Book Reviews Archives - The Presbyterian Outlook https://pres-outlook.org/category/culture/book-reviews/ News and Articles from the The Presbyterian Outlook Tue, 18 Jun 2024 14:57:14 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.1 https://pres-outlook.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/outlook-logo.svg Book Reviews Archives - The Presbyterian Outlook https://pres-outlook.org/category/culture/book-reviews/ 32 32 Zero at the Bone: Fifty Entries Against Despair https://pres-outlook.org/2024/06/zero-at-the-bone-fifty-entries-against-despair/ Thu, 20 Jun 2024 10:00:09 +0000 https://pres-outlook.org/?p=125955 "Here is a writer applying his personal experience, academic training, as well as his doubts and longing against despair, and finding hope." — Andrew Taylor-Troutman

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]]> The Exvangelicals: Loving, Living, and Leaving the White Evangelical Church https://pres-outlook.org/2024/06/the-exvangelicals-loving-living-and-leaving-the-white-evangelical-church/ Thu, 13 Jun 2024 10:00:18 +0000 https://pres-outlook.org/?p=125836 Sarah McCammon is a compassionate companion as well as a reliable teacher for pastors, therapists and friends wondering how to better understand and support exvangelicals on the journey. — Amy Pagliarella

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]]> Disillusioned https://pres-outlook.org/2024/06/disillusioned/ Fri, 07 Jun 2024 10:00:43 +0000 https://pres-outlook.org/?p=125383 Using research and personal stories, Benjamin Herold posits that the portrait of suburban America as a place of upward mobility for all is an illusion. — Amy Pagliarella

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]]> Embracing Queer Family: Learning to Live Authentically in Our Families and Communities https://pres-outlook.org/2024/06/embracing-queer-family-learning-to-live-authentically-in-our-families-and-communities/ Tue, 04 Jun 2024 10:18:04 +0000 https://pres-outlook.org/?p=125384 Read this book if the transgender community is unfamiliar, and you are seeking understanding. Read it if you want to be a better friend to the trans community. And add it your library of resources for church members who may be wrestling with this reality. — Amy Pagliarella

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]]> What we’re reading: Summer 2024 https://pres-outlook.org/2024/05/what-were-reading-summer-2024/ Thu, 30 May 2024 10:20:51 +0000 https://pres-outlook.org/?p=125450 The Outlook staff shares some of their summer reads including Laruen Groff, Christian Wiman, and Richard Haas.

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]]> Your summer reading guide — bonus content https://pres-outlook.org/2024/05/your-summer-reading-guide-bonus-content/ Wed, 22 May 2024 10:00:50 +0000 https://pres-outlook.org/?p=125294 Outlook Social Media Producer Jesy Littlejohn and Book Review Editor Amy Pagliarella offer a deeper look into the minds that curate our reading lists. Plus: all the books you should read this summer.

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]]> The N-Word of God https://pres-outlook.org/2024/05/the-n-word-of-god/ Tue, 21 May 2024 09:45:09 +0000 https://pres-outlook.org/?p=125090 "Let the unorthodox nature of this work speak to the body of believers in new and transformative ways that take seriously the past – and present – in hopes of envisioning a more just future." — Jordan Burton

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]]> Church for Everyone: Building a Multi-Inclusive Community for Emerging Generations https://pres-outlook.org/2024/05/church-for-everyone-building-a-multi-inclusive-community-for-emerging-generations/ Fri, 17 May 2024 10:11:05 +0000 https://pres-outlook.org/?p=125094 In this post-pandemic moment, "Church for Everyone" sees an opportunity to follow biblical mandates for a more just, equitable and inclusive world. — Omar Rouchon

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]]> When God Became White: Dismantling Whiteness for a More Just Christianity https://pres-outlook.org/2024/05/when-god-became-white-dismantling-whiteness-for-a-more-just-christianity/ Wed, 15 May 2024 10:00:34 +0000 https://pres-outlook.org/?p=125086 "The pervasive images of a White Jesus and language that presents a White male God, further emphasize the assimilationist attitude that was and is prevalent in Western culture." — Jo Wiersema on "When God Became White"

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]]> The Mother Artist: Portraits of Ambition, Limitation, and Creativity https://pres-outlook.org/2024/05/the-mother-artist-portraits-of-ambition-limitation-and-creativity/ Fri, 10 May 2024 10:09:50 +0000 https://pres-outlook.org/?p=125082 "The Mother Artist" by Catherine Ricketts is a compelling exploration of motherhood’s ability to both limit and stimulate art. — Amy Pagliarella

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