A New Exposition,and other reviews

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• “A New Exposition of the London Baptist Confession of Faith of 1689,” ed. Rob Ventura: A Review -- “In summary, there is much to applaud in this book...The Exposition does not, however, equally maintain this quality between its various authors and chapters.”
• Book review by Gary Pinkerton of A Boundary Atlas of Texas, 1821–1845s -- “Any researcher familiar with the difficulties of understanding the boundaries of pre-statehood jurisdictions will immediately appreciate the value of this remarkable effort.”
• Book Review: Gregory R. Lanier and William A. Ross, The Septuagint: What It Is and Why It Matters -- “The book comes out of an elective course the authors co-teach on the Septuagint.”
• Book Review: Rough Country: How Texas Became America’s Most Powerful Bible-Belt State -- “Rough Country offers an important contribution to American religious history as it shows the contours of religion, race, and politics in America’s most powerful Bible-belt state.”
• Book Review: Uncomfortable, by Brett McCracken -- “...pursuit of comfort has made its way into our lives as Christians as well as in the church.”
• Confusion - A Biblical Critique of the New Teachings of Dr. Peter Ruckman -- “Confusion - God is not the author of confusion, but the false teachings of false teachers has resulted in much confusion today.”
• Ex-Worship Leader: Why I Left the CCM Movement -- “The author is a Christian who says he realized CCC was man-centered and unavoidably associated with a spirit of immorality.”
• GHC Review 22: Three Types of Religious Philosophy -- “Summarizing much of Clark’s philosophical thought, this clearly-worded and fairly short volume makes for a nice overview of Clark’s philosophy.”
• Review: “Sheltered but Not Protected: Learning to Love, Forgive, and Heal After Emotional and Sexual Abuse” -- “The church culture around him not only permitted but protected this sort of behavior, and instead of reporting the abuser as a child molester, the pastor forced the victim to repent in front of the church.”
• SWJT names ‘Mere Christian Hermeneutics’ its 2024 Book of the Year -- “The award recognizes a top overall Book of the Year and the top books in 12 categories related various academic disciplines.”
• The Pursuit of Safety: A Theology of Danger, Risk, and Security -- “Interesting discussions frequently bog down in what seem to be tangential analyses many readers will find tedious. Dedicated readers will find these apparent asides eventually support the broader argument”
• Three Types of Religious Philosophy, Gordon H. Clark, Book Review -- “The fact is that all persons are philosophers whether they know it or admit it or not. That is to say, all persons have a worldview...”