Posted in History on May 6th, 2013
Rupert Shortt’s heart wrenching expose Christianophobia is now available from Eerdmans. Giving no one a free pass, Short’s book explores the the shape, motivations, and cover-up of the shocking persecution of Christians within the context of their own particular nation-states. Each chapter covers a single nation and uses sound scientific methodology and anecdotal accounts to document the capriciousness, impact, severity, and [...]
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It is turning out to be a stellar year for books on the Psalms. Even N.T. Wright is readying a book on the Psalms! Multiple houses have published books in recent months, and this blog post gives a brief description of the best of the pack. Finally, all of this is happening just in time [...]
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The Book of Judges, a new addition to Eerdmans’ New International Commentary on the Old Testament, is now available. This is the NICOT’s first volume on Judges, and brings the collection one step closer to completion. Here’s the run down… Barry G. Webb’s The Book of Judges is a critical commentary that explores the book of Judges in comprehensive [...]
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Posted in Book Previews, Books, Philosophy on May 18th, 2012
I enjoy pointing out titles that may have otherwise gone unnoticed. A while back I pointed out a book from Eerdmans called Ordering Love: The Memory of God in Liberal Societies which explored the ontological ground of reality as love and then demonstrated how modern culture marginalizes this relationship. Today, I am drawing your attention to [...]
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Posted in Hermeneutics, Theology on Feb 15th, 2012
Heremeneutics asks a simple question: how do I properly understand? Hans George Gadamer (1900-2002), the most influential hermeneutician of the 20th century, answered the question this way: “Hermeneutics is above all a practice, the art of understanding…In it what one has to exercise most is the ear” (as quoted in Thiselton. Hermeneutics, Eerdmans: 2009). Though [...]
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Posted in Friday Updates on Feb 10th, 2012
Good afternoon, and welcome to the world of Christian Academics at CBD. This is the Friday update. 1. IVP Academic adds Jerome’s commentary on Jeremiah IVP has produced multiple “ancient text” series in recent years, but there “Ancient Christian Texts” series focuses on supplying complete texts in fresh translation. The latest volume is a very welcome addition [...]
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Posted in Friday Updates on Jan 20th, 2012
Good afternoon, and welcome to the world of Christian Academics at CBD. I have been trying to think of way to make posts on this blog a little more consistent. It dawned on me that I have used the blog only for “big” posts such as interviews, book reviews, etc. But there is so much [...]
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Posted in Books of the Year on Dec 30th, 2011
‘Tis the season for list making and while I typically create a “books of the year” list, this year I also have a “book of the year”. I do this only to highlight the exceptional quality of the book I have chosen for 2011 Book of the Year. All of my selections were so chosen [...]
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Posted in Uncategorized on Oct 29th, 2010
What did you do last Sunday? What are you doing this Sunday? Author Stephen Miller recently observed that Sunday’s have a rather “peculiar life” in Western culture, and in many ways serve as an indicator of where our culture has been and where it is going. This brings us back to Sunday. For many late [...]
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As part of Eerdmans Publishing Company’s fall list, they have released three books in a new series entitled “Pentecostal Manifestos“. In a two-part blog post, the Christianbook.com Academic Blog will provide a comprehensive preview to each book in the series, while also noting the significance of the Manifestos in the history of Pentecostal scholarship. Treatment [...]
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