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City On A Hill: A History Of American Exceptionalism (Book Review), James C. Schaap Sep 2023

City On A Hill: A History Of American Exceptionalism (Book Review), James C. Schaap

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Reviewed Title: City on a Hill: A History of American Exceptionalism by Abram C. Van Engen. Yale University Press, 2020. 379 pp. ISBN: 9780300229752.


Cultural Contours Of A Christian Worldview: A Review Of Biblical Critical Theory, Donald Roth Jun 2023

Cultural Contours Of A Christian Worldview: A Review Of Biblical Critical Theory, Donald Roth

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"Watkin is weaving together Biblical themes in the order that they develop, letting Scripture set the agenda for what will be considered, rather than some other approach."

Posting about ­­­­­­­­the book Biblical Critical Theory 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/cultural-contours-of-a-christian-worldview-a-review-of-biblical-critical-theory/


A Critical Review Of Brock And Sutano's Neo-Calvinism: A Theological Introduction, Eduardo Echeverria Jun 2023

A Critical Review Of Brock And Sutano's Neo-Calvinism: A Theological Introduction, Eduardo Echeverria

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Reviewed Title: Neo-Calvinism: A Theological Introduction by Cory C. Brock and N. Gray Sutanto. Bellingham, WA: Lexham Academic, 2022. 322 pp.


From Worldvision To Worldview: A Review Of Personality And Worldview, Donald Roth May 2023

From Worldvision To Worldview: A Review Of Personality And Worldview, Donald Roth

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"We should not underestimate the cumulative impact of generations of faithful communal commitment to a Christian worldview."

Posting about ­­­­­­­­the book Personality and Worldview 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/from-worldvision-to-worldview-a-review-of-personality-and-worldview/


Growing In Global Perspectives: A Book Conversation Of Reading The Bible Around The World, Hannah Landman, Jaelyn Dragt, Eoghan Holdahl, Joya Schreurs, Susan Wang Apr 2023

Growing In Global Perspectives: A Book Conversation Of Reading The Bible Around The World, Hannah Landman, Jaelyn Dragt, Eoghan Holdahl, Joya Schreurs, Susan Wang

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"... God uses the oppressed to represent Jesus, the Savior, in [the Good Neighbor] story."

Posting about the book Reading the Bible Around the World 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/growing-in-global-perspectives-a-book-conversation-of-reading-the-bible-around-the-world/



Growing In Global Perspectives: A Review Of Reading The Bible Around The World, Eoghan Holdahl, Jaelyn Dragt, Joya Schreurs, Susan Wang, Hannah Landman Apr 2023

Growing In Global Perspectives: A Review Of Reading The Bible Around The World, Eoghan Holdahl, Jaelyn Dragt, Joya Schreurs, Susan Wang, Hannah Landman

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"Effects of colonization, refuge seeking, and persecution affect how communities interpret meaning in Scripture."

Posting about ­­­­­­­­the book Reading the Bible Around the World 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/growing-in-global-perspectives-a-review-of-reading-the-bible-around-the-world/


Those Who Came Before Us: A Review Of Tell Her Story, Hannah Landman Mar 2023

Those Who Came Before Us: A Review Of Tell Her Story, Hannah Landman

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"Gupta’s book offers a refreshing look at women in ministry before, during, and after Jesus’s time on earth."

Posting about the book Tell Her Story 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/those-who-came-before-us-a-review-of-tell-her-story/


Voicing The Gospel Story: A Review Of The Man Born To Be King, Laurel A. Koerner Mar 2023

Voicing The Gospel Story: A Review Of The Man Born To Be King, Laurel A. Koerner

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"Twin concepts threaded throughout the plays and highlighted by Wehr are the kingdom of God as antithetical to earthly power, and the rule of love."

Posting about the book The Man Born to Be King 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/voicing-the-gospel-story-a-review-of-the-man-born-to-be-king/


Woke Capitalism: How Corporate Morality Is Sabotaging Democracy And A World Of Three Zeros: The New Economics Of Zero Poverty, Zero Unemployment, And Zero Net Carbon Emissions (Book Reviews), Marc L. Andreas Mar 2023

Woke Capitalism: How Corporate Morality Is Sabotaging Democracy And A World Of Three Zeros: The New Economics Of Zero Poverty, Zero Unemployment, And Zero Net Carbon Emissions (Book Reviews), Marc L. Andreas

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Reviewed Titles: Woke Capitalism: How Corporate Morality is Sabotaging Democracy by Carl Rhodes (Bristol University Press) 2021, 240 pp. ISBN: 9781528211665; and A World of Three Zeros: The New Economics of Zero Poverty, Zero Unemployment, and Zero Net Carbon Emissions by Muhammed Yunnus (New York: Public Affairs Press) 2017, 304 pp. ISBN: 9781610397575.


