Review of The Transformational Role of Discipleship in Mark 10:13–16 Timpte, Katherine Joy Kihlstrom. The Transformational Role of Discipleship in Mark 10:13–16: Passage towards Childhood. New York: T&T Clark, Bloomsbury, 2023, 176, $39.95, Paperback. This book adequately engages modern scholarship and provides an extensive study that grants a fresh perspective on Mark’s narrative. While the…
Review of Superheroes Can’t Save You: Epic Examples of Historic Heresies by Todd Miles Miles, Todd. Superheroes Can’t Save You: Epic Examples of Historic Heresies. Nashville: B&H 2019. pp. 208, $20 paperback. Todd L. Miles is professor of Theology and Director of the Master of Theology program at Western Seminary in Portland, OR. We are…
Review of Doing Asian American Theology: A Contextual Framework for Faith and Practice by Daniel D. Lee Lee, Daniel D. Doing Asian American Theology: A Contextual Framework for Faith and Practice. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 2022, pp. 216, $24.00, paperback. Daniel D. Lee is the Associate Professor of Theology and Asian American Studies, and…
Review of Together in Ministry: Women and Men in Flourishing Partnerships by Rob Dixon Dixon, Rob. Together in Ministry: Women and Men in Flourishing Partnerships. Downers Grover, IL: InterVarsity Press, 2021, 176, $22, paperback. Rob Dixon is an associate regional ministry director with InterVarsity Christian Fellowship/USA and senior fellow for gender partnership with the InterVarsity…
Review of The Calling of Eve: How the Women of the Bible Inspire the Women of the Church by Jacki C. King King, Jacki C. The Calling of Eve: How the Women of the Bible Inspire the Women of the Church. Carol Stream, IL: Tyndale Momentum, 2022, pp. 176, $16.99, hardcover. Jacki C. King holds…
Review of The Scandal of the Gospel: Preaching and the Grotesque by Charles L. Campbell Campbell, Charles L. The Scandal of the Gospel: Preaching and the Grotesque. Louisville, KY: Westminster John Knox, 2021, pp. 120, $33, paperback. Painters have their colors and canvas, sculptors have their clay, and preachers have their words. And words are…
Review of Being Saved: Explorations in Human Salvation edited by Marc Cortez, Joshua R. Farris, and S. Mark Hamilton Cortez, Marc, Joshua R. Farris, and S. Mark Hamilton, eds. Being Saved: Explorations in Human Salvation. London: SCM, 2018, pp. 361, $56, paperback. Being Saved is a collection of essays circling around the twin topics of…
Review of Baptism: Zwingli or the Bible? by Jack Cottrell Cottrell, Jack. Baptism: Zwingli or the Bible? Mason, OH: The Christian Restoration Association, 2022, 163pp, $14.99, paperback. Jack Cottrell, arguably the most prolific writer and influential theologian of the Christian Churches/Churches of Christ, tackles the topic of baptism in yet another accessible book, Baptism: Zwingli…
Review of The Art of Preaching Old Testament Narrative (2nd Edition) by Steven D. Mathewson Mathewson, Steven D. The Art of Preaching Old Testament Narrative. 2nd edition. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic, 2021, 252 pages, $22.99, paperback. Steven Mathewson is both a pastor and a scholar. He serves as the senior pastor in Libertyville, IL,…
Review of Say It!: Celebrating Expository Preaching in the African American Tradition edited by Eric C. Redmond Redmond, Eric C. ed. Say It!: Celebrating Expository Preaching in the African American Tradition. Chicago: Moody, 2020, 240 pages, $14.99, paperback. What does the Great Migration have to do with exposition? Much! The Black Church in the United…