BOOK NOTES

 

We have five matching bound volumes of Restoration Review that include nine years, 1976-1984. These are handsome library, hardbound volumes, with dustjackets, each with its own preface and table of contents. For the time being. we are offering all five volumes for only 35.00 postpaid. Individual volumes are as follows: Principles of Unity and Fellowship (1977), 5.50; The Ancient Order (1978), 5.50; Blessed Are the Peacemakers and With All the Mind (1979-80), 9.95; Jesus Today (1981-82) 9.95; The Doe of the Dawn (1983-84), 10.50.

Socrates, who built his philosophy around the dictum “The unexamined life is not worth living,” would appreciate a new book by Michael Hall entitled Emotions: Sometimes I Have Them/Sometimes They Have Me. Socrates would like it because it is really a handbook for self-exploration. And what makes for a greater adventure than one’s own selfhood? This book tells you how to say no to yourself and how to make your dreams therapeutic; it shows you how to turn your emotions on and off; it reveals that our emotions are ours to serve us, not to destroy us. And all this from the Christian perspective, deeply rooted in Scripture. The chapter on David as one who groped with repressions is unique. This book is a strike against emotional illiteracy. 7.95 postpaid.

One of the imperatives for us as a Bible people is more honesty about the Bible. An old book by Robert McAfee Brown, The Bible Speaks to You, has been reprinted with a new preface by the author, and it has been reprinted because of demand. You owe it to yourself to read a book that really takes a hard look at some questions we never think to ask, such as Where did the Bible come from?, What is the Bible?, How does God make himself known?, Why did people want to kill Jesus? Why can’t I live by a set of rules? And many more that will cause you to think. While more than 300 pages it is only 8.95 postpaid.