{"id":5049,"date":"2020-11-03T02:39:03","date_gmt":"2020-11-03T02:39:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learn.elca.org\/jle\/?p=5049"},"modified":"2020-11-03T02:39:30","modified_gmt":"2020-11-03T02:39:30","slug":"book-review-introduction-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/learn.elca.org\/jle\/book-review-introduction-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Book Review Introduction"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This month our three book reviews address guns and political beliefs.\u00a0 The first two books offer insights directly relevant to gun violence and gun control debates.\u00a0 These books are reviewed by two ELCA pastors living in Montana.\u00a0 Rev. Jean Larson, who also served as Faith Outreach Leader for Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, offers a critical analysis of\u00a0<em>Fear Not: Living Grace and Truth in a Frightened World<\/em>\u00a0by Eric Law.\u00a0 Larson&#8217;s review includes the details of a conversation she pursued at the suggestion of the author.\u00a0 As such, Larson advocates that we all pursue such conversations with our neighbors of differing perspectives. Dr. Paul Seastrand has retired from serving the ELCA in a variety of roles and now, in his own words, \u201cunabashedly uses rod and gun to savor the beauty and fruits of creation.\u201d\u00a0 He reviews<em>\u00a0Talking About Gun Violence in America<\/em>\u00a0by Donald Gaffney.\u00a0 The third book broadens the canvas.\u00a0 It has one chapter on \u201cGod and Guns\u201d within a larger focus of trying to understand the relationship between evangelical Protestant Christianity and support for Donald Trump.\u00a0 By sharing stories from her interviews with Trump supporters, the author seeks to uncover commonalities between Christians with radically different political beliefs. Dr. Robin Taylor, a theologian and attorney, reviews this timely book by Angela Denker,\u00a0<em>Red State Christians: Understanding the Voters Who Elected Donald Trump.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This month our three book reviews address guns and political beliefs.\u00a0 The first two books offer insights directly relevant to gun violence and gun control debates.\u00a0 These books are reviewed by two ELCA pastors living in Montana.\u00a0 Rev. 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