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Article Type: Book Review

If Not Empire, What?

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April 2017 p. 166–167 |

BERRY FRIESEN AND JOHN K. STONER. If Not Empire, What? A Survey of the Bible. N.P.: Create Space, DBA On-Demand Publishing, LLC, 2014. US$ 17. John K. Stoner has been a prophet among the Brethren in Christ and the broader ecumenical community for more than four decades—advocating for peace and...read more

Selling the Amish

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April 2017 p. 164–166 |

SUSAN L. TROLLINGER. Selling the Amish: The Tourism of Nostalgia. Baltimore: John Hopkins University Press, 2012. Pp 193. $US 50. For many years, one of the many shops along Lincoln Highway as it cuts across Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, proudly declared its wares: “Not Just Stuff, Amish Stuff!” Trollinger promises us...read more

In Search of Promised Lands

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April 2017 p. 161–163 |

SAMUEL J. STEINER. In Search of Promised Lands: A Religious History of Mennonites in Ontario. Harrisonburg, Virginia and Kitchener, Ontario: Herald Press, 2015. Pp. 877. US$70.   Faith is passed on through story—from generation to generation. In these fast-changing times the old adage has never been more true: How can...read more

Almighty Matters

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April 2017 p. 158–160 |

NICHOLAS BERRY. Almighty Matters: God’s Hidden Politics in the Bible, Wipf and Stock Publishers: Eugene, Oregon; 2015, Pp. 135, $21.00 (U.S.) Almighty Matters: God’s Hidden Politics in the Bible is written from the Constantinian perspective that God’s political agenda for his people today is best accomplished by uniting church and...read more

A Future for American Evangelicalism

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December 2016 p. 290–292 |

HAROLD HEIE. A Future for American Evangelicalism: Commitment, Openness, and Conversation. Eugene, OR: Wipf and Stock, 2015. Xvii + 156 pp. Harold Heie, a retired college administrator (Gordon College, Messiah College, Northwestern College), has embarked on a second career as the coordinator of a series of impressive conversations among evangelical...read more

Growing Up Amish

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December 2016 p. 288–290 |

STEVICK, RICHARD A. Growing Up Amish: The Rumspringa Years. 2nd edition. Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2014. Pp. ix-371. $24.95 (U.S) According to Richard A. Stevick, rapidly-growing technology use among Amish young people compelled him to write and publish a revision to the first edition only seven years later....read more

John Wesley in America

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December 2016 p. 286–287 |

GEORDAN HAMMOND. John Wesley in America: Restoring Primitive Christianity. New York: Oxford University Press, 2014. Pp. 238. $29.95 (U.S.) In this book based on his doctoral dissertation, Hammond focuses attention on the brief but formative period of Wesley’s missionary service in the nascent colony of Georgia (1735-1737). His thesis revolves...read more

Why the Amish Sing

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December 2016 p. 284–286 |

ROSE ELDER. Why the Amish Sing: Songs of Solidarity & Identity. Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2014. Pp. 193. $39.95 (US). Why the Amish Sing: Songs of Solidarity & Identity is a case study of the Amish in Wayne County, Ohio. The book demonstrates both how they use singing...read more

The Gender of Piety

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April 2016 p. 102–104 |

WENDY URBAN-MEAD. The Gender of Piety: Family, Faith, And Colonial Rule In Matabeleland, Zimbabwe. Athens, Ohio: Ohio University Press, 2015. Pp. 324. $32.95 The Gender of Piety is a compelling biographical history of six carefully selected Ndebele personalities related to the Brethren in Christ Church (or BICC, as the church...read more

Galatians

April 2016 p. 99–101 |

GEORGE R. BRUNK III. Galatians. Believers Church Bible Commentary. Harrisonburg, VA: Herald Press, 2015. Pp. 336. $29.99 (U.S.).   Brunk states in his introduction that he wrote his commentary not for New Testament specialists but with “the practical purpose of serving the church and confessional interests” (p. 15). He addresses...read more