by Mike Smith | Nov 15, 2002 | Opinion
Constantine’s Sword is a must-read. I first read it in the context of a small group composed of Christian ministers and a Jewish rabbi. The resulting conversations were among the most intense in my experience. Carroll notes accurately that Augustine developed...
by Mike Smith | Sep 27, 2002 | Opinion
Kimball spends the bulk of the book unpacking religion’s potential for evil, reserving the last chapter for a briefer discussion of how religion at its best may offer the only lasting hope for a peaceful world. Kimball insists we must accept that religion...
by Mike Smith | Jul 17, 2002 | Opinion
Where does one go to find a brief yet thorough, informed yet readable introduction to the nature and authority of the Bible in the life of the church? Christopher Bryan’s And God Spoke admirably fills the bill. Bryan, who teaches New Testament at the School of...
by Mike Smith | Jul 3, 2002 | Opinion
Marva J. Dawn has rendered valuable service to the church with her latest book, Powers, Weakness, and the Tabernacling of God. She argues the church should reassess and reclaim “the biblical notion of the ‘principalities and powers.'” Dawn deals with...
