BOOK REVIEWCreating the Qur’an: A Historical-Critical Studyby Stephen J. Shoemaker 2022 About the AuthorStephen J. Shoemaker is Professor of Religious Studies and Ira E. Gaston Fellow in Christian Studies at the University of Oregon. He is author of The Death of a Prophet, The Apocalypse of Empire and A Prophet Has Appeared, among many other … Continue reading Creating the Qur’an

BOOK REVIEWAfter Jesus Before Christianity: A Historical Exploration of the First Two Centuries of Jesus Movementsby Erin Vearncombe, Brandon Scott & Hal Taussig 2021 About the AuthorsErin Vearncombe is a professor in the Faculty of Arts and Science at the University of Toronto. Her research focuses on the social realities of the earliest Jesus groups. … Continue reading After Jesus Before Christianity

BOOK REVIEWIn the Closet of the Vatican: Power, Homosexuality, Hypocrisyby Martel Frederic 2019 About the AuthorFrédéric Martel is a French writer, researcher and journalist. His most famous pieces of work are The Pink and the Black, Homosexuals in France since 1968, Mainstream. About the BookThe New York Times Bestseller In the Closet of the Vatican … Continue reading In the Closet of the Vatican

BOOK REVIEWDecoding Andean Mythologyby Margarita B. Marín-Dale 2915 About the AuthorMargarita B. Marín-Dale taught Spanish and Latin American studies for fifteen years as an adjunct professor at American University in Washington, DC. Born in Bolivia and educated in the U.S., she practiced corporate and international law before returning to her Andean roots to promote human … Continue reading Decoding Andean Mythology

BOOK REVIEWCutting Jesus Down to Size: What Higher Criticism Has Achieved and Where It Leaves Christianityby George Albert Wells 2013 About the AuthorGeorge Albert Wells (22 May 1926 – 23 January 2017), usually known as G. A. Wells, was an English scholar who served as Professor of German at Birkbeck, University of London. After writing … Continue reading Cutting Jesus Down to Size