Coffee Shop Conversations: Evangelical Perspectives on Current Issues

by Russell Meek (Editor), N. Blake Hearson (Editor)

Overview

There are numerous issues in the public square confronting the Western church. While there are any number of books available on each of the topics engaged in this collection of essays--just war, family planning, rest, immigration, politics, economic recession, fair trade, and health care--there is no compact guide that approaches each of these issues from an evangelical perspective. Coffee Shop Conversations does just that. The book does not aim to address each issue exhaustively; instead, it offers an evangelical approach to these topics, with the hopes that the door will be opened for further conversation. This book brings together the expertise of several evangelical scholars who are committed to serving the church through scholarship. The volume is therefore ideal for student ministry, Sunday school classes, small groups, and individuals interested in engaging the wider culture from a stance that is well reasoned and committed to biblical faith and practice.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781621896678
Publisher:	Wipf & Stock Publishers
Publication date:	05/07/2013
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	142
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

Russell L. Meek is an adjunct instructor and doctoral student at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. He also serves as the associate editor for Journal for the Evangelical Study of the Old Testament and is an assistant book review editor for Journal of Hebrew Scriptures.

N. Blake Hearson is an associate professor of Old Testament and Hebrew at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. He has served as a pastor of small groups at two churches and has been a member of the faculty at Columbia Evangelical Seminary.
N. Blake Hearson is an associate professor of Old Testament and Hebrew at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. He has served as a pastor of small groups at two churches and has been a member of the faculty at Columbia Evangelical Seminary.

Table of Contents

Foreword Timothy George ix

Preface xiii

Introduction xv

1 Over-Worked And Stressed Out: What Can the Sabbath Teach Us about Truly Living? N. Blake Hearson 1

2 Fair Trade: What Would Jesus Drink? Russell L. Meek William K. Bechtold III 20

3 Immigration: Whom Would Jesus Let in? Matthew Soerens 35

4 Birth Control: When is the Quiver Full? William R. Osborne 53

5 Economic Recession: Where is Security Found? Walter C. Kaiser, Jr. 71

6 Blessed Insurance: How Can Health Care be Healed? Matthew Arbo 80

7 Right Vs. Left: Whose Side is God on? Corwin Smidt 90

8 Warfare And Christian Discipleship: Can Citizens of Heaven Fight Wars on Earth? Thor Madsen 105

Bibliography 119