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Nick Spencer,
The Mighty andthe Almighty:
How Political Leaders Do God
Reviewed by Anthony A.J. Williams.
ERT&P VOL. 5 : Published : May 29, 2017
Reviewed by Joshua Beckett.
ERT&P VOL. 5 : Published : July 16, 2017
Justo L. González,
A Brief History of Sunday: From the New Testament to the New Creation
Reviewed by Jennifer L. Ackerman.
ERT&P VOL. 5 : Published : July 23, 2017
Reviewed by Matthew F. Jones.
ERT&P VOL. 5 : Published : September 8, 2017
Reviewed by Timothy R. Scheuers.
ERT&P VOL. 5 : Published : October 2, 2017
Matthew Levering, Engaging the Doctrine of Creation:Cosmos, Creatures, and the Wise and Good Creator
Reviewed by Stephen M. Vantassel.
ERT&P VOL. 5 : Published : October 26, 2017
Robert P. Menzies, Speaking in Tongues:
Jesus and the Apostolic Church as Models
for the Church Today
Reviewed by Mark Anderson.
ERT&P VOL. 5 : Published : November 17, 2017
John M.G. Barclay,
Paul and the Gift,
Grand Rapids, MI: Wm. B. Eerdmans, 2015
Reviewed by Walter Lamberti.
ERT&P VOL. 4 : Published : February 16, 2016
Timothy Sherrat,
Power made Perfect,
Eugene OR: Cascade, 2016.
Reviewed by Stephen Vantessal.
ERT&P VOL. 4 : Published : August 5, 2016
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THE EVANGELICAL REVIEW OF THEOLOGY & POLITICS, VOL. 1, 2013 ~ BOOK REVIEWS
Reviewed by William MacDonald.
ERT&P VOL. 1 : Published : September 25, 2013
Reviewed by Ashley Staggs-Kay.
ERT&P VOL. 1 : Published : September 25, 2013
Reviewed by Brian N. Brewer.
ERT&P VOL. 1 : Published : September 25, 2013
Reviewed by Calvin L. Smith.
ERT&P VOL. 1 : Published : November 16, 2013
THE EVANGELICAL REVIEW OF THEOLOGY & POLITICS, VOL. 2, 2014 ~ BOOK REVIEWS
R.W.L. Moberly. Old Testament Theology:
Reading the Hebrew Bible as
Christian Scripture.
Reviewed by Stephen M. Vantassel.
ERT&P VOL. 2 : Published : March 5, 2014.
Reviewed by Judi J. Rogers.
ERT&P VOL. 2 : Published : February 26, 2014.
Reviewed by Laura E. Alexander.
ERT&P VOL. 2 : Published : April 8, 2014.
Reviewed by Blake Campbell.
ERT&P VOL. 2 : Published : May 8, 2014.
ERT&P VOL. 2 : Published : June 18, 2014.
Reviewed by Kathryn Sargent
ERT&P VOL. 2 : Published : June 25, 2014.
Reviewed by Daniel Kayley
ERT&P VOL. 2 : Published : November 16, 2014.
Reviewed by Blake I. Campbell
ERT&P VOL. 2 : Published : November 22, 2014.
THE EVANGELICAL REVIEW OF THEOLOGY & POLITICS, VOL. 3, 2015 ~ BOOK REVIEWS
Reviewed by Gregory Hagg.
ERT&P VOL. 3 : Published : June 9, 2015
Reviewed by Robert Walter.
ERT&P VOL. 3 : Published : June 7, 2015
Reviewed by Richard Flashman.
ERT&P VOL. 3 : Published : June 8, 2015
Reviewed by Slava Ilchishin.
ERT&P VOL. 3 : Published : June 8, 2015
Johnson T.K. Lim, Holy Spirit:
Unfinished Agenda, Singapore:
WordnWorks, 2015.
Reviewed by Timothy T. N. Lim.
ERT&P VOL. 3 : Published : July 16, 2015
Reviewed by Edwin E.M. Tay.
