New and Noteworthy, August 2010
FAITH AND HISTORY
Rod Gragg. Forged in Faith — How Faith Shaped the Birth of the Nation, 1607-1776. New York: Howard, 2010. 260 pages. $24.99.
Historian Gragg presents evidence on how the Bible and the Judeo-Christian worldview weighed in the founding of the American republic. Using a documentary narrative style, the volume explores the links between major events in early U.S. history and religion.
Documented and indexed, Gragg begins with the founding of Jamestown and ends with the Declaration of Independence. He includes discussion of the role of faith in the Continental Congress and in the lives of the founding fathers.
END TIMES
Joe Beam and Lee Wilson. The True Heaven — Not What You Thought, Better Than You Expected. Abilene, Texas: Leafwood Press, 2010. 288 pages. $14.99.
Inspirational speaker Beam and actor Wilson take up the commonly asked questions about heaven, including, “What happens when we die?” “Will we have bodies in heaven?” and “Who will be in heaven?” They also identify some of the myths that exist about heaven. Filled with biblical references and written in an easy-to-read style, the book contains a study guide.
SPIRITUAL FORMATION
Eugene H. Peterson. Practice Resurrection: A Conversation on Growing Up in Christ. Grand Rapids, Mich.: Eerdmans, 2010. 302 pages. $24.
Regent College professor emeritus Peterson concludes his five-volume “Conversations on Spiritual Theology” by using the book of Ephesians as a guide to Christian formation. Peterson ponders both individual and congregational spiritual growth. Thirteen chapters explore aspects of growing up in Christ and building Christian maturity.
Rod Gragg. Forged in Faith — How Faith Shaped the Birth of the Nation, 1607-1776. New York: Howard, 2010. 260 pages. $24.99.
Historian Gragg presents evidence on how the Bible and the Judeo-Christian worldview weighed in the founding of the American republic. Using a documentary narrative style, the volume explores the links between major events in early U.S. history and religion.
Documented and indexed, Gragg begins with the founding of Jamestown and ends with the Declaration of Independence. He includes discussion of the role of faith in the Continental Congress and in the lives of the founding fathers.
END TIMES
Joe Beam and Lee Wilson. The True Heaven — Not What You Thought, Better Than You Expected. Abilene, Texas: Leafwood Press, 2010. 288 pages. $14.99.
Inspirational speaker Beam and actor Wilson take up the commonly asked questions about heaven, including, “What happens when we die?” “Will we have bodies in heaven?” and “Who will be in heaven?” They also identify some of the myths that exist about heaven. Filled with biblical references and written in an easy-to-read style, the book contains a study guide.
SPIRITUAL FORMATION
Eugene H. Peterson. Practice Resurrection: A Conversation on Growing Up in Christ. Grand Rapids, Mich.: Eerdmans, 2010. 302 pages. $24.
Regent College professor emeritus Peterson concludes his five-volume “Conversations on Spiritual Theology” by using the book of Ephesians as a guide to Christian formation. Peterson ponders both individual and congregational spiritual growth. Thirteen chapters explore aspects of growing up in Christ and building Christian maturity.
From the August 2010 Print Edition.
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