness
Knowing Darkness: Reflections on Skepticism, Melancholy, Friendship, and God by Addison Hodges Hart Eerdmans, 2009 * * * “In other words, conventional piety is fine so far as it goes, but it doesn’t go very far at all in making sense of the larger mystery enveloping our existence — it has significant limitations where ‘explaining’Continue reading “IM Book Review: Knowing Darkness”
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