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Captives
of the Word by Louis and Bess Cochran is for the brotherhood of
disciples the most important publication of 1969. This is the Louis
Cochran that gave us The Fool of God and Raccoon John
Smith, important historical novels on the early days of our
Movement. Now the Cochrans are writing real history, but with a style
that is quick and lively. It starts with the European roots of the
Restoration Movement and continues through the developments of this
century. One chapter is on “The Church with Three Faces.”
Long years of research, in which a lot of us from all the various
segments lent a helping hand, has led to a volume that is impartially
factual and highly informative. To read the book will make you
appreciative of the liberty-loving personalities that have blessed
our past. It will also make you more sensitive as to what our future
might be. 360 pages. 5.95.
For
some reason we had difficulty getting enough copies of A Funny
Thing Happened on the Way to Heaven by Gary Freeman. Some of our
customers had to wait a long time for their books. But now we have an
ample stock, and so you can get this interesting book for 3.95. Those
who would also like to have Are You Going to Church More but
Enjoying It Less by the same author, we can supply it for 2.95.
We
are pleased to be able to make this special offer: three books by
Elton Trueblood for only 6.00. They are The Humour of Christ, The
Incendiary Fellowship, and The Company of the Committed. These
are lively, relevant, and informative. You will be highly pleased.
For
only 1.95 we will send you College Ruined Our Daughter, a
first-hand report of the alienation between parents and young people
today. It is a college girl’s letters to her parents back home.
An eye-opening experience for every parent, and you should read it
(preferably) before your off-spring goes away to college.
The Meaning of Life in Five Great
Religions tells in an interesting way what the world religions
are all about. If you feel inadequate in your understanding of the
religion of the majority of people in the world, the
non-Christian religions, this book is more than a beginning.
Hinduism, Buddhism, and Islam are all presented along-side our
own Jewish-Christian religion. Only 1.95.
The
Adventure of Living by Paul Tournier is the kind of “help
you to live” books that our readers like to know about.
Tournier is one of the great writers in the area of meaningful
living, being concerned with such subjects as the healing of persons,
guilt and grace, and the whole person in a broken world. In this book
he delves into the Christian’s adventure with life. He
talks about how to deal with failure, the meaning of commitment, and
security. Especially interesting are chapters on “For Better,
for Worse,” “The Meaning of Work,” and “The
Adventure of God.” Even though in hardcover it is only 3.75.
“The
Living Word Commentary” promises to be a handsome as well as
informative production. It is published by the R. B. Sweet Co. in
Austin. The latest addition is Galatians by Robert L. Johnson,
who does an excellent job in identifying the works of the flesh and
fruit of the Spirit in Gal. 5. The introductory material presents
helpful information on the sticky problems of the letter’s
background without being tedious. We happen to know too that the
commentary is the work of a very fine person, which helps to make
books what they should be. The price is 3.50 for this as well as the
two others now available. J. W. Roberts’ The Letters of John
and Abe Malherbe’s The New Testament World. These
are all scholarly enough to move in any circle and sufficiently
nontechnical to be of value to all of us.
For
2.50 we will send you Disciple Preaching in the First Generation,
by Dwight E. Stevenson and published by the Disciples of Christ
Historical Society. It is a study of preaching as done by the
Restoration pioneers. The author shows how Campbell distinguished
between preaching, which was for the world, and teaching,
which was for the church, and in an appendix defends this
position in the light of modern research. He asserts that if we
followed Campbell’s view of preaching, defended in our time by
such scholars as C. H. Dodd and Michel Philibert, it would
revolutionize our pulpits and save us from formalism, clericalism,
bureaucracy, and ritualistic sterility. So you can see the little
book says something.
I
fear that Christians Only by James Deforest Murch is not being
read by our people as it should be. It is a lucid account of the
Restoration Movement from its earliest beginnings until now. Though
nearly 400 pages it is only 3.50 in attractive paperback.
If you want to put your teeth into some current theological thought relative to the crises of our time, let me suggest Reconciliation in Today’s World. It is so up-to-date that it is the basis for a conference in Africa that hasn’t even taken place yet! Only 1.95 in paperback.
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CARL KETCHERSIDE IN DALLAS Those
in and near Dallas who have been hopeful of hearing Carl
Ketcherside will be pleased to learn that he will take part in a
unity meeting to be held at Dallas Christian College, Ford Rd.,
off LBJ, Jan. 12-13. There will also be brethren on the program
from other major wings of our Movement, discussing freely some of
the issues that confront us. You may call Dick Smith for further
information at 371-7501, or the college at 241-3371. This volume of Restoration Review will be bound into an attractive 200-page book, with introduction and table of contents and dust jacket with the title Renewal through Recovery. The price is 3.00, but you need send no money now. You should reserve your copy now |