BOOK NOTES

 

We would like to acquaint you with a writer of significance that you may not know about, John White, a psychiatrist with the University of Manitoba in Canada. The doctor writes alongside where you live and we urge you to read some of his stuff. There is Daring to Draw Near, a most helpful volume on prayer, from Abraham to Jesus, and The Golden Cow, an analysis of materialism in the 20th century, 4.55 postpaid. There is also his little book, a nugget of gold, on The Cost of Commitment, which deals especially with suffering, 2.85 postpaid. Then there is that very relevant book, Parents in Pain, which offers comfort and counsel to parents who are over their heads in problems, 5.55 pp. If you want to try all four, only 16.00 postpaid.

Another Canadian that you would do well to read is J. I. Packer, whose book God Has Spoken tells why God chose to reveal himself. I! gives you the secret of Bible study. 4.55 postpaid.

William Barclay, the favorite of many, has a translation of the New Testament now available in inexpensive soft cover, with introductions to the various books. 3.55 postpaid.

Ronald E. Osborn is an easy-to-read historian among the Disciples of Christ, and his book on The Faith We Affirm is on the basic beliefs of the Disciples. You will appreciate his chapter on “The Light of Scripture,” as well as what he says about covenant and baptism. 3.25 pp.

Our readers must love history, for they keep buying A Short History of the Early Church by Harry R. Boer, and it is one way to learn a lot about what happened to the church in the early centuries, 4.55 pp. As for our own history, you should by all mens get a copy of Memoirs of Alexander Campbell before it goes out of print again, 19.95 postpaid. The Fool of God is a historical novel on Campbell’s life, 5.50 pp.

If you want something that really gets inside the question of a woman’s place in the church, one that deals with every issue and every passage, and by a woman, then we highly recommend Dorothy R. Pape’s In Search of God’s Ideal Woman, written within the drama of a missionary family. 6.55 postpaid.

If you are looking for a responsible interpretation of the last book of the Bible, one that deals with differing points of view, we recommend Interpreting Revelation. 6.95 post paid.