BOOK NOTES

 

We now have bound volumes of this journal for the past six years: Principles of Unity and Fellowship (1977) and The Ancient Order (1978) are 5.50 each. Blessed Are the Peacemakers and With All the Mind (double volume, 1979-80) is 8.50. And now we have Jesus Today (double volume, 1981-82) ready to send out at 8.50. These prices are actually less than the regular 5.00 per year subscription, which makes the handsome hardbound binding free. Those who have ordered the latest volume will soon be receiving their copy with invoice enclosed.

The Memoirs of Alexander Campbell, which has been in and out of print during the past century, continues to be in demand. It is the most important book on Campbell and his associates that has ever been written; two volumes in one at only 21.95 postpaid.

Speaking of Campbell, a writer today who writes much like the old reformer is Howard Snyder, one that writes like a restorationist if anyone ever has. He has three books that we highly recommend: The Problem of Wine Skins (5.50), The Community of the King (5.50) and Liberating the Church (7.50). Prices include postage. Snyder deserves a place alongside Barclay, Stott, and Trueblood, but he is more of a reformer than they.

If you want to confront a Mormon with embarrassing material, you should have on hand The Mormon Papers, which examines the Mormon scriptures in the light of both the Bible and archaeology. 4.50 pp. And if it is the Jehovah’s Witnesses that concern you, we recommend A.A. Hoekema’s book by that name, which examines both their history and their doctrines. 2.50 pp.

Dorothy Pape’s In Search of God’s Ideal Woman continues to be one of our best sellers. Her search takes her into both Testaments and she deals with all the questions on women’s ministry. 6.95 pp.

Here are some William Barclay titles you might want: The Lord is My Shepherd, an exposition on psalms, 4.95; The New Testament: A New Translation, 3.50; The Ten Commandments (2.95); A Spiritual Autobiography (2.25). The last title is a must if you love Barclay.

For 4.95 we will send you Dialogue: The Key to Understanding Other Religions, which is Donald Swearer’s idea of how Christians should approach other religions.