Mapping Postmodernism

Mapping Postmodernism InterVarsity Press, 2003. Softcover, 252 pages, $18.00. ISBN 0830827331 By: Robert C. Greer By now we are all sick of the term "postmodernism," but we dare not ignore its implications. Greer, who has served as both a pastor and missionary, helps us consider the nature of th

Paul: His Life And Teaching

Paul: His Life And Teaching Baker Academic, 2003. Hardcover, 479 pages, $32.99. ISBN 080102403X By: John McRay McRay - long-time professor (now retired) of New Testament and archeology at Wheaton - has produced a significant introduction to the life and work of the apostle Paul. The first p

When Church Became Theatre

When Church Became Theatre Oxford University Press, 2002. Hardcover, 310 pages, $45.00. ISBN 0195143418 By: Jeanne Halgren Kilde Anyone interested in the history of worship in the American church will find much of interest in Kilde's volume. She shows how changes in worship in the late 19th ce

Know Peace In Troubled Times

Know Peace In Troubled Times North American Mission Board, 2003. Hardcover, 93 pages, $10.99. ISBN 1593121113 This excellent book is a collection of insights by an assortment of Christian leaders on how you can have the peace that Jesus offers - and then share it with others. Among the 40 co

Jonathan Edwards

In Jonathan Edwards (Yale University Press), George M. Marsden - one of America's premier church historians - provides a magnificent biography on one of the nation's towering thinkers. Edwards was a powerful preacher, a significant philosopher, and one of the most significant theolog

Reasons Of The Heart: Recovering Christian Persuasion

In an excellent new book entitled Reasons of the Heart: Recovering Christian Persuasion (PR), William Edgar says, "Persuading our generation about deep issues is becoming more and more difficult as our culture moves away from shared assumptions and values . . . The Christian message seems i