Home About  Contents Reviews Full Journal For Authors Contact Us Site Map

The Evangelical Review of Society and Politics
Book Reviews on Open Access

The Evangelical Review

of Theology & Politics

The Evangelical
Review
of Society
& Politics
Book Reviews

Book Reviews

THE EVANGELICAL REVIEW OF SOCIETY & POLITICS, VOL. 1, NO. 1 FEBRUARY 2007 ~
BOOK REVIEWS

ERS&P Vol 1, No. 1, February 2007 Book Reviews
Single PDF File of Reviews

J. Budziszewski, Evangelicals in the Public Square: Four Formative Voices on Political Thought and Action (Baker Academic, 2006).
Reviewed by Timothy Sherratt

Nick Spencer, “Doing God”. A Future for Faith in the Public Square (London: Theos, 2006).
Reviewed by Daniel Strange

Brendan Sweetman, Why Politics Needs Religion: The Place of Religious Arguments in the Public Square (IVP Academic, 2006).
Reviewed by Brian Edgar

John Swinton and Harriet Mowat, Practical Theology and Qualitative Research (SCM Press, 2006).
Reviewed by David Smith

N.T. Wright, Evil and the Justice of God (IVP, 2006).
Reviewed by Stephen M. Vantassel

THE EVANGELICAL REVIEW OF SOCIETY & POLITICS, VOL. 2, NO. 1 MARCH 2008 ~
BOOK REVIEWS

ERS&P Vol 2, No. 1, March 2008 Book Reviews
Single PDF File of Reviews

Kent A. Van Til, Less than Two Dollars a Day: A Christian View of World Poverty and the Free Market,
Reviewed by Amos Yong

Calvin L. Smith, Revolution, Revival, and Religious Conflict in Sandinista Nicaragua.
Reviewed by Doug Petersen

Robert W. Brimlow, What About Hitler? Wrestling With Jesus's Call to Nonviolence in an Evil World.
Reviewed by Stephen M. Vantassel

Ronald H. Stone, Prophetic Realism: Beyond Militarism and Pacifism in an Age of Terror.
Reviewed by Stephen M. Vantassel

Richard Gibb, Grace and Global Justice: The Socio-Political Mission of the Church in an Age of Globalization.
Reviewed by Jon DePriest

David W. Torrance and George Taylor, Israel, God's Servant.
Reviewed by Calvin L. Smith

Stephen J. Keillor, God's Judgments: Interpreting History and the Christian Faith.
Reviewed by Mark S. Sweetnam

Nick Solly Megoran, The War on Terror: How Should Christians Respond?
Reviewed Bethan Pearse

THE EVANGELICAL REVIEW OF SOCIETY & POLITICS, VOL. 3, NO. 1 FEBRUARY 2009 ~
BOOK REVIEWS

ERS&P Vol 3, No. 1, February 2009 Book Reviews
Single PDF File of Reviews

John Atherton, Transfiguring Capitalism: An Enquiry into Religion and Global Change.
Reviewed by Geoffrey Holsclaw.

Jeffrey W. Robbins and Neal Magee (eds), The Sleeping Giant Has Awoken: The New Politics of Religion in the United States.
Reviewed by Amos Yong.

Meic Pearse, The Gods of War: Is Religion the Primary Cause of Conflict?
Reviewed by Stephen M. Vantassel.

R. J. Berry, ed. When Enough is Enough: A Christian Framework for Environmental Sustainability.
Reviewed by Stephen M. Vantassel.

Paul Richard Wilkinson, For Zion's Sake: Christian Zionism and the Role of John Nelson Darby.
Reviewed by Mark Sweetnam.

Quentin Schultze, Understanding Evangelical Media: The Changing Face of Christian Communication.
Reviewed by Gordon Klingenschmitt.

William Hasker, The Triumph of God Over Evil: Theodicy for a World of Suffering.
Reviewed by Bradford McCall.

THE EVANGELICAL REVIEW OF SOCIETY & POLITICS, VOL. 4, NO. 1 APRIL 2010 ~
BOOK REVIEWS

ERS&P Vol 4, No. 1, April 2010 Book Reviews
Single PDF File of Reviews

Richard K. Fenn, Key Thinkers in the Sociology of Religion.
Reviewed by Derek Tidball.

J.P. Moreland, The Recalcitrant Imago Dei: Human Persons and the Failure Of Naturalism.
Reviewed by Stephen M. Vantassel.

