Issue: June/July 2025: Summer Book Review Issue

In this “Summer Books Issue” we include book reviews from a broad range of topics including history, philosophy, theology, ethics and spirituality. It is our hope that this broad range of topics finds an audience that is seeking for a diversity of topics. Included you will find a philosophical  exploration of the relationship between religion […]

[1] The postmodern situation has brought with it a revival of theological discourses and categories. Not only has postmodernity deconstructed the Enlightenment conception of a value-neutral, naked public square but it has also led multiple philosophers to engage with St. Paul and other theological resources to address various socio-cultural and economic challenges. Daniel M. Bell […]

[1] Throughout his long and productive career Schubert M. Ogden, who died in 2019 at the age of 91, distinguished himself as one of American Protestantism’s finest theologians.  This book is his final publication.  It consists of a relatively small selection of entries from his personal notebooks that were written over decades, in which he […]

[1] I remember an encounter with a professor in graduate school regarding my membership in the ELCA. “A Puerto Rican Lutheran,” he said. “You must be the only one in the state of Florida.” Nervously, but visibly shaken, I just nodded, gave a crooked smile, and hurried away. Over the years, I lament not saying […]

[1] Our church confesses: “As a church we confess that we are in bondage to sin and submit too readily to the idols and injustices of economic life. We often rely on wealth and material goods more than God and close ourselves off from the needs of others. Too uncritically we accept assumptions, policies, and […]

[1] In Sharing the Wisdom of Time, Pope Francis presents a compelling narrative that underscores the ethical duty of elders to share their life experiences with younger generations, and the respect younger generations owe them. The book is a collection of stories about elderly role models from across the world, interviewed by young interviewers, for […]