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Announcing the New, Quarterly Print Edition of The Englewood Review!

Tuesday, August 31st, 2010

Subscribe to the Print Edition!

Announcing our Brand New, Quarterly Print Edition.

As we continue to encourage the practices of reading and theological conversation in our churches, we will, starting this Fall, be supplementing our online edition with a print edition that contains more reviews, interviews and book news of note for missional church communities. Our first issue will feature reviews by Debra Dean Murphy, Brett Foster, Ragan Sutterfield and others, and will explore the work of Seamus Heaney, Gregory Jones, Mary Oliver, William Stringfellow, Slavoj Žižek, Willie Jennings, Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove and more! You won’t want to miss this exciting new venture!

Be one of our first subscribers, pay $19.95 for a one year subscription (Save almost 40% off newsstand prices!) and get our very first issue free and your whole second year free (You’ll receive the ERB print edition free through the end of 2012! 9 issues in all.)

Also, after you subscribe, you can give as many gift subscriptions as you want for $16.95 each (same 9 issue deal)!
Gift subscription offer ends 30 September 2010.

And if that isn’t a sweet enough deal for you, if you subscribe on or before Monday September 13, you’ll have a chance to get your subscription for FREE! We’ll draw the name of three winners and refund the fees paid for their subscription!

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Enter our Fall Contest and Win Two Excellent Books from IVP!

Tuesday, August 31st, 2010

Fall 2010 Contest

We’re Giving Away 10 Free books from IVP !!!

Thanks to our friends at IVP Books, we are giving 10 free books in our Fall contest!!!

Invite your friends (or yourself) to a FREE email subscription to the online edition of The Englewood Review this September,
and you and any friends who activate their subscription will be entered to win two free books from IVP!

The Prize –

We will draw five winners, who each will receive a copy of these two books:

  • Pilgrimage of a Soul – By Phileena Heuertz (Read our review here…)
  • Walking Gently on the Earth By McMinn/Neff (Review coming soon!)

Total value: $30+

[ Go here to enter to win! ]

News/ Bargains [Vol. 3, #31]

Friday, August 27th, 2010

SoulKeeping

Our friends Kevin Rains and Aaron Klinefelter are coordinating an effort in Cincinnati to explore what a “Curriculum for Christlikeness” might look like. Over the next 10 months, they will host a monthly topical gathering for conversation and learning.

The first session will be on “SoulKeeping” and will be led by Dave Nixon.
Saturday, September 4: 10AM-12PM
St. Elizabeth’s – 1757 Mills Ave. – Cincinnati

This promises to be an exciting course!
If you are in the general vicinity of Cincinnati, you won’t want to miss it!

More info: http://formed.cc/


In our continuing effort to fund the publication and free distribution of The Englewood Review, we are going to be collaborating more intentionally with Christian Book Distributors. Primarily, we will be offering you the opportunity to buy bargain books from CBD that we think of are interest. Buying books this way is a win / win / win proposition. You get great books for a great price, CBD gets the sale and we get an excellent referral fee from CBD.

This week’s Bargains:

564426: Church Dogmatics, 14 Volumes Church Dogmatics, 14 Volumes

By Karl Barth / Hendrickson Publishers

$99.99 – Save 90%

Karl Barth’s Church Dogmatics is, arguably, the most important theological publication of the 20th Century. Reacting against a prevailing Enlightenment project (German Idealism), Barth sought to articulate an expression of Christian belief that nevertheless took seriously, and yet overcame the critique of Christian doctrine brought forth by 19th Century Protestant Liberalism, and the unsatisfactory re-construal of Christianity by rationalism’s close relative, “Natural Theology”.

Most believe he succeeded wildly, and in doing so re-established Theology’s ability to speak positively and confidently about faith, reason, and God in Jesus Christ.Since its publication in the United States the Dogmatics has remained relatively inaccessible to pastors, students, and even many professors due to its cost. Hendrickson Publishers, with its publication of the 14-volume set of the Church Dogmatics, has overcome this obstacle.