Graham Ward, The Politics of Discipleship: Becoming Postmaterial Citizens.
Reviewed by Annie Vocature Bullock.

David M. Haskell, Through a Lens Darkly: How the News Media Perceive and Portray Evangelicals.
Reviewed by Wayne G. Smith.

Ralf K. Wüstenberg, The Political Dimension of Reconciliation: A Theological Analysis of Ways of Dealing With Guilt During the Transition to Democracy in South Africa and (East) Germany.
Reviewed by Geoffrey Troughton.

THE EVANGELICAL REVIEW OF SOCIETY & POLITICS, VOL. 5, NO. 1 APRIL 2011 ~
BOOK REVIEWS

Note individual PDF files
for this volume/issue

Eric Gregory, Politics and the Order of Love: An Augustinian Ethic of Democratic Citizenship.
Reviewed by Amos Yong.

Marcella Althaus-Reid, Ivan Petrella, and, Luiz Carlos Susin, Another Possible World.
Reviewed by Colin Warner.

Calvin L. Smith, Pentecostal Power: Expressions, Impact and Faith of Latin American Pentecostalism.
Reviewed by Brian N. Brewer.

David G. Horrell, The Bible and the Environment: Towards a Critical Ecological Biblical Theology.
Reviewed by Stephen M. Vantassel.

Matthew A. Shadle, The Origins of War:
A Catholic Perspective
.
Reviewed by Stephen M Vantassel.

Willie James Jennings.The Christian Imagination: Theology and the Origins of Race.
Reviewed by Timothy Lim T.N.

THE EVANGELICAL REVIEW OF SOCIETY & POLITICS, VOL. 6, NOS. 1&2 APRIL/OCTOBER 2012 ~ BOOK REVIEWS

Note individual PDF files
for this volume/issue

Bruce W. Longenecker, Remember the Poor: Paul, Poverty, and the Greco-Roman World.
Review by Ewen Butler

Jeff Van Duzer, Why Business Matters to God (And What Still Needs to Be Fixed).
Review by Roger D. Duke

Jung Mo Sung, Desire, Market and Religion.
Review by Henry Kuo

Jonathan Bean (ed.), Race and Liberty in America: The Essential Reader.
Review by Henry Kuo

Peter Beinart, The Crisis of Zionism.
Review by Raymond Pfister

Stephen B. Bevans and Katalina Tahaafe-Williams, Contextual Theology for the Twenty-First Century.
Review by Allen Yeh

Van Til, K. A. The Moral Disciple: An Introduction to Christian Ethics.
Review by Stephen M. Vantassel


THE EVANGELICAL REVIEW OF SOCIETY & POLITICS, VOL. 1, NO. 2, OCTOBER 2007 ~
BOOK REVIEWS

ERS&P Vol 1, No. 2, October 2007 Book Reviews
Single PDF File of Reviews

Paul Freston, Protestant Political Parties: A Global Survey.
Reviewed by Timothy Sherratt.

Michael Northcott, An Angel Directs the Storm: Apocalyptic Religion and American Empire.
Reviewed by David Smith.

William F. Cox, Jr., Tyranny Through Public Education: the Case against Government Control of Education.
Reviewed by Jason Edwards.

Melanie Phillips, Londonistan: How Britain is Creating a Terror State Within.
Reviewed by Chris Lazenby.

Gary Burge, Whose Land? Whose Promise? What Christians Are Not Being Told About Israel and the Palestinians.
Reviewed by Calvin L. Smith.

Stephen Clark (ed.) Tale of Two Cities: Christianity and Politics.
Reviewed by Brian Edgar.

H. Stephen Shoemaker, Being Christian in an Almost Christian Nation: Thinking About Faith and Politic.
Reviewed by Jon DePriest.

THE EVANGELICAL REVIEW OF SOCIETY & POLITICS, VOL. 2, NO. 2 OCTOBER 2008 ~
BOOK REVIEWS

ERS&P Vol 2, No. 2, October 2008 Book Reviews
Single PDF File of Reviews

Paul Freston, Protestant Political Parties: A Global Survey.
Reviewed by Timothy Sherratt.

Michael Northcott, An Angel Directs the Storm: Apocalyptic Religion and American Empire.
Reviewed by David Smith.

William F. Cox, Jr., Tyranny Through Public Education: the Case against Government Control of Education.
Reviewed by Jason Edwards.

