Jesus with Dirty Feet: A Down-to-Earth Look at Christianity for the Curious & Skeptical Reviewed by Paula R. Kincaid, we’ll be able to see him for ourselves.” Intriguing title I ordered this small, 125 page book just because the title intrigued me. When it arrived, my curiosity was further piqued. The text is formatted in…
Book Review Christabel Pankhurst: Fundamentalism and Feminism in Coalition Jeffrey McDonald, The Layman Online, many feminists invoke Christabel Pankhurst’s (1880-1958) name without realizing, or perhaps ignoring, the fact that she became a committed fundamentalist teacher and preacher. Early in the book, author Timothy Larsen establishes Pankhurst’s feminist credentials – she was a founding member and…
Review: ‘The Roots of Social Justice’ Jesus Christ: The Light in our darkness Viola Larson , Special to The Layman Online, the Christianity of the Presbyterian Women’s groups is mixed with such radical views that only extreme versions of radical theology is allowed in the book lists provided by the Presbyterian Women’s Ministry Area. If…
Book review: The Theology of John Calvin By Walter L. Taylor , The Layman, particularly in more “traditionalist” or “evangelical” circles where the Bible is held as authoritative, but where battles rage over words like “inerrancy” and “infallibility.” Partee thus shows us how careful we must be when we enlist Calvin in some of our…
Evangelical Theology in Transition: Theologians in Dialogue with Donald Bloesch Reviewed by Robert P. Mills, has his eye on the relevance of theology for the mission of the gospel.” He praises “the studied fidelity of Bloesch to the gospel” and approvingly notes that “Bloesch maintains against both mystical and scholastic theology that while we cannot…
Restore My Soul: A Grief Companion Review by Robert P. Mills, she observes, can be a “helpful – and healthy – way to unburden your soul.” Some chapters describe the experiences common to those who have lost loved ones: sadness, exhaustion, numbness, turmoil, anger, isolation. Others address such practical concerns as “how will I get…
Out of a Kantian Chrysalis: A Maritainian Critique of Fr. Maréchal ? Reviewed by Douglas A. Brandt, but very pleasing and comforting! For example, McCamy cites Maritain, “The truth of Faith is the infinitely transcendent truth of the mystery of God [nevertheless] God has willed that it be expressed … in human concepts and words…
Review: Lies That Go Unchallenged Colson is enlisting cultural warriors John H. Adams, The Layman Online, he says, faithfulness or accommodation. Throughout Lies, Colson is a myth-buster: The First Amendment was not intended to repress religion but to foster it. Your assignment, too, he says, is to read the constitution, American history and the Federalist…
Judgment Day at the White House: A Critical Declaration Exploring Moral Issues By Paula R. Kincaid, The Presbyterian Layman, in our present context, where people deny the connection between the capacity to keep marital covenants and the capacity to keep covenants that are decisive for professional and public life, it is being argued not only…
The Awakening Reviewed by Craig M. Kibler, and reminds us that those battles continue. The story’s theme, however, finds its true expression in the pastor who involved himself in what he called “the fight” to free Dittus. Johann Christoph Blumhardt’s faith, as Zuendel tells us, was the central foundation of his life and provided him…