Book Reviews -- By: Anonymous

Journal: Central Bible Quarterly
Volume: CENQ 06:2 (Summer 1963)
Article: Book Reviews
Author: Anonymous


Book Reviews

EVANGELICALISM, THE NEW NEUTRALISM, by William E. Ashbrook (available from the author, 115 W. Weisheimer Rd., Columbus 14, O., 1963, 48 pp., $.35 paper; 3 for $1.00; $25 per 100).

This booklet is a revision and expansion of the tract by the same title produced by the same author a few years ago. Including quotations with names, dates, and places, this treatment incisively analyzes New Evangelicalism as to its source, its motive, its method, its atmosphere, and its doom. Born of compromise, nurtured in the pride of intellect, growing on appeasement of evil, and doomed by the judgment of the Word are the important-to-remember divisions. This should be read and studied by every Baptist pastor. It should be given the widest distribution possible! It will help Fundamentalists to stay that way and stand, and it may reclaim some New Evangelicals for the old-fashioned faith. Every family in every Bible-believing Baptist church should have a copy

M. James Hollowood

COMMENTARY ON ZECHARIAH, by Merrill F. Unger (Zondervan Publ. House, Grand Rapids, Mich., 1963, 275 pp., $6.95).

The prophecies of Zechariah have long been a favorite of Dr. Unger, and his special love for this portion of the Bible is manifest in this first volume of UNGER’S BIBLE COMMENTARY. Through years of classroom consideration, his careful expositions of these predictions of Christ’s first and second advent far excel any other printed study of Zechariah. His outlines are clear and helpful. His exegesis of the Hebrew is not a mere reworking of previous treatments, but a fresh and dependable reference book which every pastor will want to use whenever working in Zechariah.

Prof. W. Vanhetloo

CHRISTIAN EDUCATION FOR THE LOCAL CHURCH, by H. W. Byrne (Zondervan Publ. House, Grand Rapids, Mich., 1963, 355 pp., $5.95).

This is a well-organized book following concepts widely taught in Christian Education circles today. It includes many charts and graphs, which may be helpful, and offers a multitude of “grocery lists” on qualifications, responsibilities, classifications, characteristics, materials, methods, etc. The principles set forth are generally more idealistic than practical. A claim is made for the evangelical and functional approach to Christian Education, but the emphasis is clearly upon the functional aspect. Evangelism is mentioned and, on the ideal side of the coin, even emphasized, but the practical side falls far. short. The idea of a ten-minute devotional following a social is an illustration of this. Strong emphasis is placed upon the idea of using organization and committees to do the work rather than leaders. There is some helpful information in the a...

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