BOOK NOTES

 

Fishers of Men is a new book by William Barclay. While it is primarily written for those who are teachers of the faith, it is vital to all those who wish to lead men to Christ, to be fishers of men. It is highly resourceful, and its illustrations and anecdotes will touch you. This one for instance: “Once a young artist came to Dore with a picture of Jesus that he had painted. He asked Dore for his criticism. Dore was silent. The young man pressed him, and quietly Dore answered: ‘You don’t love him or you would paint him better.’ In the last analysis our preaching depends on nothing other than our love of Jesus Christ and our love for the men for whom Christ died.” Only $2.75.

Thomas J. Altizer’s The Gospel of Christian Atheism is available in paperback for only $1.75. One reviewer, commenting on the title, says it is neither gospel, Christian, nor atheism. Read and decide for yourself. If you believe in reading something that you can talk back to, here is a good place to start. You might even agree with some of it! At least you’ll know for yourself what this “God is Dead” business is all about.

Life and Thought in the Ancient World by Cyril Eastwood is a real bargain for only $2.25. It is a way to learn much about the thinking of the ancient world, which forms the basis of our own, without having to do extensive reading. Within 184 pages it discusses everything from Greek culture and the influence of Rome to Socrates and Alexander the Great. A reading of this book will help you to understand our present world.

We have a new supply of Making Ethical Decisions, a favorite among our readers at only $1.00.

If you are interested in the Christian’s relation to social problems, we suggest you read Ethical Resources for International Relations. Only $1.25 in paperback.

For the more serious student we offer Theological Dictionary of the New Testament, which is the famous work by Kittel. Three volumes are now ready, some 1100 pages per volume, average price is $22.50 each. You can pay these out by the month on our Credit Plan. You can get other more expensive works this way, such as Barclay’s Daily Bible Study in 17 volumes for $39.50.

Christians Only by Murch is the story of our own Restoration Movement, and you can have it in paperback for only $2.98. The Fool of God is the story of Alexander Campbell and Raccoon John Smith is the story of the famous Kentucky evangelist, and these important volumes are yours for $1.95 each.

For children’s reading we suggest two colorful little volumes in paperback. Jungle Doctor Spots a Leopard and Monkey Tales tell of a missionary’s life in Africa, and they are good stuff for kids. $1.25 each.

You should have several translations of the New Testament in your study. One important one is The New T estament in Plain English by Williams, which we can supply for $3.00.

Voices of Concern by Robert Meyers is stimulating lots of thought. In a few short years this will be a hard-to-find collector’s item. Get your copy now at $3.50. Order now and pay later if you like.

Carl Ketcherside’s Mission Messenger is now available in reprint editions going back to 1957. We will send you six for $19.50, and you can pay for them at $5.00 a month. These are durably and beautifully bound, well worth the price.

You can read the best of Campbell’s voluminous writings by purchasing The Millennial Harbinger Abridged, two lovely volumes that will grace any man’s library. $9.95 for both.

A useful set of books is The Living Word with 100-page titles such as Revelation (two volumes), Handbook of Church History, Introducing the New Testament, Minor Religious Beliefs in America, Major Religious Beliefs in America, Introducing the Old Testament. 75 cents each. Highly useful for personal or classroom study.

Compend of Alexander Campbell’s Theology by Royal Humbert. A compilation of statements from many sources on such subjects as God, The Bible, Faith and Reason, Holy Spirit, Grace, Man, Ethics, Eschatology. The editor spent 30 years compiling his material. He supplies appropriate notes. 295 pages, $1.85.

Mere Christianity by C. S. Lewis. This book makes religion exciting and stimulating, dealing with the central problems of belief and of conduct which face Christians today. When you read what it means to be a mere Christian, you may wonder if you ‘are really a Christian. We get this paperback edition of 186 pages from England and can offer it for only $1.00.

“Our Debt to Greece and Rome” is a library series that will interest any student of the Bible and Christian history. The series has upward of 50 volumes that are relatively inexpensive ($2.95 each), considering that they have hard cover and about 200 pages. We suggest you start with Stoicism and its Influence, which gives important information on the preparation for Christianity in the ancient world. If you are impressed, you can continue your collection by adding other titles.

David Edwin Harrell’s Quest for a Christian America: A Social History of the Disciples of Christ may sound a little high at $5.95, but it is a substantial volume, attractively bound with artistic dust jacket, and a publication of the Disciples of Christ Historical Society. It is one of those books that began as a doctoral thesis, and there is a limited number available. Because of this we don’t get much of a discount on them, but still we are eager for our more serious readers to know about it, and if possible to purchase it. Dr. Harrell is himself a Church of Christ member, of the non-cooperative persuasion, and is a college professor. This is a social study of our Movement, dealing with everything from what our early preachers and members thought about dancing and petting to their views on war and slavery. His chapter on “Pacifism and Patriotism” will reveal to you how involved our Movement was in the tragic story of the Civil War. This book will make you more conscious of “our sociological heritage” as Campbellites.

New Testament Times by Merrill Tenney is a treatment of the times into which Jesus was born and of the culture in which the church emerged. His description of the political scene, the Jewish heritage, and the pressure of Paganism will give you deeper insight into the beginnings of Christianity. There are 130 illustrations, along with maps and charts. $5.95.

We have a new supply of William Barclay’s The Promise of the Spirit, a most helpful volume on virtually ever passage in the NT about the Holy Spirit. Equally helpful is Many Witnesses, One Lord, also by Barclay, which is an exciting and informative study of all the writers of the NT as witnesses to the one Lord. $2.50 for each volume.

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