Review

This site features book reviews based on critical analysis and evaluation. Each review offers readers insight into the book’s content, style, and effectiveness. It includes a summary of the narrative, context, and themes, along with the reviewer’s personal opinion. The reviews also provide an objective assessment of the book’s strengths and weaknesses.

Book Review Guidelines:

Comparative Religion & Multicultural Literature (EISSN 3091-8510)

Prolepsis & Multicultural Education (EISSN 3091-8502)

Thank you for agreeing to review the following volume. We hope that you can complete the review by ______________. Please observe the following guidelines:

1. The Book Review Editor selects reviewers based on their expertise in relation to the content of the book.
2. Place the bibliographic entry at the top of the first page, using the following examples to guide you:
   Introduction to the Synoptic Gospels. By Pheme Perkins. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2007. ISBN-10: 080281770X . xvi & 312 pages. Cloth. $28.00.
   Notes: The title should be in italic and bold-faced type. The choices for binding are Cloth and Paper.
   Either ISBN-10 or ISBN-13 numbers are to be provided. They can be located in the publisher’s information in the book or on the cover (or, on Amazon.com, as can the book’s list price).
3. Reviews should be no longer than 750 words in length.
4. Prepare the review itself double-spaced, with one-inch margins all around. Use 12-point type. Do not justify the right margin.
5. Write with theologians and pastors in mind, the primary readership of our journal. Your review should do the following:
   a. Our goal is to publish reviews that are critical, creative and courteous.
   b. Include a statement of the book’s thesis and an outline of its contents.
   c. Indicate its significance and/or how it might be useful to pastors, professors, and church members in their work.
   d. Enter dialogue with the author to expose strengths and/or weaknesses.
   e. Use your creativity to match the review to your own style and/or the book.
6. A few stylistic notes:
   a. Limit capitalization: Bible, but biblical; Christ, but christological.
   b. Commas and periods always go within final quotation marks.
   c. Do not cite page numbers within the review itself unless you are explicitly quoting the author.
7. Put your name and some form of identification at the end of the review on the right margin. Examples:

   Katherine Luther
   Wartburg College

   Franz Bibfeldt, Pastor
   St. Columbia Lutheran Church
   Eureka, MO

8. Word documents are strongly preferred. Document name should be 15-20 characters of the title (without “a” or “the”), followed by an underscore, then by the first four letters of the author’s last name. For example:

   Apostoliclettersoffa_Metz.doc

9. The editor will publish your review as soon as possible. Occasionally there may be some delay, since the editor tries to include books from various branches of theology, ethics, and religion in each issue.
10. The Book Review Editors reserves the right to edit and/or shorten all reviews.
11. When finished with the review, archive a back-up copy, keep the book for your own use, and send the review to the appropriate editor of book reviews in your area:

    Prof. Dr. Paul S. Chung
    Editor-in-Chief
    International Public Theology in Forum Center, Berkeley, CA
    Tel: (510) 845-6153
    pchung1106@gmail.com

    Prof. Dr. Enrico Beltramini
    Notre Dame de Namur University California

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