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Review Of The Myth Made Fact: Reading Greek And Roman Mythology Through Christian Eyes, Charlie W. Starr

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Charlie W. Starr: Review of Louis Markos, The Myth Made Fact: Reading Greek and Roman Mythology Through Christian Eyes (Camp Hill, Pennsylvania: Classical Academic Press, 2020). 448 pages. $27.99. ISBN 9781600513954.

Review Of 75 Masterpieces Every Christian Should Know, Louis Marko

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Louis Markos: Review of Terry Glaspey, 75 Masterpieces Every Christian Should Know (Chicago: Moody, 2021). 384 pages. $24.99. ISBN 9780802420879. and Terry Glaspey, Discovering God through the Arts (Chicago: Moody, 2021). 272 pages. $16.99. ISBN 9780802419972.

An Unlikely Preacher: C.S. Lewis And The War-Time Sermon, Joe Ricke

Sehnsucht: The C. S. Lewis Journal

The sermon was supposedly titled “‘None Other Gods’: Culture in War Time,” although no extant copy has that full title. His text was an obscure verse from the Book of Deuteronomy. It was the first sermon he had ever preached. Before the end of the war, the preacher, Clive Staples Lewis, a native of Belfast, a veteran of the Great War, and a rather recently converted agnostic, had become a household word in Great Britain and beyond as a defender of the Christian faith.

Emerging From The Pandemic As A Community Of Faith: Assessing How The Life And Faith Of Woodland West Church Of Christ Has Been Shaped By The Pandemic And By God Through This Experience, Randy Todd

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This April 2023 Doctor of Ministry project thesis at Lipscomb University is a qualitative study that aims to explore and assess how the COVID-19 pandemic experience has shaped the life and faith of Woodland West Church of Christ and its members. Specifically, the study aims to explore how members of this local congregation sensed the pandemic experience shaped their faith as described in James 1:2-4. How have members sensed God at work in all this as described in Romans 8:28? How has it shaped their fears and hopes for the future? And has the pandemic shaped us in such a …

The Spiritual Impact Of Female Pastoral Leadership On Members Of New Heritage Fellowship, Cheryl Russell

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This April 2023 Doctor of Ministry project thesis at Lipscomb University examines how, today, many females are waiting for opportunities to serve in pastoral leadership, hoping to partner with local churches to help carry the story of God forward in a moment of great vulnerability for the church, in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. However, very few churches are opening their doors to females for key leadership roles, upholding a long tradition of male-only leadership. This project explores the spiritual impact of egalitarian culture and female pastoral leadership on the members of New Heritage Fellowship. My hope is that …

Review Of C.S. Lewis On The Fullness Of Life: Longing For Deep Heaven, Sanford Schwartz

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Sanford Schwartz: Review of Dennis J. Billy, C. S. Lewis on the Fullness of Life: Longing for Deep Heaven (Mahwah, New Jersey, 2009). 125 pages. $14.95. ISBN 9780809145430.

Review Of The Feeling Intellect: Reading The Bible With C.S. Lewis, David G. Clark

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David G. Clark: Review of Roger J. Newell, The Feeling Intellect: Reading the Bible with C. S. Lewis (Eugene, Oregon, 2010). xi + 115 pages. $16.00. ISBN 9781608991389.

Review Of Conversations With C.S. Lewis: Imaginative Discussions About Life, Christianity And God, Lyle W. Dorsett

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Lyle W. Dorsett: Review of Robert Velarde, Conversations with C. S. Lewis: Imaginative Discussions about Life, Christianity and God (Downers Grove, Illinois, 2008). 192 pages. $15.00. ISBN 9780830834839.

Review Of C.S.Lewis, The C.S. Lewis Bible, Gregory M. Anderson

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Gregory M. Anderson: Review of C. S. Lewis, The C. S. Lewis Bible (San Francisco, 2010). xxxi + 1529 pages, including several indices and a concordance. $34.99. ISBN 9780061982088.

Review Of C.S. Lewis And Don Giovanni Calabria, The Latin Letters Of C.S. Lewis, Nikolay Epplée

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Nikolay Epplée: Review of C. S. Lewis and Don Giovanni Calabria, The Latin Letters of C. S. Lewis, ed. and trans. by Martin Moynihan (South Bend, 2009). 125 pages. $12.00. ISBN 9781587314551.

