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Here are some of my reviews of noteworthy books released in the last few years.

 

Total Church:
A Radical Reshaping around Gospel and Community

Steve Timmis and Tim Chester

When I first began reading, I was not expecting their vision of church to be so comprehensive. It is indeed total church – in that this book addresses a wide variety of important issues facing the church. This book will lead to fruitful discussion about the church and the gospel. Total Church deserves to be read, pondered, discussed, and practiced.

See full review here.

 God Is Not One:
The Eight Rival Religions That Run the World-and Why Their Differences Matter 

Stephen Prothero

Prothero not only seeks to convince Americans of the need for religious knowledge; he also believes we need to put an end to the idea that all religions are fundamentally the same. Not only does religion matter, our religious differencesmatter too.

Prothero believes that many scholars are unable to understand each religion on its own terms because of their mistaken foundational belief that all religions are fundamentally the same.

See full review here.

 The King Jesus Gospel:
The Original Good News Revisited
Scot McKnight

The King Jesus Gospel deserves an award for being the “most marked up” book I’ve read this year. I’ve got all sorts of passages highlighted, with notes in the margins, question marks here and there, exclamation points (both good and bad!), and worn-out pages. Put simply, I agree with much of Scot’s proposal, and yet there are places where I think he presses us into making some false choices.

Here is my review of the book in two parts – “Points of Agreement” and “Points of Concern” as well as an interview with Scot about the Christianity Today cover story that preceded the book.


 

After You Believe:
Why Christian Character Matters
N.T. Wright

The best part of Wright’s proposal is that he does not speak of virtue or character formation in a general sense. He makes the case for distinctively Christian virtue, showing how the New Testament authors go above and beyond Aristotle by promoting a view of virtue that is cross-shaped and hope-driven.

Read the full review, or check out my interview with Wright about the book. Michael Horton’s critique is also worth reading.

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