Books received July 2017

Publishers know that Modern Believing's team of book reviewers, led by the Reviews Editor, Rev. Dr. Michael Brierley, do an outstanding job in providing constructive, critical, fair and discerning reviews.

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H. Askeland and U. Schmidt, eds., Church Reform and Leadership of Change. Cambridge: James Clarke and Co., 2016. Pp. xiv, 203. Pb. £17. ISBN 978-0-227-17618-4.

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J. Astley, What Do We Believe? Why Does It Matter? London: SCM Press, 2016. Pp. viii, 139. Pb. ISBN 978-0-334-05405-4.

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W. P. Atkinson, Jesus before Pentecost. Cambridge: Lutterworth Press, 2016. Pp. x, 222. Pb. £17.95. ISBN 978-0-7188-9465-8.

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Z. Bennett and C. C. Rowland, In a Glass Darkly: The Bible, Reflection and Everyday Life. London: SCM Press, 2016. Pp. vi, 234. Pb. ISBN 978-0-334-05422-1.

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C. J. Beresford, The Christian Soldier: The Life of Lieutenant Colonel the Rev Bernard William Vann V. C., M. C. and Bar, Croix de Guerre avec palme. Solihull: Helion and Co., 2017. Pp. 326. Hb. £25. ISBN 978-1-910777-31-2.

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B. R. Brock and S. M. Hauerwas, Beginnings: Interrogating Hauerwas, ed. K. Hargaden. London and New York: Bloomsbury T. and T. Clark, 2017. Pp. xiv, 348. Hb. £85. ISBN 978-0-567-66995-7.

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D. W. Brown, God in a Single Vision: Integrating Philosophy and Theology, ed. C. R. Brewer and R. C. MacSwain. Abingdon and New York: Routledge, 2016. Pp. x, 192. Pb. £30. ISBN 978-1-4724-6559-7.

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W. Brueggemann, The God of All Flesh and Other Essays, ed. K. C. Hanson. Cambridge: James Clarke and Co., 2016. Pp. xii, 173. Pb. ISBN 978-0-227-17617-7.

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J. H. Brumm, ed., Yes! Well … Exploring the Past, Present, and Future of the Church: Essays in Honor of John W. Coakley, Historical Series of the Reformed Church in America 87. Grand Rapids, MI, and Cambridge: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., 2016. Pp. xviii, 324. Pb. $30. ISBN 978-0-8028-7479-5.

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L. M. Cavanagh, Waiting on the Word: Preaching Sermons that Connect People to God. London: Darton, Longman and Todd, 2017. Pp. xii, 147. Pb. £12.99. ISBN 978-0-232-53262-3.

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W. T. Cavanaugh and J. K. A. Smith, eds., Evolution and the Fall. Grand Rapids, MI: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., 2017. Pp. xxx, 231. Pb. £17.99. ISBN 978-0-8028-7379-8.

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S. A. Cherry, God-Curious: Exploring Eternal Questions. London and Philadelphia, PA: Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2017. Pp. 123. Pb. £8.99. ISBN 978-1-78592-199-5.

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P. S. Chung, God at the Crossroads of Worldviews: Toward a Different Debate about the Existence of God. Notre Dame, IN: University of Notre Dame Press, 2016. Pp. x, 289. Hb. $50. ISBN 978-0-268-10056-8.

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H. C. Clifford, ed., Companion to the Old Testament: Introduction, Interpretation, Application. London: SCM Press, 2016. Pp. xii, 271. Pb. ISBN 978-0-334-05393-4.

V. A. Copan, Changing Your Mind: The Bible, the Brain, and Spiritual Growth. Cambridge: Lutterworth Press, 2016. Pp. xviii, 292. Pb. £24. ISBN 978-0-7188-9466-5.

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D. M. Coulter and A. Yong, eds., The Spirit, the Affections, and the Christian Tradition. Notre Dame, IN: University of Notre Dame Press, 2016. Pp. xii, 313. Hb. $60. ISBN 978-0-268-10004-9.

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L. J. DeBoer, Visual Arts in the Worshiping Church. Grand Rapids, MI: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., 2016. Pp. xii, 298. Pb. £17.99. ISBN 978-0-8028-6951-7.

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I. Delio, ed., Personal Transformation and a New Creation: The Spiritual Revolution of Beatrice Bruteau. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 2016. Pp. viii, 245. Pb. £18.99. ISBN 978-1-62698-209-3.

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K. J. Dell, Who Needs the Old Testament? Its Enduring Appeal and Why the New Atheists Don’t Get It. London: SPCK, 2017. Pp. x, 257. Pb. ISBN 978-0-281-06504-2.

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T. J. Dennis, The Gospel Beyond the Gospels. London: SPCK, 2017. Pp. x, 173. Pb. ISBN 978-0-281-07533-1.

