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November 20, 2020 By Jonathan Swan
Editor’s Note: The following book review appears in the Fall 2020 issue of Eikon. Owen Strachan. Reenchanting Humanity: A Theology of Mankind. Fearn, Ross-shire: Mentor, 2019. A few decades ago, during the early days of my own theological formation and evangelicalism’s renewed interest in theocentric theology, I remember being puzzled by the publicized topic of...
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November 20, 2020 By Jonathan Swan
Editor’s Note: The following book review appears in the Fall 2020 issue of Eikon. Carl R. Trueman. The Rise and Triumph of the Modern Self: Cultural Amnesia, Expressive Individualism, and the Road to Sexual Revolution. Wheaton, IL: Crossway, 2020. “Born this way.” “Love is love.” “Equality is not a sin.” The LGBTQ+ vanguard of the...
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August 24, 2020 By Jonathan Swan
Since our organization began in 1987 with the drafting of The Danvers Statement on Biblical Complementarianism, the mission of CBMW has been “to set forth the teachings of the Bible about the complementary differences between men and women, created equally in the image of God, because these teachings are essential for obedience to Scripture and...
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June 10, 2020 By Jonathan Swan
Editor’s Note: The following book review appears in the Spring 2020 issue of Eikon. George F. Will. The Conservative Sensibility. New York: Hachette Books, 2019. Introduction Combine exceptional research, brilliant storytelling, unassailable logic, and a world-class, Pulitzer Prize winning author, and you have George Will’s recent book The Conservative Sensibility. The purpose of Will’s book,...
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June 10, 2020 By Jonathan Swan
Editor’s Note: The following book review appears in the Spring 2020 issue of Eikon. Edited by James K. Beilby and Paul Rhodes Eddy. Understanding Transgender Identities: Four Views. Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, 2019. Introduction A Christian’s engagement in the world appears more complex with each generation. In the area of transgenderism, questions are being raised...
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June 10, 2020 By Jonathan Swan
Editor’s Note: The following book review appears in the Spring 2020 issue of Eikon. Andrew Bartlett. Men and Women in Christ: Fresh Light from the Biblical Texts. London: Inter-Varsity Press, 2019. Introduction For the last forty years, the evangelical world has been divided on the issue of women in ministry. Andrew Bartlett laments this ‘needless...
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