Hendrickson is reproducing the original 14-volume set edited by T.F. Torrance and G.W. Bromiley first published more than forty years ago by T&T Clark. The Hendrickson edition will contain the entire 14-volume set and all its contents, or the entire Church Dogmatics as it was originally published by T&T Clark. This set is ideal for pastors, students, and scholars who have wanted to read Barth, but have been heretofore limited by the cost of such an endeavor.

It is also an excellent opportunity for those who have had little exposure to Barth to become more familiar with a theologian who is increasingly influencing our understanding of the Trinity, Christology, Creation, Ecclesiology, the Christian life, ethics, biblical interpretation, and Christian interaction with culture and politics. In short, it is must reading for all students of theology and Scripture no matter their background or theological perspective.

219179: Westminster Dictionary of Early Christian Literature Westminster Dictionary of Early Christian Literature

By David E. Aune, ed. / Westminster John Knox Press

$12.99 – Save 74%

This book details the variety of literary and rhetorical forms found in the New Testament and in the literature of the early Christian church. This authoritative reference source is a treasurey for understanding the methods employed by New Testament and early Christian writers. This encyclopedia will illuminate the ways words shaped the consciousness of those who encountered Christiam teaching.

2234X: Paul and the Stoics Paul and the Stoics

By Troels Engberg-Pedersen / Westminster John Knox Press

$4.99 – Save 88%!!!

The most in-depth treatment of this topic ever done! Going through Paul’s major epistles, Engberg-Pedersen makes clear how much Paul was indebted to Stoic philosophy both for his theology and his ethics. The bold, original research has all the markings of a landmark publication.

225004: Jesus of Nazareth Jesus of Nazareth

By Dorothee Soelle / Westminster John Knox Press

$2.99 – Save 85%!!!

In this popular yet academically grounded look at Jesus, liberation theologians Dorothee Soelle and Luise Schottroff offer a corrective to the “Jesus of history” research recently made popular through the works of the Jesus Seminar. By situating Jesus within this community of friends–who played a large part in his life, ministry, and movement–the authors show that the story of Jesus has not come to a close. Rather, this book demonstrates how his works, words, and inspired community pose timeless challenges for contemporary life. Includes sixty-seven color illustrations, a glossary, chronological table, map, and brief annotated bibliography.

5101X: The Heavenly Trumpet: John Chrysostom and the Art of Pauline Interpretation The Heavenly Trumpet: John Chrysostom and the Art of Pauline Interpretation

By Margaret M. Mitchell / Westminster John Knox Press

$4.99 – Save 89%!!!

Arguing that all Pauline interpretation depends significantly upon the ways in which readers formulate their own images of the apostle, Margaret M. Mitchell posits that John Chrysostom, the most profilic interpreter of the Pauline epistles in the early church, exemplifies this phenomenon. Mitchell brings together Chrysostom’s copious portraits of Paul – of his body, his soul, and his life circumstances – and for the first time analyzes them as complex rhetorical compositions built open well-known conventions of Greco-Roman rhetoric. Two appendixes offer a fresh translation of Chrysostom’s seven homilies de laudibus sancti Pauli and a catalog of color plates of artistic representation that graphically represent the author/exegete dynamic this study explores.

News / Bargains [Vol. 3, #30]

Friday, August 20th, 2010

SoulKeeping

Our friends Kevin Rains and Aaron Klinefelter are coordinating an effort in Cincinnati to explore what a “Curriculum for Christlikeness” might look like. Over the next 10 months, they will host a monthly topical gathering for conversation and learning.

The first session will be on “SoulKeeping” and will be led by Dave Nixon.
Saturday, September 4: 10AM-12PM
St. Elizabeth’s – 1757 Mills Ave. – Cincinnati

This promises to be an exciting course!
If you are in the general vicinity of Cincinnati, you won’t want to miss it!

More info:  http://formed.cc/


We  have recently made a slight change to our format and the reviews, excerpts, poems, etc. of our Midweek update will be posted to “pages” on the ERB website, and announced via social media.  If you’re a “first-to-know” sort of person, you can get these updates when they first come out in one of two ways:

Midweek postings from this past week:


In our continuing effort to fund the publication and free distribution of The Englewood Review, we are going to be collaborating more intentionally with Christian Book Distributors. Primarily, we will be offering you the opportunity to buy bargain books from CBD that we think of are interest. Buying books this way is a win / win / win proposition. You get great books for a great price, CBD gets the sale and we get an excellent referral fee from CBD.

