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May 2008

Anthropologist produces polemic-free analysis of crisis

Debra Fieguth Reviews:

Anglican Communion in Crisis

Miranda Hassett

 

  

 

 

 

April 2008

Anthony Bloom: a life of prayer left impressions on many

S.C. Sharman Reviews:

"This Holy Man": Impressions of Metropolitan Anthony

Gilliam Crow

 

  

 

 

 

March 2008

Spong: stuck in the paradigms of hubristic modernity

Joseph Walker Reviews:

Jesus for the Non-religious

John Shelby Spong

 

  

 

 

 

February 2008

New pregnancy flick from Jason Reitman  really delivers

Peter T. Chattaway Reviews:

Juno: A comedy about growing up

...and the bumps along the way

 

 

 

 

 

January 2008

Can neuroscience build a case for the existence of the soul?

John McCormick Reviews:

The Spiritual Brain: A Neuroscientist's Case for the Existence of the Soul

Mario Beauregard & Denyse O'Leary

 

 

 

December 2007

Author reveals C.S. Lewis' Narnia as a feast for the mind

Valerie Michaelson Reviews:

The Spirituality of Narnia: The deeper magic of C.S. Lewis

John Bowen

 

 

 

November 2007

The sign of our hope in Christ

Stephen Sharman Reviews:

The Sign of the Cross: The Gesture, the Mystery, the History

Andreas Andreopoulos

 

 

 

 

 

Autumn 2007

Good Memory: A time to remember and a time to forget

Roseanne Kydd Reviews:

The End of Memory: Remembering Rightly in a Violent World

Miroslav Volf

 

 

 

Summer 2007

Packer provides hope for the modern soul

Alex Newman Reviews:

Praying: Finding Our Way Through Duty to Delight

J.I. Packer and Carolyn Nystorm

 

 

 

 

April 2007 - (Movie Review)

27-minute movie tackles Wilberforce's fight for the abolition of slavery

Alex Newman Reviews:

The Walk, a film

by Murray Watts and Norman Stone

 

 

 

 

 

March 2007 -

Anglican sister leads pilgrimage through Holy Week

Stephen Sharman Reviews:

In the Company of Christ: A Pilgrimage Through Holy Week

By Benedicta Ward

 

 

 

 

 

February 2007 -

Mystery series invites readers into the heart of Botswana

Debra Fieguth Reviews:

Blue Shoes and Happiness

By Alexander McCall Smith

 

 

 

 

 

January 2007 -

70 Scholars bring African Commentary to the world

Meslin Atlaye reviews:

Africa Bible Commentary
Tokunboh Adeyemo, General Editor

 

 

 

 

December 2006 -

Historical fiction isn't always fictional history

Peter Erb reviews:

Sovereign
By C. J. Sansom

 

 

 

  

 

November 2006 -

The ways that women

are serving God

Donna McCormick reviews:

When Women build the Kingdom
By Leslie Williams

 

 

 

  

 

October 2006 -

Confronting an age old

heresy...again

Craig O'Brien reviews:

Does God Suffer?
By
Thomas G. Weinandy, O.F.M.,Cap.

 

 

 

  

 

September 2006 -

Digging into the riches of Anglican worship

Alex Newman reviews:

Discovering the BCP:
A Hands-On Approach
Volume II: Our Life
in the Church

By Sue Careless

 

June 2006 -

Earthly politics meets the kingdom of heaven

Jonathan Chaplin reviews:

The Ways of Judgement

by Oliver O'Donovan

 

 

 

 

May 2006 -

When the Spirit comes

Catherine Sider Hamilton reviews:

Ecstasy and Intimacy:  When the Holy Spirit Meets the Human Spirit

By Edith Humphrey

 

 

 

 

April 2006 -

Reason’s victory is Christianity’s gain

George Sumner reviews:

The Victory of Reason: How Christianity Led to Freedom, Capitalism, and Western Success

By Rodney Stark

 

 

March 2006 -

Exploring theology with one of England’s greatest 20th Century minds

Alex Newman reviews:

Creed Without Chaos: Exploring Theology

in the Writings of Dorothy Sayers

by Laura K. Simmons.

 

 

February 2006 -

A journey into the wilderness of the soul

Alex Newman reviews:

Gilead by Marilynne Robinson

 

 

 

January 2006 - (Movie Review)

Narnia: The Lion, the Witch & the Wardrobe

Alex Newman and Ian Sinclair both

review the recent movie The

Chronicles of Narnia.

 

 

 

December 2005 -

Searching for the good life?

Alex Newman reviews:

The Good Life: Seeking purpose, meaning, and truth in your life

by Charles Colson with Harold Fickett

 

November 2005 -

Sex: a guide through the labyrinth

Jane Evans reviews:

Sex Education: How to Guide Your Child through the Minefield

by Jan Bracken

 

October 2005 -

The Classics of Christian devotion still feed the soul

Charlotte Penney reviews:

Devotional Classics: Selected Readings for Individuals and Groups

edited by Richard J. Foster & James B. Smith

September 2005 -

Writer finds splendour in debilitating disease

Margaret Koop reviews:

The Brow of Dawn: One Woman's Journey with MS

by Catherine Edward

June 2005 -

A new prayerbook for families

Karen Stiller reviews:

Bless This House: Prayers for Families and Children

by Gregory and Suzanne Wolfe

 

 

May 2005 -

Jewish roots nurture Christian faith in young writer

Alex Newman reviews:

Mudhouse Sabbath

by Lauren Winner

 

 

 

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