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 …
Book Review, Christianity and Critical Race Theory: A Faithful and Constructive Conversation
Book Reviewed: Robert Chao Romero and Jeff M. Liou, Christianity and Critical Race Theory: A Faithful and Constructive Conversation (Ada, MI: Baker Academic, 2023). Amazon.com Associates Link Reviewed By: John B. Hatch Journal of Christian Teaching Practice, Volume 10 (January-December 2023) Reviewer Affiliation: CCSN Senior Fellow / JCTP Book Review Editor Total Pages: 208 ISBN-10: 1540965198 Ever since Critical Race Theory began to emerge …
Book Review, Family Communication and the Christian Faith
Book Reviewed: Pettigrew, J., & Badzinski, D. M. (2023). Family communication and the Christian faith: An Introduction and Exploration (Pasco, WA: Integratio Press). Amazon Associates Link Reviewed By: Dawn Casas Journal of Christian Teaching Practice, Volume 10 (January-December 2023) Reviewer Affiliation: Charleston Southern University Total Pages: 359 ISBN-13: 978-1959685005 Review of: Pettigrew, J., & Badzinski, D. M. (2023). Family communication …
Book Review, Professing Christ: Christian Tradition and Faith-learning Integration in Public Universities
Book Reviewed: Jonathan Pettigrew and Robert H. Woods, Jr., eds. (2022). Professing Christ: Christian Tradition and Faith-Learning Integration in Public Universities (Pasco, WA: Integratio Press, 2022). Amazon Associates Link Reviewed By: David W. Kling Journal of Christian Teaching Practice, Volume 10 (January-December 2023) Reviewer Affiliation: University of Miami Total Pages: 223 ISBN-10: 0999146335 Do other religious traditions give as much attention to the integration of …
Book Review, A Media Ecology of Theology: Communicating Faith Throughout the Christian Tradition
Book Reviewed: Soukup, Paul A., S.J. (2022). A Media Ecology of Theology: Communicating Faith Throughout the Christian Tradition (Waco, TX: Baylor University Press). (Amazon Associates Link) Reviewed By: Stephanie Bennett Journal of Christian Teaching Practice, Volume 10 (January-December 2023) Reviewer Affiliation: Palm Beach Atlantic University Total Pages: 240 ISBN-10: 148131775X From the importance of the spoken word in primary oral cultures to the social media …
Book Review, A Body of Praise: Understanding the Role of our Physical Bodies in Worship
Book Reviewed: Taylor W. David O. (2023). A Body of Praise: Understanding the Role of our Physical Bodies in Worship (Ada, MI: Baker Academic) (Amazon Associates link) Reviewed By: John R. Katsion, PhD Journal of Christian Teaching Practice, Volume 10 (January-December 2023) Reviewer Affiliation: Associate Professor, Northwest Missouri State University Total Pages: 224 ISBN-10: 1540963098 I grew up in a church in …
Book Review, Speaking to Reconciliation, by John B. Hatch
Hatch, John B. Speaking to Reconciliation: Voices of Faith Addressing Racial and Cultural Divides (New York: Peter Lang, 2020) 184 pages. Amazon link. Reviewed by Annalee R. Ward, Director of the Wendt Center for Character Education University of Dubuque The powerful film The Apology, by Toronto director Tiffany Hsiung, traces the stories of three women, often called “comfort women,” who …