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D. M. Doyle, What is Christianity? A Dynamic Introduction. Mahwah, NJ: Paulist Press, 2016. Pp. xiv, 305. Pb. £21.99. ISBN 978-0-8091-4993-3.

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E. Duffy, Reformation Divided: Catholics, Protestants and the Conversion of England. London and New York: Bloomsbury Continuum, 2017. Pp. vi, 441. Hb. £30. ISBN 978-1-4729-3436-9.

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S. van Erp, M. G. Poulsom and L. Boeve, eds., Grace, Governance and Globalization. London and New York: Bloomsbury T. and T. Clark, 2017. Pp. x, 265. Hb. £85. ISBN 978-0-567-66764-9.

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B. S. Fulton, China’s Urban Christians: A Light that Cannot Be Hidden. Cambridge: Lutterworth Press, 2016. Pp. viii, 145. Pb. £15. ISBN 978-0-7188-9447-4.

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G. L. Green, S. T. Pardue and K. K. Yeo, eds., The Spirit over the Earth: Pneumatology in the Majority World. Grand Rapids, MI: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., 2016. Pp. vi, 195. Pb. £12.99. ISBN 978-0-8028-7273-9.

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D. M. Gurtner, G. Macaskill and J. T. Pennington, eds., In the Fullness of Time: Essays on Christology, Creation, and Eschatology in Honor of Richard Bauckham. Grand Rapids, MI: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., 2016. Pp. xii, 274. Hb. £42.99. ISBN 978-0-8028-7337-8.

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M. C. Hardy, F. Mughal and S. Markiewicz, eds., Muslim Identity in a Turbulent Age: Islamic Extremism and Western Islamophobia. London and Philadelphia, PA: Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2017. Pp. xiv, 258. Pb. £14.99. ISBN 978-1-78592-152-0.

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A. L. Harvey, Spiritual Reading: A Study of the Christian Practice of Reading Scripture. Cambridge: James Clarke and Co., 2016. Pp. xiv, 233. Pb. £19.50. ISBN 978-0-227-17612-2.

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C. C. Hill, Servant of All: Status, Ambition, and the Way of Jesus. Grand Rapids, MI: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., 2016. Pp. xiv, 203. Pb. £12.99. ISBN 978-0-8028-7362-0.

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J. I. Holdsworth, Conversations with the Old Testament. London: SCM Press, 2016. Pp. xii, 127. Pb. ISBN 978-0-334-05401-6.

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D. M. Hoyle, The Pattern of Our Calling: Ministry Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow. London: SCM Press, 2016. Pp. xvi, 192. Pb. ISBN 978-0-334-05472-6.

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A. B. Kalmanofsky, Gender-Play in the Hebrew Bible: The Ways the Bible Challenges Its Gender Norms. Abingdon and New York: Routledge, 2017. Pp. viii, 204. Hb. £85. ISBN 978-1-138-21658-7.

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B. Kristensson Uggla, Becoming Human Again: The Theological Life of Gustaf Wingren, tr. D. M. Olson. Cambridge: James Clarke and Co., 2016. Pp. viii, 392. Pb. ISBN 978-0-227-17603-0.

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K. E. Lassiter, Recognizing Other Subjects: Feminist Pastoral Theology and the Challenge of Identity. Cambridge: Lutterworth Press, 2016. Pp. x, 188. Pb. ISBN 978-0-7188-9446-7.

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M. M. Lelwica, Shameful Bodies: Religion and the Culture of Physical Improvement. London and New York: Bloomsbury Academic, 2017. Pp. xiv, 271. Pb. £16.99. ISBN 978-1-4725-9493-8.

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J. W.-B. Lin, The Nature of Environmental Stewardship: Understanding Creation Care Solutions to Environmental Problems. Cambridge: Lutterworth Press, 2016. Pp. xviii, 307. Pb. £24.95. ISBN 978-0-7188-9467-2.

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J. H. Martin and S. A. Coakley, eds., For God’s Sake: Re-Imagining Priesthood and Prayer in a Changing Church. London: Canterbury Press Norwich, 2016. Pp. xx, 183. Pb. ISBN 978-1-84825-814-3.

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R. J. Miller, Helping Jesus Fulfill Prophecy. Cambridge: Lutterworth Press, 2016. Pp. xvi, 408. Pb. ISBN 978-0-7188-9444-3.

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P. D. Molnar, Divine Freedom and the Doctrine of the Immanent Trinity: In Dialogue with Karl Barth and Contemporary Theology, 2nd edn. London and New York: Bloomsbury T. and T. Clark, 2017. Pp. xxii, 591. Pb. £32.99. ISBN 978-0-567-65679-7.

