Book Reviews

The Struggle to Reclaim the Liturgy in the Lutheran Church — by David Loy — November 24, 2008

BOOK REVIEW: James Alan Waddell. The Struggle to Reclaim the Liturgy in the Lutheran Church: Adiaphora in Historical, Theological, and Practical Perspective. Lewiston, N.Y.: Edwin Mellen Press, 2005. Hardback. 415 pages. $129.95.

Singing the Faith - Living the Lutheran Musical Heritage — by Thomas V. Aadland — February 23, 2009

SINGING THE FAITH - LIVING THE LUTHERAN MUSICAL HERITAGE. A Project of The Good Shepherd Institute of Pastoral Theology and Sacred Music, Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne, Indiana, 2008. Richard C. Resch, Executive Producer. Johnathan Brouwer, Producer, Director. Daniel Zager, Writer. Steve Blakey, Art Director. Tyler Black, Cinematographer. Approx. 80 minutes. Distributed by Concordia Publishing House, St. Louis, MO. 1-800-325-3040. $24.95

A Love for Life — by Jessica Sauer — February 16, 2009

BOOK REVIEW: Dennis Di Mauro. A Love for Life: Christianity's Consistent Protection of the Unborn. Eugene, Oregon: Wipf & Stock, 2008. Peperback. 163 pages. $20.

At Home in the House of My Fathers — by John T. Pless — November 28, 2009

BOOK REVIEW: At Home in the House of My Fathers: Presidential Sermons, Essays, Letters, and Addresses from the Missouri Synod’s Great Era of Unity and Growth. By Matthew C. Harrison. Fort Wayne: Lutheran Legacy Press, 2009. 826 pages. Hardcover. $19.95.

Sin Bravely: A Joyful Alternative to a Purpose-Driven Life — by David C. Drebes — January 29, 2010

Is religion supposed to make you happy? This question begged for an answer throughout Mark Ellingsen’s Sin Bravely: A Joyful Alternative to a Purpose Driven Life. The author believes that Rick Warren’s Purpose Driven Life is too focused on the self to combat the rampant narcissism of a me-driven culture in modern America. Taking a leaf from Martin Luther, Ellingsen offers his alternative of sinning bravely as a way to avoid the inevitable “guilt and sense of inadequacy” that come from a “duty-oriented conception of faith and life” (3)...