This week’s Bargains:

219179: Westminster Dictionary of Early Christian Literature Westminster Dictionary of Early Christian Literature

By David E. Aune, ed. / Westminster John Knox Press

$12.99 – Save 74%

This book details the variety of literary and rhetorical forms found in the New Testament and in the literature of the early Christian church. This authoritative reference source is a treasurey for understanding the methods employed by New Testament and early Christian writers. This encyclopedia will illuminate the ways words shaped the consciousness of those who encountered Christiam teaching.

3796X: Dissident Daughters: Feminist Liturgies in Global Contexts Dissident Daughters: Feminist Liturgies in Global Contexts

By Westminster John Knox Press

$2.99 – Save 90%!!!

With its focus on narratives, its attention to contextual and material realities, and its collection of women-identified liturgies in global context, Dissident Daughters claims prominence within the growing literature on women’s ways of worship. This book not only introduces liturgical texts, but also focuses on the communities that create and celebrate these liturgies. Dissident Daughters gives voice to women activitsts who show how their communities came into being; how social, cultural, and political realities shaped them and their liturgies; and how they envision their lives in and as communities of faith. In drawing the different narratives together, Dissident Daughters displays the expanse fo the worldwide expression of women’s rites and the formation of each by distinctly different contexts of struggle and hope.

431513: God, Truth, and Witness: Essays in Conversation with Stanley Hauerwas God, Truth, and Witness:
Essays in Conversation with Stanley Hauerwas

By Edited by L.G. Jones, R. Hutter & C.R. Velloso Ewell

Hardback: Brazos Press.

$5.99 – Save 85%!!!

430789: The Divine Voice The Divine Voice

By Stephen H. Webb / Baker

$2.99 – Save 89%!!!

What can the primordial nature of noise, speech, and hearing teach us about what it means to be speakers and hearers of God’s Word? In this thoughtful work, Webb explores philosophical concepts including “Theo-acoustics,” “The Protestant Reformation As an Event Within the History of Sound,” and “The Sound of God.” 244 pages, softcover from Brazos.

43086X: Lying: An Augustinian Theology of Duplicity Lying: An Augustinian Theology of Duplicity

By Paul J. Griffiths / Baker

$3.99 – Save 86%!!!

Is lying ever justified? Exploring the Augustinian pronouncement that telling a lie is always wrong, Griffiths examines Augustine’s belief that dissembling disfigures the image of God; contrasts Augustine’s thought with the ideas of Plato, Jerome, Aquinas, Kant, Nietzsche, and others; and argues that Christians should heed Augustine’s ban on lying.

News / Bargains [Vol. 3, #28]

Friday, July 30th, 2010

The ERB will take a break for summer vacation next week and will return with our next issue on Friday August 13…


We  have recently made a slight change to our format and the reviews, excerpts, poems, etc. of our Midweek update will be posted to “pages” on the ERB website, and announced via social media.  If you’re a “first-to-know” sort of person, you can get these updates when they first come out in one of two ways:


In our continuing effort to fund the publication and free distribution of The Englewood Review, we are going to be collaborating more intentionally with Christian Book Distributors. Primarily, we will be offering you the opportunity to buy bargain books from CBD that we think of are interest. Buying books this way is a win / win / win proposition. You get great books for a great price, CBD gets the sale and we get an excellent referral fee from CBD.

This week’s Bargains:

25800X: More Than Chains and Toil: A Christian Work Ethic of Enslaved Women More Than Chains and Toil: A Christian Work Ethic of Enslaved Women

By Joan M. Martin / Westminster John Knox Press

$2.99 – Save 90%!!!

Martin explores the experiences of enslaved women and the realities of their social world to uncover the inter-relationships, in the context of that environment , among moral agency, work, and human meaning. She then reflects ethically on the implications such a distinct perspective on labor might have for women in contemporary African-American communities and for broader discussions about the meaning of work in American society.

