True Religion in a Modern World Guest Contributor March 4, 2021 Books, Church of England, Commentary, Reviews & Culture The Spirit of Early Evangelicalism: True Religion in a Modern World. By D. Bruce Hindmarsh Oxford University Press. Pp. 376 $38.95 Review by Gareth Atkins Among historians of evangelicalism it has long... Read More...
A Book for Our Time Guest Contributor February 23, 2021 Books, Commentary, Reviews & Culture, The Episcopal Church Michael Mayne’s A Year Lost and Found By Ronald A. Wells About six months into the COVID-19 quarantine, a friend from another part of the country called to ask how I was getting on. I mentioned that a silve... Read More...
Harmonious Gospels: Symphony in (Year) B Guest Contributor February 18, 2021 ACNA, Bible, Commentary, Liturgy, Music By Jay Thomas As the season after Epiphany trudged through these long winter months before ceding its place to Lent, the Christmas season faded to an afterthought in the rearview mirror. The regular hum-drum... Read More...
Baptism and the Community of Faith Fr. Clint Wilson February 4, 2021 Books, Commentary, Liturgy, The Episcopal Church It Takes a Church to Baptize What the Bible Says About Infant Baptism by: Scot McKnight Brazos Press. PP. 140 $16.99 Review by Clint Wilson Scot McKnight is a prominent New Testament scholar and a fixt... Read More...
For the Love of the Bible: A Master at Work David Ney February 2, 2021 Anglican Church of Canada, Bible, Books, Commentary, Reviews & Culture 2 Corinthians: A Short Exegetical and Pastoral Commentary By Anthony C. Thiselton Cascade Books. Pp. 172 $22 Review by David Ney Anthony Thistelton is an important figure for evangelical Christianity an... Read More...
A Global Commentary for a Diverse Communion Guest Contributor January 26, 2021 Bible, Books, Church of England, Commentary, Reviews & Culture The First Letter of Peter: A Global Commentary Edited by Jennifer Strawbridge. SCM Press. Pp. xxvi + 182. £14.99/$23.99. Review by Nick Moore How do you write a biblical commentary for the Anglican Com... Read More...
In the Beginning Was the Word: A Reflection in Two Images Guest Contributor January 21, 2021 Art, Commentary, Reviews & Culture, The Episcopal Church By Pamela A. Lewis Two days before the shattering events of January 6 in Washington, D.C., I became aware of a painting called In the Beginning Was the Word, by the German artist Hermann Otto Hoyer (1893-196... Read More...
“Children, Keep Yourselves from Idols” Guest Contributor January 14, 2021 Books, Commentary, Reviews & Culture, The Episcopal Church Idolatry By Stephen E. Fowl Baylor University Press 2019. Pp. 180 $34.95. Review by Anthony Petrotta Professor Fowl's argument is clear and concise: idolatry is alive and well, just as it was in the day... Read More...