book review
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A Feminist Historical Theologian’s Summer Reading List, Part I: A Review of Hayley Gelfuso’s The Book of Lost Hours
Thus, The Book of Lost Hours by Hayley Gelfuso is the first of my two recommendations for summer reading for anyone interested in the feminist historical theology project. If you want to read a novel that will provide motivation for… Continue reading
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Women’s Voices, Part II: A Review of Kaethe Schwehn’s The Gospel of Salome
What Schwehn has done in this book is to drastically reimagine Jesus’ story and insert Salome into it for his whole childhood, up until the start of his public ministry. Needless to say, in what I am going to write,… Continue reading
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Thinking about Religion in the 21st Century: A Review
One of the most striking things about George C. Adams, Jr.’s recent book, Thinking About Religion in the 21st Century: A New Guide for the Perplexed, is its attentiveness to the needs of potential readers. In the first pages, Adams… Continue reading
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Experience as a Moral Source: A Two-Part Review of My Body, Their Baby: A Progressive Christian Vision for Surrogacy
Part 1: Summary & Analysis Grace Y. Kao’s My Body, Their Baby: A Progressive Christian Vision for Surrogacy is a wonderful book. Solidly researched and well-written, Kao provides a much needed resource on the practice and ethics of surrogacy. Anchoring… Continue reading
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Concerning Religion and Secularism: A Review
I was immediately drawn to Jonas Atlas’s book by virtue of its title – Religion: Reality Behind the Myths. Too often oversimplifications and unexamined assumptions distort exploration into various religious traditions, including one’s own. While I have discovered a number… Continue reading
