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Christian Book Reviews is an interdisciplinary, internet, journal dedicated to reviewing books of an academic nature about or relevant to contemporary Christianity. Each review will describe the...
View ArticleUnderstanding Joseph Ratzinger - Pope Benedict XVI
Probably the most frequent complaint one hears about the current Pope, Benedict XVI, who still publishes academic books under the name Joseph Ratzinger, is that he is either an extreme conservative or,...
View ArticleThe Fabricated Luther: Refuting Nazi Connections and other Modern Myths
Siemon-Netto, Uwe, The Fabricated Luther: Refuting Nazi Connections and other Modern Myths, 2007, Second Edition. Saint Louis: Concordia Publishing House. Review by Karla Poewe, Department of...
View ArticleForbidden Faith: The Gnostic Legacy
Forbidden Faith: The Gnostic Legacy From the Gospels to the Da Vinci Code By Richard SmoleyHarperSanFranciso, 2006. 256 pp. $15.95 paperback.A while ago I went to my local library to pick up a couple...
View ArticleInteresting Times
Eric Hobsbawm’s (b. 1917) autobiography Interesting Times: A Twentieth-Century Life (London: Allen Lane, 2002), ought to be on the “must read” list of every thinking Christian. It would also make a...
View ArticleHobsbawm on Nations and Nationalism
After really enjoying Eric Hobsbawm’s Interesting Times (2002), I discovered one of his older books in my collection on nationalism which I had never read. So I began reading his Nations and...
View ArticleJudging Books by Their Covers
The saying "You can't judge a book by its cover" is definitely true of a recently released book entitled Jesus Beyond Christianity: The Classic Texts (Oxford University Press, 2010). Edited by Gregory...
View ArticleWhen Do We Pull the Plug?
In the time I've been living here in Calgary several United Church congregations have either closed completely or amalgamated with other congregations. What's interesting about these closures is that...
View ArticleSome Thoughts on Rob Bell's "Love Wins"
I've just finished reading Rob Bell's most recent book Love Wins. While I'm not going to actually review the book here (There are plenty of decent, balanced reviews out there) I would like to offer a...
View ArticleA New Perspective on Grief
For decades professionals such as clergy have relied on Elizabeth Kubler-Ross' five stages when dealing with grieving people. We've learned and talked about the need for people experiencing loss to...
View ArticleKindling a Spark for Electronic Readers
A couple of weeks ago I had the chance to fly home and visit my family back in New Brunswick. While I was traveling I noticed a number of people using electronic readers*. In recent weeks and months...
View ArticleSome Thoughts on Some Practical Reading
This past week I had the chance to read yet another book I feel should be added to a top ten or twenty list for clergy and lay people helping out in their congregations. This Pulitzer prize winning...
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A couple of weeks ago I ran across a collection of essays that included a couple of important pieces on the importance and value of reading. While these kinds of essays may be a dime a dozen these two...
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