Paul C. H. Lim

Magician and Mechanic (The Divine Self, vol. 2)

History & Biography

“Horton’s works can be summed up this way. Agree or disagree to your heart’s content, but ignore them? Do so at your own intellectual peril. Magician and Mechanic grabbed my attention initially thanks to the catchy title. Yet as I read on, it’s more than just a ‘shiny’ title. The substance and span of Horton’s argumentative thread is stunning. While one might not agree with all the constituent parts of his narrative arc, and while one might not even end up agreeing with his conclusion, one can unequivocally say Horton sets readers on an arduous yet fruitful foraging walk through the thick and oft-intimidating forest of medieval and early modern intellectual histories of the West. Come and enter the enchanted forest. You will not leave the same!”

Reparations

World Religions

“Writing in the prophetic tradition, Kwon and Thompson are unrelenting in indicting the American church for its complicity and collusion in keeping its relative silence regarding the ongoing cries of the African American communities in the Civil War, during the civil rights movement, and in contemporary contexts. However, along with stinging words of indictment come words of invitation. Kwon and Thompson invite the readers to reimagine the shape of human flourishing in the church if we were to seek ways to repent for past sins, repair the breaches of the present, and rejuvenate communities for a more beautiful future. By engaging with their pastoral counsel and prophetic courage, we will have a better understanding of what it means to see the image of God in every human person.”

The Reformations of Medicine

Theology

“The emerging field of medical humanities has presented two gaps: one, a longue durée perspective on the discourse, and the other, connection between medicine, humanities, and works focused on religious- cum -theological matters. With The Reformations of Medicine, Ekaterina Lomperis offers a bold and groundbreaking account that fills both these gaps, with Martin Luther as the primary interlocutor. Readers will also appreciate the connection she makes between the world of the early Reformation with contemporary concerns and preoccupations. This book is written in a lucid style; readers will be glad to have chosen it. Tolle lege!”

Union with Christ

Theology

“The beautiful, mystical, and biblical idea of Christ’s union with the body of Christ—considered both ecclesially and individually—had nearly evaporated from the religious consciousness of evangelical and Reformed Christians for a while. That is no longer the case with Billings’s new book. The doctrines of adoption and incarnation receive a fresh treatment in this book to open up the wide vista of application for the Christian life. Billings has done a wonderful job of weaving together a robust presentation of the heart of the gospel and the corresponding ecclesial praxis.”