It’s been a busy week, but there were a few quick links I wanted to share with you readers before I left the office and enjoyed our last summer afternoon here in Moscow. (We’ve been promised rain—and maybe even thundershowers—this weekend.)
If you enjoy listening to internet specials, Doug Wilson has been a regular guest on Prime Time America (broadcasted on the Moody Broadcasting Network) this past week. Our apologies for not letting you know sooner! The good news is that you can listen to Doug’s segments in the archives, from September 12th – 19th. Simply find the day you’d like to listen to, and fast-forward directly to Pastor Wilson’s segment at the 47 minute mark.
Justin Nale, a Baptist pastor in North Carolina, has written a brief but enthusiastic commendation of Is Christianity Good for the World? on his blog, noting that
Hitchens is loved as a brilliant thinker (and he is), yet Wilson deals handily with his arguments, providing what I believe to be the best defense of Christianity I’ve read yet.
And speaking of Is Christianity Good for the World?, starting September 23rd you’ll be able to see copies of our brand-new book displayed front-and-center in over 700 Barnes & Noble stores across the nation. You can imagine how excited we are about this, so forgive us if we mention it again in a few days!
Dr. Ray Van Neste has written a review of The Book Tree (Second Edition) on his blog. He says, “This is a wonderful book that will be a great resource for every family.” Do read the rest of his review.
And finally, Matthew Smallwood, a friend from Texarkana, has written a thoughtfully critical review of A Primer on Worship and Reformation. While he calls the book a “worthy offing,” he questions the viability of Wilson’s call for “high church puritanism”:
What makes Wilson believe that we can succeed where Baxter and Owens and Newton could not? High-Church Puritanism is desirable, but is it achievable? It sometimes seems as if Wilson was trying (forgive me, shades of Carl Jung!) to ride over a mountain on a tricycle. Granted, his determination and faith appear up to it, and granted (also) if God wills it so, in faith, then he’ll be stomping his kickstand on the summit. If anyone in contemporary Amerika can manage this (for rough and ready Protestants), it will be he and his band of merry men, acting under the blessing of God.
Matthew’s review is both thought-provoking and well worth reading, so please hop on over to his blog and read it.
And, lastly, for those of you who do not stop by the front page every day, we have a new MP3 download available: “Why Debate an Atheist” by Douglas Wilson. (Expect us to talk about this again, too.)