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P. T. Nimmo, Barth: A Guide for the Perplexed. London and New York: Bloomsbury T. and T. Clark, 2017. Pp. xiv, 210. Pb. £19.99. ISBN 978-0-567-03264-5.

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D. J. O’Brien and T. A. Shannon, eds., Catholic Social Thought: Encyclicals and Documents from Pope Leo XIII to Pope Francis, 3rd edn. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 2016. Pp. x, 687. Pb. £28.99. ISBN 978-1-62698-199-7.

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M. W. Percy, The Future Shapes of Anglicanism: Currents, Contours, Charts. Abingdon and New York: Routledge, 2017. Pp. xii, 217. Hb. £85. ISBN 978-1-4724-7717-0.

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M. L. Peterson, ed., The Problem of Evil: Selected Readings, 2nd edn. Notre Dame, IN: University of Notre Dame Press, 2016. Pp. xii, 607. Pb. $35. ISBN 978-0-268-03847-2.

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T. Roberts, Joan Chittister: Her Journey from Certainty to Faith. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 2015. Pp. xiv, 248. Pb. £19.99. ISBN 978-1-62698-198-0.

C. Sedmak, A Church of the Poor: Pope Francis and the Transformation of Orthodoxy. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 2016. Pp. xxii, 218. Pb. £23.99. ISBN 978-1-62698-206-2.

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P. K. Stevenson, SCM Studyguide to Preaching. London: SCM Press, 2017. Pp. xii, 268. Pb. ISBN 978-0-334-04374-4.

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R. A. Streett, Subversive Meals: An Analysis of the Lord’s Supper under Roman Domination during the First Century. Cambridge: James Clarke and Co., 2016. Pp. x, 327. Pb. £25. ISBN 978-0-227-17615-3.

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V. N. H. Strudwick, The Naked God: Wrestling for a Grace-ful Humanity. London: Darton, Longman and Todd, 2017. Pp. xiv, 233. Pb. £12.99. ISBN 978-0-232-53256-2.

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R. J. Sudworth, Encountering Islam: Christian-Muslim Relations in the Public Square. London: SCM Press, 2017. Pp. xii, 236. Pb. ISBN 978-0-334-05518-1.

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R. S. Sugirtharajah, ed., Voices from the Margin: Interpreting the Bible in the Third World, 4th edn. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 2016. Pp. xvi, 623. Pb. £34.99. ISBN 978-1-62698-205-5.

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N. H. Taylor, Paul on Baptism: Theology, Mission and Ministry in Context. London: SCM Press, 2016. Pp. xxviii, 180. Pb. ISBN 978-0-334-05476-4.

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G. Wolfe, The Operation of Grace: Further Essays on Art, Faith, and Mystery. Cambridge: Lutterworth Press, 2016. Pp. xii, 207. Pb. £17.50. ISBN 978-0-7188-9439-9.

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S. J. Yates, Between Death and Resurrection: A Critical Response to Recent Catholic Debate Concerning the Intermediate State. New York and London: Bloomsbury Academic, 2017. Pp. viii, 271. Hb. £96. ISBN 978-1-5013-1228-1.

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Modern Believing editorial April 2017

Guest editorial by Alison Milbank

from Modern Believing Vol 58:2 - April 2017

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William Shakespeare died on 3rd May 1616, and this centenary celebration prompted a Modern Church conference, ‘Performing the Faith: Shakespeare, the Theatre and Theology Today’ in July 2016, a flavour of which can be gained from the variety of articles in this volume.

In this introduction, I also want to offer the reader some sense of the other addresses also, which you can find in oral or written form on the Modern Church website.

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King Lear: Perception and the price of silence

by Ronnie Mulryne

from Modern Believing Vol 58:2 - April 2017

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Abstract:

In what sense is King Lear a play for our times? The talk, written at the moment Brexit was announced, and the preface at the moment of the Donald Trump victory, attempt to draw parallels with, and even draw lessons from, Shakespeare’s greatest tragedy.

Keywords:

KING LEAR, SILENCE, POLITICAL DISILLUSION

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You can read the full article on the Liverpool University Press website (subscription required) or join Modern Church and receive your own copy of our journal quarterly.

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Mannerly devotion: Touches of grace in Romeo & Juliet

by Christian Coppa

from Modern Believing Vol 58:2 - April 2017

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Abstract:

Through an analysis of the sense of touch and its erotic, devotional, and tragic significance in Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, this essay considers how theatrical performance might contribute to a theological imagination of bodily life and its transfiguration by grace.

Keywords:

EMBODIMENT, TOUCH, TRANSFORMATION, MORTALITY, GRACE

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You can read the full article on the Liverpool University Press website (subscription required) or join Modern Church and receive your own copy of our journal quarterly.

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