Summer is a great time to pick up a good book—and not just for escapist fare.
At Denison Forum, we equip Christians to thoughtfully engage the issues of the day from a biblical perspective. In our rapidly changing world, it’s important to be well-informed in order to share the timeless truth of God’s word in a culturally relevant way.
So here are five books on a variety of topics, from faith to foreign affairs, that will get you thinking. Some just came out; some have been out awhile. But all of them have a timely message.
This book, in a surprising twist given its title, should be an encouragement to every follower of Christ.
Kelly believes the biggest lie is one we tell ourselves as Christians: “Holiness is not possible.” We think that holiness is possible for other people, “our grandmothers or some medieval saint – just not for us.”
We sell ourselves short, with profound implications for the world around us. Kelly explains: “This lie takes us out of the game and turns us into mere spectators in the epic story of Christianity that continues to unfold in every generation.”
The solution is what he calls “holy moments,” when we grasp opportunities to display Christ’s influence in our lives and establish an internal momentum that has a ripple effect on those around us.
Tisby writes that many of the worst acts of racism occurred “in a context of compromise.” When Christians failed to oppose racist conditions, it provided “fertile soil for the seeds of hatred to grow.”
Tisby begins his narrative in colonial times, when the two foremost preachers of the Great Awakening, George Whitefield and Jonathan Edwards, owned slaves, and continues through the era of Black Lives Matter.
A classic example of the kind of compromise Tisby describes came when Martin Luther King was incarcerated in Birmingham in 1963. He received a letter from eight…
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