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The article reviews the books "Religion and Film: An Introduction," by Melanie Wright and Cinéma Divinité: Religion, Theology and the Bible in Film edited by Eric S. Christianson, Peter Francis and William R. Telford.

Books reviewed: Theory and Practice in Old Testament Ethics, John Rogerson, T&T Clark International 2004 (0-567-08259-8), xii + 153 pp., pb £25 Reviewed by Benjamin Bury University of Birmingham Oasis of Wisdom: The Worlds of the Desert Fathers and Mothers, David G.R. Keller, Liturgical Press 2005 (0-8146-3034-0), xxii + 181 pp., pb £9.24/$16.95 Reviewed by Tarmo Toom The John Leland Center for Theological Studies The Sepulchre of Christ and the Medieval West: From the Beginning to 1600, Colin Morris, Oxford University Press 2005 (0-19-826928-5), xxii + 427 pp., hb £55/$99 Reviewed by Tarmo Toom The John Leland Center for Theological Studies A Short Course in Christian Doctrine, George Pattison, SCM Press 2005 (0-334-02978-3), 180 pp., pb $19 Reviewed by Owen Anderson Arizona State University West The Holy Sacrifice of the Mass: A Search for an Acceptable Notion of Sacrifice, Michael McGuckian, SJ, Gracewing 2005 (0-85244-634-9), x + 134 pp., pb £7.99 Reviewed by Brannon Hancock University of Glasgow The Art of God: The Making of Christians and the Meaning of Worship, Christopher Irvine, SPCK 2005 (0-281-05623-3), xix + 151 pp., pb £14.99 Reviewed by John Armson Herefordshire One with God: Salvation as Deification and Justification, Veli-Matti Kärkkäinen, Liturgical Press 2004 (0-8146-2971-7), xi + 144 pp., pb $14.95 Reviewed by David M. Whitford United Theological Seminary The Captivation of the Will: Luther vs. Erasmus on Freedom and Bondage, Gerhard O. Forde, Eerdmans Publishing Co. 2005 (0-8028-2906-6), xviii + 118 pp., pb $20 Reviewed by Ben Dickerson Veritas Preparatory Academy God, Truth, and Witness: Engaging Stanley Hauerwas, L. Gregory Jones, Reinhard Hütter, and C. Rosalee Velloso Ewell (eds), Brazos 2005 (1-58743-151-3), 336 pp., hb $39.99 Reviewed by Jason A. Fout Selwyn College, Cambridge The Science of God. An Introduction to Scientific Theology, Alister McGrath, T&T Clark 2004 (0-56708-353-5), xiv + 271 pp., pb $16.50 Reviewed by Alessandro Giostra Accademia Georgica Two Models of Jewish Philosophy: Justifying One's Practices, Daniel Rynhold, Oxford University Press 2005 (0-19-927486-X), 262 pp., hb £50 Reviewed by Chris Barrigar Anglican Diocese of Montreal The Bones Reassemble: Reconstituting Liturgical Speech, Catherine Madsen, The Davies Group 2005 (1888570849), 204 pp., pb $24 Reviewed by David R. Blumenthal Emory University Islam and Liberty: The Historical Misunderstanding, Mohamed Charfi, Zed Books 2005 (1-84277-511-1), 1 + 186 pp., pb $25 Reviewed by Jason Walsh Phoenix, Arizona Sermons from Duke Chapel: Voices from ‘A Great Towering Church’, William Willimon (ed), Duke University Press 2005 (0-8223-3483-6), ix + 367 pp., hb $34.95 Reviewed by David Lohr Hickory, NC The Priesthood of the Faithful: Key to a Living Church, Paul J. Philibert, Liturgical Press 2005 (10: 0-8146-3023-5/13: 978-0-8146-3023-5), 173 pp., pb $15.95 Reviewed by John Armson Herefordshire, UK The Evangelical Conversion Narrative: Spiritual Autobiography in Early Modern England, D. Bruce Hindmarsh, Oxford University Press 2005 (0-19-924575-4), x + 384 pp., hb £60/$110 Reviewed by Jonathan R. Baer Wabash College Aiming to Kill: The Ethics of Suicide and Euthanasia, Nigel Biggar, The Pilgrim Press 2004 (0-8298-1503-1), xvi + 220 pp., pb $20 Reviewed by Stephen E. Lammers Lafayette College When Deborah Met Jael: Lesbian Biblical Hermeneutics, Deryn Guest, SCM Press 2005 (0-334-02958-9), viii + 306 pp., pb £19.99 Reviewed by Sean D. Burke Graduate Theological Union Sexuality and the Jesus Tradition, William Loader, William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company 2005 (0-8028-2862-0), vii + 288 pp., pb $30 Reviewed by Julie J. Kilmer Olivet College, Michigan The Myth of Religious Superiority: A Multifaith Exploration, Paul Knitter (ed), Orbis Books 2005 (1-57075-627-9), xi + 242 pp., pb $30 Reviewed by Christy Lohr Hartford Seminary Writing on the Tablet of the Heart: Origins of Scripture and Literature, David M. Carr, Oxford University Press 2005 (0 19 5172973), xiv + 330 pp., hb £39.50 Reviewed by Gaye W. Ortiz Augusta State University Sacred and Secular Scriptures: A Catholic Approach to Literature, Nicholas Boyle, DLT 2004 (0-232-52575-7), xi + 299 pp., pb £14.95. Reviewed by Walter Moberly Durham University The Metaphysics of Dante's Comedy, Christian Moevs, Oxford University Press 2005 (0-19-517461-5), viii + 308 pp., hb £29.99 Reviewed by Sandra Ellis-Killian The Alethia Foundation Deeper Joy: Lay Women and Vocation in the 20th Century Episcopal Church, Fredrica Harris Thompsett and Sheryl Kujawa-Holbrook (eds.), Church Publishing 2005 (0-89869-479-5), ix + 292 pp., pb $28 Reviewed by Barbara Brown Zikmund Catholic University of America Postcolonial Imagination & Feminist Theology, Pui-lan Kwok, SCM 2005 (0-664-22883-6), 252 pp., pb $16.50 Reviewed by Marcella Althaus-Reid University of Edinburgh Religion, Education and Adolescence: International Empirical Perspectives, Leslie J. Francis, Mandy Robbins and Jeff Astley (eds), University of Wales Press 2005 (0-7083-1957-2), xii + 272 pp., hb £45 Reviewed by Simon Oxley World Council of Churches [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article reviews the book "Why Did They Kill? Cambodia in the Shadow of Genocide," by Alexander Laban Hinton.

