Mere Believers: How Eight Faithful Lives Changed the Course of History, Mark Baer. Eugene: Cascade Books, 2013. Summary: Can individuals seeking to live faithfully to their calling change history? These profiles of eight British believers demonstrate that “mere believers” can indeed have a transformative influence in matters both of the heart and of the intellect. … [Read more...] about Book Review: Mere Believers
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Book Review: Changing Signs of Truth
Life on the edge of the coin. That is Crystal L. Downing's image for the communicative task properly understood in Changing Signs of Truth: A Christian Introduction to the Semiotics of Communication (InterVarsity Press, 2012). We live in the tension (or on the edge) between that which we want to communicate and the one with whom we want to communicate. Downing develops this idea by introducing us to the use of signs in communication--the field of semiotics. Along the way, we meet de Saussure, Gramsci, Peirce, and … [Read more...] about Book Review: Changing Signs of Truth
Best Christian Book of All Time: Early Nominations
The nominations are coming in for our Best Christian Book of All Time Tournament (BCBATT for short). So far, more than 140 different books have been nominated, ranging from the 2nd to the 21st centuries. Here are a few of the books receiving multiple nominations: Augustine, Confessions Augustine, City of God Dietrich Bonhoeffer. The Cost of Discipleship Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Life Together John Bunyan, Pilgrim's Progress John Calvin, Institutes of the Christian Religion G.K. Chesterton, … [Read more...] about Best Christian Book of All Time: Early Nominations
Quote: Simone Weil on Effort, Attention, and Unexpected Results
Hannah Eagleson's first guest blog series, which she wrote before joining ESN as a writer/editor in 2014. At the time Hannah was a musician, writer, and recent PhD recipient living in central Pennsylvania. The Summer Quote Series offers brief reflections on quotes that she found helpful when thinking about her academic work. Thank you, Hannah! I've always loved Dorothy L. Sayers' Peter Wimsey mysteries. There are many reasons, but two of them are Lord Peter's love of quotations and his affirmation of … [Read more...] about Quote: Simone Weil on Effort, Attention, and Unexpected Results