Of Games and God by Kevin Schut received a 4.5 star review from Ted Turnau for Christianity Today.
“Evangelical Christian books on video games have typically been dreary, censorious affairs. Painting with oversized brushes, concerned authors with knitted brows have warned us for decades that our children and country are going to hell in a handbasket because of these games. They have not, let us say, been all that subtle or nuanced in their assessments.
“As a ‘gamer’ myself, I have toyed with writing a book on video games, since there seemed to be a need for a balanced voice in the conversation.”
“I’m glad I never got started on that project. Kevin Schut has already written it.”
Read the rest of the review here.
On God’s Side media:
- KUOW-FM NPR, Seattle, “Weekday”
- The Huffington Post, “We Are in a Battle for the Common Good”
- Washington Square News, “National and community prosperity require rapport-building”
Don’t miss Jim Wallis tomorrow (Saturday, April 20) on the Melissa Harris-Perry Show (MSNBC), at 10:00 a.m. ET. The show will focus on the Boston Marathon bombings.
Quick Hits:
Living into Focus by Arthur Boers is a finalist in the Christian living category of The 2013 Word Awards.
Nicole Baker Fulgham, author of Educating All God’s Children will appear on The Dr. Kay Show with Dr. Kay McElvey on 1240 WCEM-AM on Monday, April 22, at 11:00 a.m. ET
Educating All God’s Children was mentioned by Joshua DuBois in The Daily Beast.
Speaking of Dying by Fred Craddock, Dale Goldsmith, and Joy V. Goldsmith was reviewed by The Christian Century.
The Evolution of Adam by Peter Enns was reviewed by The Christian Century.
Claiming Abraham by Michael Lodahl was reviewed in Church Times (full review available to subscribers): “[Lodahl] reveals the most critical and significant differences between the two faiths, and also their common concerns.”
Ebook Specials and Other Offers:
April ebook specials are currently running for multiple Brazos Press and Baker Academic titles. All of these are at least 50% off.
Living into Focus by Arthur Boers
Living the Sabbath by Norman Wirzba
Psalms as Torah by Gordon J. Wenham
The Virtuous Reader by Richard S. Briggs
The Weekly Hit List: March 29, 2013
“Using dozens of her own similar stories, Nicole Baker Fulgham’s Educating All God’s Children . . . champions a faith-based message of ‘educational equity.’ Though fortunate enough to have attended better schools than those in her largely African American neighborhood, Fulgham argues that today’s impoverished families have little access to such mobility.
“Her book offers a candid theological plea for Christians (and, by implication, especially Republican Christians) to prioritize educational equity alongside issues like abortion and same-sex marriage. Educating All God’s Children convincingly shows scriptural mandates for closing the educational gap between low-income areas and wealthier communities.”
Read the rest of the review here.
Jim Wallis, On God’s Side:
On God’s Side: What Religion Forgets and Politics Hasn’t Learned about Serving the Common Good by Jim Wallis releases on Monday (April 1).
Jim Wallis wrote “On God’s Side: For the Common Good” for Huffington Post.
Don’t miss seeing Jim Wallis on Easter Sunday, March 31, on This Week with George Stephanopoulos.
Quick Hits:
Luke (BTCB) by David Lyle Jeffrey was reviewed in the May/June 2013 issue of Bible Study Magazine (available to subscribers): “Those who are interested in the church fathers will find this resource helpful. Pastors will find a treasury of ready-made quotations and illustrations from church history already connected to appropriate passages of Scripture.”
A Life Observed (August 2013) by Devin Brown was mentioned in Publishers Weekly Religion Bookline: “C.S. Lewis: Still Bringing Readers Joy.”
Living into Focus by Arthur Boers was recommended by Darryl Dash.
Educating All God’s Children Giveaway Winners:
Congratulations to Guy Williams, Tyler Glodjo, Dennis Yam, Gus Cole-Kroll, and Naomi Johnston.
They have each won a copy of Educating All God’s Children: What Christians Can—and Should—Do to Improve Public Education for Low-Income Kids by Nicole Baker Fulgham on The Brazos Blog.
Keep checking back for our next giveaway.
Ebook Specials and Other Offers:
Don’t miss out on March ebook specials that are currently running for multiple Brazos Press and Baker Academic titles. All of these are at least 50% off.
Christians at the Border by M. Daniel Carroll R.
Performing the Faith by Stanley Hauerwas
Preface to Theology by John Howard Yoder
Following Jesus in a Culture of Fear by Scott Bader-Saye
Loving Homosexuals as Jesus Would by Chad W. Thompson