Book Reviews

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Ethics Beyond War’s End (Georgetown University Press, 2012)

Patterson, Eric, (ed), Ethics Beyond War’s End. Washington, DC: Georgetown University Press, 2012. Paper, x + 246 pages. $29.95.

Professional Sexual Ethics: A Holistic Ministry Approach (Fortress Press, 2013)

Professional Sexual Ethics: A Holistic Ministry Approach, Patricia Beattie Jung and Darryl W. Stephens, Editors. Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 2013. 256 pages, $24.00

Ryan P. Cumming. The African American Challenge to Just War Theory: A Christian Approach (Palgrave MacMillan, 2013)

Book Review: Ryan P. Cumming. The African American Challenge to Just War Theory: A Christian Approach. New York: Palgrave MacMillan, 2013, 235 pages, $65.33

Sword of the Spirit, Shield of Faith: Religion in American War and Diplomacy. Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group

Preston, Andrew (2012-02-28). Sword of the Spirit, Shield of Faith: Religion in American War and Diplomacy. Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group. Kindle Edition.

The Future of Ethics: Sustainability, Social Justice, and Religious Creativity (Georgetown University Press, 2013)

Jenkins, Willis, The Future of Ethics: Sustainability, Social Justice, and Religious Creativity. Washington, DC: Georgetown University Press, 2013. Paper, viii + 340 pages. $34.95.

Solidarity Ethics: Transformation in a Globalized World (Fortress Press, 2014)

Peters, Rebecca Todd. Solidarity Ethics: Transformation in a Globalized World. Minneapolis, MN: Fortress Press, 2014.

Social Ministry in the Lutheran Tradition (Fortress Press, 2008)

[1] This helpful volume contains essays by Foster McCurley, Samuel Torvend, Carter Lindberg, Eric Gritsch, Carl Uehling, Robert Duea, and Martin Marty. It also includes a summary of a roundtable discussion of the Future’s Group, an informal gathering of chief executive officers of Lutheran social ministry organizations. Topics covered range from the biblical basis for […]

Christian Social Teachings: A Reader in Christian Social Ethics from the Bible to the Present (Fortress Press, 2013)

Christian Social Teachings: A Reader in Christian Social Ethics from the Bible to the Present. George W. Forell, Editor, Fortress Press, Minneapolis, 2013.

American Civil Religion (Fortress Press, 2013)

Book Review: Gary Laderman. American Civil Religion. Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 2013, 93 pages, E-Book $12.99

Many Colors: Cultural Intelligence for a Changing Church. Chicago: Moody, 2010

Book Review: Soong-Chan Rah. Many Colors: Cultural Intelligence for a Changing Church. Chicago: Moody, 2010. 208pp. $14.99.