Christianity Today has announced its 2015 Book Awards. Two titles are recognized in the categories of Apologetics/Evangelism, Biblical Studies, Christianity & Culture, Christian Living, The Church/Pastoral Leadership, Fiction, History & Biography, Missions/Global Affairs, Spirituality, Theology/Ethics, Her.Meneutics. See the list and a little about each title here.
In my experience, this is usually a very good list, alerting me each year to some titles worth reading. I was a judge, actually, and I was glad to see that my top two choices in the culture category were chosen. You can see those after the jump. But go ahead to the main site for the entire list.
The descriptions of these two book are excerpted from longer reviews. Later, I’ll post my full reviews so that you can see why these books are so good.
via Christianity Today’s 2015 Book Awards | Christianity Today:
Christianity and Culture
How (Not) to Be Secular: Reading Charles Taylor
James K. A. Smith (Eerdmans)
“Taylor is the author of a monumental study of contemporary life called A Secular Age, which explores the widespread loss of religious sensibility in modern life. His work exposing the ideology of secularism has important implications for contemporary apologetics, evangelism, and ministry. But it’s so technical and sophisticated that it is mainly accessible to academics. Smith has offered not a CliffsNotes style simplification, but a paradigm-shifting book that creatively applies Taylor’s findings to the church and the larger society.” —Gene Edward Veith, provost, Patrick Henry College
Award of Merit
Facing Leviathan: Leadership, Influence, and Creating in a Cultural Storm
Mark Sayers (Moody Publishers)
“Like Francis Schaeffer at his best, Sayers uses cultural observations, historical lessons, and pastoral wisdom to penetrate the various myths and lies our culture believes. He gives readers a set of pictures to better understand the gospel and the unique challenges facing the church.” —Jake Meador, editor at Fare Forward
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