The Best Christian Writing (Paperback)
| Author: John Wilson Miroslav Volf | Editor: John Wilson | Introduction: Miroslav Volf |
| Format: | Paperback |
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| This collection of the finest contemporary Christian writing is "a prime example of diverse beliefs among Christians."-- Los Angeles Times This year''s volume brings together an elegant and engaging array of essays by Christian luminaries tackling relevant issues. These writers distill the riches of belief into lucid explorations of faith and truth, reflecting the many dimensions of today''s Christianity. Includes contributions from a diverse group of distinguished writers: David Batstone |
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This collection of the finest contemporary Christian writing is "a prime example of diverse beliefs among Christians."- Los Angeles Times This year's volume brings together an elegant and engaging array of essays by Christian luminaries tackling relevant issues. These writers distill the riches of belief into lucid explorations of faith and truth, reflecting the many dimensions of today's Christianity. Includes contributions from a diverse group of distinguished writers: David Batstone | J. Bottum | Andy Crouch | Scott Derrickson | Jennifer Holberg | Philip Jenkins | Douglas Jones | Jeremy Lott | Frederica Mathewes-Green | Wilfred M. McClay | Kathleen Norris | Julie Polter | The Preacher | James Calvin Schaap | Lewis B. Smedes | John D. Spalding | Tim Stafford | James R. Van Tholen | Lauren F. Winner | Albert Louis Zambone | Wendy Murray ZobaThis collection of the finest contemporary Christian writing is "a prime example of diverse beliefs among Christians."— Los Angeles Times This year's volume brings together an elegant and engaging array of essays by Christian luminaries tackling relevant issues. These writers distill the riches of belief into lucid explorations of faith and truth, reflecting the many dimensions of today's Christianity. Includes contributions from a diverse group of distinguished writers: David Batstone | J. Bottum | Andy Crouch | Scott Derrickson | Jennifer Holberg | Philip Jenkins | Douglas Jones | Jeremy Lott | Frederica Mathewes-Green | Wilfred M. McClay | Kathleen Norris | Julie Polter | The Preacher | James Calvin Schaap | Lewis B. Smedes | John D. Spalding | Tim Stafford | James R. Van Tholen | Lauren F. Winner | Albert Louis Zambone | Wendy Murray Zoba |
Praise
|This is the fifth anthology in this most worthwhile series from Jossey-Bass (the first was Best Christian Writing 2000), and like any good anthology it provides a mixture of the sublime and the accessible. Of particular interest to the general reader will be Jennifer Holberg's amusing and touching "SWF Seeking King," James Calvin Schapp's achingly candid "Dancing with Ghosts: A White Man at Wounded Knee," or Albert Louis Zarnbone's striking "Technology As If the Incarnation Actually Happened." Overall, the essays in this year's edition are shorter and less challenging to the mind and soul than the previous years' have been-but this alone is no blot on the escutcheon for editor Wilson or his very fine series. For most collections. (Library Journal, October 1, 2003)
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