636317: Religion and Empire: People, Power, and the Life of the Spirit Religion and Empire: People, Power, and the Life of the Spirit

By Richard A. Horsley / Augsburg Fortress

$1.29 – Save 87%!!!

How has the interaction between religion, rhetoric, and politics shaped people’s lives over the centuries? Examining the relationship between religious discourse and empire-building, Horsley describes how religion is constructed by the power elite; the role it plays in resistance movements among subjugated people; and how it is used to legitimize empire. 151 pages, softcover from Fortress.

431191: Anxious About Empire: Theological Essays on the New Global Realities Anxious About Empire: Theological Essays on the New Global Realities

By Edited by Wes Avram / Baker

$1.99 – Save 90%!!!

In response to the 2002 foreign policy directive that changed America’s national security strategy, a denominationally diverse group (Mennonite, Catholic, Congregational, Catholic) of theologians, theorists, scholars, and pastors addresses the transnational nature of the church, loving neighbors in a globalized world, the use of Scripture in imperial rhetoric, and more. 218 pages, softcover from Brazos.

227694: The Gospel According to America: A Meditation on a God-blessed, Christ-haunted Idea The Gospel According to America: A Meditation on a God-blessed, Christ-haunted Idea

By David Dark / Westminster John Knox Press

$3.99 – Save 73%!!!

Under a broad pop-culture umbrella, using icons from music, literature, film, the media, and politics, David Dark hopes to provide fodder for lively conversation about what it means to be Christian and American in this “weird moment” in which we live. It is a moment when we are increasingly polarized along political and religious lines, a moment when we are too busy forming our response to listen to the one who is speaking. And yet we claim more than ever to be one nation, under God. What does this mean? The end result, he hopes, will be a better understanding that “there is a reality more important, more lasting, and more infinite than the cultures to which we belong,” the reality of the kingdom of God.”This well-read interpreter of popular culture probes the spiritual resonances of American culture from Hawthorne and Melville to Bob Dylan and David Lynch. Nearly every page has something to make readers pause, laugh, think, or pray,”—Publishers Weekly

745296: Red-Letter Christians: A Citizen"s Guide to Faith & Politics Red-Letter Christians: A Citizen’s Guide to Faith & Politics

By Tony Campolo / Regal Books

$4.99 – Save 75%!!!

A new kind of politically concerned evangelical is emerging, somewhere between hard-right Republicans and far-left Democrats. “Red-Letter Christians” seek to live out Jesus’ words—the ones printed in red in many New Testaments. Examining the hot-button issues facing believers today, Campolo calls us to transcend partisan squabbles—and bring Christ’s radical message to our civic commitments. 224 pages, hardcover from Regal.

News / Bargains [Vol. 3, #27]

Friday, July 23rd, 2010

We  have recently made a slight change to our format and the reviews, excerpts, poems, etc. of our Midweek update will be posted to “pages” on the ERB website, and announced via social media.  If you’re a “first-to-know” sort of person, you can get these updates when they first come out in one of two ways:

Otherwise, in our regular issue each Friday, we will recap the content of our midweek update.  For instance, this week’s update included:


In our continuing effort to fund the publication and free distribution of The Englewood Review, we are going to be collaborating more intentionally with Christian Book Distributors. Primarily, we will be offering you the opportunity to buy bargain books from CBD that we think of are interest. Buying books this way is a win / win / win proposition. You get great books for a great price, CBD gets the sale and we get an excellent referral fee from CBD.

This week’s Bargains:

564426: Church Dogmatics, 14 Volumes Church Dogmatics, 14 Volumes – HARDBACK

By Karl Barth / Hendrickson Publishers

Ships November 1.
Pre-order yours now for only $99.95  (Save $896!!!)

Karl Barth’s Church Dogmatics is, arguably, the most important theological publication of the 20th Century. Reacting against a prevailing Enlightenment project (German Idealism), Barth sought to articulate an expression of Christian belief that nevertheless took seriously, and yet overcame the critique of Christian doctrine brought forth by 19th Century Protestant Liberalism, and the unsatisfactory re-construal of Christianity by rationalism’s close relative, “Natural Theology”.

