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Editor's Introduction |
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Anxiety and hope
by James K. Echols
How does the reality of hope address the deepest anxieties of human beings? This issue explores this question from a variety of perspectives. |
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Anxiety and Hope |
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Anxiety and Hope in the Lives of Baby Boomers: Beginning a Conversation
by Janet Ramsey
Old age has long been surrounded by negative attitudes of hopelessness and anxiety, a problem escalated by the aging baby boomer population. Now that the 65-and-over group is the fastest growing age bracket in the world, Ramsey calls upon her fellow Lutherans to write a new narrative of hope, grounded in and inspired by faith. |
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Anxiety, Atonement, and Vocation
by James M. Childs
Society has evolved in recent years away from a united attitude of hope in continued progress and toward scattered feelings of meaninglessness and disunity. Childs asks, how can we as Christians maintain hope and joy in the face of growing universal human anxiety? |
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Marriage and Anxiety: The Effects of Patriarchy on Women's Self-Worth
by Heather Dean
The ongoing effects of patriarchy on society and the institution of marriage are subtle yet powerful. Dean explores women’s changing attitudes toward and anxiety about marriage by comparing her grandmother, her mother, and herself in the context of their respective eras. |
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Let Me Google That: A Millennial Reflects on Her Generation
by Annelise Eeman
A rapidly changing economy, evolving definitions of success, and rising rates of violence are all sources of anxiety for the Millennials, a generation entering adulthood amidst constant upgrades, updates, and upheavals. Using careful metaphor and current research, Eeman defines the new “anchor points” to which her generation hopefully clings. |
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An Inquiry into New Year's Resolutions
by Clint Schnekloth
January marks the yearly ritual of making – and breaking – resolutions. After examining common resolutions and the science behind them, Schnekloth looks to Augustine, offering the open-ended alternative: “Love God and do what you will.” |
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Book Reviews |
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Jürgen Moltmann's, Ethics of Hope
by Eric Markovich
From start to finish one can read Jurgen Moltmann’s Ethics of Hope as a call to action. His ethical expression feels very Lutheran. ... Moltmann focuses on what we are to do instead of what we should not do. Ethics in this sense is “the principles of conduct governing a person or group.” The focus is not on trying to live a guilt-free life of avoiding being wrong but to consciously choose a life that maximizes the world’s potential. |
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Joseph F. Girzone's, Jesus: A New Understanding of God’s Son.
by Delmer Chilton
It is not surprising that the Jesus presented in this book bears a striking resemblance to Joshua the carpenter in Girzone's earlier books. After his novels became popular, with sales in the millions, Girzone created the Joshua Foundation, “an organization dedicated to making Jesus better known throughout the world” (back cover). This book is a part of that effort.. |
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Two Reviews: Martin Luther’s Basic Theological Writings and Treatise on Good Works
by Charles Cortright
This third edition of Martin Luther's Basic Theological Writings allows it to be available as a printed book, an e-book, and as a digital download in an age of burgeoning digital innovation. Perhaps more importantly, the new edition has allowed for significant improvements in the arrangement and expansion of the contents, as well as the correction of numerous scanning errors in the second edition that ranged from the mildly annoying to the text-altering.
Hendrix' translation of Martin Luther's Treatise on Good Works is excellently suited for use as an independent study, as a collateral reading in a course on Luther’s life and theology, or in a Reformation history or other such course. Parish studies of an ambitious nature will also find it worthwhile. |
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