This book is in the running for topping my “best book I’ve read this year” list. Even though this book was written in 1990, and I have read three others written by Veith since then, this one is still a must read. The sub-title is A Christian Guide to Literature and it is just that! […]
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Can Man Live Without God?
Ravi Zacharias is fast becoming the Josh McDowell of the 90’s. He is in constant demand at the world’s leading educational institutions. This book (his first, A Shattered Visage: the real face of atheism, should also be read) is the result of lectures given at Harvard and Ohio State universities arguing Christianity’s unique answer to […]
Fit Bodies, Fat Minds
Os Guinness is becoming a well-known speaker and writer. He is enjoyable to read and targets today’s Evangelicalism with wit and insight. The sub-title of this book is, ‘‘Why Evangelicals don’t think and what to do about it.’’ If that suggests an air of sarcasm toward evangelical Christianity in general, it should. He says, ‘‘Failing […]
Readings in Christian Theology
For those who want to catch up or keep up on their theology (and why wouldn’t we want to study the meat of the Word?) these (three) volumes of selected writings by various theologians throughout the church age is a good exercise. Erickson (author of the most valuable Christian Theology and professor of theology at […]
Technopoly
Technopoly is a condition that exists when technology begins to control too many areas of human life. But, of course, that is a ‘‘catch 22’’ situation. We need and usually desire to have technological advantages but we often hate what they do to our lives. The clock was invented to regulate the prayer time of […]
Jack: A Life Of C.S. Lewis
Clive Staples Lewis (1898-1962) was known a ‘‘Jack’’ to people who knew him. George Sayer was a student and then associate and friend of 29 years. The personal insights into the habits and idiosyncrasies of such a complex person makes the book very interesting. Reading about a man like Lewis is profitable for any of […]
Charts of Christian Theology and Doctrin...
Here is the theology book you’ve been looking for! Published by Zondervan last year in spiral 8.5×11, this handy and concise book gives you a summary view of all the major Bible doctrines. And since a picture speaks a thousand words, you get the same information in 140 pages of charts that you get in […]