Most believe he succeeded wildly, and in doing so re-established Theology’s ability to speak positively and confidently about faith, reason, and God in Jesus Christ.Since its publication in the United States the Dogmatics has remained relatively inaccessible to pastors, students, and even many professors due to its cost. Hendrickson Publishers, with its publication of the 14-volume set of the Church Dogmatics, has overcome this obstacle.

Hendrickson is reproducing the original 14-volume set edited by T.F. Torrance and G.W. Bromiley first published more than forty years ago by T&T Clark. The Hendrickson edition will contain the entire 14-volume set and all its contents, or the entire Church Dogmatics as it was originally published by T&T Clark. This set is ideal for pastors, students, and scholars who have wanted to read Barth, but have been heretofore limited by the cost of such an endeavor.

Note: As many of you know a 31vol. study edition of Barth’s Dogmatics is now available. It is important to note that Hendrickson edition is not the same as the study edition.

4220940: Mystery Of God Mystery Of God

By William Stacy Johnson / Westminster John Knox Press

$4.99  – Save 83%!!

Johnson challenges the static ‘neo-orthodox’ image of Karl Barth, bringing him into conversation with postmodern thought, especially that of Jacques Derrida. He picks up on the Barth’s idea of God as mystery and of Barth’s image of the empty space of the wheel at which the spokes of theology’s questions converge and finds in these a point of contact for dialogue with poststructural thought. Weighed against Barth’s Christocentrism (the center of the wheel) is Barth’s theocentrism (God as mystery); as Barth had said, God is veiled in His revelation and vice versa. Johnson takes a refreshing and promising approach which is a fine contribution to a larger discussion taking place between Barth’s theology and postmodern thought.

27419: Karl Barth & the Pietists: The Young Karl Barth"s Critique of Pietism & Its Response Karl Barth & the Pietists: The Young Karl Barth’s Critique of Pietism & Its Response

By Eberhard Busch, translated by Daniel W. Bloesch / Inter-varsity Press

$6.99 – Save 74%!!!

A significant contribution to Barth scholarship—now translated into English. Busch’s exploration of Barth’s affinity for Pietism and his critique of the movement puts into perspective key themes in Barth’s theology, including the nature of scriptural authority, hell and universalism, the relationship between believers and unbelievers, and more. 336 pages, softcover from InterVarsity.

NACC Online Resource Center.

Friday, July 16th, 2010

Last week, we ran the main bookstore for the North American Christian Convention (NACC) here in Indianapolis.  We had a great time doing so and hopefully were able to put some good books into a few people’s hands.

If you were there and dropped in to see us (or at least the books), thank you!

We now have an online catalog that contains most of the books that we carried at the convention.  We have partnered with ChristianBook.com to make books from the NACC speakers (Francis Chan, Tony Dungy, Rick Warren, Efrem Smith and others) available at great, discounted prices!

Whether you were at the NACC or not, you will want to take a look at this online catalog:

http://nacc-resources.englewoodreview.org/

News / Bargain Books [Vol. 3, #26]

Friday, July 16th, 2010

We  have recently made a slight change to our format and the reviews, excerpts, poems, etc. of our Midweek update will be posted to “pages” on the ERB website, and announced via social media.  If you’re a “first-to-know” sort of person, you can get these updates when they first come out in one of two ways:

Otherwise, in our regular issue each Friday, we will recap the content of our midweek update.  For instance, this week’s update included:


UPCOMING INDIANAPOLIS AREA EVENT…

WILL SAMSON will be leading a seminar on his book JUSTICE IN THE BURBS, at Grace Community Church in Noblesville on Saturday July 24, from 9AM-12PM.

In the suburban world of nice homes, neat lawns, and new cars, it can be easy to forget the poor and disenfranchised of our world. But we can be a force for the least of these in our county, our city and our world. Join us on Saturday, July 24 from 9:00 a.m. to noon in the North Auditorium for this discussion as we move from apathy and ignorance to concern and awareness.

This is a FREE event, but registration is requested…

Go here for more info and to register:
http://gracecc.org/serve/local-outreach/justice-seminars/


In our continuing effort to fund the publication and free distribution of The Englewood Review, we are going to be collaborating more intentionally with Christian Book Distributors. Primarily, we will be offering you the opportunity to buy bargain books from CBD that we think of are interest. Buying books this way is a win / win / win proposition. You get great books for a great price, CBD gets the sale and we get an excellent referral fee from CBD.

