{"id":6800,"date":"2025-09-30T20:38:38","date_gmt":"2025-09-30T20:38:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learn.elca.org\/jle\/?p=6800"},"modified":"2025-10-01T22:18:43","modified_gmt":"2025-10-01T22:18:43","slug":"book-editors-introduction-october-november-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/learn.elca.org\/jle\/book-editors-introduction-october-november-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Book Editor&#8217;s Introduction: October\/November 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[1] In this edition we include two singular book reviews that deal with a constructive proposal for Christian Ethics and social engagement, and a guidepost for examining the church\u2019s place and role in the world.<\/p>\n<p>[2] Jason Mahn\u2019s review of Angela Carpenter\u2019s <em>Grace and Social Ethics: Gift as the Foundation of Our Life Together, <\/em>offers a constructive proposal for the reorientation of Christian Ethics around the themes of grace and forgiveness as tools for engaging pressing social concerns. Utilizing insights from evolutionary anthropology and contemporary psychology, Carpenter constructs a grace-filled, autonomous anthropology capable of addressing the exigencies of demanding contemporary social issues.<\/p>\n<p>[3] Benjamin Nickodemus&#8217; review of Chad Lakies\u2019 <em>How the Light Shines Through<\/em>, addresses a means to guide Christianity as it navigates its place in the world. Through a careful engagement with tangible data from sociological and academic resources\u2014rather than generalizations and clich\u00e9s\u2014Lakies charges Christianity with ceasing trying to \u201ctake back\u201d power and instead to build social trust by being a \u201cwinsome witness.\u201d Finally, the book provides practical advice for what constitutes \u00a0being a witness in today\u2019s world, particularly as it emphasizes the Lutheran practices of Confession and Forgiveness as well as the doctrine of vocation.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Happy Reading!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[1] In this edition we include two singular book reviews that deal with a constructive proposal for Christian Ethics and social engagement, and a guidepost for examining the church\u2019s place and role in the world. 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