I Corinthians by Alan F. Johnson (InterVarsity Press, 2004) This review focuses on a Wheaton College professor’s cursory but careless comments on I Corinthians 6:9, contrasted with his nuanced work on chapter 7. Noting the two terms in 6:9 that “have evoked considerable debate”, Johnson repeats some tired superficialities and moves on to a careful…
Homosexuality and the Christian: A Guide for Parents, Pastors and Friends by Mark Yarhouse (Bethany House, 2010), 256 pp. In his Preface, this psych prof at Pat Robertson’s Regent University urges that we “move away” from discussing “whether orientation can change.” Having championed the long-discredited and destructive hype for change, he now equivocates but also…
Paul Among the People: The Apostle Reinterpreted and Reimagined in His Own Time by Sarah Ruden (Pantheon Books, 2010), 214 pp. “What Marriage Is For” by The Editors, National Review, September 20, 2010. A published translator of Vergil, Homer, Aristophanes and Petronius – and now of Paul – Ruden was interviewed recently in Christianity Today…
“The Repeal of Proposition 8” by Todd Bouldin (www.toddbouldin.wordpress.com, August 6, 2010). “Marriage Untainted by Religious Motivation” by Alan F. H. Wisdom (The Washington Times, August 16, 2010). “What is the ‘Gospel’ Response to the Prop 8 Ruling?” by Tony Jones (blog.tonyj.net, August 13, 2010). “Same-sex Marriage and the Insignificance of the Nuclear Family” by…
The Unlikely Disciple: A Sinner’s Semester at America’s Holiest University by Kevin Roose (Grand Central, 2009, 319 pp.)
“Seeking Truth: Three Views on the Calvin Approach to Academic Freedom” by Anthony Diekema, George Marsden and Nicholas Wolterstorff, The Calvin Spark, Winter 2009 “Can Homosexuals Be Christian?” by C. Michael Patton, Reclaimingthemind.org, January 4, 2010 “Love of Unimaginable Proportions” by Mark Galli, ChristianityToday.com, March 4, 2010.
“The Tornado, the Lutherans, and Homosexuality” by John Piper, www.desiringgod.org/blog, August 20, 2009. “A Moral Crossroads for Conservatives” by Jonathan Rauch, www.nationaljournal.com, August 8, 2009. “Leaving Homosexuality: A Practical Guide for Men and Women Looking for a Way Out” by Alan Chambers (Harvest House, 2009, 155 pp.)
Through My Eyes, The Gay Christian Network, 2009. “What to Do about Unbiblical Unions” by Susan Wunderink, Christianity Today online, June 25, 2009. “Is the Gay Marriage Debate Over?”, by Mark Galli, Christianity Today, July, 2009.
“The Worst Thing about Gay Marriage” by Sam Schulman, The Weekly Standard, June 1, 2009. “Going with the Flow” by Joel Belz, World, June 6, 2009.
Evangelicals Concerned Inc. “Let’s Talk – Seriously”, Christianity Today, February 2009. Christianity and Homosexuality: Some Seventh-day Adventist Perspectives edited by David Ferguson, Fritz Guy and David Larson (Adventist Forum, 2008, 370 pp.)