David R. Larson

Loving Creation

Ethics, Culture & Social Issues

“Love matters again. Understanding it as appropriate regard for the well-being of sentient creatures, Chartier calls for renewed attention to this vital topic in Christian ethics by probing issues of significance to everyone--from war and peace to sexuality to property punishment to dispute resolution within the church. Specialists in Christian ethics should read this book because of its contribution to advancing the conversation about love shaped by predecessors like Joseph Fletcher and Paul Ramsey. But engaging with it will also profit many others, including everyone who has sat in classrooms long enough to earn an undergraduate degree. After all, what's not to like about love?”

Slow Adventism

Theology

“In this copiously researched and brilliantly argued book, Seventh-day Adventist philosopher, theologian, and physician, Hanz Gutierrez Salazar in Florence, Italy, offers a differential diagnosis of his own denomination as well as Western culture which it transmits everywhere it goes. His assessment is that both are addicted to an obsessive and compulsive quest for outcomes that are, among other things, swift, simple, standardized, and statistical. The remedy is not merely to slow down but also to make a radical turn in the direction of what he calls ‘orthopathy.’ He repeatedly asserts that European Adventism is closer to this than Global Adventism. Provocative? Yes! Convincing? You decide!”