The Holy Spirit And Christian Experience (Book Review), Justin Bailey Mar 2023

The Holy Spirit And Christian Experience (Book Review), Justin Bailey

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Reviewed Title: The Holy Spirit and Christian Experience by Simeon Zahl. Oxford University Press, 2020. 272 pp. ISBN: 9780192882387.


Faith And Reason And The Reformations (Book Review), Keith C. Sewell Mar 2023

Faith And Reason And The Reformations (Book Review), Keith C. Sewell

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Reviewed Title: Faith and Reason and the Reformations by Terence J. Kleven. Lanham, MD: Rowman and Littlefield, Lexington Books, 2022. ISBN: 978179360688-4, 252 pp.


The Road: A Review Of Touch The Earth, Rose Postma Feb 2023

The Road: A Review Of Touch The Earth, Rose Postma

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"Touch the Earth draws heavily on the Black prophetic tradition, and the work bears witness to the injustices endured by marginalized people under the shadow of the American empire."

Posting about the book Touch the Earth 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/the-road-a-review-of-touch-the-earth/


Poetry To Break The Power Of The Empire: A Review Of Touch The Earth, Howard Schaap Feb 2023

Poetry To Break The Power Of The Empire: A Review Of Touch The Earth, Howard Schaap

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"To be clear, you should read this book because it’s good poetry. It’s musical and accessible, yet multivocal and idea-laden."

Posting about ­­­­­­­­the book Touch the Earth 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/poetry-to-break-the-power-of-empire-a-review-of-touch-the-earth/


"Evangelizing Everything" Including Ourselves: A Review Of Chapters 8-9 Of Neo-Calvinism, Justin Bailey Feb 2023

"Evangelizing Everything" Including Ourselves: A Review Of Chapters 8-9 Of Neo-Calvinism, Justin Bailey

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"We are overly tolerant for what happens within the walls of the Christian community, and overly suspicious of what happens outside."

Posting about ­­­­­­­­the book Neo-Calvinism 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/evangelizing-everything-including-ourselves-a-review-of-chapters-8-9-of-neo-calvinism/


Do Modern Christians Know God Differently?: A Review Of Chapters 4-5 Of Neo-Calvinism, Geoffrey Fulkerson Feb 2023

Do Modern Christians Know God Differently?: A Review Of Chapters 4-5 Of Neo-Calvinism, Geoffrey Fulkerson

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"Brock and Sutanto synthesize wide bodies of content and an array of rather complex concepts and arguments into succinct summary chapters."

Posting about ­­­­­­­­the book Neo-Calvinism 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/do-modern-christians-know-god-differently-a-review-of-chapters-4-5-of-neo-calvinism/


Embracing Ecology And Fantasy: A Review Of The Wonders Of Creation, Carl P. Fictorie Jan 2023

Embracing Ecology And Fantasy: A Review Of The Wonders Of Creation, Carl P. Fictorie

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"[Page] particularly promotes following the practice of 'slow' reading of nature, to stop and pay attention to the place and take in even the smallest details."

Posting about ­­­­­­­­the book The Wonders of Creation 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/embracing-ecology-and-fantasy-a-review-of-the-wonders-of-creation/


Generationally Speaking: A Review Of Speaking Across Generations, Todd Zuidema Jan 2023

Generationally Speaking: A Review Of Speaking Across Generations, Todd Zuidema

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"Sermons need to be written and delivered with an awareness of the unique cultural characteristics and stage of life needs that reside within the hearts and minds of those who are listening."

Posting about the book Speaking Across Generations 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/generationally-speaking-a-review-of-speaking-across-generations/


Toward A Covenantal Christian Political Theology: A Review Of Politics After Christendom, Donald Roth Jan 2023

Toward A Covenantal Christian Political Theology: A Review Of Politics After Christendom, Donald Roth

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"If all authority derives from God, it’s necessary to look to covenant to understand the contours of the authority delegated to humans."

Posting about ­­­­­­­­the book Politics after Christendom 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/toward-a-covenantal-christian-political-theology-a-review-of-politics-after-christendom/


Ghosts Of America's Past, Present, And Future: A Review Of Preparing For War, Scott Culpepper Jan 2023

Ghosts Of America's Past, Present, And Future: A Review Of Preparing For War, Scott Culpepper

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"Despite our theologies of human sinfulness, we somehow thought people would prove better than that. They didn’t. The stakes are too high for complacency."

Posting about the book Preparing for War 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/ghosts-of-americas-past-present-and-future-a-review-of-preparing-for-war/