Return to Journal of Christian Teaching Practice (in Communication Studies), Vol. 13, 2026 Book Reviewed: Michael Huerter, The Hybrid Congregation: A Practical Theology of Worship for an Online Era (Downer’s Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 2025). Reviewed By: Adam Graber Reviewer Affiliation: Global Media Outreach Total Pages: 171 ISBN-13: 978-1-5140-1142-3 The Hybrid Congregation: What Formation Does It Afford? In The …
Book Review, The Wages of Cinema: A Christian Aesthetic of Film in Conversation with Dorothy L. Sayers
Return to Journal of Christian Teaching Practice (in Communication Studies), Vol. 13, 2026 Book reviewed: Crystal L. Downing, The Wages of Cinema: A Christian Aesthetic of Film in Conversation with Dorothy L. Sayers (InterVarsity Press, 2025). [Reviewed by Alex Wainer Palm Beach Atlantic University] Reviewed by: Alex Wainer, PhD Reviewer Affiliation: Professor Emeritus of Communication and Media Studies, Palm Beach …
Book Review, The Myth of Disenchantment: Magic, Modernity, and the Birth of the Human Sciences
Book Reviewed: Storm, Jason Ananda Josephson, The Myth of Disenchantment: Magic, Modernity, and the Birth of the Human Sciences (University of Chicago Press, 2017). Journal of Christian Teaching Practice, Volume 12, 2025 (January – December) Reviewed By: David Dockery, Assistant Professor, William Carey University Reviewer Affiliation: William Carey University Total Pages: 400 ISBN-13: 978-0226403366 Students of religion are familiar …
Book Review, Communicating for Life: Christian Stewardship in Community and Media
Book Reviewed: Schultze, Quentin J., Communicating for Life: Christian Stewardship in Community and Media (Pasco, WA. Integratio Press, 2024). (Amazon Associates Link) Journal of Christian Teaching Practice, Volume 12, 2025 (January – December) Reviewed by: Klaire Smith Reviewer Affiliation: East Texas Baptist University Total Pages: 336 ISBN—13: 978-1-959685-09-8 I was first introduced to Schultze’s book Communicating for Life: Christian …
Book Review, Habits of Hope: Educational Practices for a Weary World
Book Reviewed: Ream, Todd C., Jerry Pattengale, and Christopher J. Devers, eds. Habits of Hope: Educational Practices for a Weary World (Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 2024) (Amazon Associates Link) Journal of Christian Teaching Practice, Volume 12, 2025 (January – December) Reviewed By: Donna M. Elkins, PhD Reviewer Affiliation: Campbellsville University Total Pages: 148 ISBN-13: 978-1-5140-1069-3 This edited volume …
Book Review, The Handbook of Religion and Communication
Book Reviewed: Cohen, Yoel, and Paul A Soukup, eds, The Handbook of Religion and Communication (Hoboken, NJ: Wiley-Blackwell, 2023). View on amazon (Associates Link) Journal of Christian Teaching Practice, Volume 12, 2025 (January – December) Reviewed By: Benson P. Fraser, William J. Brown, and Candace Saunders-Grewe Reviewer Affiliation: Virginia Wesleyan University, Regent University, and Mt. San Jacinto College Total Pages: …
Book Review, Crossing Cultures with the Gospel: Anthropological Wisdom for Effective Christian Witness
Book Reviewed: Darrell L. Whiteman, Crossing Cultures with the Gospel: Anthropological Wisdom for Effective Christian Witness (Baker Academic, 2024) (View on Amazon, Associates Link) Journal of Christian Teaching Practice, Volume 12, 2025 (January – December) Reviewed By: Kim Okesson, PhD Reviewer Affiliation: Asbury University Total Pages: 255 ISBN-13: 978-1540960467 Darrell Whiteman is a leading American missionary anthropologist who taught …
Book Review, The Four Voices of Preaching: Communicating Faith in a Connected World
Book Reviewed: Robert Stephen Reid, The Four Voices of Preaching: Communicating Faith in a Connected World, rev. ed. (Pasco, WA: Integratio Press, 2024). Journal of Christian Teaching Practice, Volume 12, 2025 (January – December) Reviewed By: Rob O’Lynn, D.Min. Reviewer Affiliation: Kentucky Christian University Total Pages: 248 ISBN-13: 978-1-959685-17-3 I first came across the work of Robert Stephen Reid …
Book Review, Just Words: Lessons of Ancient Education, Classical Rhetoric, and Pagan Religion for a Post-Christian World
Book Reviewed: Williams, Mark A.E. Just Words: Lessons of Ancient Education, Classical Rhetoric, and Pagan Religion for a Post-Christian World (Pasco, WA: Integratio Press, 2024). Journal of Christian Teaching Practice, Volume 12, 2025 (January – December) Reviewed by: David Dockery Reviewer Affiliation: Texas A&M University Total Pages: 252 ISBN-13: 978-1959685111 Some books have a title that only begins to capture the …
Book Review, Humility and Hospitality: Changing the Christian Conversation on Civility
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 …
