The Best Christian Writing 2000 - Softcover

Wilson, John

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9780060693824: The Best Christian Writing 2000

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ISBN 10: 0060693827 ISBN 13: 9780060693824

Publisher: HarperOne, 2000

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In the inaugural volume of this important annual series, editor John Wilson brings together an elegant and engaging array of essays by contemporary Christian luminaries. These distinguished writers distill the riches of Christian belief into lucid explorations of faith and truth, offering diverse works that reflect the many dimensions of Christianity as it moves into its third millennium.

A thought-provoking introduction by Philip Yancey, author of the bestselling The Jesus I Never Knew
Harvey Cox's pointed depiction of The Market as God
Alasdair Macintyre on morality and desire in The Recovery of Moral Agency?
Religion and the Shape of National Culture, Robert Bellah's surprising inquiry into the sacramental imagination
Eugene Peterson's Wise Teachers, Sound Teaching, a gentle instruction on healthy thinking and believing
Dallas Willard on Jesus' intellectual power in Jesus the Logician
A Cold Day in December, Frederica Mathewes-Green's lyrical reflection on God as suffering parent
A tale of grace and guidance from Larry Woiwode, The Feel of Internal Bleeding

Offering testimony and prayer, debate and benediction, The Best Christian Writing 2000 is a revealing and inspiring look at religious faith in the modern world.

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Review:

Feeling inspired by The Best Spiritual Writing series, John Wilson, an editor at Christianity Today, has assembled this impressive collection of standout Christian writing. Considering that some sociologists claim that there are roughly 1.8 billion Christians in the world today, Wilson acknowledges that it would be impossible to represent every angle of Christian vision within one anthology. Instead he gathered a collection of North American voices that reads like a classroom full of the best and brightest seminary students. Each essay and story has a unique personal history and point of view and yet they all have a common purpose--that of exalting, living, and illuminating the Christian path.

The big-name writers in the collection include Jean Bethke Elshtain writing on "Abraham Lincoln and the Last Best Hope," Harvey Cox's essay "The Market As God" (originally published in The Atlantic Monthly), and Eugene Peterson on "Wise Teachers, Sound Teaching." Unfortunately, this anthology leans toward the theological, with only a few essays sustaining a hearty personal narrative. As a result, some readers may find the overall package a little dry. However, connoisseurs of Christian writing will recognize the merits of these well-crafted and provocative essays. In fact, the anthology's strength lies in a very satisfying and familiar formula--one that has always worked for successful sermon writing--linking biblical stories with a smattering of personal anecdotes and then applying them to our collective modern dilemmas. --Gail Hudson

About the Author:

John Wilson is the editor of Books & Culture, the Christian review of literature, and editor-at-large for its parent magazine, Christianity Today.

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