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…
With Kirkpatrick and Ivory gone, what is the future of the PCUSA? The Layman October-November 2007 Volume 40, Number 3, the Presbyterian Church (USA) stands at a crossroads: Will the denomination’s decades-long slide into theological pluralism continue its ongoing dilution of the Gospel in the world, the hemorrhaging of its members and churches, the reduction…
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…
PCUSA’s use of ‘true church’ is contrary to its meaning The Layman November 2006 Volume 39, Number 5, compared to 350 to 400 before the “schismatics were turned over to Ceasar,” as the denomination’s once-secret legal strategy phrases it. Meanwhile, there remains a “true church” in Findlay. It consists of those who voted to leave…
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…
Amusing ourselves to death The Presbyterian Layman March/April 2001 Volume 34, Number 2, the Areopagus is fully functioning in the Presbyterian Church (USA). It is like sidewalk theater where people literally are amusing themselves to death by reincarnating ideas plagiarized from pagans. Turning the deaf ear To sustain their whimsy, some Presbyterians turn a deaf…
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…
A lesson from above originally hoped to weld all U.S. Protestant denominations into a single superstructure. That attempt having failed, proponents now advocate a more amorphous intermingling. A key feature of the current plan is its refusal to address substantive theological differences among denominations. We can learn a valuable lesson from our northern neighbors. The…
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…
A Presbyterian epiphany The Presbyterian Layman Volume 32, Number 5, month, year, decade and century – belongs to Jesus Christ, Lord and Savior and Potentate of Time. Jenkins’ letter reassured us that Jesus will attend the Presbyterian party. For many, that discovery would be a true and marvelous epiphany.