Review Of C.S. Lewis, The Illustrated Screwtape Letters-Special Illustrated Edition, Grayson Carter

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Grayson Carter: Review of C. S. Lewis, The Illustrated Screwtape Letters—Special Illustrated Edition (with Screwtape Proposes a Toast) (San Francisco, 2009). xiii + 239. Color illustrations by Papas + an illustration of Screwtape and a Postscript both by C. S. Lewis. $29.99. ISBN 9780061708183.

C.S. Lewis On Scripture And The Christ, The World Of God: Convergence And Divergence With Karl Barth, P. H. Brazier

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The aim of this paper is to explore a fundamental convergence between Lewis and Barth in their understanding of the w/Word of God, or the ground of their respective doctrines of Scripture. Lewis, like Barth, distinguished between the word of God (Scripture) and the Word of God (Christ). Each asks and answers the question: What is the relationship between Scripture and Christ? This work will also explore the priority of the Word above all else, including the church and the Bible: as Lewis commented, “We have no abiding city even in philosophy: all passes except the Word.” Finally, it will …

The Screwtape Letters: The Play, José Maria J. Yulo

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Review of C. S. Lewis, The Screwtape Letters. Staring Max McLean and Karen Wight. Adapted for the stage by Max McLean and Jeff Fiske. Produced by the Fellowship for the Performing Arts, Morristown, New Jersey. Performed at the Lesher Center for the Arts, Walnut Creek, California, on October 1, 2009.

De Desciptione Temporum: Revisiting C. S. Lewis' Inaugural Lecture, Jean Bethge Elshtain

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A discussion of Lewis's lecture giving a "description of the times," published in C. S. Lewis, They Asked for a Paper: Papers and Addresses (London, 1962). Excerpt: "The third and no doubt most salient point for our contemporary consideration is that the “christening of Europe,” deplored by some (like Gibbon, the “humanistic unbeliever”), seemed a unique, irreversible event. “But we have seen the opposite process,” Lewis writes. To be sure, “the un-christening of Europe in our time is not quite complete; neither was her christening in the Dark Ages,” but it proceeds apace. Consequently, while our “ancestors divided history into …

From Vocal Agnostic To Reluctant Convert: C.S. Lewis And C.E.M. Joad, Joel Heck

Sehnsucht: The C. S. Lewis Journal

After a brief consideration of Joad’s life and career this essay will examine the events that led to his return to the Christian faith, and the extent of Lewis’ influence on it. As we will see, Joad and Lewis’ interest in philosophy and the world of ideas, their reading of one another’s work and the mutual respect that emerged out of that effort, their published debate over the issue of theodicy in 1941, their lively debate over the merits of Christianity at the Socratic Club in 1944, and their exchange over the troubling issue of animal pain in 1950, comprise …

Women In Silence: Paul's Words About Disruptive Women In Church Gatherings, Charles Davenport

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This research seeks to understand the meaning behind Paul's words in 1 Corinthians 14:31-35. Paul's direct command, "women should keep silent," seems quite clear on paper, but more context is needed when contemporary churches decide how to apply these words. This article examines three theories: the passage being a rebuttal, the passage being an interpolation, and the passage having significant cultural context. After reviewing the three theories, the proposed interpretation is that Paul's command was to a specific people in one particular cultural context, not a universal command for all churches of all generations.

Believe It Or Not: Discovering The Role Of Marketplace Ministry In Reconciling Race And Religion In The African American Church, Shawn Burgs

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This April 2023 Doctor of Ministry Project thesis at Lipscomb University explores the experiences of African Americans as faith holders in the crux of race, religion, and marketplace and how the interconnectedness of these facets can lend to reconciliation. The purpose of exploring how African American believers experience race and religious reconciliation is a noble goal that seeks to address the challenges faced by many African American believers in navigating their faith and cultural engagement. By examining their experiences, insights, and perspectives, we can learn more about the unique challenges they face and the strategies they employ to overcome them. …

Unsung Holiday: Earth Day, Channon Visscher

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"What can we do to pass on the gift of good land to our children and their children?"

Posting about our response to Earth Day from In All Things - an online journal for critical reflection on faith, culture, art, and every ordinary-yet-graced square inch of God’s creation.

https://inallthings.org/unsung-holiday-earth-day/

Review Of Is Your Lord Large Enough? How C. S. Lewis Expands Our View Of God, Mark J. Hamilton

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Review of Is Your Lord Large Enough? How C. S. Lewis Expands Our View of God. By Peter J. Schakel. Downers Grove, Ill.: InterVarsity Press, 2008. ISBN: 0830834923. Pp. 208. $16.00.

Can Feminism And Christianity Coexist According To 40 Christian Women?, Riley George

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