by Pious Eye (David M. Hodges) | Jan 8, 2015 | Book (& Other) Reviews, Posted (or Sent) Elsewhere
Sullivan, Ann C. Permission to Doubt: One Woman’s Journey into a Thinking Faith. Grand Rapids: Kregel, 2014. Paperback. 173 pages. ISBN 978-0-8254-4366-4.Ann Sullivan’s Permission to Doubt might best be described as a personal memoir, reflection, and...
by Pious Eye (David M. Hodges) | Jan 4, 2015 | Book (& Other) Reviews, Posted (or Sent) Elsewhere
Mitchell, C. Ben, and D. Joy Riley. Christian Bioethics: A Guide for Pastors, Health Care Professionals, and Families. B&H Studies in Biblical Ethics. Daniel R. Heimbach, Series Editor. Nashville: B&H Academic, 2014. 207+xiv pages. ISBN...
by Pious Eye (David M. Hodges) | Aug 8, 2014 | In The News, Posted (or Sent) Elsewhere
Main Remarks Well, I’ve been able to disprove the theory that my prior, somewhat-related letter only failed to make it into print because of U-T San Diego’s word limit (see also the follow-up letter I opted not to send). I disproved the theory by writing a...
by Pious Eye (David M. Hodges) | Jun 24, 2014 | Book (& Other) Reviews, Posted (or Sent) Elsewhere
Chester, Tim. Titus for You. The Good Book Company, 2014. Hardcover, 121 pages. ISBN 978-1-90991-961-7.Mostly, this book is very good. It is doctrinally reformed (“The Spirit gives the desire and the ability to respond to the gospel. Because God has made us...
by Pious Eye (David M. Hodges) | Jun 8, 2014
In matters of formatting and citation, the Pious Eye site will generally follow the Chicago Manual of Style, 16th edition, and Turabian’s A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations, 7th edition. Adherence will not be slavish, however, and...
by Pious Eye (David M. Hodges) | Apr 23, 2014 | Book (& Other) Reviews, Posted (or Sent) Elsewhere
Washer, Paul. Gospel Assurance & Warnings. Grand Rapids: Reformation Heritage Books, 2014. ISBN 978-1-60178-294-6. Overview & Recommendation Some years ago, perhaps, a man asked you, “If you died tonight, are you sure you’d go to heaven?” You...
by Pious Eye (David M. Hodges) | Mar 2, 2014 | Book (& Other) Reviews, Posted (or Sent) Elsewhere
Gilson, Tom, and Carson Weitnauer, editors. True Reason: Confronting the Irrationality of the New Atheism. Grand Rapids, MI: Kregel, 2013. ISBN 978-0-8254-4338-1. Abridged versions of this review may be found on Amazon and Goodreads. Prefer to skip ahead? Here are...
by Pious Eye (David M. Hodges) | Nov 26, 2013 | Posted (or Sent) Elsewhere, Random Commentary
I’m not sure how this happened with all the barbed wire, “No Trespassing” signs, and roaming attack dogs on the property, but Monday of this week a local Jehovah’s Witness made it to my front door. (Actually, there were two, but I only...
by Pious Eye (David M. Hodges) | Nov 16, 2013 | Annotated Quotations, Book (& Other) Reviews, Random Commentary, Trinity Foundation Reviews
Image: Foggy Foothpath © Copyright Dave Smethurst and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons License. One seminary I attended, Bethel Seminary San Diego, hosted lectures this week by a C. S. Lewis scholar. Though I did not attend the lectures, notice of...
by Pious Eye (David M. Hodges) | Oct 19, 2013 | Book (& Other) Reviews, Random Commentary
A couple of my Facebook acquaintances seem to share most of what a certain Christian feminist/egalitarian (she self-identifies as both), Rachel Held Evans (hereafter, RHE), posts to her blog. (That’s what I get for attending a seminary where ordination-seeking...