Category Archives: Book Reviews

“Irrevocable” by Max King

Posted on December 24, 2019 by Ron Goetz

The Apostle Paul has fallen on hard times in some sections of the academy and the churches, and for good reason. His apparent attitudes towards women, same-sex relationships and hierarchy are just a few areas where he has been judged … Continue reading →

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The Holy Spirit? A Sly and Cheeky One She is!

Posted on November 16, 2016 by Ron Goetz

C. Baxter Kruger’s newest book, Patmos, is currently being widely reviewed. Its ostensible theme is radical mysticism, the union of humanity with God, contained in the oft-repeated slogan, “Separation or Union.” For many people the notion of humanity’s union with God, … Continue reading →

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Spoiler Alert: “Blood Doctrine” — An Unpromising First Novel

Posted on June 13, 2014 by Ron Goetz

Blood Doctrine Just Doesn’t Deliver as a Novel I really regret having to pan a writer’s first novel. I know how much hard work and hope goe into a first novel. While Christian Piatt’s Blood Doctrine has relatively plausible fictional premises, … Continue reading →

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An Evangelical Alternative to Christofascism: a Review of “A New Evangelical Manifesto”

Posted on December 1, 2012 by Ron Goetz

A New Evangelical Manifesto When I first perused A New Evangelical Manifesto, I was more than a bit dubious. The fact that there was barely a mention of LGBT issues, let alone a chapter, had me conjuring all sorts of suspicions. … Continue reading →

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Review: “Cross Roads” by Wm. Paul Young

Posted on November 18, 2012 by Ron Goetz

I confess I had misgivings about reading Wm. Paul Young’s Cross Roads this week. I avoided his best-seller, The Shack, when everyone in my congregation was reading it and my wife was telling me how good it was. But she’s used … Continue reading →

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Mel White’s “Holy Terror”

Posted on October 12, 2012 by Ron Goetz

This year marks the re-release of Holy Terror: Lies the Christian Right tells us to Deny Gay Equality (Magnus Books, 2012). It was originally published in 2006 under the title Religion Gone Bad. Reading Holy Terror has been one of those … Continue reading →

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