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Summary of Circling the Elephant (2020) by John J. Thatamanil
[My May 25 regular blog post was about the book that I am summarizing much more fully here. Click here to read the much shorter blog article titled “Pondering Pachyderm Perambulation.”] This is a very scholarly book that, after the … Continue reading
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Review of “Jesus and Kukai”
[The following is a review I wrote in the fall of 2018 for the journal Missiology: An International Review.] Review of Jesus and Kukai: A World of Non-Duality (2018) by Peter Baekelmans During my many years of living in Fukuoka City, … Continue reading
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Review of “A Palestinian Theology of Liberation”
[This is a book review I wrote for the Englewood Review of Books; it was posted online, here, in January 2018.] Naim Stifan Ateek, A Palestinian Theology of Liberation: The Bible, Justice, and the Palestine-Israel Conflict (Orbis Books, 2017; 172 … Continue reading
The View from This Seat (supplementary blog) 