It’s the end of another week, and it has been a busy one here at Canon. Not only is summer our busiest season (thanks to curriculum and other schoolish books), but the brand-new second edition of The Book Tree just arrived. The season doesn’t look to be quieting down any time soon.
We’re expecting Is Christianity Good for the World? to arrive early September, just in time for some exciting action. Barnes & Noble is carrying this book in many of their stores, and we’re also placing in ad in the Atlantic Monthly to kick off promotion. Stay tuned: we’ll let know what’s happening and when, as soon as everything is all figured out.
You may have noticed that we’re selling a new title from Athanasius Press: Why the End Is Not Near. Penned by Duane Garner (a former Baptist minister and dispensationalist), this little book offers a clear yet concise refutation on premillennial eschatology and all its baggage. For more information you can check out our title page, or you can listen to this podcast interview with Garner from In Medias Res.
Also new to our shelves is a conference set by Doug Jones, titled Living the Trinity. Originally delivered in Greer, South Carolina, these four talks argue that the “meaning of life is to shape the Church after the Trinity.” Jones calls us back to Scripture and the example of the Early Church Fathers, admonishing us to learn what it means to be Trinitarian and not just use the word as a cute label.
Finally, some reviews. Byron Borger (of Hearts and Minds Books) mentioned Angels in the Architecture in a recent review of Andy Crouch’s Culture Making. “Their positive take on the earthy goodness of daily life, understood as Christian service in a good creation, was provocative and helpful,” Byron writes, “and I shall pull it off the shelf again, I’m sure.”
And Daniel Newman has contributed another review of an upcoming Canon title—Heaven Misplaced. Once again, Newman provides a distinctly UK perspective on Wilson’s book, but his thorough and thoughtful comments are helpful to all. Near the end, he writes,
Concerns I have heard raised about postmillennialism is that it is a theology of glory, or that it encourages the view that humanity can gradually make progress towards a better world under its own steam, or that it fails to give due attention to this world corrupted by sin, or even that it is universalism. Those charges simply will not stick to the position Pastor Wilson is advocating. He is gospel-centred throughout. The ground for the glorious vision he describes is the cross of Christ, and it is brought about through the preaching of the word. It is clear Wilson thinks that the kingdom will advance through opposition: “The victory of this kingdom is still watered by the blood of the martyrs, figuratively and literally: the way of the cross is still the only way to enduring glory.â€
Both of Daniel’s reviews have triggered some heated discussion on his blog, with readers offering criticism and posing questions.
That’s it for this week. Have a blessed weekend.