Melanie Phillips, Londonistan: How Britain is Creating a Terror State Within.
Reviewed by Chris Lazenby.

Gary Burge, Whose Land? Whose Promise? What Christians Are Not Being Told About Israel and the Palestinians.
Reviewed by Calvin L. Smith.

Stephen Clark (ed.) Tale of Two Cities: Christianity and Politics.
Reviewed by Brian Edgar.

H. Stephen Shoemaker, Being Christian in an Almost Christian Nation: Thinking About Faith and Politic.
Reviewed by Jon DePriest.

THE EVANGELICAL REVIEW OF SOCIETY & POLITICS, VOL. 3, NO. 2 NOVEMBER 2009 ~
BOOK REVIEWS

ERS&P Vol 3, No. 2, November, 2009 Book Reviews
Single PDF File of Reviews

Vinoth Ramachandra, Subverting Global Myths: Theology and the Public Issues Shaping Our World.
Reviewed by Chan-Woong Shin.

Carl Schmitt, Political Theology II: The Myth of the Closure of Any Political Theology.
Reviewed by Amos Yong.

Peter Goodwin Heltzel, Jesus & Justice: Evangelicals, Race and American Politics.
Reviewed by Timothy Lim Teck Ngern.

M.D. Daniel, Christians at the Border: Immigration, the Church, and the Bible.
Reviewed by Emmanuel Sule.

Andrew Sloane, At Home in a Strange Land: Using the Old Testament in Christian Ethics.
Reviewed by Stephen M. Vantassel.

Kenneth G. C. Newport and Crawford Gribben (eds), Expecting the End: Millennialism in Social and Historical Context.
Reviewed by Geoffrey Troughton.

THE EVANGELICAL REVIEW OF SOCIETY & POLITICS, VOL. 4, NO. 2 OCTOBER 2010 ~
BOOK REVIEWS

ERS&P Vol 4, No. 2, October, 2010 Book Reviews
Single PDF File of Reviews

John Milbank, The Future of Love: Essays in Political Theology, Nathan Kerr, Christ, History and Apocalyptic: The Politics of Christian Mission, and, Bryan C. Hollon, Everything in Sacred: Spiritual Exegesis in the Political Theology of Henri de Lubac.
Reviewed by Amos Yong.

Hilary Marlow, Biblical Prophets and Contemporary Environmental Ethics: Re-Reading Amos, Hosea, and First Isaiah.
Reviewed by Stephen M. Vantassel.

Willie James Jennings, The Christian Imagination: Theology and the Origins of Race.
Reviewed by Timothy Lim Teck Ngern.

Greg Forster, The Contested Public Square: The Crisis of Christianity and Politics.
Reviewed by Chan Woong Shin.

THE EVANGELICAL REVIEW OF SOCIETY & POLITICS, VOL. 5, NO. 2 OCTOBER 2011 ~
BOOK REVIEWS

Note individual PDF files
for this volume/issue

Wayne Grudem, Politics according to the Bible: A Comprehensives Resource for Understanding Modern Political Issues in Light of Scripture.
Reviewed by Stephen M. Vantassel

Ivan Petrella and Marcella Althaus-Reid, Beyond Liberation Theology: A Polemic. Series-Reclaiming Liberation Theology.
Reviewed by Colin Warner

Paul Louis Metzger, Consuming Jesus: Beyond Race and Class Divisions in a Consumer Church.
Reviewed by Henry Kuo

Dennis Di Mauro, A Love for Life: Christianity's Consistent Protection of the Unborn.
Reviewed by Shannon Kim

Marcia W. Mount Shoop, Let the Bones Dance: Embodiment and the Body of Christ.
Reviewed by Timothy Lim Teck Ngern.

Andrew Greeley, A Stupid, Unjust and Criminal War: Iraq 2001-2007.
Reviewed by P.H. Brazier.



To access the full content of The Evangelical Review (PDF files of Articles, Review Essays/Articles, Forums, and Book Reviews), please go to “Journal Access.”

JOURNAL ACCESS

ERS&P
Open Access
Book Reviews

ERT&P
Open Access
Book Reviews

Home ||  Contents ||  Reviews ||  Full Journal ||  For Authors ||  Contact Us

The Evangelical Review

Copyright 2013 © King's Divinity Press © King's Evangelical Divinity School and © Ash Design