This week’s bargain books on the theme
Evangelicalism, etc. (Click to learn more/purchase):

224091: Encyclopedia of Evangelicalism Encyclopedia of EvangelicalismBy Randall Balmer / Westminster John Knox Press

$4.99 / Save 88%!!!

Evangelicalism has been one of the fastest-growing segments of Christianity in recent decades, so it’s hard to keep abreast of all the leaders, organizations, schools, and movements it has helped spawn. Thus, Balmer’s beautifully written reference is most welcome. This book is the most comprehensive resource about evangelicalism available. With nearly 3,000 separate entries, this book covers historical and contemporary theologians, preachers, laity, cultural figures, musicians, televangelists, movements, organizations, denominations, folkways, theological terms, events and more. Students, scholars, and libraries will all benefit from it.

39359: Dictionary of Evangelical Biography, 1730-1860 Dictionary of Evangelical Biography, 1730-1860By Edited by Donald M. Lewis / Hendrickson Publishers

$19.99 – Save 80%!!!

No other work so ambitiously paints the history of the English-speaking evangelical movement with as broad a brush! Lewis’s “who’s who” features 3,570 biographies of individuals from diverse denominational backgrounds—from Adventist to Wesleyan. Researched and written by 344 historians from around the globe, it’s a highly convenient resource. 1296 pages total, two hardcovers from Hendrickson.

027977: Is the Reformation Over? An Evangelical Assessment of  Contemporary Roman Catholicism Is the Reformation Over? An Evangelical Assessment of Contemporary Roman CatholicismBy Mark A. Noll & Carolyn Nystrom / Baker

$6.99 / Save 72%!!!

Exemplifying what J.I. Packer calls “superb theological journalism,” Noll and Nystrom bring meticulous research, broad-minded historical perspective, and engaging prose to their analysis of the changing relationship between evangelicals and Catholics. Chapters include “Things Are Not the Way They Used to Be”; “Ecumenical Dialogues”; and “The Catholic Catechism.” 272 pages, hardcover from Baker.

635337: Renewed by the Word: The Bible and Christian Revival since  the Reformation Renewed by the Word: The Bible and Christian Revival since the ReformationBy J.N. Morris / Hendrickson Publishers

$2.99 / Save 82%!!!

Sometimes it seems as if there are almost as many different Christian churches as there are Christians. But despite widely diverse forms of worship, organizational structures, and biblical interpretations, Christianity over the last several centuries has been shaped by a number of common experiences. Arguably the most powerful and vibrant has been revivalism.
As a movement within Protestantism, revivalism is characterized by techniques of mass organization and leadership; an emphasis on repentance and conversion; and the transformation of lukewarm Christians into fervent disciples. But revival has occurred throughout Christian history and has affected all branches of the Christian Church.

Complete with intriguing illustrations and helpful bibliography, Morris’s clear and stirring account captures the restless, continually self-regenerating character of Christianity, rooted in Scripture, but lived out in real human communities.

035920: Into the Dark: Seeing the Sacred in the Top Films of the  21st Century Into the Dark: Seeing the Sacred in the Top Films of the 21st CenturyBy Craig Detweiler / Baker Academic

$2.99 / Save 87%!!!

In Into the Dark, screenwriter and producer Craig Detweiler, examines forty-five 21st century films with thematic theological undertones and offers groundbreaking insight into their scriptural connections and theological applications. Using the wildly popular Internet Movie Database, Detweiler deftly dissects up-to-date productions and opens up lively discussions on anthropology, the problem of evil, sin, interconnectivity, postmodern relationships, ethics, fantasy, and communities in crisis. Notable films include Memento, The Lord of the Rings, Gladiator, United 93, Million Dollar Baby, Little Miss Sunshine and Walk the Line. Into the Dark comes highly recommended for college and seminary students in film, theology, and communications courses as well as pastors, film fans, and others interested in Christianity and the cinema.

