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The Story Of 42nd Street, Diane Cypkin
The Story Of 42nd Street, Diane Cypkin
Communication and Theater Association of Minnesota Journal
Book review of The Story of 42nd Street: The Theatres, Shows, Characters, and Scandals of the World’s Most Notorious Street by M.C. Henderson and A. Green.
"The Rameau Compendium" By Graham Sadler, Mary Cyr
"The Rameau Compendium" By Graham Sadler, Mary Cyr
Performance Practice Review
Mary Cyr discusses and reviews Graham Sadler's 2014 work.
Sadler, Graham. The Rameau Compendium. Suffolk: Boydell Press, 2014.
ISBN: 978-1-84383-905-1
Theologian Of Sin And Grace, Robert Kolb
Theologian Of Sin And Grace, Robert Kolb
Concordia Journal
This volume is a must for anyone seeking an understanding of the transition from the Wittenberg Reformation to seventeenth-century Lutheran theology as well as the developments in hermeneu- tics, history, and biblical exegesis shaped by this unique figure, Matthias Flacius, the Illyrian.
Blessed Are The Balanced: A Seminarian’S Guide To Following Jesus In The Academy, Bruce Hartung
Blessed Are The Balanced: A Seminarian’S Guide To Following Jesus In The Academy, Bruce Hartung
Concordia Journal
Pettit and Mangum’s book focuses specifically on a seminarian’s spiritual life while at the “academy.” There are echoes of Tripp.
Gospel Handles: Old Testament, David Milz
Gospel Handles: Old Testament, David Milz
Concordia Journal
Properly administered, a gospel handle is faithful to the text while providing a smooth yet, for the hearer, unexpected transition to the gospel.
Who Is The Church?: An Ecclesiology For The Twenty-First Century. By Cheryl M. Peterson, Theodore Hopkins
Who Is The Church?: An Ecclesiology For The Twenty-First Century. By Cheryl M. Peterson, Theodore Hopkins
Concordia Journal
Peterson appropriates insights from communion ecclesiology, the missio Dei movement, and the Lutheran tradition, particularly Luther’s Large Catechism, in order to offer an account of the church’s identity for this time after Christendom.
Introducción A La Teología Mestiza De San Agustín. By Justo L. González, Alberto Garcia
Introducción A La Teología Mestiza De San Agustín. By Justo L. González, Alberto Garcia
Concordia Journal
In the introduction González defines and explains the hermeneutical key of “mestizaje” and situates Augustine within his own “mestizaje.”
A Christian In Toga: Boethius— Interpreter Of Antiquity And Christian Theologian. By Claudio Moreschini, Robert Kolb
A Christian In Toga: Boethius— Interpreter Of Antiquity And Christian Theologian. By Claudio Moreschini, Robert Kolb
Concordia Journal
How the world of thought fostered by Neoplatonists, pagan and Christian, was being integrated into theology by leading Christian thinkers of the early sixth century, among whom Boethius’s works have won him high standing.
Negotiating Identity: Exploring Tensions Between Being Hakka And Being Christian In Northwestern Taiwan, Henry Rowold
Negotiating Identity: Exploring Tensions Between Being Hakka And Being Christian In Northwestern Taiwan, Henry Rowold
Concordia Journal
Christofferson speaks of the Hakka people, he prefers more malleable descriptors such as “being Hakka” or “doing things in the Hakka way.” This, in turn, expresses the frustration Christofferson felt in his own ministry, working hard for fluency in the Hakka language, but discovering that not all of the Hakka he was speaking to were as comfortable in, or even loyal to, the ancestral language.
Grassroots Asian Theology: Thinking The Faith From The Ground Up. By Simon Chan, Henry Rowold
Grassroots Asian Theology: Thinking The Faith From The Ground Up. By Simon Chan, Henry Rowold
Concordia Journal
He states his purpose as “to force a rethink on the way Asian theology is currently undertaken and in so doing to show the distinctive contributions of Asian grassroots Christianity to the wider church’s theological endeavors.”
