Book Reviewed: Todd C. Ream, Jerry Pattengale, and Christopher J. Devers, eds., Cultivating Mentors: Sharing Wisdom in Christian Higher Education (Downers Grove, IL: IVP Academic, 2022) Journal of Christian Teaching Practice, Volume 11, 2024 (January – December) Reviewed by: Ken Waters, PhD Reviewer Affiliation: Pepperdine University, Malibu, CA Total Pages: 169 ISBN-13:978-1-5140-0252-0 The first faculty member I hired when …
Book Review, J. E. Sigler, Holy Ghost in the Catholic Machine: Spirit-Structure Tensions in Parish Preaching Work
Book Reviewed: J. E. Sigler, Holy Ghost in the Catholic Machine: Spirit-Structure Tensions in Parish Preaching Work (Eugene, OR: Pickwick Publications, 2023) Journal of Christian Teaching Practice, Volume 11, 2024 (January – December) Reviewed by: Mark A. E. Williams Reviewer Affiliation: California State University, Sacramento Total Pages: 498 ISBN-13: 979-8385200047 I do not know if it is possible to …
Book Review, Composition as Conversation: Seven Virtues for Effective Writing
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:Â 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:Â John B. Hatch Journal of Christian Teaching Practice, Volume 10 (January-December 2023) Reviewer Affiliation:Â CCSN Senior Fellow / JCTP Book Review Editor Total Pages:Â 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 …