032615: GloboChrist: The Great Commission Takes a Postmodern Turn GloboChrist: The Great Commission Takes a Postmodern TurnBy Carl Raschke / Baker Academic

$2.99 / Save 86%!!!

With the rise of the Internet and newer hi-tech innovations, digital technology has profoundly affected the world. But what role does the church play in this multi-media dominated globe? In GloboChrist: The Great Commission Takes a Postmodern Turn Carl Raschke tackles the subjects of globalization, postmodernism, and information technology and the underlying impact these elements have on missions and evangelism. In addition, Raschke addresses the role Christianity plays in our increasingly pluralistic world, while providing concrete strategies for confronting these challenges. In short, Raschke helps Christians understand and respond to the technological shifts of the twenty-first century. This third volume in the well-received Church and Postmodern Culture series, will appeal to scholars, students, pastors, and interested lay readers alike leaving a lasting impact on culture at large.

A Rooted People Conference – Indianapolis – Oct 29-30

Friday, July 16th, 2010

A    Rooted People - Conference

***** REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN *****

A Rooted People:
Church, Place and Agriculture
in an Urban World

Registration and more info:  http://englewoodcc.com/rooted/

Spread the word with the Facebook e-vite


Ours is a world in which transportation is becoming extremely costly (as was highlighted by the massive costs of the BP Oil Spill) and yet at the same time is a world that is becoming increasingly urban. Common sense would seem to indicate that these trends will impact in a major way our food systems and the way we eat. Given these factors, what is the church’s redemptive role in caring for the health and wholeness (shalom) of not just humanity, but all creation? Englewood Christian Church has invited several speakers with rich experiences in sustainable agriculture to lead a conversation reflecting on this question and related ones about church, place, food, community and agriculture, and we invite you to join us.

Speakers:
* Fred Bahnson: Writer and Co-founder of Anathoth Community Garden
* Martin Price:
Former Director of Educational Concerns For Hunger Organization (ECHO)

* Ragan Sutterfield:
Arkansas Farmer/Writer, Author of FARMING AS A SPIRITUAL DISCIPLINE

Workshops Lead By :   Main speakers and others TBA

When: Friday Oct. 29 and Saturday Oct. 30, 2010

Where: Englewood Christian Church / Indianapolis

News / Bargain Books! [Vol. 3, #25]

Friday, July 2nd, 2010

There will be no issue of the ERB next week, as we will be taking the week off to run the main bookstore for the North American Christian Convention.

If you are going to be at the NACC, please do stop in and say hello!
We will be located right across from the Registration area in the Indiana Convention Center Lobby.


UPCOMING INDIANAPOLIS AREA EVENT…

WILL SAMSON will be leading a seminar on his book JUSTICE IN THE BURBS, at Grace Community Church in Noblesville on Saturday July 24, from 9AM-12PM.

In the suburban world of nice homes, neat lawns, and new cars, it can be easy to forget the poor and disenfranchised of our world. But we can be a force for the least of these in our county, our city and our world. Join us on Saturday, July 24 from 9:00 a.m. to noon in the North Auditorium for this discussion as we move from apathy and ignorance to concern and awareness.

This is a FREE event, but registration is requested…

Go here for more info and to register:
http://gracecc.org/serve/local-outreach/justice-seminars/


In our continuing effort to fund the publication and free distribution of The Englewood Review, we are going to be collaborating more intentionally with Christian Book Distributors. Primarily, we will be offering you the opportunity to buy bargain books from CBD that we think of are interest. Buying books this way is a win / win / win proposition. You get great books for a great price, CBD gets the sale and we get an excellent referral fee from CBD.

This week’s bargain books on the theme
Evangelicalism, etc. (Click to learn more/purchase):

224091: Encyclopedia of Evangelicalism Encyclopedia of Evangelicalism

By Randall Balmer / Westminster John Knox Press

$4.99 / Save 88%!!!

Evangelicalism has been one of the fastest-growing segments of Christianity in recent decades, so it’s hard to keep abreast of all the leaders, organizations, schools, and movements it has helped spawn. Thus, Balmer’s beautifully written reference is most welcome. This book is the most comprehensive resource about evangelicalism available. With nearly 3,000 separate entries, this book covers historical and contemporary theologians, preachers, laity, cultural figures, musicians, televangelists, movements, organizations, denominations, folkways, theological terms, events and more. Students, scholars, and libraries will all benefit from it.

