Nov 7, 2013 | Author - Ron Dart
Erasmus and Luther: The Final Fray The real problem, however, was not in accepting the authority of Scripture. The real problem was the authority of the interpretation of Scripture. Luther, objected Erasmus, “constantly...
Oct 28, 2013 | Author - Ron Dart, Book Reviews
Susan Oakey-Baker, Finding Jim (Rocky Mountain Books, 2013). Joy and woe are woven fine, A clothing for the soul divine, Under every grief and pine, Runs a joy with silken twine. It is right it should be so, We were made for joy and woe, And when this we...
Sep 25, 2013 | Author - Ron Dart, Book Reviews
Frank Schaeffer, AND GOD SAID, “BILLY” (Outskirts Press, 2013). Frank Schaeffer is, probably, the most prolific Christian writer in the last two decades who has, directly and clearly, addressed the dysfunctional nature of the conservative evangelical family in...
Sep 12, 2013 | Author - Ron Dart
Mazo de la Roche was one of the most successful and prolific women writers of the 20th century. Her novel, Jalna, the dramatic story of a family dynasty, skyrocketed to international fame and fortune in 1927. By the time she died, 11 million copies of her books had...
Aug 11, 2013 | Author - Ron Dart
There is a tendency amongst some within the Orthodox tradition of Christianity to idealize the Eastern form of Christianity and denigrate Western forms of Christianity—this can be found in many recent North American converts to Orthodoxy—such leanings have a way of...