Book Awards 2007
22 titles that bring understanding to people, events, and ideas that shape evangelical life, thought, and mission.
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Against Tapioca Pudding | N. T. Wright's antidote for vague spirituality. (Books & Culture, March/April 2007)
Biblical Studies
The Message of the Old Testament: Promises Made
Mark Dever (Crossway)
Excerpt:
Does God Have Enemies? | The message of Obadiah. (May 24, 2007)
Christianity and Culture (tie)
Reconciliation Blues: A Black Evangelical's Inside View of White Christianity
Edward Gilbreath (IVP Books)
Our coverage:
Exit Interviews | Why blacks are leaving evangelical ministries. (January 15, 2007)
Who's Afraid of Postmodernism? Taking Derrida, Lyotard, and Foucault to Church
James K. A. Smith (Baker Academic)
Our coverage:
Books & Culture Corner: In Memoriam: Jacques Derrida (1930-2004) | Remembering a philosopher who never forgot about death. (James K.A. Smith October 1, 2004)
Christian Living (tie)
The Great Omission: Reclaiming Jesus' Essential Teachings on Discipleship
Dallas Willard (HarperSanFrancisco)
Our coverage:
Dr. Willard's Diagnosis | Why we need to really die before we can really live. (September 1, 2006)
A Divine Conspirator | Dallas Willard is on a quiet quest to subvert nominal Christianity. (September, 2006)
Jesus Mean and Wild: The Unexpected Love of an Untamable God
Mark Galli (Baker Books)
Excerpt:
Jesus Mean and Wild: The Unexpected Love of an Untamable God | Apparently 'satanic' can be a synonym for 'relevant'. (July 1, 2006)
The Church/Pastoral Leadership
Why Church Matters: Worship, Ministry and Mission in Practice
Jonathan R. Wilson (Brazos)
Fiction
Winter Birds
Jamie Langston Turner (Bethany House)
Excerpt:
The Winter of Our Discontent | "A cantankerous old woman is never so annoying as when she is in some way related to you." (May 29, 2007)
History/Biography
A Godly Hero: The Life of William Jennings Bryan
Michael Kazin (Knopf)
Our coverage:
The Life of Bryan | Michael Kazin explains why American politics needs another William Jennings Bryan. (June 1, 2006)
The Great Loser | The ambiguous legacy of William Jennings Bryan. (Books & Culture, January/February 2007)
Missions/Global Affairs
The New Faces of Christianity: Believing in the Bible in the Global South
Philip Jenkins (Oxford)
Our coverage:
God's Word in an Old Light | Philip Jenkins on how global South Christians read the Bible. (December 5, 2006)
An Upside-Down World | Distinguishing between home and mission field no longer makes sense. (January 18, 2007)
Downward, Outward, Later | A superb new history of Christianity. (Philip Jenkins, Books & Culture, September/October 2006)
Companions of Life | A supple faith. (Philip Jenkins, Books & Culture, March/April 2007)
Excerpt:
"Shall the Fundamentalists Win?" | An excerpt from Philip Jenkins' new book, The New Faces of Christianity: Believing the Bible in the Global South. (December 5, 2006)
Spirituality
Eat This Book: A Conversation in the Art of Spiritual Reading
Eugene H. Peterson (Eerdmans)
Theology/ Ethics
Evil and the Justice of God
N. T. Wright (IVP Books)
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