My book on a local Grand Forks church officially came out about three weeks ago, but I was out of town for all but about 12 hours of those three weeks, doing some research in Bismarck and visiting family back east. Today, I mosied over to UND's campus to pick up a few copies of my latest (actually, first) book. I was quite impressed with the book's layout and overall look, considering the low, low price of only $4.00. You can get the book for yourself here.
In other news, apparently there has been quite a bit of hubbub recently over the Southern Baptist Convention and the place of a Calvinist soteriology in the Convention. Thanks to Baylor Professor Thomas Kidd for tweeting links of relevance, including this one from SBTS president Albert Mohler on this topic.
The Religion in America blog posted some commentary on the place of anti-Mormonism on both the left and right of the political spectrum, which should be of interest because this year will see the first Mormon candidate fielded by either of the nation's major political parties. The topic of Mitt Romney's Mormonism, as I noted last year on the blog, caused a bit of consternation among evangelicals earlier in the campaign. Now, up against Barack Obama's adherence to liberation theology, evangelicals seem to be getting over their antipathy to Romney to some degree.
Finally, I've been doing a bit of writing on another site to gain a bit more traffic for my writings. I recently posted a review of Mark Valeri's Heavenly Merchandize at that site. This book discusses the evolving opinion that early American Puritans and what Valeri referred to as post-Puritans dealt with issues related to business and profit. The first generation of Puritan settlers would probably not be welcomed by many Americans who claim to revere them today. Find out why by following the link above.
Until next time, have a great weekend.
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