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Religious Programs for Churches and Schools By Elizabeth R. Edwards and Gladys Besancon
the Church (this particular Church) and the warning that is given to the Church to be girded with humility, since ‘God withstands the proud, but gives grace to the humble’ (I Peter 5 :5 )” (p. 36). There is, as a matter of fact, within the church “ un changeability and changeability of dogma,” as Chapter 3 is headed. This may appear to the layman not ac quainted with Catholic theology to be an insoluble dilemma, but not so to one who understands it. Hurdles that will have to be overcome in clude those of exegesis and doctrinal authority, Scripture and tradition, the Pope and the bishops. The mys tery of the Church and Mary will likely constitute two of the most dif ficult problem areas. Dr. Berkouwer feels that the only possible avenue of real progress lies in the direction of the message — “Jesus Christ, the center of history and life, the center of the gospel that the Church must guard for the purpose of giving it to the world” (p. 258). At any rate, the book at least will provide a keen insight into the issues being dis cussed. 258 pages; cloth; Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., Grand Rapids; $5.95. Loose-Leaf Study Bible The New Testament Each page of this Bible is a single sheet with about twenty-five verses printed in the upper center, and two columns of lines, one on each side, for recording cross references. The lower third of the page contains blank lines for notes to be written in. There are twenty of these lines. The binder is of stiff boards cov ered with plastic, and there are 27 handy dividers with book name tabs. Paper lifters make opening easy. The advantage of this type of book is the preservation of one’s own rec ords, consisting only of material that has been tried and will be useful. Individual sheets can be removed for use in teaching or preaching. One should copy into the book only after assembling material on scratch paper, except for short notes. The typewriter can be used, if prefer able ; the paper is of long-lasting quality. Of course, additional pages
The compilers of these twenty pro grams are members of the Speech faculty of Bob Jones University where the material, premiered at the Sunday Vesper Hour, proved to be very popular. A combination of Scrip ture, songs, poetical and prose selec tions, they can be most effective if real dramatic and musical talent are available and conscientious, intensive rehearsal is required. No royalty is required for use of the contents, most of which have been public domain for some time. No printed music is in cluded. The book indicates consider able effort on the part of the collabo rators to arrange appropriate, enter taining and instructive elements around the various themes which range from such subjects as the Bi ble, Freedom and Christmas, to Home and Mother, the Sea, and the Name of Jesus. A valuable feature is de tailed lists of sources. 169 pages; cloth; Baker Book House, Grand Rapids 6, Mich.; $3.95 — Reviewed by Mrs. Betty Brue- chert. The author feels that he can as sess the Second Vatican Council from the standpoint indicated by the title, even though it is not yet finished. He approaches it out of a background of thorough acquaint ance with the Catholic system both in practice and in dogma. There is no doubt that the Council com menced in the atmosphere of change. The winds of change blew back and forth during its sessions. Reports of lengths to which it would go doubt less were exaggerated, possibly the result of wishful thinking on the part of some reporters. The possi bility of genuine change within the Catholic church must be assessed with this in mind. The real crux of the issue Dr. Ber kouwer sees as “ a search for a har monious marriage between being The Second Vatican Council and the New Catholicism By G. C. Berkouwer
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