Summary: Discussion of the cultural and real privilege of being a White Christian (or at least conversant in Christianity) in America. I recently read Taking America Back for God, a book about Christian Nationalism, and when I was writing up my review, one of the books recommended was White Christian Privilege. I did not know … Read more
Summary: A call to decolonize our faith. This is my first book of Miquela de la Torre. It is unlikely to be my last. It has now been about three weeks since I fairly quickly read Burying White Privilege. The large movements of the books are not unfamiliar to my previous reading. Dr de la … Read more
Summary: An exploration of what it means to seek racial reconciliation. Christ Over Culture is a good book for the right reader. I have gone back and forth about writing about this book. Generally I write about almost all of the books I read for more than 15 years now. But I am always conflicted … Read more
Summary: An ethnographic study of an antiracism program in a Cincinnati evangelical megachurch. Undivided was not a book on my radar. I had not planned on listening to the Holy Post Podcast which interviewed the author Hahrie Han. But then I got an email about a bonus segment which discussed the 2018 meeting at Wheaton … Read more
Summary: Discussion of how understanding the Medieval world and its books help to understand CS Lewis. Over the years, I have read an enormous amount by or about CS Lewis. I am not Lewis scholar, I have not been systemically enough and I certainly haven’t read enough to know what the academy thinks of Lewis, … Read more
Summary: A relevant history of a theological reform movement that became political. Every once in a while, I come across history revealing areas where I did not realize I had a big hole, but once identified, many connections get made. I have read a number of English history books, but once I read Hot Protestants, … Read more
Summary: A reappraisal of Barth and Bonhoeffer’s thinking around modernity and politics. I regularly recommend the Audible Plus lending library, where Audible members can borrow several thousand audiobooks at no additional costs beyond the membership. Barth, Bonhoeffer, and Modern Politics is a book that has been on my to-read list for a while, but currently, … Read more
Summary: An attempt at devising a non-religious ethical system. Beyond Religion is a book I would not have picked up on my own. But it was the next book chosen for a book club I am in, and the group thought it was worthwhile when it was chosen. As I have said before, book clubs … Read more
Summary: Well-constructed argument that the purpose of the church has been lost, but can be regained again. I was somewhat reluctant to pick up The Kingdom, The Power, and the Glory because I was unsure what more I could learn about Christian Nationalism and extremism, and because I have read so widely in the recent … Read more
Summary: A discussion of the problem of disenchantment in Christianity. It has been several years since I have picked up one of Richard Beck’s books. I am a fan of his and would highly recommend the previous books I have read: Unclean (about hospitality), Slavery of Death (about the power of sin), Reviving Old Scratch … Read more