Deconstructing Evangelicalism: Conservative Protestantism in the Age of Billy Graham
Deconstructing Evangelicalism: Conservative Protestantism in the Age of Billy Graham.By D. G. Hart. Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, 2004. 224 pp. Paper, $24.99. Hart has captured in this book the essence of evangelicalism from around 1942 to date. His assessment is powerful and, in this reviewer’s opinion, right on the mark. Hart shows how the term […]
The Next Reformation: Why Evangelicals Must Embrace Postmodernity
The Next Reformation: Why Evangelicals Must Embrace Postmodernity. By Carl Raschke. Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, 2004. 235 pp. Paper. $19.99. While some reviewers have intimated this book is a tough read, the opposite is true. Raschke makes Postmodernism and Postmoderns easy to understand with his many clear statements. Faith is not rational or propositional (pp. […]
Annie Dillard: Mistaken Mystic?
21 Things God Never Said: Connecting Our Misconceptions About Evangelism
21 Things God Never Said: Connecting Our Misconceptions About Evangelism by R. Larry Moyer. Grand Rapids: Kregel, 2004. 176 pp. Paper. $10.99. There are so many misconceptions in churches today about how to evangelize and what should be said in evangelism that any book which helps clarify the offer of eternal life should be widely […]
The Gospel According to Evangelical Postmodernism
Law and Grace in the Millennial Kingdom
He Saves: The Assurance of Salvation Through Faith
He Saves: The Assurance of Salvation Through Faith by R. T. Kendall. Tyrone, GA: Authentic, 2006. 54 pp. Paper. $5.99. This short book by R. T. Kendall is apparently based on four sermons he preached from Rom 1:16. The titles of the four chapters are “What is the Gospel?,” “The Righteousness of God,” “Saving Faith,” […]
Spiritual Birthline: Understanding How We Experience the New Birth
Spiritual Birthline: Understanding How We Experience the New Birth. By Stephen E. Smallman. Wheaton, IL: Crossway Books, 2006. 171 pp. Paper. $12.99. One of the endorsers explains well how Smallman arrived at his thesis: “By applying a pastor’s heart and a willing ear to hundreds of testimonies heard over decades of ministry, Stephen Smallman has […]
Opposite Poles: Contradictions within Sola Fide?
Opposite Poles: Contradictions within Sola Fide? By Frederick W. H. Wright. NP: Xulon Press, 2003. 276 pp. Paper. $15.99. This book has an attractive cover and a provocative title and subtitle. The back cover has impressive endorsements from, among others, Vernon Grounds and Warren Wiersbe. However, the writing is hard to follow and the point […]
Biblical Faith and Other Religions: An Evangelical Assessment
Biblical Faith and Other Religions: An Evangelical Assessment. Edited by David W. Baker. Grand Rapids: Kregel, 2004. Paper. 176 pp. $12.99. Biblical Faith and Other Religions is a compilation “of written records of oral presentations” from six different authors (p. 9). These topics were presented at the 2002 Evangelical Theological Society Annual Meeting. David M. […]