Author Archives: Leroy Seat
Review of Randal Rauser’s “Conversations with my Inner Atheist”
Canadian Baptist theologian and apologist Randal Rauser has authored a delightful new (2020) book on Christian apologetics. The subtitle of this work, which seems to be primarily for questioning Christian believers, or have-been` believers, is A Christian Apologist Explores Questions … Continue reading
Another Life is Possible (Book Review)
[This is a book review that was posted today, February 8, 2021, on the website of Englewood Review of Books.] A Review of Another Life is Possible: Insights from 100 Years of Life Together Clare Stober, Editor (Hardback: Plough Publishing … Continue reading
Does The Bible Teach Male Dominance and Female Submission?
Beth Allison Barr is a professor at Baylor University and the author of a new book titled The Making of Biblical Womanhood: How the Subjugation of Women Became Gospel Truth, due to be published in April. Barr also wrote an … Continue reading
Review of “Understanding Japaneseness”
[The following is the review I wrote for Missiology: A Review Journal. It was published in the January 2018 issue of that journal and can be accessed here.] Understanding Japaneseness: A Fresh Look at Nipponjinron through “Maternal-filial Affection” by Kosuke … Continue reading
Summary of Robb Ryerse’s “Running for Our Lives”
[Check out my blog article about Ryerse and his book here.] Ryerse, Robb. Running for Our Lives: A Story of Faith, Politics, and the Common Good. Westminster John Knox Press, 2020. 165 pp. “1 You’ve Got to Do This: Rethinking … Continue reading
Excerpts from Viktor E. Frankl, “Man’s Search for Meaning”
Viktor E. Frankl, Man’s Search for Meaning (original Ger., 1946; original Eng. trans., 1959; Boston Press, 2014), 180 pp. Foreword by Harold S. Kushner (2006) “Viktor Frankl’s Man’s Search for Meaning is one of the great books of our time” … Continue reading
Excerpts from Jean Vanier’s book “Becoming Human”
Jean Vanier, Becoming Human (Anansi, 1998, 2008; 166 pp.) {The following are some of the notable statements the author made through his book, but this is only a compilation of significant sentences, not in any sense a summary of the … Continue reading
“This Little Light of Mine”
{Here are my notes for the “Conversation with Children” I led at Rainbow Mennonite Church this past Sunday.} Conversation with Children (Sept. 1, 2019) Did any of you have a birthday last month? – Well, I did. Do you want … Continue reading
Review of “A Resurrection-Shaped Life”
[This is a review of Jake Owensby, A Resurrection-Shaped Life: Dying and Rising on Planet Earth (Abingdon Press, 2018), 111 pp. — My regular blog article partly based upon this book can be found here.] Author of three previous books, including Gospel … Continue reading
The Case for Annihilationism
[This is the manuscript of my article published in the April 2019 issue of Word&Way, the publication “informing & inspiring Midwest Baptists since 1896.” It would best be read as attractively presented in the magazine, but I am making it … Continue reading
The View from This Seat (supplementary blog) 