Book Reviewed: Naaman Wood and Sean Connable (eds), Humility and Hospitality: Changing the Christian Conversation on Civility (Pasco, WA: Integratio Press, 2022). Journal of Christian Teaching Practice, Volume 11, 2024 (January – December) Reviewed By: Tim Muehlhoff Reviewer Affiliation: Biola University, La Mirada CA Total Pages: 214 ISBN-13: 978-0-0991463-6-1 For the past five years, I’ve served as the co-director of …
Book Review, Unwrapping the Gift of Communication: Theoretical Applications and Biblical Wisdom for Relationships That Thrive
Book Reviewed: Kevin T. Jones, Unwrapping the Gift of Communication: Theoretical Applications and Biblical Wisdom for Relationships That Thrive (Pasco, WA: Integratio Press, 2024). Journal of Christian Teaching Practice, Volume 11, 2024 (January – December) Reviewed By: Bill Strom Reviewer Affiliation: Trinity Western University Total Pages: 148 ISBN: 978-1-959685-13-5 In a crowded and complex field of relational communication books, Kevin …
Book Review, Christian Academic Writing: Twelve Practices and Principles for Becoming a Successful Writer
Book Reviewed: Benjamin Merkle and Adrianne Cheek Miles, Christian Academic Writing: Twelve Practices and Principles for Becoming a Successful Writer (Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic, 2024). Journal of Christian Teaching Practice, Volume 11, 2024 (January – December) Reviewed by: Julie Borkin Reviewer Affiliation: Taylor University Total pages: 158 ISBN-13: 9781540965998 In Christian Academic Writing: Twelve Practices and Principles for …
Book Review, The Flourishing Teacher: Vocational Renewal for a Sacred Profession
Book Reviewed: Christina Bieber Lake (2020), The Flourishing Teacher: Vocational Renewal for a Sacred Profession (Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press) Journal of Christian Teaching Practice, Volume 11, 2024 (January – December) Reviewed By: Donna M. Elkins Reviewer Affiliation: Campbellsville University Total Pages: 224 ISBN-13: 978-0-8308-5284-0 No one in higher education needs to be cautioned that we are in a …
Book Review, Cultivating Mentors: Sharing Wisdom in Christian Higher Education
Book Reviewed: Todd C. Ream, Jerry Pattengale, and Christopher J. Devers, eds., Cultivating Mentors: Sharing Wisdom in Christian Higher Education (Downers Grove, IL: IVP Academic, 2022) Journal of Christian Teaching Practice, Volume 11, 2024 (January – December) Reviewed by: Ken Waters, PhD Reviewer Affiliation: Pepperdine University, Malibu, CA Total Pages: 169 ISBN-13:978-1-5140-0252-0 The first faculty member I hired when …
Book Review, J. E. Sigler, Holy Ghost in the Catholic Machine: Spirit-Structure Tensions in Parish Preaching Work
Book Reviewed: J. E. Sigler, Holy Ghost in the Catholic Machine: Spirit-Structure Tensions in Parish Preaching Work (Eugene, OR: Pickwick Publications, 2023) Journal of Christian Teaching Practice, Volume 11, 2024 (January – December) Reviewed by: Mark A. E. Williams Reviewer Affiliation: California State University, Sacramento Total Pages: 498 ISBN-13: 979-8385200047 I do not know if it is possible to …
Book Review, Composition as Conversation: Seven Virtues for Effective Writing
Book Reviewed: Hoover, Heather M. Composition as Conversation: Seven Virtues for Effective Writing (Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic, 2023) Reviewed by: Jeffrey M. Ringer, PhD Journal of Christian Teaching Practice Volume 11, (January – December 2024) Reviewer Affiliation: University of Tennessee, Knoxville Total Pages: 161 ISBN-13: 978-1-54096603-2 True to its title, Composition as Conversation: Seven Virtues for Effective Writing …
New Column Entry, “From Fault Lines to Bridges of Understanding,” (Part 4 in a series), by John Hatch
Column title: Crossed My Mind: Thoughts on Culture and Communication Column entry: “From Fault Lines to Bridges of Understanding,” (Part 4 in a series) By John Hatch, Ph.D. Eastern University (retired) CCSN Senior Fellow Column Description: As Christians, we are called to have the mind of Christ. This goes against the grain of our social and cultural conditioning. We seek …
Book Review, The Evangelical Imagination: How Stories, Images, and Metaphors Created a Culture in Crisis
Book Reviewed: Swallow Prior, Karen. The Evangelical Imagination: How Stories, Images, and Metaphors Created a Culture in Crisis (Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Publishing, 2023). Reviewed By: Elaine Schnabel Journal of Christian Teaching Practice, Volume 10 (January-December 2023) Reviewer Affiliation: Weber State University Total Pages: 304 ISBN-13: 978-1-5874-3575-1 In The Evangelical Imagination, Karen Swallow Prior shows how communication and language …
Book Review, C. S. Lewis and the Craft of Communication
Book Reviewed: Beebe, Steven A. C. S. Lewis and the Craft of Communication (New York: Peter Lang Publishing, 2020). Reviewed By: Nicholas R. Pertler Journal of Christian Teaching Practice, Volume 10 (January-December 2023) Reviewer Affiliation: Point Loma Nazarene University Total Pages: 303 ISBN-13: 978-1-4331-7234-2 How can we improve as communicators? While knowledge and practice are essential, we also need great …
