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Location: New Orleans, LA United States
In My Own Words:
B.A. Wake Forest; MDiv and ThM Princeton; DMin Westminster Sem., Phillie Presbyterian (PCA) church planter in Uptown New Orleans.
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I was hoping for something more biting and profound, as so much of Wright can often be. That's not his intention here. Just a simple little primer on the Lord's Supper. Gracefully written, devotional. Theologically correct (from a mainstream Anglican perspective -- pretty much in agreement with Calvinist folks), but not beholden to his tradition for tradition's sake. For all his immense learning, his practical focus, and his rhetorical powers, he can still be a little "wooly" at times. For example, on pp. 60f. he gives about as simple and clear explanation of the Marburg debates and their aftermath as you will read anywhere - yet he quickly becomes murkier when explaining… Read more
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Wonderfully written, and sharply packaged by Brazos (Baker). McCarthy is a theo. prof. at a Catholic college in Maryland, probaly in his late-30s. He uses everyday anecdotes to expose the struggle middle class suburban Christains are in, ofetn without knowing it. The book is 27 small chpaters broken into 4 categories: People (friendship, marioage, sex and singleness, God and neighbor, etc.), Places (home and hospitality, country and nation, etc.); Things (debts, work); and God (breaking down the elements of teh APostle's Creed). James K. A. Smith fo Calvin College writes on a blurb on teh back cover: "How can we resist the empire;s demand for our allegiance? This remains a… Read more
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This book IS available in a sharp looking 100 page softcover from Ignatius Press. Its the 3rd edition with new intro since its original publication in 1977. Dr. Riley-Smith, full professor at Cambridge, is THE leading authority on the Crusades. This book is a workout for the non-specialist. Its obstensibly an exercise in definition: Few ever bother to define what exactly is a 'Crusade' and what isn't -- he shows the different schools of thought on this question and renders his own judgment. In the process he gives an historic overview, a highly sophisticated commentary on the crusade ideal (and ways the actual practice fell short), and much more. One of the best succinct… Read more
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