This is a 2001 reprint of the book by Getz in the line of many books on the church. This book grew out of the experience Getz had starting the Fellowship Bible Church in Dallas. Howard Hendricks credits Getz with pioneering the Bible Church movement through these experiences. In many ways the book is typical […]
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The Potter’s Freedom
The sub-title of the book is “A Defense of the Reformation and a Rebuttal of Norman Geisler’s Chosen But Free.” I reviewed Geisler’s book in the July, 2001 issue of Aletheia to which I gave a favorable review because I like Geisler’s position. I have liked White’s material before, but I don’t hold his extreme […]
Christians in a .com World
I always enjoy reading Gene Veith (now a senior writer for World magazine). My first exposure to Postmodernism was through him and he always seems to relate current culture to the Christian viewpoint. This book is an information book on the history of the Information Age and the blessings and curses of computers. The evangelistic […]
Know WHAT You Believe
This easy to read book is good for believers who wish to think through the basic doctrines of the faith. It is not so much an apologetic as an identification of fundamental Christian doctrines along with some points to ponder concerning each one. It does not defend particular positions but rather presents various articles of […]
Sacred Cows: Exploring Contemporary Idol...
This is a 1979 Zondervan book by the University of Aberdeen professor. His point is that almost anything in culture can become an idol, including family, country and ourselves. Walter is pointed in his critique of 20th century Christians uncritically accepting the mores around them. “The more important a social institution, the more likely it […]
Postmodern Pilgrims
Sweet has become a popular author and speaker on reaching the postmodern culture for Christ. For me, Sweet is too accommodating to the culture and this approach is a good example of “you win them to, what you win them with.” To Sweet, “the church is stuck in the modern freezer” and “they stand the […]
Neitzsche and Postmodernism
Some of the best helps in understanding subjects like postmodernism can be found at the local secular bookstore. This little book gives a gruesome (and sometimes sordid) picture of the 19th century’s most famous philosopher. The cover even describes Nietzsche as an “Anti-Christ” philosopher. He surely laid the foundation for much of what happened in […]
Surprised By Joy
I read this “biography” of Lewis’ conversion from atheism to Christianity when I was working with some atheists. To read of his struggles in giving up old prejudices in favor of Christianity, is a help when speaking to our own generation, most of whom think and act like atheists! He writes, “This was a religion […]
The Holy Spirit and His Gifts
This book on the Holy Spirit was first written in 1940 and then revised by the author in 1970. I found that most of the major works on the Holy Spirit in the last century referred to Sanders in some way. It is a thorough study of the major areas of pneumatology and also includes […]
Western Atheism
In reviewing my reading lists at the end of the year, I realized I had not reviewed this very helpful book (Prometheus Books, 2000) on a common topic. Thrower is professor of history at the U. of Aberdeen, Scotland. His book is an outline of how the current climate of atheism came about in the […]