The Return of Christian Book Reviews
Add comment March 5th, 2012
A decade ago, I began this website by reviewing books of interest to Christians who adhere to what is best called “historic Christianity” – that seeking ties to the Patristic Church. At one point, there were some several hundred reviews on this site stretching over many years but, as time moved on, I started to post less frequently. Part of the reason was that some of the reviews posted I no longer felt represented my opinion but the task of overhaul seemed enormous. Perhaps there was also a case of burnout and I moved on to other projects. Eventually, I let the site go stale and eventually removed all the content.
At this point, I am ready to begin anew. Part of the task will be to edit or rewrite earlier reviews. Not all will, however, be reposted. I had often reviewed books that were not really my main point of interest. These included Christian novels, self-help books, and other works less outside the area of theology, history, and apologetics. Having planned to write some books myself, I sympathized with fellow Christians turned author and sought to give them some publicity. Unfortunately, this also served to dilute the purpose of the site and I often became flooded with requests. I will not repeat that mistake the second time around and the areas of concern for this site will be very specific and exceptions will rarely, if ever, be made.
The reviews will likely begin with prior reviews that have been overhauled with new reviews also added. The opinions reflected in these reviews are my own and, although certainly informed from the perspective of historic Christianity, are not necessarily in step with the official views of any specific local church or ecclesial tradition. This will be the interaction of one man with books (and occasionally videos), past and present, that reflect upon the Christian faith as it has been passed down through the centuries.
The goal is to have a review, either new or revised, ready each Wednesday or at least averaging out to one each Wednesday. Between the schedule on the other blog, my Youtube channel, and some books I want to write, that should keep me busy.