The NEW RELIGIOUS HUMANISTS

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Summary: A refreshing and stimulating book
Review: Greg Wolfe seems to be charting new territory by bringing to light these extraordinary essays by some of our most gifted writers. I've sent copies to friends, and recommend it highly.

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Summary: Mistitled
Review: I bought this book thinking that it would cover the subject of Religious Humanism. After reading the introduction, however, I feel as though the author has deliberately set about to confuse the term. At first I thought that the author might have been simply ignorant of the historical use of the term "Religious Humanism" as defined in documents such as the 1933 "Humanist Manifesto I". With statements like "religious humanists [...] go about their work without much taste for manifestos", however, I do not believe that ignorance can be blamed. Readers will be disappointed to find that this is a work on liberal theism, not Religious Humanism.

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Summary: The Cry of the Wolfe: a compelling and engaging reader
Review: This is an excellent work that anyone interested in the intersection of religion and culture should read. Wolfe embodies the very humanism he calls for in the introduction as well as his fine editing of "Image: A Journal for the Arts and Religion" You can sample his fine editorials online for each issue at imagejournal.org. He has assembled a brilliant, diverse mix of Christian scholars for this wonderful book.