BOOK NOTES

 

Call Me Blessed by Faith Martin is a penetrating study on the emerging Christian woman. She says, drawing upon Gal. 3:26, "So far women have been assigned a position in the church that corresponds to their position in society and ignores their rights as sons of God." She humbly but forthrightly comes to terms with "Paul and the Authority of Women," the title of one of her chapters. $8.95 postpaid.

F. F. Bruce's Paul: Apostle of the Heart Set Free is at last back in print. It is one of the most resourceful books I have ever read. It not only deals with every facet of the apostle's life, but his writings are studied in their historical setting. $21.95 postpaid.

This being the bicentennial year of Alexander Campbell's birth, it is an ideal time to make a serious study of his life and work. I suggest you begin with two great books. The Memoirs of Alexander Campbell by Robert Richardson is the basic study of his life and times. It is two volumes in one, more than 1100 pages. $21.95 postpaid. The Campbell-Rice Debate is heavy but exciting reading, and once you work your way through its 900 pages you will know a lot about what Campbell believed and why he believed it. $19.95 postpaid.

We will send you 18 back issues of this journal for only $3.00, which is not much more than the postage. We do this especially so that our newer readers can catch up on what we've been saying through the years. These are selected at random over the past 15 years.

I find Robert MeAfee Brown's Saying Yes and Saying No On Rendering to God and Caesar, which meets headon the question of what to do when official government policies seem to clash with the ideals of God's kingdom, a real challenge. He puts all issues to the test of whether they will increase or diminish the chance for children to grow up without fear, hunger, and human diminishment.  He discusses Nicaragua, Grenada, South Africa, and Poland, and lots more. You may not agree but you will be exercised. $8.50 postpaid.