Category: book reviews
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acts of faith
I have tended to be unimpressed with anything bearing the “interfaith” label. My limited experience with dialogues and meetings between those of different religious traditions hasn’t been real impressive. Remaining unoffensive often seems to be the unstated point of these conversations. Additionally, the ecumenical tone is often condescending, as if those who affirm their religion’s…
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rag and bone
There are at least three good reasons to read Peter Manseau’s latest book, Rag and Bone: A Journey Among the World’s Holy Dead. The most quickly apparent reason is the way Manseau writes. Disguised as a travelogue, Rag and Bone is actually a history of the role relics play in the world’s religions. Of the…
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flickering pixels
There probably aren’t a lot of folks who begin their careers creating ads for Porsche before pastoring a Mennonite church. This is Shane Hipps’ story in a nutshell and it allows the author of Flickering Pixels: How Technology Shapes Your Faith a perspective on the affects of technologies many of us are unaware of. In…
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the divine commodity
The Divine Commodity: Discovering A Faith Beyond Consumer Christianity gives language to the sinking feeling many ministry folks have as we realize how enmeshed our churches have become with consumer culture. Skye Jethani, a friend and managing editor of Leadership Journal, provides the right balance of cultural analysis, clear insight, and gentle direction to show…
David W. Swanson 