Critical reviews (by Lutheran pastors and church musicians) of books and other resources for Christian worship, preaching, and church music from a perspective rooted in Holy Scripture, the Lutheran Confessions and good common sense. LHP Quarterly Book Review asks, "Is it worth the money to buy, the time to read, the shelf space to store, and the effort to teach?"
Thursday, November 5, 2009
Resources Received
Provance, Brett Scott. Pocket Dictionary of Liturgy and Worship. Downer's Grove, IL: IVP Academic, 2009. 136 Pages. Paper. $8.00. http://www.ivpress.com/ (L)
Mansfield, Ken. Between Wyomings: My God and an iPod on the Open Road. Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 2009. 305 Pages. Paper. $14.99. http://www.thomasnelson.com/ (N)
Merkle, Benjamin. The White Horse King: The Life of Alfred the Great. Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 2009. 256 Pages. Paper. $14.99. http://www.thomasnelson.com/ (N)
Mansfield, Stephen. The Search for God and Guinness: A Biography of the Beer that Changed the World. Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 2009. 273 Pages. Cloth. $24.99. http://www.thomasnelson.com/ (N)
Horton, David, General Editor. The Portable Seminary: A Master's Level Overview in One Volume. Bloomington, MN: Bethany House, 2006. 784 Pages. Cloth. $34.99. http://www.bethanyhouse.com/ (LHP)
D'Aubingne, J. H. Merle. History of the Reformation in the Sixteeth Century (Facsimile Edition). Powder Springs, GA: Powder Springs Press, 2008. 724 Pages. Cloth with pdf CD-Rom. $49.99, on sale for $29.99. http://www.powderspringspress.com/ http://www.americanvision.com/ (LHP)