mately a matter of the will de manding act or commitment. A chapter on doubting and faith is very helpful, especially for youth in the modern situation. The questions for thought and discussion at the end of each chapter are provoca tive, making this work a good source for group discussion.— 121 pages; paper; Broadman Press, Nashville; $1.95. Reviewed by Dr. R. L. Saucy. This concise little volume has been written for Church staff mem bers to help them maintain bal ance and usefulness in their inter personal relationships. There is a refreshing, light-hearted lift to this work as it attempts to offer con structive suggestions for areas that can be a real problem. The staff members’ relation to the church, staff, family, opposition, the world and to God are considered. In a few pages that are specific, though not exhaustive, many helpful sug gestions are offered. Any reader would benefit by spending a few hours in the pages of this book. The greatest value might come if the entire church staff were to read, discuss and apply what has been sugested. — 127 pages; hardback; Broadman Press, Nashville; $3.50. Reviewed by H. Norman Wright. TWENTIETH CENTURY PROPHECY: JEANE DIXON, EDGAR CAYCE by James Bjornstad There is a need today for study of astrology, spiritism, parapsy chology and the like because of the great interest in these subjects. The book concerns itself chiefly with the early life, prophetic suc cesses and prophetic failures of Mrs. Jeane Dixon. The latter part of the book also covers another in teresting and once very well-known person, the s p ir it u a lis t Edgar Cayce, called “the sleeping proph et.” Family SERVING WITH THE SAINTS by ROBERT E. BINGHAM
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done and the authors suggest three ways in which it can be read: 1) read the headlines, 2) study the graphs, 3) read the text. A very helpful index, giving all the key words is another fea ture of the book. It is highly rec ommended to all those involved in preaching, teaching, or recruit ing in missions. — 424 pages; cloth; Missions Advance Research and Communication Center; $15. Reviewed by Clyde Cook. TRUMPETS IN THE MORNING by Harper Shannon This book is written as a chal lenge to pastors to hear anew “the trumpets in the morning." He is concerned about the rest lessness and dissatisfaction evident in the ministry. To counteract this attitude he reviews the areas of ac tivities that should provide a daily excitement to the calling. It contains many helpful ideas in regard to the pastor’s attitudes to ward himself, his family, his church and the world. The author succeeds in his goal of inspiration and help ful instruction.— 156 pages; cloth; Broadman Press, Nashville, 1969; $3.50. — Reviewed by Dr. Glenn O’Neal. Christian Education THE DYNAMICS OF UNBELIEF by DON B. HARBUCK It is the purpose of this short book to put faith under the micro scope to examine what is involved in the personal dynamics of coming to vital faith. Using Scripture and the insights of many writers, both ancient and modern, Mr. Harbuck presents the psychology of faith and its meaningfulness to life. Faith includes belief, but it is ulti
by Paul F. Barkman, Edward R. Dayton, and Edward L. Gruman Here is an extremely important book which analyzes the attitude of today's collegians, seminarians, and missionaries regarding mis sions. The book covers nearly 5,000 responses to a 16-page ques tionnaire by the delegates to the 1967 Urbana Convention. It gives a profile of a number of different kinds of delegates to the convention and many different relationships are discussed. These include the delegate’s theology, the integration of his theology into his life practice and his atti tudes toward missions and mis sionaries. The book will be of value in helping all of those concerned with missions, in ascertaining what today’s collegians are think ing. One surprising fact brought out by the survey is that “only 37% hold the view that a person not hearing the Gospel as taught in the Bible is eternally lost, the balance finds some other way out for him, with 25% believing he will be saved or lost on the basis of how well he followed what he did know.” There is also an analysis of these statistics. For example: “ It may be that the move toward uni- versalism is the result of the fact that we no longer believe that it is possible to evangelize the world, and therefore have to find another way out. It is evident that the teaching on this subject is either absent, inadequate, or divergent.” The presentation is very well
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