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

Book Review: Gregg Allison, “Embodied: Living as Whole People in a Fractured World”

“Embodiment is the proper state of human existence,” according to Gregg Allison, author of Embodied: Living as Whole People in a Fractured World (p. 14). His purpose is to unpack an understanding of what is meant by the term and to develop a “theology of human embodiment” (p. 15). The idea of embodiment is under attack in our society. On the one hand, modern variations of Gnosticism teach that the body is inherently evil and merely an instrument for our use, justifying such moral controversies as seen in sexual dysphoria and transgenderism. On the other hand, some elevate their bodies to an object of worship, striving for perfection through physical exercise and cosmetic procedures to enhance their appearance, even when the end goal is unclear. Allison brings clarity to embodiment and what it means for how we should live out our lives amongst the mixed signals of the world.