Category: book

• The Beloved Community

  There is a recent conversation within Evangelical circles that goes something like this: While it’s good for Christians to pursue justice we must be careful not to neglect evangelism.  The cultures at large may applaud our involvement with justice but evangelism is the true Christian distinction. After reading The Beloved Community: How Faith Shapes Social…

  David Swanson

  April 23, 2010

  book, book reviews, justice, theology

  charles marsh, The Beloved Community: How Faith Shapes Social Justice From the Civil Rights Movement to Today, The Civil Rights Movement

• Free Kindle Version of The Divine Commodity

  A favorite book from last year- one that inspired our church’s summer conference– is now available electronically for the Kindle and is FREE for the next few days. Those of you you’ve not read The Divine Commodity by Skye Jethani may want to check out my brief review. For those like myself on whom the…

  David Swanson

  April 20, 2010

  book

  skye jethani, the divine commodity

• The Paraclete Psalter

  Over the past few years, many of us from low-church traditions have been introduced to practices from our liturgical cousins.  For example, we’ve become more aware of the church calendar and have incorporated fixed-hour prayer into our devotional practices.  The challenge for those of us who are newer to these practices is knowing how to…

  David Swanson

  March 29, 2010

  book, book reviews, Scripture

  Fixed-hour Prayer, The Paraclete Psalter: A Four Week Cycle for Daily Prayer

• On the Night Stand

  On Sunday evening I turned in a couple of papers for a denominational history class I’d taken back in January.  Free time has been in short supply these days and those two papers grabbed what little remained.  Kudos to those of you who are employed and pursuing undergraduate or graduate degrees… this homework reminded me…

  David Swanson

  March 17, 2010

  book

  Embraced: Prodigals at the Cross, In the End- The Beginning, The Beloved Community: How Faith Shapes Social Justice From the Civil Rights Movement to Today, The Paraclete Psalter: A Four Week Cycle for Daily Prayer

• Bright-Sided

  A review I wrote for Christianity Today of Barbara Ehrenreich’s latest, Bright-Sided, is now available online.  I thoroughly enjoyed this book  and have been impressed with how it’s affected how I view such a pervasive element of American culture. On a recent fall day in Texas, a large crowd gathered for the well-known Get Motivated!…

  David Swanson

  January 29, 2010

  book, book reviews

  barbara ehrenriech, bright-sided