The New Shape Of World Christianity: How American Experience Reflects Global Faith. By Mark A. Noll, Ken Chitwood
The New Shape Of World Christianity: How American Experience Reflects Global Faith. By Mark A. Noll, Ken Chitwood
Concordia Journal
Noll proposes that North American Christianity molded, and is related to, worldwide Christianity via an amalgamation of missionary influence, evangelical attitudes, and shared historical contexts.
Case For Character: Towards A Lutheran Virtue Ethics. By Joel D. Biermann, Mark Mattes
Case For Character: Towards A Lutheran Virtue Ethics. By Joel D. Biermann, Mark Mattes
Concordia Journal
Over all, Biermann’s contribution is significant, timely, and a remarkable achievement that will alter current discussions of ethics among Lutherans and other Christians.
Divine Kingdom, Holy Order: The Political Writings Of Martin Luther. By Jarrett A. Carty, Paul Robinson
Divine Kingdom, Holy Order: The Political Writings Of Martin Luther. By Jarrett A. Carty, Paul Robinson
Concordia Journal
Carty has collected the texts from Luther’s Works that touch significantly on topics such as law, government, authority, and war.
1–3 John. Concordia Commentary Series. By Bruce G. Schuchard, Robert Yarbrough
1–3 John. Concordia Commentary Series. By Bruce G. Schuchard, Robert Yarbrough
Concordia Journal
The commentary will prove particularly valuable to seminary students seeking to get a feel for these epistles’ message in light of ongoing scholarly discussion.
Zechariah 9–14. International Exegetical Commentary On The Old Testament. By Paul L. Redditt, Reed Lessing
Zechariah 9–14. International Exegetical Commentary On The Old Testament. By Paul L. Redditt, Reed Lessing
Concordia Journal
Redditt’s commentary is a welcome contribution, not only in Zechariah studies, but also for those who continue to research and write on the Book of the Twelve.
Reading Zechariah With Zechariah 1:1–6 As The Introduction To The Entire Book. Contributions To Biblical Exegesis And Theology, 59. By Heiko Wenzel, Reed Lessing
Concordia Journal
Those who preach and teach from this, the longest of the Minor Prophets, will find Wenzel’s study to be invaluable.
A Lighthearted Book Of Common Errors. By Don Hoeferkamp, Francis Rossow
A Lighthearted Book Of Common Errors. By Don Hoeferkamp, Francis Rossow
Concordia Journal
Helpful as well as humorous is the author’s occasional practice of deliberately committing an error even as he simultaneously corrects it, thereby putting literacy and illiteracy side by side to facilitate the learning process.
My Bright Abyss: Meditation Of A Modern Believer. By Christian Wiman, Travis Scholl
My Bright Abyss: Meditation Of A Modern Believer. By Christian Wiman, Travis Scholl
Concordia Journal
Christian Wiman’s My Bright Abyss stands in a long line of spiritual writings that mix memoir with theology with a kind of deep spiritual insight.
Divine Kingdom, Holy Order: The Political Writings Of Martin Luther By Jarre Carty, Editor, Theodore Hopkins
Divine Kingdom, Holy Order: The Political Writings Of Martin Luther By Jarre Carty, Editor, Theodore Hopkins
Concordia Journal
Only Carty’s introductory essay is necessary in order for the reader to understand Luther from Carty’s perspective, which enables the reader to read any selection of interest with a lessened chance of confusion.
The Bible Made Impossible: Why Biblicism Is Not A Truly Evangelical Reading Of Scrip By Christian Smith, John Bombaro
The Bible Made Impossible: Why Biblicism Is Not A Truly Evangelical Reading Of Scrip By Christian Smith, John Bombaro
Concordia Journal
By making a compelling argument that christocentrism, not bibliocentrism, is the truly evangelical response to theological liberalism and cultural caricaturing, The Bible Made Impossible warrants mandatory reading by all thoughtful Christians and thorough discussion by Lutheran pastors, professors, and seminarians.
