Dec 8, 2013 | Book Reviews
ADAM NICOLSON. GOD'S SECRETARIES: THE MAKING OF THE KING JAMES BIBLE. New York: Harper Collins Publishers.2003. Some reflections by Henk Smidstra. This book is about the creation of the King James Bible, but has some interesting insights on authority,...
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...
Jul 22, 2013 | Book Reviews
I just finished reading my friend Amy Simpson’s book, “Troubled Minds – Mental Illness and the Church’s Mission”. I was compelled to read this book because it is a topic I have ignored, mostly because it scares me. It’s unknown and awkward. However, in the last...
Jul 22, 2013 | Author - Ron Dart, Book Reviews
Hans Boersma, Embodiment and Virtue in Gregory of Nyssa: An Anagogical Approach (Oxford University Press, 2013). There is definite tug and pull, jostling and clashing in theology, the church and world in the early years of the 21st century. The...
Jul 20, 2013 | Author - Ron Dart, Book Reviews
James Doyle, Progressive Heritage: The Evolution of a Politically Radical Literary Tradition in Canada, 2002 This book has tried to suggest the literary significance of many Canadian writers who were unjustly ignored or condemned because of their...
