Natural law as a guide to ethics has gotten a bad name in some Protestant circles on the grounds that it is a “Roman Catholic” doctrine that insufficiently appreciates the effects of the Fall on human reason and will. David VanDrunen—professor at Westminster Seminary California, ordained minister in the Orthodox Presbyterian Church, with a law degree and a PhD in Christian Ethics—begs to differ. This introduction to his work on natural law lays out its Scriptural basis. It deserves a place on the shelf of any Christian interested in ethics.
Category Archives: Book Review
Book Review: Dennis L. Durst, “The Perils of Human Exceptionalism”
Theologian Dennis Durst’s The Perils of Human Exceptionalism is a historical theological anthropology on the intellectual history of the 19th century that impacted human exceptionalism.
Book Review: Marilyn McEntyre, “Speaking Peace in a Climate of Conflict”
Marilyn McEntyre has succinctly written Speaking Peace in a Climate of Conflict as a guide for Christians to use words in ways to bring clarity and winsomeness to conversations and written communications.
Book Review: Will Willimon, “Aging: Growing Old in Church”
By framing aging theologically as a life of discipleship, Willimon avoids vapid cultural messages that seek to ignore or minimize aging, yet also criticizes the notion of retirement as freedom from secular and sacred responsibilities.
Book Review: Brian Brock, “Disability: Living into the Diversity of Christ’s Body”
By framing aging theologically as a life of discipleship, Willimon avoids vapid cultural messages that seek to ignore or minimize aging, yet also criticizes the notion of retirement as freedom from secular and sacred responsibilities.
Review Essay: Odyssey into Post-Reality? Review of Chalmers’ Reality+
Reality+ argues not only for the reality of a simulated world, but also for the real possibility that we ourselves exist as simulations within it. What is going on here, and why is it significant?
Book Review: Gilbert Meilaender, “Bioethics: A Primer for Christians, 4th edition”
Bioethics: A Primer for Christians is manna for the people of God in the wilderness and serves the welfare of the secular city (Jer 29:7). Ethics, in this book, becomes doxology.
Book Review: Joseph Davis and Paul Scherz, eds., “The Evening of Life: The Challenges of Aging Well and Dying Well”
As a geriatrics specialist for over 20 years, I found The Evening of Life an engaging exposition of the ethical challenges of aging and death in a modern culture uncomfortable with these realities.
Book Review: Kelly Kapic, “You’re Only Human: How Your Limits Reflect God’s Design and Why That’s Good News”
Kapic writes in a well-researched yet accessible and engaging manner. With today’s societal obsession with youth, health, diet, and optimization of physical performance and personal appearance, Kapic firmly but gently reminds us that despite our best efforts, we are all aging and dying and that this is not necessarily bad.
Book Review: Mark Yarhouse and Julia Sadusky, “Gender Identity & Faith: Clinical Postures, Tools, and Case Studies for Client-Centered Care”
Download PDF: COMING SOON Gender Identity & Faith: Clinical Postures, Tools, and Case Studies for Client-Centered Care Mark A. Yarhouse and Julia A. Sadusky, IVP Academic, 2022. ISBN 978-0-8308-4181-3, 224 pages, Paperback, $28.00 Wrestling with our flesh is a tough battle. We all experience mental and emotional pain when struggling to understand how we feel or who we are. This struggle is especially true of gender identity, which has become a sensitive and controversial topic in recent years. It is profoundly personal and increasingly politicized. More research and data are needed to discern the issue properly, but people need help now. In their new book, Gender Identity & Faith, psychologists Mark Yarhouse and Julia Sadusky offer insights to aid clinicians caring for clients with gender identity issues. Though sometimes theologically questionable, the book is a worthwhile contribution to the debate. Yarhouse and Sadusky bring extensive academic, clinical, and personal Read More