Category: Book Review

The Old Faith in a New Nation: A Review

Huneycutt Jacob — January 19, 2024

The Old Faith in a New Nation: A Review

Jacob Huneycutt reviews a new work on how early Americans viewed the Christian past.

Treasuring the Psalms: A Review

Wyatt Graham — January 11, 2024

Treasuring the Psalms: A Review

A new book on the psalms will become an indispensable resource for pastors, scholars, and laypeople alike.

The Nicene Option: A Review

Casey Spinks — December 11, 2023

The Nicene Option: A Review

If James K.A. Smith believes his own claims, he should stop doing philosophy.

Tolkien’s Faith: A Review

Austin Freeman — December 4, 2023

Tolkien’s Faith: A Review

Holly Ordway's new biography of Tolkien finally puts his Roman Catholic faith center stage.

Theology and History in the Methodology of Herman Bavinck: A Review

Simon Kennedy — November 28, 2023

Theology and History in the Methodology of Herman Bavinck: A Review

A new study on Bavinck illuminates his balance of Scritpure, confession, and individual consciousness.

The Gospel of J. Edgar Hoover: How the FBI Aided and Abetted the Rise of White Christian Nationalism: A Review

Brian J. Auten — November 8, 2023

The Gospel of J. Edgar Hoover: How the FBI Aided and Abetted the Rise of White Christian Nationalism: A Review

Brian Auten corrects a new study of the FBI's alleged role in shaping American civil religion.

Staging Luther: Four Plays: A Review

J. C. Scharl — November 8, 2023

Staging Luther: Four Plays: A Review

J. C. Scharl reviews a new edition of plays by Hans Sachs, an early defender of Lutheranism in both drama and verse.

Christian Heresy, James Joyce, and the Modernist Literary Imagination:  Reinventing the Word: A Review

Richard Rankin Russell — November 8, 2023

Christian Heresy, James Joyce, and the Modernist Literary Imagination:  Reinventing the Word: A Review

Richard Rankin Russell breaks with a book that shines a light on a troubling strain of religious heresy in Joyce's thought.

Between Heaven and Russia: A Review

Brian J. Auten — September 21, 2023

Between Heaven and Russia: A Review

Does this new book make sense of ther recent growth of Russian Orthodoxy in the USA?

The Whole Lewis

Michael Oppizzi — September 18, 2023

The Whole Lewis

A new three-part C.S. Lewis biography is exhaustive, making new revelations, though not without its flaws.