BOOK NOTES

 

Some years ago James Warren wrote an essay on Legalism, which was one of the first documents in our time to call for a change of attitude in the Church of Christ. It is a provocative and incisive piece of work and we commend it highly. You can get a free copy by writing to Jack Knight, Box 886, Conway, Ark. 72032.

Mrs. Rachel Howard, 3640 Main Street, Anderson, Ind. 46014, has prepared a book especially for women, entitled In the Hands of a Woman. Chapters such as O Foretaste of Heaven, A Wise Woman, The Beauty of Womanhood, and Obedient Wife or Henpecked Husband will interest you. Mrs. Howard is a sister in the Lord who has attended a number of our unity meetings. Order your book from her for 3.25 in clothback or 1.95 in paperback.

Our people have generally neglected devotional reading. One way to correct this is to read A Serious Call to a Devout and Holy Life by William Law, which is now in paperback for only 1.45. His chapters on How to Please God and The Danger of Not Intending Our Best are most provocative. To read Law is a soul-searching experience. In the Introduction by Elton Trueblood it is pointed out that Law speaks to the twentieth century even though he was an eighteenth century teacher.

We sold our first supply of Sex and Sanity (only 1.45) and now have a new supply. Stuart Barton Babbage, the author, begins his study with an essay on The Body, which will impress you. He discusses promiscuity, sexuality, divorce, marriage, etc.

Religions of the East by Joseph Kitagawa is a study that includes Hinduism, Buddhism, Islam, and the Chinese and Japanese religions. He shows that these religions are a way of life, not merely doctrinal systems. He points to the social significance, showing that these religions emerge as living, dynamic faiths dominating the minds and actions of hundreds of millions of people. Only 2.95 in very attractive paperback edition.

Servants Without Hire by William Martin Smith is published by the Disciples of Christ Historical Society in Nashville, an organization that preserves the history of our Movement, all aspects of it, including Churches of Christ. It deserves our support. Their publications are worthwhile. This one is a study of the concept of ministry in our history, starting with the pioneers. It is placed in an historical context that you will enjoy reading, starting with the disciples on the frontier moving west. 2.50 in limited edition.

Special Offer! For only 5.00 we will send you both of Wuest’s books on studies in Greek N. T. for those who do not know Greek. One is The Practical Use of the Greek New Testament and the other is Bypaths in the Greek New Testament. Once you’ve studied these two, which are nontechnical and eye-opening, you’ll want the rest of Wuest’s works, which we can supply. These are durable, clothbound volumes. A real bargain.

Back issues of Restoration Review are now 20 cents each or 6 for 1.00. We still have most of our monthly issues (since 1964) and about nine of the quarterly issues of the 20 printed issues prior to 1964, but these are 3 for 1.00.

To those who have ordered A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Heaven by Gary Freeman we regret to report that the publisher has announced a delay in shipping. We are looking for it any day, and it will be sent on to you at once. Others of you may place your order at 3.95.

The Quest of God, the bound volume of this journal for 1968, has been mailed to those who ordered it. It is a 200-page book, with an introduction and index, bound in green with gold lettering and matching dust jacket. You may have one for only 3.00.

 

FOURTH ANNUAL UNITY FORUM IN NEW YORK The Fourth Annual Unity Forum is sponsored by the West Islip Church of Christ, 600 Montauk Highway, West Islip, long Island, New York 11795. It starts Thursday evening at 6 with a dinner, July 3, and continues until the afternoon of Saturday, July 5. You are invited by the elders of the congregation. The speakers are Dr. Tom Olbricht, professor at Abilene Christian College; Dr. Robert Shaw, pastor, First Christian Church, Miami, Fla.; Dr. Robert Fife, professor at Milligan College; Carl Ketcherside, editor of Mission Messenger; and Leroy Garrett. Emphasis will be on group study, the leaders of which will include Paul Dubois, Carl Stem, Tom Langford, and Charles Fordyce. Dr. Kenneth Schrable of Concord, California will be director of the group study. Dwain Evans, minister at West Islip, is coordinator of the forum. Call him at 516-JU7-1155 for further details. lodging and meals at reasonable prices are available.