ERT&P VOL. 3 : Published : September 14, 2015
Reviewed by Henry Kuo.
ERT&P VOL. 3 : Published : September 14, 2015
Reviewed by Brian Brewer.
ERT&P VOL. 3 : Published : December 15, 2015
James K. A. Smith,
You Are What You Love:
The Spiritual Power of Habit,
Reviewed by Ashley Staggs-Kay.
ERT&P VOL. 4 : Published : October 8, 2016
Robert H. Stein,
Jesus The Temple, and the Coming Son of Man:
A Commentary on Mark 13,
Reviewed by Anthony Royle.
ERT&P VOL. 4 : Published : November 15 2016
John Corvino, Ryan T. Anderson, and Sherif Girgis, Debating Religious Liberty and Discrimination
Reviewed by Daniel Brockway.
ERT&P VOL. 5 : Published : June 26, 2017
Reviewed by Stephen M. Vantassel.
ERT&P VOL. 5 : Published : July 22, 2017
Mark R. Amstutz,
Just Immigration: American Policy in Christian Perspective
Reviewed by Esteban G. Miranda.
ERT&P VOL. 5 : Published : August 21, 2017
Olli-Pekka Vainio,
Disagreeing Virtuously: Religious Conflict in Interdisciplinary Perspective
Reviewed by Judith C.P. Lin.
ERT&P VOL. 5 : Published : September 10, 2017
Donald Wallenfang,
Human and Divine Being: A Study on the Theological Anthropology of Edith Stein
Reviewed by David Muthukumar S.
ERT&P VOL. 5 : Published : October 20, 2017
William S. Morrow,
An Introduction
to Biblical Law
Reviewed by Jason A. Riley.
ERT&P VOL. 5 : Published : October 26, 2017
THE EVANGELICAL REVIEW OF THEOLOGY & POLITICS, VOL. 5, 2017 ~ BOOK REVIEWS
THE EVANGELICAL REVIEW OF THEOLOGY & POLITICS, VOL. 4, 2016 ~ BOOK REVIEWS
THE EVANGELICAL REVIEW OF THEOLOGY & POLITICS, VOL. 6, 2018 ~ BOOK REVIEWS
Joshua Jipp,
Saved by Faith
and Hospitality
Reviewed by Anthony Royle.
ERT&P VOL. 6 : Published : January 1, 2018
Jeremy L. Sabella,
An American Conscience:
The Reinhold Niebuhr Story
Reviewed by Daniel Salyers.
ERT&P VOL. 6 : Published : January 1, 2018
Reviewed by Stephen M. Vantassel.
ERT&P VOL. 6 : Published : January 1, 2018
Gerald A. Klingbeil, ed.
The Genesis Creation Account and Its Reverberations in the Old Testament
Reviewed by Viktor Toth.
ERT&P VOL. 6 : Published : March 24, 2018
Reviewed by Stephen M. Vantassel.
ERT&P VOL. 6 : Published : April 28, 2018
Reviewed by David Muthukumar S.
ERT&P VOL. 6 : Published : July 29, 2018
Reviewed by Viktor Toth.
ERT&P VOL. 6 : Published : September 19, 2018
Gerald R. McDermott (editor).
The New Christian Zionism: Fresh Perspectives
on Israel and the Land
Reviewed by Mitch Glaser.
ERT&P VOL. 6 : Published : January 1, 2018
Mark J. Boda.
The Heartbeat of Old Testament Theology: Three Creedal Expressions
Reviewed by Corey Wilson.
ERT&P VOL. 6 : Published : January 1, 2018
Reviewed by Viktor Toth.
ERT&P VOL. 6 : Published : January 25, 2018
James K. A. Smith.
Awaiting the King: Reforming Public Theology(Cultural Liturgies Volume 3).
Reviewed by Joshua Beckett.
ERT&P VOL. 6 : Published : April 28, 2018
Erwin W. Lutzer.
Hitler’s Cross: How the Cross Was Used to Promote the Nazi Agenda.