Reviews several books. 'Faith in the Market: Religion and the Rise of Urban Commercial Culture,' edited by John M. Giggie and Diane Winston; 'Religion and Media,' edited by Hent de Vries and Samuel Weber; 'Religious Liberty and Human Rights,' edited by Mark Hill.

Reviews books pertaining to religion. Inclusion of 'Religion in Modern Times: An Interpretive Anthology,' edited by Linda Woodhead and Paul Heelas; 'Religion and Politics: East-West Contrasts From Contemporary Europe,' edited by Tom Inglis, Zdzislaw Mach and Rafal Mazanek; 'The Irish Protestant Churches in the Twentieth Century,' by Alan Megahey; 'The Meeting of Religions and the Trinity,' by Gavin D'Costa.

The article reviews the book "Not-So-Desperate: Fantasy, Fact and Faith on Wisteria Lane," by Shawnthea Monroe.

Reviews the book `Pauline Images in Fiction and Film,' by Larry J. Kreitzer.

The article reviews the book "The Ethical Vision of Clint Eastwood," by Sara Anson Vaux.

Books reviewed in this articleNicholas de Lange, An Introduction to Judaism Sylvia Rothschild and Sybil Sheridan (eds), Taking Up the TimbrelThe Challenge of Creating Ritual for Jewish Women Today Dan Cohn-Sherbok, Messianic Judaism Stanley E. Porter, The Criteria for Authenticity in Historical-Jesus ResearchPrevious Discussions and New Proposals Geza Vermes, The Changing Faces of Jesus Gerd Lüdemann, Jesus after 2000 Years Ian Wallis, Holy Saturday FaithRediscovering the Legacy of Jesus Mark Edwards, Martin Goodman and Simon Price (eds), Apologetics in the Roman EmpirePagans, Jews, and Christians Christopher Harris, Theodore Barbara Pitkin, What Pure Eyes Could SeeCalvin's Doctrine of Faith in its Exegetical Context . Alex Bruce, The Cathedral 'Open and Free'Dean Bennett of Chester . Walter J. Burghardt, Long Have I Loved YouA Theologian Reflects on his Church . Ann Rowe Seaman, SwaggartThe Unauthorized Biography of an American Evangelist . Robert W. Jenson, Systematic Theology. Volume IIThe Works of God . Mark McIntosh, Mysteries of Faith . Hugh Rice, God and Goodness . William Johnston, Arise, My LoveMysticism for a New Era . Mary T. Malone, Women and Christianity. Volume 1The First Thousand Years . (ed) G.R. Evans, A History of Pastoral Care . David Rogers, Politics, Prayer and Parliament . Jon R. Stone (ed), Expecting ArmageddonEssential Readings in Failed Prophecy [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]