Author: Artistic Theologian

The Lyre of Orpheus: Popular Music, the Sacred, and the Profane, by Christopher Partridge. New York: Oxford University Press, 2014. 368 pp. $24.95. “Transgressive edge-work,” “liminal boundaries,” and “rejected-peripheries”—these are the words Christopher Partridge uses to describe the significance of …

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Joy for the World: How Christianity Lost Its Cultural Influence & Can Begin Rebuilding It, by Greg Forster. Wheaton, IL: Crossway, 2014. 313 pp. $18.99. Christianity has lost its impact on American civilization. In fact, in North America and Europe, …

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A Guidebook to Prayer: 24 Ways to Walk with God, by MaryKate Morse. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 2013. Kindle. $10.49. “Prayer is not an event but a life. It is not a petition but a love relationship with one …

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The Secret Language of Sacred Spaces: Decoding Churches, Temples, Mosques and Other Places of Worship around the World, by John Canon. London: Duncan Baird Publishing Limited, 2013. 215 pp. $35.00. John Canon’s Secret Language of Sacred Spaces is a visually …

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It Was Good: Making Music to the Glory of God, edited by Ned Bustard. Baltimore: Square Halo Books, 2013. 338 pp. $19.15. Music continues to be a controversial topic (maybe the controversial topic) in churches today. Much discussion has centered …

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