Review: The Problem of Suffering
The Problem of Suffering: A Father’s Hope, by Gregory P. Schulz. St. Louis: Concordia Publishing House, 2011. 144 pages. Greg Schulz is an ordained Lutheran pastor who also holds a doctorate in philosophy. He is ...
Review: Is There a Meaning in This Text?
Is There a Meaning in This Text? by Kevin J. Vanhoozer. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1998. 496 pages. Kevin Vanhoozer is a Blanchard Professor of Theology at Wheaton College and Graduate School. He is the author ...
Review: For the Life of the Church
For the Life of the Church: A Practical Edition of Pastor Walther’s Prayers and Addresses, by C.F.W. Walther. Edited by Charles P. Schaum. Translated by Rudolph Prange. St. Louis: Concordia, 2011. 194 pages. C.F.W. Walther ...
Review: Commentary on Luther’s Catechisms: Lord’s Prayer
Commentary on Luther’s Catechisms: Lord’s Prayer, by Albrecht Peters. St. Louis: Concordia Publishing House, 2011. 221 pages. The late Dr. Albrecht Peters was a longtime member of the theological faculty of the Ruprecht-Karls-Universität in Heidelberg, ...
Review: Concordia’s Complete Bible Handbook for Students
Concordia's Complete Bible Handbook for Students, Introductions by Jane L. Fryar, Edited by Edward A. Engelbrecht. St. Louis: Concordia Publishing House, 2011. 449 pages. Jane L. Fryar is an author and editor of adult and ...
Review: Sticky Teams
Larry Osborne, Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2010, 222 pages. Larry Osborne is the lead pastor at North Coast Church in northern San Diego County. He speaks extensively on the subjects of leadership and spiritual formation. ...
Review: A Formula for Parish Practice
Timothy J. Wengert. Grand Rapids: William B. Eerdman’s (Lutheran Quarterly Books), 2006. xii + 234 pages. Timothy Wengert is Ministerium of Pennsylvania Professor of Reformation History at The Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia. With ...
Review: Jesus + Nothing = Everything
Jesus + Nothing = Everything, by Tullian Tchividjian. Wheaton, IL: Crossway, 2011. 220 pages. Tullian Tchividjian (cha-vi-jin) is the senior pastor at Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, where he followed long-time senior ...
Review: Exegetical Fallacies
Exegetical Fallacies, by D. A. Carson. Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, 1996. 148 pages. A. Carson is a research professor of New Testament at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. He has written or edited a variety of ...