» ok reviews God Our Contemporary By J. B. Phillips The recovery of true Christianity is the only remedy for the present ma terialistic age. A commonly assumed absence of God from immediate hu man affairs leads to something of a worship of such things as success, sports, the mysteries of science, and human achievement. Specialization in our day contributes to the loss of the divine perspective and a true spiritual objective. With this basic thesis, the author reviews the distinc- tives of the Christian faith, defends them briefly against unbelief, and calls for a return to a personal com mitment to Christ and a re-presenta tion of Christianity to the world. Much of the language is philosophi cal, but nonetheless understandable. 137 pages; cloth; Macmillan Com pany, New York; $2.50. Hyman Appleman says in the in troduction that this book ought to be made “ a must for all theological seminaries, for all Bible institutes, for all those who are even slightly interested in God’s ancient people.” The author contends that “ the Gos pel is not and cannot be the crown of Rabbinic Judaism . . . The de generate Judaism of later Old and New Testament times pointed away from Christ or rather confused its adherents by pointing to itself, so that they missed Christ and forsook His Gospel when proclaimed. The Jew must be brought into the disturb ing encounter of contact with the living Christ and true Christian in fluence. Then only will he see that Christ and only Christ can fulfill his heart yearnings” (p. 26). Jews have a slight sense of original sin, and this presents a difficulty. Four veils “ hinder Jewish conver sions,” as David Baron pointed out: ignorance, prejudice, failure to under stand the Levitical system, and un belief. The dialogue method is favored as being particularly effective. There is a bibliography. The author is en gaged in mission work for the Men- nonite Board of Missions in Israel, and has studied Judaism extensively in Sweden and Israel. 77 pages; paper; Herald Press, Scottdale, Pa.; $1.00. Judaism Meets Christ by Roy Dreider
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