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Orbis Books, 2020, by Jim Forest Reviewed by Ron Dart I first met Jim Forest in the mid-1980s when he was still general secretary of the International Fellowship of Reconciliation (IFOR) and I was on staff with Amnesty International. We met, initially, the old fashioned way (letter writing). Jim and…

Book Review of Dispelling The Clouds by Wilma Derksen [NOTE: Please click on highlighted title above to be taken to Wilma's site, where you may read many responses/reviews. The book has not yet been published. The review will be updated then.]  When Wilma asked that I be a pre-publication reader…

Book Review of Christianity and Pluralism, Ron Dart and J. I. Packer, Lexham Press, 2019; 70 pages WN: This brief missive offers much to consider and chew on. excerpts: In this reviewer’s experience, there is none so fundamentalist as one who has grown to reject what once was held near…

Early Christian Readings of Genesis One: Patristic Exegesis and Literal Interpretation,  Downers Grove: IVP Academic, 2018; author Craig Allert WN: Full disclosure is, that thanks to Ron, I have been a member of a catholic Anglican/ecumenical contemplative order called "Sons of the Holy Cross". I've had a longstanding interest in…