Religion Booknotes 2016

Four New Theological Works

By Luke Timothy Johnson

January 28, 2016

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'Welcome to the Orthodox Church'

Mathewes-Green, a convert from the Episcopal tradition, focuses on Orthodoxy as a path to God and uses the actions and prayers of the liturgy as a basis for theology

By Luke Timothy Johnson

January 28, 2016

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'The Harp of Prophecy'

For scholars interested in the history of theology and biblical interpretation, these twelve short essays offer new approaches to Psalms, moral philosophy, and more.

By Luke Timothy Johnson

January 28, 2016

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'The Many Faces of Christ'

Philip Jenkins sets out to demolish a popular theological myth that the second-century apocryphal writings were unknown until recently; he makes a convincing case.

By Luke Timothy Johnson

January 28, 2016

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'Pagans'

O’Donnell’s distinctive point is that “paganism” is entirely an invention of Christianity—a definition of the “other” that paralleled fourth-century Christianity.

By Luke Timothy Johnson

January 28, 2016

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