Category: Brief Book Review
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Brief Book Review: For Such a Time as This
MICHAEL PLEKON — This is one of those rare books that really is for everyone struggling to affirm their faith in a time of division, suspicion, hate and turmoil.
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Brief Book Review: Be Transformed
ANDREW MASSENA — Kiel is after what St. Paul would call “the renewing of the mind” for the sake of those in need.
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Brief Book Review: From Page-to-Page Proclamation
MELINDA A. QUIVIK — Clare Schwantes validates preaching as a dialogue between scripture as the preacher hears it and context as the preacher interprets it.
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Brief Book Review: Journal for the Elect & Neophytes
DANIELLA ZSUPAN-JEROME — This journal offers an opportunity for those newly experiencing this season through adult faith formation to approach the liturgies therein with great intention.
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Brief Book Review: Truth’s Table: Black Women’s Musing on Life, Love and Liberation
CHELSEA BROOKE YARBOROUGH — This book calls people to listen to the musings of Black women as foundation for methodology and to consider the musings manna, something to heal, nourish, and fuel for the times ahead.
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Brief Book Review: Brothers and Sisters
MARK REASONER — This book provides clearly written responses to common questions about Paul and his letters, such as those related to a chronology of his life or what his attitude was toward women.
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Brief Book Review: Cultural Catholics
TIMOTHY BRUNK — Cultural Catholics is for readers who want to know more about those who attend Mass less frequently than once per month.
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Brief Book Review: When Prophets Preach
MELINDA QUIVIK — Augustine calls preachers to embrace the preachers’ role in conveying faith in its salvific, social, and civil capacities which means addressing real world problems that affect political matters.
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Brief Book Review: Mary & the Church at Vatican II
FR. DAVID ENDRES — Drawing on untapped materials at the Vatican Archives, Dr. Olsen offers a play-by-play of the debates surrounding Lumen Gentium’s chapter VIII (The Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of God, in the Mystery of Christ and the Church).