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Christopher BensonBooks

BOOK REVIEW: Francis S. Collins (editor), Belief: Reasons on the Reason for Faith

Belief: Readings on the Reason for Faith Edited by Francis S. Collins HarperOne, 2010 352 pp., $19.99 What kind of flowers does Francis S. Collins—one of the world’

Matthew Lee AndersonBooks

Deep Church: Under Review

“There are,” a professor once remarked to me, “two types of people in the world:  uniters and dividers.” Jim Belcher is a uniter par excellance. Deep Church is a thoughtful,

Matthew Lee AndersonBooks

Desiring the Kingdom: Professor Smith's Response

From Professor Smith, in response to my review. So here we have Mr. Smith responding to Mr. Anderson.  All of a sudden I feel like I should say, “Missster ANDersssson…

Matthew Lee AndersonBooks

Desiring the Kingdom: A Review

To be human is to be a lover. That is the starting point for Jamie Smith’s latest work, Desiring the Kingdom, in which he presents an important challenge to

Jeremy MannBooks

Urban Planning 101: Love and Study Actual Cities

This summer I interned at the field office of Los Angeles City Council President Eric Garcetti. I spent the days taking calls from constituents, working to build support for a

Matthew Lee AndersonBooks

The Courage to be Just*

In recent years, evangelical Christians have begun joining tradition of seeking social justice that Catholics and others have long excelled at.  In doing so, they have often advocated protecting the

Keith E. BuhlerBooks

Sex, Sushi & Salvation (Redux)

"I sense a craving in our churches and youth groups for a deeper union with Christ." (p.81) In Sex, Sushi, & Salvation Christian George has continued the

Matthew Lee AndersonBooks

Sex, Sushi and Salvation: Under Review

Donald Miller of Blue Like Jazz fame gave the world a baptized version of Jack Kerouac's storyized ramblings. Now, Christian George has given us a more orthodox exploration

TexTheology and PracticeBooksFormation

Gary Thomas on "Sacred Marriage"

After reviewing "Sacred Marriage," an insightful book suggesting that Christians would do well to view their marriages as a means to holiness, I was pleasantly surprised to receive

TexBooks

Review: Sacred Marriage

Gary Thomas’ Sacred Marriage is a well-reasoned and thoughtful response to the centuries-old tradition of viewing spiritual formation as primarily taking place between an individual and God—a

Matthew Lee AndersonUncategorizedBooks

Under Review: Neurosis and Human Growth

There are few books that I read (fortunately) that hit me with what I can only describe as "explosive force." In fact, Karen Horney's Neurosis and

Matthew Lee AndersonBooks

Under Review: The Hidden Power of Electronic Culture

GodBlogCon, with which I have been formally associated in the past, rests on the assumption that Christians should engage culture and do so using whatever tools are at our disposal.