Editor’s note: The following book review appears in the Fall 2020 issue of Eikon. Elaine Storkey. Women in a Patriarchal World: Twenty-five Empowering Stories from the Bible. London: SPCK, 2020. Introduction Elaine Storkey is an older stateswoman of British Anglican evangelicalism. Trained in philosophy and theology, her career has been long and influential. She has...

Editor’s note: The following book review appears in the Fall 2020 issue of Eikon. Joshua R.Farris. An Introduction to Theological Anthropology: Humans, Both Creaturely and Divine. Grand Rapids: Baker, 2020. Introduction Joshua Farris’s An Introduction to Theological Anthropology: Humans, Both Creaturely and Divine is written to be a comprehensive introduction to the major theological issues...

Editor’s note: The following book review appears in the Fall 2020 issue of Eikon. Kevin Giles, The Headship of Men and the Abuse of Women: Are They Related in Any Way? Eugene, OR: Cascade, 2020. Introduction No one could be unconcerned about the scourge of domestic abuse in our communities, and even our churches. One...

Editor’s note: The following book review appears in the Fall 2020 issue of Eikon. Susan Hunt. The True Woman: The Beauty and Strength of a Godly Woman, Updated Edition. Wheaton, IL: Crossway, 2019. Introduction The True Woman by Susan Hunt has been accurately regarded as a classic since its publication in 1997. The updated 2019...

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...

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...