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Item Review of Roger E Olson, Arminian Theology : Myths and Realities Conspectus : The Journal of the South African Theological Seminary, Volume 11, Issue 03, Mar 2011, p. 203 - 216(South African Theological Seminary Press Johannesburg, South Africa) Smith, Kevin G.From the perspective of an Arminian, the publication of Roger Olson's Arminian Theology is most welcome. It is welcome because of two trends that are powerfully evident in churches across South Africa, and no doubt, in other countries too.Item Review of Richard Osmer, Practical Theology : An Introduction Conspectus : The Journal of the South African Theological Seminary, Volume 10, Issue 1, Jan 2010, p. 99 - 113(South African Theological Seminary Press Johannesburg, South Africa) Smith, Kevin G.Osmer's primary purpose is to equip congregational leaders to engage in practical theological interpretation of episodes, situations, and contexts that confront them in ministry. A secondary purpose is to equip theological educators to train students in the skills of practical theological reflection.Item Review of Linton and Mowat, Qualitative Research and Practical Theology Conspectus : The Journal of the South African Theological Seminary, Volume 10, Issue 1, Jan 2010, p. 88 - 98(South African Theological Seminary Press Johannesburg, South Africa) Smith, Kevin G.John Linton and Harriet Mowat state their purpose as follows: 'The primary purpose of this book is to address the question: How can we faithfully use qualitative research to provide accurate data for theological reflection?' (vii). In other words, the book is about the use of qualitative research for practical theology. To be more specific, their objective is to show how practical theologians can use qualitative research to form or transform practices which are faithful to the gospel.Item The Secret, R. Byrne : Book Review Conspectus : The Journal of the South African Theological Seminary, Volume 6, Issue 09, Sep 2008, p. 133 - 135(South African Theological Seminary Press Johannesburg, South Africa) Pretorius, MarkAt the writing of this review, it is even reported to have outsold the latest Harry Potter book by JK Rowling's. Clearly, this book is attracting much attention, and people are prepared to spend money to read it.Item The Language of God : A Scientist Presents Evidence for Belief Conspectus : The Journal of the South African Theological Seminary, Volume 12, Issue 09, Sep 2011, p. 269 - 274(South African Theological Seminary Press Johannesburg, South Africa) Pretorius, MarkUndoubtedly, the credentials of Francis Collins are impressive. As the former head of the Human Genome Project, he is one of the world's leading geneticists. He is also a Christian with strong a convictions that theistic evolution is the best explanation of the creation aspects of the Bible. Notwithstanding my critique of a number of Collins' claims The Language of God will certainly challenge the intellectually honest reader.Item Review of Hixson, Getting the Gospel Wrong : The Evangelical Crisis No One is Talking About Conspectus : The Journal of the South African Theological Seminary, Volume 12, Issue 09, Sep 2011, p. 241 - 247(South African Theological Seminary Press Johannesburg, South Africa) Barnes, Roscoe IIIAt the time of the publication of this book, Hixson served as the executive director of Free Grace Alliance. He teaches theology at Grace School of Theology in The Woodlands, Texas, and Free Grace Seminary in Atlanta, Georgia. Hixson holds a Ph.D. from Baptist Bible Seminary, a Th.M. from Dallas Theological Seminary, and a B.A. from Houston Baptist University.Item Science and Religion: A Very Short Introduction, T. Dixon : Book Review Conspectus : The Journal of the South African Theological Seminary, Volume 13, Issue 03, Mar 2012, p. 215 - 228(South African Theological Seminary Press Johannesburg, South Africa) Pretorius, MarkI have read many books on the theme of the science and religion debate. Some have enthralled, while others have disappointed. This book, however, is one of the more delightful and informative introductory books I have read and reviewed on the subject. This particular book is part of the Very short introduction (VSI) series printed by Oxford University Press. All the subjects in the series (which number a few hundred) are written by experts in various fields, with the purpose of giving a brief, but fairly concise introductory synopsis of a particular subject. It seems that the authors endeavor to make the information accessible to lay people, helping them grasp the basics content of the particular subject.Item Review of Craig and Meister, God is Good, God is Great : Why Believing in God is Reasonable and Responsible Conspectus : The Journal of the South African Theological Seminary, Volume 12, Issue 09, Sep 2011, p. 249 - 267(South African Theological Seminary Press Johannesburg, South Africa) Erdey, Zoltan L.For the proper understanding of the milieu of this book, it is important to introduce briefly a new atheistic movement. The contemporary context of apologetics was redefined in 2004 by Richard Dawkins' book, The God Delusion.Item A Review of Marcus Borg, The Heart of Christianity : "Rediscovering a Life of Faith" Conspectus : The Journal of the South African Theological Seminary, Volume 8, Issue 09, Sep 2009, p. 89 - 91(South African Theological Seminary Press Johannesburg, South Africa) Pretorius, MarkMarcus Borg, Hundere Distinguished Professor of Religion and Culture, an endowed chair at Oregon State University, is considered by many to be one of the most influential voices in what is referred to as Progressive Christianity, a movement founded in 1996 by a retired Episcopalian priest, James Adams, in Cambridge, MA. It currently represents the most liberal established Christian group within Christianity. Borg's philosophy is simply that one does not have to take the Bible literally to take it seriously. He teaches that a historical-metaphorical approach to the Bible has more meaning for today's world than is the historical-grammatical approach or that of biblical literalism. Borg summarizes his description of the historical-metaphorical approach by stating that the Bible is the Word of God metaphorically.Item Review article : A Short Survey of Dutch 'Evangelical' New Testament Scholarship in the Past 25 Years Conspectus : The Journal of the South African Theological Seminary, Volume 5, Issue 03, Mar 2008, p. 81 - 87(South African Theological Seminary Press Johannesburg, South Africa) Jabini, FrankThe term 'evangelical' in a Dutch context needs an explanation. In the Netherlands, this term is used broadly for Christians of different denominational backgrounds, such as Reformed, Pentecostal, Baptist and Brethren. Evangelical in this context is 'conservative', or as some prefer 'faithful to Scripture'.