Title: Restless Faith:
holding evangelical beliefs in a world of contested labels
Author: Richard J. Mouw
Publisher: Brazos Press
Date: 2019
Richard Mouw is a respected leader within the evangelical community for
many years. He has often been a voice of reason. So when I saw this book on an
important topic for these turbulent days, I wanted to read it. And wanted to
like it.
But I couldn’t. Not because he doesn’t come to a clear conclusion. I
somewhat expected that with a title like Restless
Faith. But more because I didn’t find he really engaged with the issues. While
his emphasis on dialogue is important, I didn’t find much in this book that
will help evangelicals dialogue around the cultural and biblical themes that
shape evangelicals.
Mouw concludes by saying: “For me, the only way to be a properly
functioning evangelical is to keep arguing about what it means to be an evangelical.” Restless Faith (p. 174). Agreed. But, I’m not sure this book
moves the dialogue along very far.
This
book was been provided courtesy of Baker Publishing Group
and Graf-Martin Communications, Inc.
and Graf-Martin Communications, Inc.
This
is my honest review. All opinions are strictly my own.
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