NT Wright, New Theology Books, Easter Poems, Willie Jennings, MORE - April 19 - ERB Daily Book Morsel
Published: Fri, 04/19/19
April 19, 2019
“This is what language does: organize the world into manageable,
and in some sense artificial, units that can then be inhabited and manipulated.”
― Stanley Fish, literary theorist
Today is Fish's birthday
*** Easter Weekend:
Seven Classic Poems
*** Kindle Ebook Deal of the Day!
For Good Friday...
N.T. Wright's The Day the Revolution Began:
Reconsidering the Meaning of Jesus's Crucifixion
Only $1.99!
New on Our Website...
*** Ten Theology Books to Watch For – April 2019
Here are some excellent theology books that will be released this month:
Kelly Brown Douglas, John Goldingay, Teilhard, Trinitarianism, MORE
Willie James Jennings – Breaking Our
Deep Connection to Whiteness [Excerpt]
Breaking Our Deep Connection to Whiteness. An Excerpt from Willie James’s Jennings’
paper that gave this work its title: Can “White” People Be Saved?
Triangulating Race, Theology, and Mission (Paperback: IVP Books, 2018)
Rachel Eliza Griffiths Talks Poetry With The New Yorker
In honor of National Poetry Month, give a listen to this excellent
conversation with poet Rachel Eliza Griffiths!
Her latest collection of poems is: Lighting the Shadow: Poems
In Case You Missed It...
*** The Rise of Conversational Churches
A new essay in Christianity Today by ERB editor Chris Smith tells the stories
of some churches that are cutting against the grain of our polarized culture by learning to talk together.
The Reading Room: National Poetry Month 2019!
In honor of National Poetry Month, here are a few of our favorite
poetry books from the last few years. Get a taste of each book
by reading some sample poems from poets like A.E. Stallings, Ross Gay,
Mary Oliver, Kevin Young, Rita Dove, and MORE
Here's to energizing reading today!
Chris Smith
Editor, The Englewood Review of Books