BOOK NOTES

 

For 5.95 we can send you Protest and Politics, which has a subtitle of “Christianity and Contemporary Affairs.” It is written by eleven evangelical Christians who are concerned that conservative Christianity has had too little to say about pressing social issues. Senator Mark Hatfield writes on “How Can a Christian be in Politics,” while others who are representative of their field deal with the welfare state, war, the public schools, Communism, Vietnam, voting, the military establishment. And all this with a view of determining the Christian’s role.

Church growth is a subject that most of our people in Churches of Christ need to study from a broader perspective. Two recent books will be especially helpful. One is Understanding Church Growth by Donald McGavran, at 7.95, which is a study of missions, or a kind of philosophy of the expansion of Christianity. It deals with sociological and psychological factors, and it seeks to identify the church’s task today. The other is Latin American Church Growth, written by three missionaries to Latin America. It is an in-depth study for the serious student of Latin American religion. Any young person who believes that the future welfare of the world is closely related to what happens to the Latin peoples, and who consequently wishes to work for their spiritual well-being, will find this work at encyclopedia of knowledge. It is helpful to know, for instance, that Protestants have increased in Mexico by 100% in the last ten years, and to understand the reasons for this. It is 8.95. These prices are high, but the books are substantial in size and prepared for those with special interests.

F. F. Bruce, professor at Manchester in England, is one of the exciting writers in the area of the New Testament of this generation. Anything he writes is worth one’s attention. This is especially true of New Testament Development of Old Testament Themes, for it follows themes of the Old Testament into the New, and shows the difference in the development. It is an informative study, providing one with a rich background of material for New Testament study. One only needs to be reminded of the many N. T. themes that first emerge in the O. T. to see the need for this kind of study, such as the promise, the covenant, prophecy, sacrifice, law, salvation, history, kingdom, priesthood, Messiah. The price is 3.95.

We remind you again of The New English Bible at 8.95, which is out only recently. It is a refreshing and informative rendition, an important addition to your family library.

Some of you who would like library copies of Carl Ketcherside’s Mission Messenger may like to have all the available titles at one time, and pay for them at only 5.00 a month, with no carrying charges. We will send you six volumes now, pay later.

You can still get copies of Voices of Concern: Critical Studies in Church of Christism, but the supply is now low. 3.50.

We are sometimes asked about a good one-volume commentary on the entire Bible. We recommend The New Bible Commentary, which the famous W. F. Albright recognizes as the best of its kind. The new revised edition is 12.95, and you can pay for it in installments if you choose.

Four bound volumes of Restoration Review are now available. These are: Resources of Power (1966)The Quest of God (1968) Things That Matter Most (1967) Renewal Through Recovery (1969) These are 3.00 each while the supply lasts. The present volume will also be put in a matching volume under the title The New Humanity, which you can order for next year to be assured of getting a copy. Subscriptions remain only 1.00 a year, but we urge you to subscribe or renew two years at a time. The bonus rate of 6 names for 3.00 still goes, and we encourage you to make use of this inexpensive way of getting this journal to those who need it. RESTORATION REVIEW, *1201 Windsor Drive, Denton, Texas 76201

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