Reviewed by Judith C.P. Lin.
ERT&P VOL. 6 : Published : June 18, 2018
Reviewed by Stephen M. Vantassel.
ERT&P VOL. 6 : [September 6 2018 : replacement review]
Kay Higuera Smith, Jayachitra Lalitha, and L. Daniel Hawk (editors), Evangelical Postcolonial Conversations:Global Awakenings in Theology and Praxis. Reviewed by Christopher The.
ERT&P VOL. 6 : Published : October 20, 2018
THE EVANGELICAL REVIEW OF THEOLOGY & POLITICS, VOL. 7, 2019 ~ BOOK REVIEWS
Karl Barth (Trans. & Ed. William Klempa),
A Unique Time of God:
Karl Barth’s WWI Sermons
Reviewed by Daniel L. Stevenson, Jr.
ERT&P VOL. 7 : Published : January 1, 2019
David Elliot,
Hope and Christian Ethics (New Studies in Christian Ethics)
Reviewed by Agnes Chiu.
ERT&P VOL. 7 : Published : January 1, 2019
William C. Mattison III,
The Sermon on the Mount and Moral Theology:
A Virtue Perspective
Reviewed by Stephen M. Vantassel.
ERT&P VOL. 7 : Published : March 2, 2019
William Willimon,
Who Lynched Willie Earle?
Preaching to Confront Racism
Reviewed by Daniel L. Stevenson, Jr..
ERT&P VOL. 7 : Published : June 20, 2019
Love L Sechrest et al (eds.),
Can White People Be Saved? Triangulating Race,Theology, and Mission
Reviewed by Dr. Craig Hendrickson.
ERT&P VOL. 7 : Published : June 20, 2019
Reviewed by Emily Buck.
ERT&P VOL. 7 : Published : July 17, 2019
Thomas R. Schreiner,
Spiritual Gifts: What they are
& why they matter
Reviewed by Mark Anderson.
ERT&P VOL. 7 : Published : October 8, 2019
Tommy Givens,
We the People:
Israel and the Catholicity of Jesus
Reviewed by Esteban Miranda.
ERT&P VOL. 7 : Published : January 1, 2019
Barna Group,
Barna Trends 2018: What’s New and What’s Next at the Intersection of Faith and Culture
Reviewed by Joyce del Rosario.
ERT&P VOL. 7 : Published : January 1, 2019
P. Travis Kroeker.
Messianic Political Theology and Diaspora Ethics: Essays in Exile
Reviewed by Aaron Perry.
ERT&P VOL. 7 : Published : March 21, 2019
Ian Christopher Levy,
Introducing Medieval Biblical
Interpretation…
Reviewed by Emily Buck.
ERT&P VOL. 7 : Published : June 20, 2019
Robert Louis Wilken,
Liberty in the Things of God: The Christian Origins of Religious Freedom
Reviewed by Brendon Michael Norton.
ERT&P VOL. 7 : Published : June 26, 2019
J.P. Moreland,
Scientism and Secularism:
Learning to Respond to a Dangerous Ideology
Reviewed by Kenneth R. Marple.
ERT&P VOL. 7 : Published : August 12, 2019
THE EVANGELICAL REVIEW OF THEOLOGY & POLITICS, VOL. 8, 2020 ~ BOOK REVIEWS
Reviewed by Emily Buck.
ERT&P VOL. 8 : Published : January 1, 2020
Reviewed by Kenneth R. Marple.
ERT&P VOL. 8 : Published : January 1, 2020
Reviewed by Viktor Toth.
ERT&P VOL. 8 : Published : January 16, 2020
Elise Daniels (ed.),
Called to Freedom
Why You Can Be Christian and Libertarian
Reviewed by Jonathan Ashbach.
ERT&P VOL. 8 : Published : May 3, 2020
John S. Dickerson,
Jesus Skeptic: A Journalist Explores the
Credibility and Impact of Christianity
Reviewed by Kenneth R. Marple.
