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In the April 2024 edition of the journal, Randy Basinger explored the history of the Brethren in Christ peace position and how the statement about peacemaking in the current Articles of Faith and Doctrine came to include what he called a “qualifying clause.” By inserting that that clause, “While we...read more
In the second half of last century, laws in the United States and elsewhere became much less restrictive about allowing divorce. Some church denominations also relaxed their positions. I began wondering whether interpretation of the seemingly straightforward words of Jesus about divorce and remarriage had perhaps been somewhat loosened, while...read more
Wendy J. Deichmann and Scott T. Kisker, ed., Heirs of Pietism in World Christianity: The 19th to the 21stCenturies. Wilmore, KY: First Fruits Press, 2024. Pp. 180. In Suffering, New Testament scholar Craig Keener takes up the challenging matter of Christians and churches who suffer for the sake of Christ....read more
Kate Boyd, An Untidy Faith: Journeying Back to the Joy of Following Jesus. Herald Press, 2023. I agreed to this review an embarrassingly long time ago, which fills me with regret. I picked this book up and set it down repeatedly for well over a year because I simply couldn’t...read more
Janet Kellogg Ray, The God of Monkey Science: People of Faith in a Modern Scientific World. Eerdmans, 2023. Pp. 248. Since the dawn of the fundamentalist-modernist controversy more than a century ago, a tendency has existed within some portions of American Protestantism to view faith commitment and scientific consensus as...read more
Kim Pecinovsky and Hannah Rose Martin, Sparking Peace. Herald Press, 2025. 40 pp. $9 US. Sparking Peace is a thought-provoking book perfect for children and families as they begin to navigate challenging and open conversations around the topic of gun violence. The book opens with a child doing what kids...read more