BOOK NOTES

 

Thoughts on Unity is a volume of special interest to our readers, for it is a compilation of some of the best stuff that has been written on the subject in recent years. Nineteen men from all our major wings have made contributions, and Stan Paregien, the editor, has included a picture of each. Such names as Jimmy Allen, Perry Gresham, Ronald Osborn, Carl Ketcherside, Gene Shelburne, Robert Shaw, and Thomas Langford grace the list. Unity is discussed from virtually every possible point of view. It is a book of the hour, growing out of the existential moment, whatever that means. You’ll want your own copy at only 3.95.

The Acts of the Holy Spirit in the Church of Christ Today is a 72-page booklet by some of our folk who have had unusual experiences in the Holy Spirit. There are 14 different testimonies from men representing various walks of life. including business, medicine, and education. Each tells of his “solid background in the Church of Christ,” as one of them puts it, the difficulties through which he passed in search for a meaningful religion, and his eventual victory in the Holy Spirit. Most of them tell of their experience in speaking in tongues, and in some cases there is a minute description given of how the experience came upon them. In reading these accounts I was reminded of the testimonials in William James’ Varieties of Religious Experience, where one will find almost unbelievable testimonies from some of the world’s greatest religious leaders, including prophets and mystics. These brethren of ours can compete with the greatest of them when it comes to unusual experiences. I know most of these brethren personally and can testify to their sincerity and their desire to know Jesus intimately. The booklet is only 1.00 and is published by the Full Gospel Business Men’s Fellowship International.

Our readers would do well to become acquainted with the writings of Francis A. Schaffer, who is attracting considerable attention these days among our youth for his forthright and relevant approach to the problems of our time. It was my pleasure to hear him recently in Dallas, at which time an overflow audience of graduate students gave him a standing ovation. He is God-centered in his philosophy and scripturally-oriented in his approach. The God Who Is There is especially appropriate for those disturbed by philosophical problems and thought problems in general. It is 2.50 in paperback. Escape from Reason is a penetrating analysis of modern thought. It is only 1.00. The Church at the End of the Twentieth Century deals with the question as to whether the institutional church can survive. It is 3.95 in hardcover. Death in the City exposes the nature of our world and tells how the church must change if it meets the challenge of our times. 1.95 in paperback.

C. S. Lewis’ God in the Dock is a book of his essays on religion and ethics, published posthumously. These are short, pithy statements on a great variety of topics, But always in the usual Lewis style and depth. The title is taken from Lewis’ notion that in our day it is man that thinks of himself on the judgement seat and it is God in the dock being judged. He believes, by the way, that the best way to approach modern man about his sins is not to speak of drunkenness or fornication, for today’s man is not drunk and with modern contraceptives does not feel guilty of fornication. We should rather speak of pride, conceit, jealousy, and cowardice. It is high at 6.95, But it is a big book, beautifully bound.

For 4.95 we’ll send you a 600-page book on philosophy, one that I use in college. It makes for an ideal introduction to the basic issues in philosophy, exciting and non-technical, entitled Philosophy for a New Generation.

Pat Boone’s A New Song is a big seller across the nation. Even from our little office we have moved upwards of 100 copies. We have a few more at 4.95.

The New Humanity is the title of our new 1970 volume of this journal, with hard cover, dust jacket, introduction and table of contents. All the issues for 1970 in handsome, durable binding for only 3.00. Order now and we’ll bill you when we send the book sometime this spring.

 

Our journal is growing, with scores of new readers added to our list each month. We hope to add 1,000 new names before the year is out, and we are asking our readers to help us. Many become subscribers because someone is kind enough to send them a sample copy. These are the kind of readers we want, people who are willing to think and share ideas. For only 3.00 you can send this journal to six different people, and we do the mailing from our office. Or for only 1.00 a month (10.00 a year) we will send you a bundle of ten copies each month, which you can send along to your friends as you have opportunity. One or both of these ways will help us add 1,000 new names. Will you help us? When you renew we urge you do so for two years (2.00) and thus save us both renewal effort. We have many exciting articles coming up, such as one in the next issue on A Visit with Pat and Shirley Boone and Ervin Waters’ personal testimony in The Odyssey of Division. Help us share this good stuff with others. RESTORATION REVIEW, 1201 Windsor Dr., Denton, Texas 76201.