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Fall books: Reviews
Take & read
Farewell
The French spy picture Farewell is literate, complex and thoughtful. It's based on the true story of the Russian spy Sergei Gregoriev, code name "Farewell," whose activities in the early 1980s laid the groundwork for the disintegration of the Soviet Union. The movie is both a gripping thriller and a witty exploration of the intricacies and implications of living a lie.
Theology for dark times: Rereading Letters and Papers
Tackling intolerance: Muslims and the West
Books
A review of Mark
Before his untimely death in November of 2008, William Placher was a celebrated teacher who exercised his gifts of exceptional insight and clarity of expression not only in the classroom but also in his many books, book chapters and edited works. One project in progress at the time of his passing was a biblical commentary series authored by well-respected theologians and published by Westminster John Knox.
A review of The Bradbury Report
A review of Defending Constantine
A review of 97 Orchard
Take & read: New Testament
Take & read: Practical theology
Take & read: World Christianity & American religion
A review of God of Liberty
Students of American religious history have long been aware that, at least until recently, the field has been riddled with four yawning gaps—eras that cried out for solid synthetic treatments. Those gaps are (in reverse chronological order) religion during the Great Depression, religion and the Civil War, religion during the Revolutionary era and religion during the Great Awakening.
A review of Every Riven Thing, Swan and Walking Papers
A review of In Cheap We Trust and The Cheapskate Next Door
A review of City of Tranquil Light
A review of Washington Rules
Hijacking Bonhoeffer
For Eric Metaxas, polarization is a structural motif: his mission is to reclaim the true Bonhoeffer from liberals.
Sarah Coakley: 5 picks
We posed this question to eight theologians: Suppose someone told you they haven’t been keeping up with theology for the past 25 years. Now they want to read the most important books in theology that were written during that time. What five titles would you suggest?
Stanley Hauerwas: 5 picks
We posed this question to eight theologians: Suppose someone told you they haven’t been keeping up with theology for the past 25 years. Now they want to read the most important books in theology that were written during that time. What five titles would you suggest?
Kevin J. Vanhoozer: 5 picks
We posed this question to eight theologians: Suppose someone told you they haven’t been keeping up with theology for the past 25 years. Now they want to read the most important books in theology that were written during that time. What five titles would you suggest?
George Hunsinger: 5 picks
We posed this question to eight theologians: Suppose someone told you they haven’t been keeping up with theology for the past 25 years. Now they want to read the most important books in theology that were written during that time. What five titles would you suggest?
Willie James Jennings: 5 picks
We posed this question to eight theologians: Suppose someone told you they haven’t been keeping up with theology for the past 25 years. Now they want to read the most important books in theology that were written during that time. What five titles would you suggest?
Amos Yong: 5 picks
We posed this question to eight theologians: Suppose someone told you they haven’t been keeping up with theology for the past 25 years. Now they want to read the most important books in theology that were written during that time. What five titles would you suggest?
Emilie M. Townes: 5 picks
We posed this question to eight theologians: Suppose someone told you they haven’t been keeping up with theology for the past 25 years. Now they want to read the most important books in theology that were written during that time. What five titles would you suggest?
Lawrence S. Cunningham: 5 picks
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How safe can we be?
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