Christian Theological/Philosophical Book Club discussion

In this new discussion folder you can do the following:

* Request reviews of your book (i.e. ask if anyone is interested in reading and reviewing your book)

* Post reviews that your book has received

Here is the first review of our newly released book:

To Tithe or Not To Tithe? That is the Question

"I must confess, this exhaustive and thorough study of tithing rattled my cage and challenged my belief on the topic. The author hit the opposing viewpoints head on using the Word of God, both from the Old Testament and New. This book clearly gives God’s position on generosity, Spirit-led giving, sowing and reaping. You won’t find one statement without scripture to back it up. After completing this book, I was reminded of what a pastor once said concerning tithing. “God owns it all and He lets us keep 90%."

Read on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08...

See review on Goodreads:
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5...

I am requesting reviews of my ebook, "Stealing From Israel". It went live on Amazon last week (08 Aug 20). Here's a short description... Israel is in the wrong place. Jesus said in the New Testament that the mountains of Israel would be vacated and then Israel would move there for safety from its enemies. Today 70% of Israel lives on the beach. How does this all get started? The fourth driest nation on earth becomes a virtual oasis when it builds the most ingenuous civil engineering project in the Middle East... the Red Sea/Dead Sea Canal.

Stealing From Israel: Understanding the Time When Israel's Enemies Will Plunder their People, Property and Prosperity

what is the reading level? math level?

okay, I'll try it. the reading level was meant to be inclusive of the math level, college level, post- grad, etc.

Greetings, I would like to request reviews for my new book, The Purposeful Love of God: Seeing God's Love from His Perspective.

‘For God so loved the world’ is a phrase that has transfixed the church since its inception, and taking it at face value – coupled with the sin of the race – has long made that love all but incomprehensible.
The theologians tell us it is an irrational love and without motive, and therefore we retreat to the idea that God is love – that He must love, simply because it is His nature.
However, those ideas tell us little about the character of God, and we are left to find His character in the metaphors of scripture; as in the love of a father for his prodigal son, and in Christ’s sacrificial love for His bride – which is to say, we find a love just like our own, only raised to a higher power.
And there maybe nothing wrong with that, so long as we realise it is only one side of the story, and seen from our perspective. Those metaphors are necessarily directed toward the race’s own need and interest, while the purpose and interest of God, if they are there at all, have receded into the background.
But what if we could see God’s love from His perspective? Would that admit of a purpose behind God’s love for the world? And would it show a love that reaches beyond the interest and need of the race, to reveal His interest, and more, a love that serves that interest?

This book is a biblical inquiry into the purpose of God for humanity, and on the way, shakes up our modern ideas of how, and why, God loves the world as He does.
If that interests you, I have made the ebook available free, for the month of February, through www.smashwords.com using the coupon HV93A . I can also provide the epub directly, if that is easier. In return, I am seeking an honest review. You can reach me through the email link at www.straitroadpress.com

SEEKING REVIEW Ill send you a free PDF upon request,
In Light of Women An exploration of women in iconography and the absence of their voices in the church and icon image. Exquisitely painted icons are juxtaposed with text describing each image's history, religious context, and reflections on the world we live in today. This book is a must for any library, for those collectors of icons and those in authority who preserve this great tradition. Iconography can shape future theology through new liturgy and perspective for men and women everywhere. Mary Jane Miller's collection of new work is exquisite. Her 72 pages of icon collection and commentary is an extraordinary bit of writing.