Category Shelf Life

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Meet the New American Dream

Meet the New American Dream, Same as the Old American Dream: Thoughts after seeing Joy Movies are more than entertainment, date night venues, or after (during) work escapes. At their best, they are something closer to lay theology or therapy…

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In Defence of War

Nigel Biggar, In Defence of War. Oxford University Press, 2013. 361 pp. HB $55.00. PB $30.00 In this book, Nigel Biggar, Regius Professor of Moral and Pastoral Theology and Director of the McDonald Centre for Theology, Ethics, and Public Life…

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The Incarnation of God

Marcus Johnson and John Clark. The Incarnation of God: The Mystery of the Gospel as the Foundation of Evangelical Theology. Crossway, 2015. 256 pp. Marcus Johnson and John Clark’s The Incarnation of God is a much-needed and well-conceived treatment of…

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Life Under Compulsion

Anthony Esolen. Life Under Compulsion: Ten Ways to Destroy the Humanity of Your Child. Delaware: ISI Books, 2015. 224 pages. $27.95 Ever since Edison recorded sound, each new generation of parents has voiced the same complaint: why do my kids…

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Paul & the Gift

John M.G. Barclay, Paul and the Gift. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2015. 672 pages. $70.00 Perhaps the most impressive feature of John Barclay’s important new book, Paul & the Gift, is the elegant simplicity and integrity of its central thesis. Indeed,…

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Junius: The Mosaic Polity

Franciscus Junius. The Mosaic Polity. Translated by Todd M. Rester. Edited by Andrew M. McGinnis. Sources in Early Modern Economics, Ethics, and Law. Grand Rapids: Christian’s Library Press, 2015. $14.95 Everybody knows that when the Protestant Reformers set out to…

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Defending Substitution

Simon Gathercole, Defending Substitution: An Essay on Atonement in Paul. Acadia Studies in Bible and Theology. Grand Rapids: Baker, 2015. pp. 128. $14.99 Gathercole’s introduction begins by asking the question raised by the old spiritual: “Were you there when they…

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Gospel of Glory

Richard Bauckham. Gospel of Glory: Major Themes in Johannine Theology. Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, 2015. xvii + 237 pp. $24.99 The author dedicates this book to six great British Johannine scholars of the past. The reader should not expect, however, to…

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The Allure of Gentleness

Dallas Willard, The Allure of Gentleness: Defending the Faith in the Manner of Jesus. Harper One, 2015. 208 pages, hardcover.  $26.99 One of the most exciting developments of the last two decades has been the rapid growth–nay, explosion–of top-notch apologists…

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Marie Durand

Simonetta Carr, Marie Durand. Christian Biographies for Young Readers. Grand Rapids, Michigan. Reformation Heritage Books. 64 pp. 2015. $17.99 When you do a search on Amazon for “biographies for children,” you find a list of books about people who are…