J. Harold Ellens is a Research Scholar at the University of Michigan Department of Near Eastern Studies, a retired Presbyterian theologian, an ordained minister, a retired U.S. Army Colonel, and a retired Professor of Philosophy, Theology, and Psychology. He served 15 years as Executive Director of the Christian Association for Psychological Studies and was Founding Editor and Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Psychology and Christianity. He has authored, co-authored, or edited 164 books, including The Destructive Power of Religion (Praeger, 2004) and Sex in the Bible (Praeger, 2006).

This book is likely to have the greatest value for Christian seminarians, students in Christian colleges and universities, and general readers who are seeking spiritual guidance. It would serve very well as a resource for those who preach and for students in homiletics classes. In short, it conveys the wisdom of an elder who has lived a full and creative life of faith, and who deeply understands pastoral work. Recommended. Lower-level undergraduate through graduate students, practitioners, and general readers.

J. Harold Ellens is a Research Scholar at the University of Michigan Department of Near Eastern Studies, a retired Presbyterian theologian, an ordained minister, a retired U.S. Army Colonel, and a retired Professor of Philosophy, Theology, and Psychology. He served 15 years as Executive Director of the Christian Association for Psychological Studies and was Founding Editor and Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Psychology and Christianity. He has authored, co-authored, or edited 164 books, including The Destructive Power of Religion (Praeger, 2004) and Sex in the Bible (Praeger, 2006).

This book is likely to have the greatest value for Christian seminarians, students in Christian colleges and universities, and general readers who are seeking spiritual guidance. It would serve very well as a resource for those who preach and for students in homiletics classes. In short, it conveys the wisdom of an elder who has lived a full and creative life of faith, and who deeply understands pastoral work. Recommended. Lower-level undergraduate through graduate students, practitioners, and general readers.

J. Harold Ellens is a Research Scholar at the University of Michigan Department of Near Eastern Studies, a retired Presbyterian theologian, an ordained minister, a retired U.S. Army Colonel, and a retired Professor of Philosophy, Theology, and Psychology. He served 15 years as Executive Director of the Christian Association for Psychological Studies and was Founding Editor and Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Psychology and Christianity. He has authored, co-authored, or edited 164 books, including The Destructive Power of Religion (Praeger, 2004) and Sex in the Bible (Praeger, 2006).

This book is likely to have the greatest value for Christian seminarians, students in Christian colleges and universities, and general readers who are seeking spiritual guidance. It would serve very well as a resource for those who preach and for students in homiletics classes. In short, it conveys the wisdom of an elder who has lived a full and creative life of faith, and who deeply understands pastoral work. Recommended. Lower-level undergraduate through graduate students, practitioners, and general readers.