Racial Reconciliation Books The following two books are reviewed as part of an ongoing study of the “Racial Reconciliation” phenomenon typified by the growing number of new books and public speakers. My comments on these two books do not necessarily reflect my conclusion on the whole movement. I have been reminded so far of many […]
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Book Genre: Theology - General
The Coming Evangelical Crisis
The sub-title to this timely volume is, “current challenges to the authority of scripture and the gospel.” Like other Moody books of this kind, this 1996 book is a compilation of articles by men of a Reformed or conservative Evangelical persuasion. They include R.C. Sproul, John MacArthur, Michael Horton and others. This reads much like […]
Christianity and Liberalism
I am reviewing this 1923 book in our “Old Book Update” for a few reasons. First, it is a classic and every Christian ought to know about it. Machen was one of the Princeton theologians who, along with B. B. Warfield, fought encroaching liberalism in the first part of this century. This book has been […]
Hitler’s Cross
I have long thought that the most interesting study of atheism in this century is that of German Fascism during the Nazi regime. It is important because today’s atheism in America is repeating many of the same principles and yet, like Hitler, is calling everyone else, and primarily Christians, fascists or bigots. Lutzer writes to […]
The Awesome Power of Shared Beliefs
Wagner is Vice President of Ministry Advancement for Promise Keepers. This book is one of many on the market now that promotes the PK movement. I am not a PK participant nor advocate. This book and my growing file on PK remind me that I am closer to writing a longer article expressing my conviction […]
The Weight of Glory
Not long ago (January, ’96) I wrote about why I think Baptists should continue to read men such as C.S. Lewis. It is really too bad if we stumble over his Anglican references and read no further. Few men of the twentieth century can spur your thinking like Lewis. Once you have spent some time […]
Handbook of Evangelical Theology
This is a recent book (1995) by Lightner, long time professor of systematic theology at Dallas Seminary. It is a progression through the major areas of theology, each including a historical perspective, a positive statement of the doctrine and an update on areas where today’s Christians differ. It is very helpful in presenting the latest […]
Christian Reflections
I am going to review another book by Lewis because it also has a few chapters that are worth the price of the book. His chapter on culture is interesting because I find that other generations had to answer the same questions as ours. His chapters on ethics and reality speak volumes to our new […]
Vital Contemporary Issues
Last month I reviewed Vital Theological Issues from this same series. These books are a good way to bring yourself up to date on current issues. In section one, this volume deals with moral conflicts, abortion, homosexuality, euthanasia and AIDS. In section two, it deals with doctrinal issues such as Liberation Theology and the Signs […]
All God’s Children and Blue Suede Shoes
This is a 1989 book in the Turning Point series put out by Crossway Books. This whole series has been very helpful to me in defining culture and putting it in the proper historical perspective. Myers deals primarily with popular culture as compared to high culture and folk culture. Myers writes, “Popular culture, like the […]