May 5, 2016 | Author - Wayne Northey
From the perspective of mimetic theory, the most serious problem with the Left Behind series of novels, by Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins,(1) is their re-sacralization of violence. Their version of Jesus is no longer the Lamb slain but the same beastly violence of...
May 5, 2016 | Author - Wayne Northey
Dan Clendenin begins an Internet commentary for the week of Easter 4C (JourneywithJesus.net) with a nice summary: There are sixty-six books in the Christian Bible, none of which has provoked more controversy, esoteric speculation, or misunderstanding than the very...
Aug 31, 2015 | Author - Wayne Northey
There is an arresting statement about God in I John 4:8: Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love. “God is love” is an essentialist statement about God: who God is in God’s essence. There is also an arresting call to Christians in Ephesians 5:1...
Aug 29, 2015 | Author - Wayne Northey, Book Reviews
Editor's Header by Ron Dart: There can be no doubt that Doug Frank, in a "A Gentler God", has faced into the darker and more disturbing aspects of the North American reformed and evangelical ethos–he did so, courageously,...
Aug 29, 2015 | Author - Wayne Northey, Book Reviews
A Farewell To Mars: An Evangelical Pastor’s Journey Toward the Biblical Gospel of Peace, Brian Zahnd, Colorado Springs: David C. Cook, 2014, 208pp. [NOTE: The copy of the book used for review was an e-book and hence there are no page numbers.] This is an outstanding...
