Modern Believing January 2021

For several years there have been no published letters to the editor. That is partly because copy for any edition of the journal has to be submitted before the previous edition is published. There is therefore a gap of least six months between receipt of a letter and its publication, space permitting. The Modern Church website, however, provides an instantaneous and open forum for comment and discussion about anything published in Modern Believing.

Books Received

Robin Attfield, Environmental Ethics: A Very Short Introduction.  Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2018.  Pp. xviii, 137.  Pb.  £8.99.  ISBN 978-0-19-879716-6.

Michael W. Austin, God and Guns in America.  Grand Rapids, MI: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., 2020.  Pp. xx, 180.  Pb.  $21.99.  ISBN 978-0-8028-7643-0.

Frederick C. Bauerschmidt, The Love That Is God: An Invitation to Christian Faith.  Grand Rapids, MI: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., 2020.  Pp. xviii, 129.  Pb.  $18.99.  ISBN 978-0-8028-7795-6.

Nigel J. Biggar, What’s Wrong with Rights?  Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2020.  Pp. xii, 362.  Hb.  £30.  ISBN 978-0-19-886197-3.

Jonathan C. P. Birch, Jesus in an Age of Enlightenment: Radical Gospels from Thomas Hobbes to Thomas Jefferson.  London: Palgrave Macmillan, 2019.  Pp. xx, 493.  Hb.  £64.99.  ISBN 978-1-137-51275-8.

Helen K. Bond, The First Biography of Jesus: Genre and Meaning in Mark’s Gospel.  Grand Rapids, MI: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., 2020.  Pp. xiv, 317.  Hb.  $42.99.  ISBN 978-0-8028-7460-3.

Max A. Botner, Justin H. Duff and Simon W. Dürr, eds., Atonement: Jewish and Christian Origins.  Grand Rapids, MI: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., 2020.  Pp. xx, 241.  Hb.  $59.  ISBN 978-0-8028-7668-3.

Luke Bretherton, Christ and the Common Life: Political Theology and the Case for Democracy.  Grand Rapids, MI: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., 2019.  Pp. viii, 522.  Hb.  $49.  ISBN 978-0-8028-7640-9.

Steve Bruce, British Gods: Religion in Modern Britain.  Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2020.  Pp. xvi, 282.  Hb.  £25.  ISBN 978-0-19-885411-1.

Timothy M. Brunk, The Sacraments and Consumer Culture.  Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press, 2020.  Pp. xvi, 212.  Pb.  £19.99.  ISBN 978-0-8146-8508-2.

Lee C. Camp, Scandalous Witness: A Little Political Manifesto for Christians.  Grand Rapids, MI: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., 2020.  Pp. viii, 183.  Hb.  $19.99.  ISBN 978-0-8028-7735-2.

Joshua L. Cockayne, Contemporary with Christ: Kierkegaard and Second-Personal Spirituality.  Waco, TX: Baylor University Press, 2020.  Pp. xii, 268.  Hb.  $49.95.  ISBN 978-1-4813-1087-1.

Adam B. Cohen, ed., Religion and Human Flourishing.  Waco, TX: Baylor University Press, 2020.  Pp. x, 235.  Hb.  $49.95.  ISBN 978-1-4813-1285-1.

2020. Andrew Collins, Ryan J. McAnnally-Linz and Evan C. Rosa, eds., The Joy of Humility: The Beginning and End of the Virtues.  Waco, TX: Baylor University Press, 2020.  Pp. xii, 284.  Hb.  $59.95.  ISBN 978-1-4813-1182-3.

John J. Collins, Craig A. Evans and Lee M. McDonald, Ancient Jewish and Christian Scriptures: New Developments in Canon Controversy.  Louisville, KY: Westminster John Knox Press, 2020.  Pp. xviii, 252.  Pb.  $40.  ISBN 978-0-664-26597-7.

Christopher C. H. Cook and Isabelle M. Hamley, eds., The Bible and Mental Health.  London: SCM Press, 2020.  Pp. xxii, 244.  Pb.  £25.  ISBN 978-0-334-05977-6.

Robert S. Covolo, Fashion Theology.  Waco, TX: Baylor University Press, 2020.  Pp. xvi, 200.  Hb.  $39.95.  ISBN 978-1-4813-1273-8.

Simon L. Cuff, Only God Will Save Us: The Nature of God and the Christian Life.  London: SCM Press, 2020.  Pp. xii, 155.  Pb.  £19.99.  ISBN 978-0-334-05926-4.

