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The Fragrance of Faith

The more you read this story, the more it seems to glow, almost dizzying us with sensory overload, not unlike the fragrance of Mary's poured perfume. This stopover in Bethany becomes a point of rest not only for Jesus on his danger-fraught journey to Jerusalem, but also a place for us to pause, ponder, and wonder. In many ways this is a most familiar story, since some version of it appears in each gospel. Yet this one is different, lit…
Carol Cook
June 1, 2010
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Liberals in Search of a Bigger Theology

These two books have urgent agendas. In their own way, each attempts to articulate an alternative theological voice to that of fundamentalist Christianity, which quite systematically seeks to drown out other Christian perspectives and dominate national and international politics. Both authors embrace the task with boldness, theological integrity, and thoughtful, substantive cultural critiques. Jan G. Linn's Big Christianity is a rallying cry for liberals to claim their identity as Christians first, and to proactively and positively frame their own beliefs…
Carol Cook
January 16, 2008
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Making a Home for the Heart

For anyone who parents, works with families, wonders about the nature of the spiritual life and its connection to families, cares about learning, or teaches others in any of these areas, The Power of God at Home: Nurturing Our Children in Love and Grace comes as a welcome relief and pleasure, even inspiration. As J. Bradley Wigger makes clear from the outset, this is not another "how to" book that inadvertently instills in the reader feelings of guilt or inadequacy…
Carol Cook
January 16, 2004
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An Interview with Freda Gardner: Part II

Carol Cook: You had mentioned at the beginning that one of the distinctive features of the Reformed tradition, at least at its best, is that it continues to be open to reformation. As you reflect on the course of your lifetime, are there some significant ways you have witnessed the Reformed tradition in this process of reforming itself? Freda Gardner: Well at one level, we certainly could think about the role of the church in changing our minds about slavery,…
Carol Cook
April 16, 2003