ERT&P VOL. 8 : Published : June 9, 2020
William Cully Allen,
Jesus Among Giants:
Religious Biographies in Comparative Context
Reviewed by Stephen M. Vantassel.
ERT&P VOL. 8 : Published : July 8, 2020
Gavin R. Ortlund,
Retrieving Augustine’s Doctrine of Creation:
Ancient Wisdom for Current Controversy
Reviewed by Stephen M. Vantassel.
ERT&P VOL. 8 : Published : August 17, 2019
Reviewed by Stephen M. Vantassel.
ERT&P VOL. 8 : Published : January 1, 2020
Scot McKnight,
Pastor Paul: Nurturing a Culture of
Christoformity in the Church,
Reviewed by Aarton Perry.
ERT&P VOL. 8 : Published : January 14, 2020
Luke J. Harp,
Protestants and American Conservativism:
A Short History,
Reviewed by Brendon Michael Norton.
ERT&P VOL. 8 : Published : January 23, 2020
Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove,
Revolution of Values:
Reclaiming Public Faith for the Common Good,
Reviewed by Rev. Timothy R. Scheuers.
ERT&P VOL. 8 : Published : May 28, 2020
Darrell L. Bock,
Ephesians.
(Tyndale New Testament Commentary),
Reviewed by Anthony Royle.
ERT&P VOL. 8 : Published : June 27, 2020
John S. Kloppenborg,
Christ’s Associations:Connecting and Belonging in the Ancient City
Reviewed by Brendon Michael Norton.
ERT&P VOL. 8 : Published : August 14, 2020
Clayton King,
Reborn: How Encountering Jesus
Changes Everything
Reviewed by Matthew Wong.
ERT&P VOL. 8 : Published : October 26, 2020
THE EVANGELICAL REVIEW OF THEOLOGY & POLITICS, VOL. 9, 2021 ~ BOOK REVIEWS
Reviewed by Stephen M. Vantassel.
2021-01, ERT&P VOL. 9 : Published : January 1, 2021
Richard Bauckham,
Who Is God?
Key Moments of Biblical Revelation
Reviewed by Cathryn Carmichael.
2021-03, ERT&P VOL. 9 : Published : January 1, 2021
Scot McKnight and B. J. Oropeza, eds,
Perspectives on Paul:
Five Views
Reviewed by Cathryn Carmichael.
2021-05, ERT&P VOL. 9 : Published : January 1, 2021
Reviewed by Matt Wong.
2021-07, ERT&P VOL. 9 : Published : February 20, 2021
David Jenkins,
The Word Explored: The Problem of Biblical Illiteracy & What to Do about It.
Reviewed by Charles Schmitz.
2021-07, ERT&P VOL. 9 : Published : October 29, 2021
Thomas Kidd,
Who is an Evangelical?:
The History of a Movement in Crisis,
Reviewed by Geoffrey Butler.
2021-02, ERT&P VOL. 9 : Published : January 1, 2021
James B. Jordan,
Christendom
and the Nations,
Reviewed by Jonathan Ashbach.
2021-04, ERT&P VOL. 9 : Published : January 1, 2021
Reviewed by Viktor J. Tóth.
2021-06, ERT&P VOL. 9 : Published : February 20, 2021
W. Ross Hastings,
Theological Ethics: The Moral Life of the Gospel in Contemporary Context.
Reviewed by Forrest H. Buckner.
2021-08, ERT&P VOL. 9 : Published : September 15, 2021
THE EVANGELICAL REVIEW OF THEOLOGY & POLITICS, VOL. 10, 2022 ~ BOOK REVIEWS
Reviewed by Luca Azuma.
2022-01, ERT&P VOL. 10 : Published : March 8, 2022
Kenneth Nehrbass,
Advanced Missiology:
How to Study Missions in Credible and Useful Ways.
Reviewed by Martin Rodriguez.
2022-03, ERT&P VOL. 10 : Published : July12, 2022
Matthew V. Novenson (ed.),
Monotheism and Christology
in Greco-Roman Antiquity.
Reviewed by M.L. Volpp.