William G. Dever, Has Archaeology Buried the Bible?  Grand Rapids, MI: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., 2020.  Pp. x, 158.  Hb.  $25.99.  ISBN 978-0-8028-7763-5.

Mary Doak, A Prophetic, Public Church: Witness to Hope Amid the Global Crises of the Twenty-First Century.  Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press Academic, 2020.  Pp. xxii, 234.  Pb.  £19.99.  ISBN 978-0-8146-8450-4.

Roland Faber, Depths As Yet Unspoken: Whiteheadian Excursions in Mysticism, Multiplicity, and Divinity, ed. Andrew M. Davis.  Eugene, OR: Pickwick Publications, 2020.  Pp. xvi, 302.  Pb.  $37.  ISBN 978-1-7252-5260-8.

Shirley J. Firth and Joanna Wilson, eds., Death, the Gateway to Life: An Interdisciplinary Exploration of Near-Death Experiences.  Winchester: Institute for Theological Partnerships, 2019.  Pp. 258.  Pb.  £10.  ISBN 978-1-908532-07-7.

Gayle A. H. Fisher-Stewart, ed., Preaching Black Lives (Matter).  New York: Church Publishing, 2020.  Pp. xviii, 284.  Pb.  £18.99.  ISBN 978-1-64065-256-9.

Azariah D. A. France-Williams, Ghost Ship: Institutional Racism and the Church of England.  London: SCM Press, 2020.  Pp. xxx, 214.  Pb.  £19.99.  ISBN 978-0-334-05935-6.

Benedikt P. Göcke, The Panentheism of Karl Christian Friedrich Krause (1781–1832): From Transcendental Philosophy to Metaphysics, Berliner Bibliothek 5.  Berlin: Peter Lang, 2018.  Pp. 258.  Hb.  €49.95.  ISBN 978-3-631-74689-9.

Ross E. Halbach, Bonhoeffer and the Racialized Church.  Waco, TX: Baylor University Press, 2020.  Pp. xviii, 244.  Hb.  $44.95.  ISBN 978-1-4813-1276-9.

Jione Havea, ed., Religion and Power.  Lanham, MD: Lexington Books / Fortress Academic, 2019.  Pp. xii, 210.  Hb.  £65.  ISBN 978-1-9787-0354-4.

Philip Jenkins, Fertility and Faith: The Demographic Revolution and the Transformation of World Religions.  Waco, TX: Baylor University Press, 2020.  Pp. viii, 262.  Hb.  $29.95.  ISBN 978-1-4813-1131-1.

Veli-Matti Kärkkäinen, Christian Theology in the Pluralistic World: A Global Introduction.  Grand Rapids, MI: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., 2019.  Pp. xx, 684.  Hb.  $60.  ISBN 978-0-8028-7465-8.

Veli-Matti Kärkkäinen, Doing the Work of Comparative Theology.  Grand Rapids, MI: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., 2020.  Pp. xiv, 321.  Hb.  $35.  ISBN 978-0-8028-7466-5.

Tremper Longman, The Bible and the Ballot: Using Scripture in Political Decisions.  Grand Rapids, MI: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., 2020.  Pp. xviii, 310.  Pb.  $24.99.  ISBN 978-0-8028-7734-5.

Thomas J. Lynch, Apocalyptic Political Theology: Hegel, Taubes and Malabou.  London and New York: Bloomsbury Academic, 2019.  Pp. xiv, 200.  Pb.  £28.99.  ISBN 978-1-350-17718-5.

Clive Marsh, A Cultural Theology of Salvation.  Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2018.  Pp. viii, 253.  Hb.  £63.  ISBN 978-0-19-881101-5.

Jessica H. Martin, Holiness and Desire.  London: Canterbury Press Norwich, 2020.  Pp. xiv, 177.  Pb.  £16.99.  ISBN 978-1-78622-126-1.

Bernadette McNary-Zak, Humble Aspiration: Constructing an Early Christian Ideal.  Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press, 2020.  Pp. x, 173.  Pb.  £19.99.  ISBN 978-0-8146-8406-1.

Laura E. Moore, From Easter to Holy Week: The Paschal Mystery and Liturgical Renewal in the Twentieth Century, Anglican-Episcopal Theology and History 5.  Leiden: Brill, 2020.  Pp. viii, 221.  Pb.  €49.  ISBN 978-90-04-40998-9.

Charles R. Pemberton, Bread of Life in Broken Britain: Food Banks, Faith and Neoliberalism.  London: SCM Press, 2020.  Pp. x, 196.  Pb.  £19.99.  ISBN 978-0-334-05896-0.

