Imago Dei: An Introduction (Part 1 of 5) Imago Dei. These two Latin words hold centuries of theological reflection, numerous perspectives, and potentially world-changing implications. The idea that humanity is made in the image of God and somehow bears that divine image is a bold, revolutionary doctrine. The specifics of what this means, however, are more difficult to nail down and sometimes even more difficult to apply practically. Theologians throughout the history of the church have proposed various understandings … [Read more...] about Imago Dei: An Introduction (New Series)
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Book Review: Silence and Beauty, by Makoto Fujimura
Silence and Beauty: Hidden Faith Born of Suffering, Makoto Fujimura (foreward by Philip Yancey). Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 2016. Summary: A “layered” reflection on Shusako Endo's Silence by a Japanese-American artist that explores the Christian experience of persecution in Japan, and the connections between silence, suffering, and beauty, that may draw contemporary Japanese to faith. … [Read more...] about Book Review: Silence and Beauty, by Makoto Fujimura
An Introduction to Naming
Recently the Emerging Scholars Network posted a quote from David Dark's new book Life's Too Short to Pretend You're Not Religious (Downer's Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 2016): When I label people, I no longer have to deal with them thoughtfully. I no longer have to feel overwhelmed by their complexity, the lives they live, the dreams they have. I know exactly where they are inside—or forever outside—my field of care, because they've been taken care of. The mystery of their existence has been solved and filed … [Read more...] about An Introduction to Naming
Book Review: With the Clouds of Heaven by James M. Hamilton
Editor's Note: To supplement Kathy Cooper's Daniel: Notes for Grad Bible Studies, a review of With the Clouds of Heaven by James M. Hamilton, Jr. Thank-you to Bob Trube for sharing his reviews with Emerging Scholars! Bob first posted the above review on Bob on Books. ~ Thomas B. Grosh IV, Associate Director, Emerging Scholars Network . . . With the Clouds of Heaven (New Studies in Biblical Theology) by James M. Hamilton, Jr. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 2014. Summary: A true study of the … [Read more...] about Book Review: With the Clouds of Heaven by James M. Hamilton
Book Review: Fool’s Talk, by Os Guinness
Fool's Talk: Recovering the Art of Christian Persuasion, Os Guinness. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 2015. Summary: Guinness argues for the recovery of the lost art of persuasion that combines good apologetic work with evangelism and is aware of the many people Christians address who are not open to their message. … [Read more...] about Book Review: Fool’s Talk, by Os Guinness