A brief, upbeat endorsement of the Apostles’ faith in Christ that should please the firmly faithful.
Ligteringen’s debut theological work investigates the messages of the Apostles and the impact on modern Christians.
This slender book works to negate ignorance: “If we are ignorant about the gospel, we are prone to be misled and can easily be taken in by lies.” To do so, Ligteringen calls on such New Testament staples as the persecution of Paul, the letters of Peter (“celebrating the sacrifice of Jesus, which brings us to life and glory”), and the Gospel of John (“God’s love is complete in Jesus, so we must emulate him.” The book maintains a steady message of love for Christ and the avoidance of sin: “what is waiting for the person who does deliberately sin…will be a terrible judgment of fire.” Ligteringen directly addresses readers with some frequency, as in a chapter on the book of Revelation: “Our heroes have been hounded across generations, but let us stand boldly with them, upholding what is right and adding our voices to theirs—not to be intimidated by powerful and wicked types who would pervert the truth and who would suppress the truth—let us declare the truth.” His enthusiasm never wavers, which will likely strike a chord with a similarly devout crowd. Along with its heavy emphasis on Paul—to whom nearly half the book is devoted—the book seems to take his advice of avoiding deeper arguments: “Paul refers to foolish and stupid arguments, which produce quarrels. If we want to teach, we must not quarrel.” Not to be taken as a broad historical investigation, the book is instead a rallying call for the faithful, those who wouldn’t disagree that “We must repent, be baptized in faith and understand that we enter a new and eternal life with God, through Jesus.”
A brief, upbeat endorsement of the Apostles’ faith in Christ that should please the firmly faithful.Pub Date: Dec. 2, 2014
ISBN: 978-1490857176
Page Count: 202
Publisher: Westbow Press
Review Posted Online: April 28, 2015
Review Program: Kirkus Indie
Worthwhile reference stuffed with facts and illustrations.
A compendium of charts, time lines, lists and illustrations to accompany study of the Bible.
This visually appealing resource provides a wide array of illustrative and textually concise references, beginning with three sets of charts covering the Bible as a whole, the Old Testament and the New Testament. These charts cover such topics as biblical weights and measures, feasts and holidays and the 12 disciples. Most of the charts use a variety of illustrative techniques to convey lessons and provide visual interest. A worthwhile example is “How We Got the Bible,” which provides a time line of translation history, comparisons of canons among faiths and portraits of important figures in biblical translation, such as Jerome and John Wycliffe. The book then presents a section of maps, followed by diagrams to conceptualize such structures as Noah’s Ark and Solomon’s Temple. Finally, a section on Christianity, cults and other religions describes key aspects of history and doctrine for certain Christian sects and other faith traditions. Overall, the authors take a traditionalist, conservative approach. For instance, they list Moses as the author of the Pentateuch (the first five books of the Hebrew Bible) without making mention of claims to the contrary. When comparing various Christian sects and world religions, the emphasis is on doctrine and orthodox theology. Some chapters, however, may not completely align with the needs of Catholic and Orthodox churches. But the authors’ leanings are muted enough and do not detract from the work’s usefulness. As a resource, it’s well organized, inviting and visually stimulating. Even the most seasoned reader will learn something while browsing.
Worthwhile reference stuffed with facts and illustrations.Pub Date: Sept. 1, 2005
ISBN: 978-1-5963-6022-8
Page Count: -
Publisher: N/A
Review Posted Online: May 23, 2010
Review Program: Kirkus Indie
This a book of earlier, philosophical essays concerned with the essential "absurdity" of life and the concept that- to overcome the strong tendency to suicide in every thoughtful man-one must accept life on its own terms with its values of revolt, liberty and passion. A dreary thesis- derived from and distorting the beliefs of the founders of existentialism, Jaspers, Heldegger and Kierkegaard, etc., the point of view seems peculiarly outmoded. It is based on the experience of war and the resistance, liberally laced with Andre Gide's excessive intellectualism. The younger existentialists such as Sartre and Camus, with their gift for the terse novel or intense drama, seem to have omitted from their philosophy all the deep religiosity which permeates the work of the great existentialist thinkers. This contributes to a basic lack of vitality in themselves, in these essays, and ten years after the war Camus seems unaware that the life force has healed old wounds... Largely for avant garde aesthetes and his special coterie.
Pub Date: Sept. 26, 1955
ISBN: 0679733736
Page Count: 228
Publisher: Knopf
Review Posted Online: Sept. 19, 2011
Kirkus Reviews Issue: Sept. 1, 1955
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