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Book Review: Reviewing Leadership by Banks and Ledbetter

Posted on November 13, 2007 by igalindo

It seems despite voices of woe in the industry the number of books put out by publishers, in any number of fields, will not be abetting anytime soon. Whether or not that is a good thing may be a matter … Continue reading →

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Second Generation

Posted on September 24, 2007 by jbennett

Evangelical activist for social justice Ron Sider wrote his book The Scandal of the Evangelical Conscience: Why Are Christians Living Just Like the Rest of the World? a couple of years ago. In the July/August issue of Books & Culture: … Continue reading →

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Teaching Suffering

Posted on September 20, 2007 by GregR

Scott Bader-Saye’s forthcoming book, “Following Jesus In A Culture Of Fear” deals with the issue of the protection of God. In an excerpt published in the July 10, 2007 issue of Christianity Today, Bader-Saye tells the story of a young … Continue reading →

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Book: Perspectives on Children’s Spiritual Formation

Posted on July 31, 2007 by igalindo

Michael J. Anthony, Professor of Christian Education at Talbot School of Theology is the author of Perspectives on Children’s Spiritual Formation (Broadman & Holman, 2006) presents in counterpoint form four contemporary views of children’s spiritual formation and four related methods … Continue reading →

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My Journey with Harry

Posted on July 26, 2007 by Jon

The final book in the Harry Potter series was released June 21st. I have followed the series since book one although I confess that I came in after four of the books had been released so I only waited around … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Jim and Casper Go To Church

Posted on July 19, 2007 by GregR

What happens when a Pentecostal preacher turned house painter and an atheist walk into a church? Well, a book in this case. Jim Henderson is a former pastor turned researcher and is interested in what non-Christians think of the church, … Continue reading →

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Hitchens isn’t so great either

Posted on June 27, 2007 by igalindo

Christopher Hitchens’ book, God Is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything appears on the New York Bestseller list as No. 7 (you can read the first chapter on that site if you are so inclined). I picked up a copy … Continue reading →

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John Calvin’s student prayer

Posted on June 6, 2007 by igalindo

I just returned from a professional development colloquy with theological faculty from various schools. During one of our worship sessions a colleague shared John Calvin’s “Sudent Prayer” as part of the worship. It’s been a while since I’d read it … Continue reading →

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