THE JEHOVAH’S WITNESSES AND PROPHETIC SPECULATION, by Edmond Charles Gruss. Presbyterian and Reformed, Nutley, N.J., 1972. 127 pp., S2.95 paper. Reviewed by Rev. Jerome Julien. The Jehovah’s Witnesses, known for setting dates for the end of the world, have an erroneous way of looking at Biblical chronology. This, Gruss, a former Jehovah’s Witness, points out. […]
THE GOSPEL OF VIOLENCE by David Kingdon, A Significant Booklet Published by Carey Publications, 5 Fairford Close, Haywards Heath, Sussex RH16 3EF (England), 16pp. $1.50. Since the Reformation there has been some difference of conviction as to whether a Christian must continue to submit even to a bad government as “the ordinance of God,” as […]
THE PHILOSOPHY OF REVELATION by Herman Bavinck. Baker Book House, Grand Rapids, Michigan. 349 pages, paper. $7.95. Reviewed by Rev. Jerome Julien. Originally given as the Stone Lectures for 1908–09 at Princeton Seminary, this volume has as its purpose to set forth the philosophy of revelation. Such a philosophy traces “the idea of revelation, both […]
GEORGE WHITEFIELD: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF THE GREAT EVANGELIST OF THE EIGHTEENTH-CENTURY REVIVAL, Vol. 2, by Arnold A. Dallimore. Westchester, Illinois: Cornerstone Books, 1979; first edition, 1980. 602 pages. $22.50. Reviewed by Rev. Jerome M. Julien, minister of the First Christian Reformed Church of Pella Iowa. A wait of nearly ten years for Dallimore’s […]
LITERATURE AND THE GOSPEL by Merle Meeter. Published by Presbyterian and Reformed Publishing Co., Box 185, Nutley, NJ 07110. 168 pages, paperback, $3.50. Reviewed by Peter De Jong. The Problem of Christian Education Many of us are familiar with the problem of first getting and then continuing to maintain a Christian School for the train […]
THE NEW TESTAMENT STUDENT AND BIBLE TRANSLATION (Vol. IV of THE NEW TESTAMENT STUDENT), edited by John H. Skilton. Presbyterian and Reformed Publishing Co., Phillips· burg, New Jersey, 1978. 241 pp. $5.00, paperback. Reviewed by Rev. Jerome Julien, pastor of the First Christian Reformed Church of Pella, Iowa. Generally the essays in this volume are […]
A WORLD TO WIN: PREACHING WORLD MISSIONS TODAY, edited by Roger S. Greenway. Baker Book House, Grand Rapids, 1975. 135 pp. $3.95, paper. Review ed by Rev. Jerome Julien, pastor of the First Christian Reformed Church of Pella, Iowa. The six contributors to this book are experienced foreign missionaries. All but one, Arthur Glasser, contribute […]
THE STRENGTH OF THE HILLS, Elswyth Thane, Christian Herald House, Chappaqua, New York. 219 pp. $6.95. Copyrighted 1950, 1976. Reviewed by Marian M. Schoolland. Originally published under the title Reluctant Farmer, this charming book of Elswyth Thane has reappeared with a new title, one which at first blush suggests a devotional book. It is not […]
THE LIVES OF PHILIP AND MATTHEW HENRY, by J. B. Williams. Banner of Truth, Edinburgh. 1974. xlvili + 488 + xxxii + 323 pages, $11.95. THE LIFE AND LABOURS OF ASAHEL NETTLETON, by Bennet Tyler and Andre’v Bonar. Banner of Truth, Edinburgh. 1975. xvi +454 pages. $8.50. Reviewed by Rev. Jerome Julien, pastor of the First […]
THE PROPHET JONAH by Hugh Martin. Paperback. Baker Book House, Grand Rapids, Mich. $6.95. Reviewed by Fred Gunnink. Here is a commentary that should be welcomed into every preacher’s library. Its sheer volume, 460 pages, gives the indication that a thorough study and exegesis has gone into its preparation. And the reader will not be […]