2022-05, ERT&P VOL. 10 : Published : October 14, 2022
Reviewed by Stephen M. Vantassel.
2022-02, ERT&P VOL. 10 : Published : April 18, 2022
Charles Marsh,
Evangelical
Anxiety
Reviewed by Noah R. Karger.
2022-04, ERT&P VOL. 10 : Published : July 15, 2022
Martin Mosebach,
The 21: A Journey into
the Land of Coptic Martyrs
Reviewed by Israel A. Kolade.
2022-06, ERT&P VOL. 10 : Published : October 17, 2022
THE EVANGELICAL REVIEW OF THEOLOGY &
POLITICS, VOL. 11, 2023 ~ BOOK REVIEWS
Linzey, A., & Linzey, C.
An Ethical Critique
of Fur Factory Farming
Reviewed by Stephen M. Vantassel.
2023-01, ERT&P VOL. 11 : Published : March 26, 2023
R.B. Jamieson and Tyler Wittman
Biblical Reasoning: Christological and Trinitarian Rules for Exegesis
Reviewed by Aaron Kelley.
2022-03, ERT&P VOL. 11 : Published : March 26, 2023
Robyn Whitaker.
Even the Devil
Quotes Scripture
Reviewed by Jason Hensley.
2023-05, ERT&P VOL. 11 : Published : July 30, 2023
Patrick Deneen.
Regime Change:
Toward a Post-Liberal Future
Reviewed by Brendon Michael Norton.
2023-07, ERT&P VOL. 11 : Published : November 26, 2023
James M. Hamilton
Typology: Understanding God’s Promise-Shaped Patterns: How Old Testament Expectations are Fulfilled in Christ. Reviewed by Aaron Kelley.
2023-02, ERT&P VOL. 11 : Published : March 26, 2023
Ben C. Blackwell (et al)
Reading Hebrews in Context:
The Sermon and Second Temple Judaism.
Reviewed by Jonathan Rowlands.
2023-04, ERT&P VOL. 11 : Published : May 6, 2023
Reviewed by Caleb Massey.
2022-06, ERT&P VOL. 11 : Published : July 30, 2023
Greg Goswell
Text and Paratext: Book Order, Title, and Division
as Keys to Biblical Interpretation.
Reviewed by Mina Monier.
2022-06, ERT&P VOL. 11 : Published : December 2, 2023
THE EVANGELICAL REVIEW OF THEOLOGY &
POLITICS, VOL. 12, 2024 ~ BOOK REVIEWS
Reviewed by Walter Lamberti
2024-01, ERT&P VOL. 12 : Published : January 28, 2024.
Matthew Anslow.
Fulfilling the Law and the Prophets:The Prophetic Vocation of Jesus in the Gospel of Matthew
Reviewed by Rubin James Yi McClain
2024-03, ERT&P VOL. 12 : Published : February 29, 2024.
Nicholas A. Elder.
Gospel Media: Reading, Writing, and Circulating Jesus Traditions
Reviewed by Timothy N. Mitchell
2024-05, ERT&P VOL. 12 : Published : July 9, 2024.
Charles L. Quarles and L. Scott Kellum.
40 Questions About the Text and Canon
of the New Testament
Reviewed by Clark R. Bates
2024-07, ERT&P VOL. 12 : Published : September 5, 2024.
Tremper Longman III.
The Fear of the Lord is Wisdom:
A Theological Introduction to Wisdom in Israel
Reviewed by Dan Martin
2024-02, ERT&P VOL. 12 : Published : February 2, 2024.
Matthew J. Lynch.
Flood and Fury: Old Testament Violence
and the Shalom of God
Reviewed by Stephen M. Vantassel
2024-04, ERT&P VOL. 12 : Published : May 21, 2024.
Mark Edwards.
The Problem of Evil in the Ancient World:
Homer to Dionysius the Areopagite
Reviewed by Joshua Jo Wah Yen
2024-06, ERT&P VOL. 12 : Published : July 11, 2024.