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During his life, Luke Keefer, Jr. achieved a well-deserved reputation as a pre-eminent Brethren in Christ theologian. Before the health issues that eventually took his life prevented him from further research and writing, Luke was planning a series of lectures on heresy, inspired by a controversy involving an accusation of...read more
My parents were converts to peace and holiness. My father grew up in a family that was anything but peaceful. Growing up my father told many stories about his family. On one occasion, after my grandmother received a black eye from my grandfather, my father and uncle warned Grandpa Yeatts:...read more
MOLLY WORTHEN. Apostles of Reason: The Crisis of Authority in American Evangelicalism. New York: Oxford University Press, 2014. Pp. 352. $27.95 (US) Molly Worthen has written a wide ranging intellectual history of American evangelicalism that covers the last 70 years. She suggests that her goal is to create a “....read more
E. MORRIS SIDER. Living Simply, Giving Generously: A Biography of David and Jeannie Byer. Grantham, PA: Brethren in Christ Historical Society, 2015. Pp. 208. $15.00 (U.S.) Unusual enough for the Historical Society, the subjects of this biography are not Brethren in Christ—officially, that is; but by background, principles, engagement, and...read more
GREGORY A. BOYD. The Myth of a Christian Nation: How the Quest for Political Power is Destroying the Church. Zondervan, 2007. 224 pages. $12.57 (U.S.) In addition to being a pastor, I am a politician and elected official. I consider my first and highest calling to be my spiritual calling...read more
DAVID L. WEAVER-ZERCHER. Martyrs Mirror: A Social History. Baltimore: John Hopkins University Press, 2016. Pp. 440. $49.95 (U.S.) David Weaver-Zercher completed an impressive undertaking in writing Martyrs Mirror: A Social History: a three-part book detailing Anabaptist history and the significance of a book dedicated to describing the stories of martyrs...read more
AUGUST H. KONKEL. 1 & 2 Chronicles. Believers Church Bible Commentary. Harrisonburg, Virginia and Kitchener, Ontario: Herald Press, 2016. Pp. 517 $29.99 (USD) August H. Konkel’s 1 & 2 Chronicles, in the Believers Church Bible Commentary series, begins with an introduction describing Chronicles as an approach to historiography, and the...read more