Ruth H. Perrin, Changing Shape: The Faith Lives of Millennials.  London: SCM Press, 2020.  Pp. xviii, 260.  Pb.  £19.99.  ISBN 978-0-334-05831-1.

Alan Race and Paul F. Knitter, eds., New Paths for Interrreligious Theology: Perry Schmidt-Leukel’s Fractal Interpretation of Religious Diversity.  Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 2019.  Pp. xviii, 206.  Pb.  $40.  ISBN 978-1-62698-338-0.

Catharine Randall, A Heart Lost in Wonder: The Life and Faith of Gerard Manley Hopkins.  Grand Rapids, MI: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., 2020.  Pp. xxiv, 171.  Pb.  $22.  ISBN 978-0-8028-7770-3.

Dana L. Robert, Faithful Friendships: Embracing Diversity in Christian Community.  Grand Rapids, MI: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., 2019.  Pp. xvi, 210.  Pb.  $19.  ISBN 978-0-8028-2571-1.

Vaughan S. Roberts, Kingdom Stories: Telling, Leading, Discerning.  London: SCM Press, 2020.  Pp. xviii, 157.  Pb.  £19.99.  ISBN 978-0-334-05902-8.

Matthew R. Robinson and Evan F. Kuehn, Theology Compromised: Schleiermacher, Troeltsch, and the Possibility of a Sociological Theology.  Lanham, MD: Lexington Books / Fortress Academic, 2019.  Pp. xx, 139.  Hb.  £69.  ISBN 978-1-9787-0408-4.

Catherine R. Ross and Jonny Baker, Imagining Mission with John V. Taylor.  London: SCM Press, 2020.  Pp. xiv, 160.  Pb.  £19.99.  ISBN 978-0-334-05950-9.

Bettina E. Schmidt and Jeffrey Leonardi, eds., Spirituality and Wellbeing: Interdisciplinary Approaches to the Study of Religious Experience and Health.  Sheffield and Bristol, CT: Equinox Publishing, 2020.  Pp. viii, 248.  Pb.  £26.95.  ISBN 978-1-78179-764-8.

Richard J. Schumack, Jesus through Muslim Eyes.  London: SPCK, 2020.  Pp. xiv, 145.  Pb.  £12.99.  ISBN 978-0-281-08193-6.

Christopher R. Seitz, Convergences: Canon and Catholicity.  Waco, TX: Baylor University Press, 2020.  Pp. x, 189.  Hb.  $34.95.  ISBN 978-1-4813-1279-0.

Hannah M. Strømmen and Ulrich Schmiedel, The Claim to Christianity: Responding to the Far Right.  London: SCM Press, 2020.  Pp. viii, 203.  Pb.  £16.99.  ISBN 978-0-334-05923-3.

Charles M. Taylor, Avenues of Faith: Conversations with Jonathan Guilbault, tr. Yanette Shalter.  Waco, TX: Baylor University Press, 2020.  Pp. x, 94.  Hb.  $29.95.  ISBN 978-1-4813-1250-9.

Bonnie L. B. Thurston, Shaped by the End You Live For: Thomas Merton’s Monastic Spirituality.  Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press, 2020.  Pp. xx, 166.  Pb.  £15.99.  ISBN 978-0-8146-8807-6.

Graham B. Usher, The Way Under Our Feet: A Spirituality of Walking.  London: SPCK, 2020.  Pp. xiv, 176.  Pb.  £12.99.  ISBN 978-0-281-08406-7.

Chanequa J. Walker-Barnes, I Bring the Voices of My People: A Womanist Vision for Racial Reconciliation.  Grand Rapids, MI: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., 2019.  Pp. xxii, 258.  Pb.  $24.99.  ISBN 978-0-8028-7720-8.

Ian G. Wallis, The Galilean Wonderworker: Reassessing Jesus’ Reputation for Healing and Exorcism.  Eugene, OR: Cascade Books, 2020.  Pp. xxiv, 223.  Pb.  £24.  ISBN 978-1-5326-7592-8.

John N. M. Wijngaards, What They Don’t Teach You in Catholic College: Women in the Priesthood and the Mind of Christ.  Lafayette, LA: Acadian House Publishing, 2020.  Pp. 213.  Hb.  £17.99.  ISBN 978-09995884-4-4.

Penelope A. Wilcock, Equality Is Biblical: Lifting the Curse of Eve.  London: SPCK, 2020.  Pp. xii, 112.  Pb.  £9.99.  ISBN 978-0-281-08300-8.