Implications Of Brain Research For The Church:What It Means For Theology And Ministry By Allen Nauss, Bruce Hartung
Implications Of Brain Research For The Church:What It Means For Theology And Ministry By Allen Nauss, Bruce Hartung
Concordia Journal
It is certainly true that “seminaries and the church’s clergy in the field can certainly become more effective in their ministry as they combine emotion with cognition, work to balance the activity of both hemispheres, become aware of their biases and the virtues of Christ’s model, develop their empathy, translate their theology into meaning, and apply it in their worship and their lives”
Before Nature: A Christian Spiritual Paul Santmire, Beth Hoeltke
Before Nature: A Christian Spiritual Paul Santmire, Beth Hoeltke
Concordia Journal
Throughout the book Santmire ties his and the reader’s spiritual journey together with what he calls the “the Trinity Prayer.”
Why Priests?: A Failed Tradition By Garry Wills, John Helmke
Why Priests?: A Failed Tradition By Garry Wills, John Helmke
Concordia Journal
Though he does not include a bibliography, the breadth of his reading and frequent quotation of respected authors is impressive. Short chapters and Wills’s crisp writing style make for enjoyable, thought-provoking reading.
Blood And Life: Sermons On The Old Testament By Michael Kasting, Francis Rossow
Blood And Life: Sermons On The Old Testament By Michael Kasting, Francis Rossow
Concordia Journal
Kasting’s sermons do more than delight—they are “the power of God for our salvation.” I sometimes quip to my homiletics students, “Anyone can write an occasional good sermon; the trick is to write a good sermon time after time.”
Luther’S Works, Volume 75, Church Post Edited By Benjamin G. Mayes And James Langebartels, Paul Robinson
Luther’S Works, Volume 75, Church Post Edited By Benjamin G. Mayes And James Langebartels, Paul Robinson
Concordia Journal
Roth reproduced Luther accurately when he had a work by Luther in front of him, but he felt free to include other material in his editions when he lacked something by Luther.
Mark 1:1–8:26 Concordia Commentary By James Voelz, Jack Kingsbury
Mark 1:1–8:26 Concordia Commentary By James Voelz, Jack Kingsbury
Concordia Journal
Isagogically, Voelz emphasizes that because a literary approach to the Gospel of Mark takes seriously the story of the narrative as a whole, interpreters ought not feel constrained, as has been and is still the case, to use the text as a “window” to discover matters of history
Dust And Breath: Faith, Health, And Why The Church Should Care About Both By Kend Hotz And Matthew Mathews, Nicholas Fuller
Dust And Breath: Faith, Health, And Why The Church Should Care About Both By Kend Hotz And Matthew Mathews, Nicholas Fuller
Concordia Journal
Through individual case studies from inner city Memphis, the book illustrates instances of illness that can be connected pastorally with sin and redemption through faith in Christ.
The Scandal Of Having Something To Say: Ricoeur And The Possibility Of Postliberal Preach-Ing By Lance Pape, Dennis Matyas
The Scandal Of Having Something To Say: Ricoeur And The Possibility Of Postliberal Preach-Ing By Lance Pape, Dennis Matyas
Concordia Journal
Pape likens the cyclical nature of mimesis to be a spring, building on Ricoeur’s notion of mimesis gaining “altitude” with each cycle.
How Jesus Became God: The Exaltation Of A Jewish Preacher From Galiee By Bart Ehrman, John Genter
How Jesus Became God: The Exaltation Of A Jewish Preacher From Galiee By Bart Ehrman, John Genter
Concordia Journal
The key is to avoid letting the analogies steamroll the critical differences. This is what goes wrong in the opening chapters of How Jesus Became God. More attention is due to the actual religious life of the relevant practitioners in everyday life.
“These Are Written”: Toward A Cruciform Theology Of Scripture By Peter H. Nafzger, Greg Michael
“These Are Written”: Toward A Cruciform Theology Of Scripture By Peter H. Nafzger, Greg Michael
Concordia Journal
Nafzger encourages the church to recognize the limitations of the doctrine of inspiration as the central guide to understanding Scriptures and to move towards an understanding of Scriptures that focuses on a Trinitarian economy of salvation and centers in the Christ event.