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Book Review: Prophetic Lament by Soong-Chan Rah

November 8, 2016 by Bob Trube Leave a Comment

Prophetic Lament: A Call for Justice in Trouble Times, Soong-Chan Rah. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 2015. Summary: A commentary and exposition of the book of Lamentations that advocates for the restoration of the practice of lament as part of the worship of American churches, particularly majority culture evangelical churches. … [Read more...] about Book Review: Prophetic Lament by Soong-Chan Rah

Filed Under: Book Review/Discussion, Christian Thought and Practice Tagged With: American Evangelicalism, Evangelicalism, intervarsity press, lament, lamentations, Soong-Chan Rah, Suffering, triumphalism

“Uncommon Decency” in the context of Pluralism

May 26, 2014 by Tom Grosh IV 1 Comment

Christian hearts must be open to other people. God wants that of us. That is what I have just been arguing. But just how open are we supposed to be?  We live today in the midst of many lifestyles, many systems of thought--don't we run the risk of having our hearts pulled in so many different directions that we finally have no center of our own?" -- Richard J. Mouw,  Uncommon Decency: Christian Civility in an Uncivil World  (Revised and Expanded, InterVarsity Press, 2010), 80. It's not surprising that Richard J. Mouw … [Read more...] about “Uncommon Decency” in the context of Pluralism

Filed Under: Books, Christ and the Academy, Quotes Tagged With: Christian Scholar Series, Civility, culture, empathy, fast God, image of God, intervarsity press, Pluralism, Richard Mouw, slow God, triumphalism, Uncommon Decency, Uncommon Decency: Christian Civility in an Uncivil World

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