39359: Dictionary of Evangelical Biography, 1730-1860 Dictionary of Evangelical Biography, 1730-1860

By Edited by Donald M. Lewis / Hendrickson Publishers

$19.99 – Save 80%!!!

No other work so ambitiously paints the history of the English-speaking evangelical movement with as broad a brush! Lewis’s “who’s who” features 3,570 biographies of individuals from diverse denominational backgrounds—from Adventist to Wesleyan. Researched and written by 344 historians from around the globe, it’s a highly convenient resource. 1296 pages total, two hardcovers from Hendrickson.

027977: Is the Reformation Over? An Evangelical Assessment of Contemporary Roman Catholicism Is the Reformation Over? An Evangelical Assessment of Contemporary Roman Catholicism

By Mark A. Noll & Carolyn Nystrom / Baker

$6.99 / Save 72%!!!

Exemplifying what J.I. Packer calls “superb theological journalism,” Noll and Nystrom bring meticulous research, broad-minded historical perspective, and engaging prose to their analysis of the changing relationship between evangelicals and Catholics. Chapters include “Things Are Not the Way They Used to Be”; “Ecumenical Dialogues”; and “The Catholic Catechism.” 272 pages, hardcover from Baker.

635337: Renewed by the Word: The Bible and Christian Revival since the Reformation Renewed by the Word: The Bible and Christian Revival since the Reformation

By J.N. Morris / Hendrickson Publishers

$2.99 / Save 82%!!!

Sometimes it seems as if there are almost as many different Christian churches as there are Christians. But despite widely diverse forms of worship, organizational structures, and biblical interpretations, Christianity over the last several centuries has been shaped by a number of common experiences. Arguably the most powerful and vibrant has been revivalism.
As a movement within Protestantism, revivalism is characterized by techniques of mass organization and leadership; an emphasis on repentance and conversion; and the transformation of lukewarm Christians into fervent disciples. But revival has occurred throughout Christian history and has affected all branches of the Christian Church.

Complete with intriguing illustrations and helpful bibliography, Morris’s clear and stirring account captures the restless, continually self-regenerating character of Christianity, rooted in Scripture, but lived out in real human communities.

035920: Into the Dark: Seeing the Sacred in the Top Films of the 21st Century Into the Dark: Seeing the Sacred in the Top Films of the 21st Century

By Craig Detweiler / Baker Academic

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In Into the Dark, screenwriter and producer Craig Detweiler, examines forty-five 21st century films with thematic theological undertones and offers groundbreaking insight into their scriptural connections and theological applications. Using the wildly popular Internet Movie Database, Detweiler deftly dissects up-to-date productions and opens up lively discussions on anthropology, the problem of evil, sin, interconnectivity, postmodern relationships, ethics, fantasy, and communities in crisis. Notable films include Memento, The Lord of the Rings, Gladiator, United 93, Million Dollar Baby, Little Miss Sunshine and Walk the Line. Into the Dark comes highly recommended for college and seminary students in film, theology, and communications courses as well as pastors, film fans, and others interested in Christianity and the cinema.

032615: GloboChrist: The Great Commission Takes a Postmodern Turn GloboChrist: The Great Commission Takes a Postmodern Turn

By Carl Raschke / Baker Academic

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With the rise of the Internet and newer hi-tech innovations, digital technology has profoundly affected the world. But what role does the church play in this multi-media dominated globe? In GloboChrist: The Great Commission Takes a Postmodern Turn Carl Raschke tackles the subjects of globalization, postmodernism, and information technology and the underlying impact these elements have on missions and evangelism. In addition, Raschke addresses the role Christianity plays in our increasingly pluralistic world, while providing concrete strategies for confronting these challenges. In short, Raschke helps Christians understand and respond to the technological shifts of the twenty-first century. This third volume in the well-received Church and Postmodern Culture series, will appeal to scholars, students, pastors, and interested lay readers alike leaving a lasting impact on culture at large.

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