Lutheran Book Review

DeGroat, Chuck. Foreword by Richard J. Mouw.  When Narcissism Comes to Church: Healing Your Community from Emotional and Spiritual Abuse.  Downers Grove: IVP, 2020. 208 Pages. Cloth. $22.00.   https://www.ivpress.com/when-narcissism-comes-to-church Sire, James W.  Foreword by Jim Hoover.  The Universe Next Door: A Basic Worldview Catalog (Sixth Edition).  Downers Grove: IVP Academic, 2020. 312 Pages. Paper. $32.00.  https://www.ivpress.com/the-universe-next-door Ream, Todd C., Jerry Pattengale, and Christopher J. Devers, Editors. Foreword by George M. Marsden.  Public Intellectuals and the Common Good: Christian Thinking for Human Flourishing.  Downers Grove: IVP Academic, 2021. 146 Pages. Paper. $25.00.  https://www.ivpress.com/public-intellectuals-and-the-common-good Three recent InterVarsity Press Academic imprint titles are before us in this review. First, identifying and healing emotional and spiritual abuse. Why does narcissis...

Kornacki, Alan, Jr. Rejoice, O Zion! Sing! Hymns for the Lutheran Service Book One-Year Lectionary and Other Occasions.  2020. Paper. $9.99. Kindle available for $3.99.   https://smile.amazon.com/Rejoice-Zion-Sing-Lectionary-Occasions/dp/B08N1M591G Eggert, Arthur.  Simply Lutheran: A Practical Guide to Lutheran Teachings.  Milwaukee: Northwestern Publishing House, 2020. 313 Pages. Paper. $20.99.  https://online.nph.net/simply-lutheran.html Thompson, Luke George. Your Life Has Meaning: Discovering Your Role In An Epic Story. Milwaukee: Northwestern, 2020. 149 Pages. Paper. $17.99  https://online.nph.net/your-life-has-meaning.html You would think that 2020 would have been a good year to read. For me personally, I had to spend far too much time in front of screens. The three books below will be good incentive for you to turn off the screens and open up an edifying book in 2021. The writing of our friend Alan Kornacki, pastor of an LCMS dual parish in sout...

Winter, Lincoln.  CATECHETICS: Fixing Confirmation . Wheatland, WY: Lulu Press, 2019. 466 Pages. Preview pdf received.  Cloth ,  Paper,  and  Kindle  available.  https://teachthesethings.wordpress.com/     https://predigtamt.wordpress.com/    When this volume was initially about to appear in print I wrote:  Catechetics: Fixing Confirmation , is a necessary book. Recapitulating, updating, and improving upon the standard works on the topic, Catechetics explains how Confirmation in The Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod reached its current state, and how a distinctly Lutheran catechesis can begin the work of repair, patiently bearing fruit over the next generations. Lutheran parents, pastors, educators, and church and school leaders would benefit from a return to Lutheran catechesis, wider use of the Large and Small Catechisms of Martin Luther, and collectively reading this landmark volume. This book will be especially encouraging to...