Tag Archives: Fundamentalism

Book Write-Up: The Lion of Princeton, by Kim Riddlebarger

Posted on March 23, 2016 by jamesbradfordpate

Kim Riddlebarger.  The Lion of Princeton: B.B. Warfield as Apologist and Theologian.  Bellingham, WA: Lexham Press, 2015.  See here to purchase the book. B.B. Warfield was a theologically conservative professor at Princeton in the late nineteenth-early twentieth centuries.  In The … Continue reading →

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Book Write-Up: How God Used R.A. Torrey, by Fred Sanders

Posted on September 29, 2015 by jamesbradfordpate

Fred Sanders, ed.  How God Used R.A. Torrey: A Short Biography As Told Through His Sermons.  Chicago: Moody Publishers, 2015.  See here to buy the book. R.A. Torrey (1856-1928) worked with renowned evangelist D.L. Moody, and he also was instrumental … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: Higher Ground

Posted on May 7, 2014 by jamesbradfordpate

I watched the 2011 movie Higher Ground a few nights ago.  Higher Ground is about a woman named Corinne, who converts to fundamentalist Christianity and later leaves that belief system.  Vera Farmiga starred in and directed the film. Here are … Continue reading →

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Book Write-Up: Religion in the Secular City, by Harvey Cox

Posted on May 5, 2014 by jamesbradfordpate

Harvey Cox.  Religion in the Secular City: Toward a Postmodern Theology.  New York: Simon and Schuster, 1984. In Religion in the Secular City, theologian Harvey Cox critiques modernity and reflects on the future of religion.  He looks closely at religious … Continue reading →

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Book Write-Up: Fundamentalism, by James Barr

Posted on December 10, 2013 by jamesbradfordpate

James Barr.  Fundamentalism.  Philadelphia: The Westminster Press, 1977 and 1978. James Barr examines and critiques fundamentalism and conservative evangelicalism.  His focus in this book is mainly on Christian fundamentalism, but he does include a brief section on Jewish treatments of … Continue reading →

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Book Write-Up: Can Evangelicals Learn from World Religions?, by Gerald R. McDermott

Posted on November 25, 2013 by jamesbradfordpate

Gerald R. McDermott.  Can Evangelicals Learn from World Religions?: Jesus, Revelation & Religious Traditions.  Downers Grove: IVP Academic, 2000. I would like to thank Intervarsity Press for my review copy of this book. Can Evangelicals Learn from World Religions?  Professor … Continue reading →

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