Comments for The Englewood Review of Books

Comment on The Borders of Baptism – Michael Budde [Feature Review] by Benhp1

Benhp1 — Sat, 26 May 2012 15:18:00 +0000

Many authors do not properly distinguish between the church and the kingdom and start mixing them, etc etc

Comment on Nancy Sleeth – Almost Amish [Feature Review] by Paul Chaplin

Paul Chaplin — Thu, 24 May 2012 23:25:00 +0000

Thanks very much Nancy, I appreciate it : )

Just an FYI that the beginning of the second to last paragraph should read “do not contaminate” !!
All the best,Paul

Comment on Nancy Sleeth – Almost Amish [Feature Review] by Nancy

Nancy — Thu, 24 May 2012 14:27:00 +0000

Dear Paul,
Thank you for your thoughtful review of my book, Almost Amish.
I appreciate all the good work ERB does for the Kingdom. My Blessed
Earth colleague, Geoff Maddock, also passes along his heartfelt
regards!

Every blessing,
Nancy Sleeth

Comment on Paul Martens Responds to Branson Parler’s Review of THE HETERODOX YODER by DavidCramer

DavidCramer — Fri, 18 May 2012 00:49:00 +0000

Just a quick note to the editors: The block quote beginning with “When six years ago I . . .” doesn’t actually end until “Our Lamb has conquered; him let us follow!” Without the indent on the second paragraph of the quote (including the bullet points), it is a bit confusing. [Feel free to delete this comment once change is made, by the way.]

Comment on Ched Myers and M. Colwell – Our God is Undocumented [Feature Review] by Chedmyers

Chedmyers — Fri, 04 May 2012 15:36:00 +0000

Thanks JOnathan for the thoughtful review. Much appreciated. Ched Myers

Comment on Journey to the Heart: Christian Contemplation Through the Centuries [Brief Review] by Bob Holmes

Bob Holmes — Thu, 03 May 2012 22:54:00 +0000

Thanks Greg for bringing this to light. Look forward to digging in.

Comment on Skye Jethani – WITH [ Review ] by EnglewoodReviewOfBks

EnglewoodReviewOfBks — Sat, 28 Apr 2012 16:30:00 +0000

Matt, Yes, my initial thought was to describe it as you do, as “first steps”. BUT I was deeply disturbed by the fact that there is no sense of the church in Jethani’s account — save of course, a few references to the universal church in the broadest and most abstract sense. IMO, the way we learn to be WITH God is be learning to WITH other people (and first and primarily the particular people that God has given us in our local churches.) The erroneous ways in which we relate to God (FROM, OVER, FOR, UNDER) stem it seems from the ways in which we relate to others and ways in which we have been related to by others.

On the whole, I did like the book, but felt that his depiction of our relationship with God was immensely oversimplified. As in so many evangelical books, the description of the problem was well-done, the prescription for how we should change left much to be desired.

Comment on Skye Jethani – WITH [ Review ] by Mattmmiles

Mattmmiles — Sat, 28 Apr 2012 13:35:00 +0000

Good thoughts. I really liked With, and it’s good to hear a take on it I haven’t heard before. I’m not sure if it’s a short cut as much as a first step. Skye seems to see the false perceptions (fuelled by fear) as the barriors not only to communion with God, but also with others. He’s not prescribing easy answers so much as saying “See our idols? They need to go.” Then we can set to work. This frees us up for engaging and communing with others. He talks about how fear closes us off from others when we take false postures in interviews. I guess I don’t see it as a substitute for engaging others, just a gateway to it.

Comment on 15 Days of Prayer With St. John of the Cross [Brief Review] by James Newhouse

James Newhouse — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 10:17:00 +0000

I’ve always thought of pray as my way of telling God how I’m feeling, how grateful I am, my hopes and fears. This looks like a great read, I will certainly check it out.

Comment on Video: Dorothy Day on the Christopher Closeup Show. by cathlic 12

cathlic 12 — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 13:48:00 +0000

she is a world wide hero