Ever Ancient, Ever New
The New Apologetics: Defending the Faith in a Post-Christian Era Edited by Matthew Nelson. Word on Fire Institute, 2022. Paperback, 288 pages, $24.95. Reviewed by Scott D. Moringiello. I regularly teach “Introduction to Catholicism” at DePaul University. Of the 40...
The Celebrity-Industrial Complex
Celebrities for Jesus: How Personas, Platforms, and Profits are Hurting the Church By Katelyn Beaty. Brazos Press, 2022. Hardcover, 208 pages, $24.99. Reviewed by James E. Hartley. “The celebrity,” opined Daniel Boorstein, “is a person who is known for his...
Psalms for Heaven, Earth, and Everywhere In Between
Christian Poetry In America Since 1940: An Anthology Edited by Micah Mattix and Sally Thomas. Iron Pen/Paraclete Press, 2022. Paperback, 208 pages, $25. Reviewed by Steven Knepper. Christian Poetry In America Since 1940 begins with a proclamation: “There has been a...
In Defense of Divine Justice
Is God a Vindictive Bully? Reconciling Portrayals of God in the Old and New Testaments By Paul Copan. Baker Academic, 2022. Paperback, 320 pages, $27.99. Reviewed by Annmarie McLaughlin. Recently, while I was reading Paul Copan’s Is God a Vindictive Bully? and...
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