By Santosh Ninan and ChristianWeek on
With the postponement of U2ʼs tour, many fans have been left disappointed (including this reviewer, who had planned on seeing them in Seattle and Edmonton!). However, you can still enjoy some U2 with the release of We Get To Carry…Read More→
By Arthur Paul Boers and ChristianWeek on
Apologetics just ain’t what it used to be. Some decades ago, in my high school and university days, we evangelicals latched onto books with authoritative sounding titles, like Know Why You Believe and Evidence that Demands a Verdict. Being a…Read More→
By Kurt Armstrong and ChristianWeek on
If you enjoyed last year’s Reason, Faith and Revolution by the Marxist literary critic Terry Eagleton, you’ll be pleased to know that he’s still got theology on his mind. While his last book was a witty, biting, sermon-like contribution to…Read More→
By Kyle Armstrong and ChristianWeek on
I don’t have a Facebook account. I’m an honest guy but something about sharing so much about myself makes me feel uncomfortable. Hal Niedzviecki’s The Peep Diaries takes a look at the phenomenon of “over-sharing” including Facebook, reality television, the…Read More→
By Martha Thomsen and ChristianWeek on
This book, which the author describes as “a kind of sequel to Simply Christian (2006) and Surprised by Hope (2007),” addresses the all-important issue of how followers of Jesus are to live once they believe. This is rich “meat” for…Read More→
By Kurt Armstrong and ChristianWeek on
I was worried that Tom Jokinen’s Curtains might simply be derivative of that other undertaker/writer named Tom (Thomas Lynch, whose book, The Undertaking is one of the best books I’ve ever read.) Not so. Beyond the subject matter and matching…Read More→