How to Evangelize Those Who Are Spiritual But Not Christian Do you know someone who believes in God and angels but does not really believe that Jesus Christ is the only way to God. They welcome dialogue about religion because they consider themselves to be very spiritual. They insist, however, that all such conversations tolerate all religious ideas equally, since in their mind no one… Read More
Book Review: Revivals, Awakenings and Reform From a historian’s perspective William McLoughlin 1 sets out to analyze the phenomena of spiritual awakening and define it from a multi-disciplined point of view. As recorded in the foreword, McLoughlin takes Paul Tillich’s statement, “that religion is the soul of culture and culture the form of religion” (vii) literally. He is more interested in… Read More
Book Review: Pilgrims In Their Own Land In Pilgrims in Their Own Land 1 Martin Marty catalogs the history of religion in the United States. Marty traces the pilgrimage of immigrants to American soil while paying close attention to their religious beliefs and practices. After examining each group’s religious beliefs, he then explores the interplay between new beliefs and those that were… Read More
Book Review: Jonathan Edwards on Revival In this collection of writings 1 Jonathan Edwards describes the revival he experienced while a pastor in Northampton during the early 1740’s. As pastor of the church which witnessed this outpouring of God’s Spirit, Edwards’ occupied a unique position from which to observe and comment on this move of God. He attempts to provide both… Read More