Ryle's Expository Thoughts on the Gospels

Book Review: J.C. Ryle’s Expository Thoughts on the Gospels (Evangelical Press)

Posted on August 20, 2024
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Ryle, J.C. Expository Thoughts on the Gospels. Eds. Graham Hind and Mary Davis. Evangelical Press, 2024. Seven-volume set. Where does one begin reviewing a set of books that have existed for over 150 years? The first Bishop of Liverpool, J.C. Ryle, published his set of commentaries, Expository Thoughts on the Gospels, between 1856 and 1873. As a…

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Review Roundup: Deep Anglicanism

Posted on July 19, 2024
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Recently, theologian and frequent Anglican Compass contributor The Rev. Dr. Gerald McDermott released Deep Anglicanism: A Brief Guide, his accessible but not lightweight introduction to the Anglican tradition. We were excited to get our hands on this new volume, released by Nashotah House Press, written by one of modern Anglicanism’s most prolific writers. Such was…

James Tissot, Jesus Goes Up Alone onto a Mountain to Pray. For A New History of Redemption.

Book Review: A New History of Redemption

Posted on July 17, 2024
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Few scholars could even attempt to write a book like A New History of Redemption, Gerald McDermott’s recent work of near-comprehensive theological history. McDermott borrows the title and structure from an unfinished project of Jonathan Edwards, the 18th-century Puritan, who outlined the project but did not live to complete it. And no wonder: Edwards’ idea…

A Walk Through the Prayer Book

Book Review: A Walk Through the Prayer Book

Posted on June 24, 2024
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Klukas, Arnold W. A Walk Through the Prayer Book: The 2019 Book of Common Prayer Explained. Anglican House, 2023. 118 pp. As the Anglican Church in North America celebrates its fifteenth year, its 2019 edition of the Book of Common Prayer likewise celebrates five years of use. Fittingly, Anglican House Publishers has released a helpful…

The Rector, the Vestry, and the Bishop: A Foreword by Bob Duncan

Posted on January 3, 2024
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Anglican Compass is proud to publish the Rev. Canon David Roseberry’s new book, The Rector, the Vestry, and the Bishop. It is already getting widespread acclaim from rectors, vestry members, and bishops throughout the Anglican Church in North America (ACNA). Below is the forward to the book by none other than the founding Archbishop and…

Praise for The Rector, the Vestry, and the Bishop

Posted on December 20, 2023
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Anglican Compass is excited to announce our publication of The Rector, the Vestry, and the Bishop by the Rev. Canon David Roseberry, now available in paperback and on Kindle. It is a second, significantly expanded edition of his book The Rector and the Vestry. The first edition has been used for teaching, training, and orientation…

Review: The Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture

Posted on May 29, 2023
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The occasion for this review is a special sale by IVP, for the complete paperback edition of its Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture. This 30-volume set, normally listed at $1500, is on sale for $600 through July 31st (use code ACCS60 at checkout). The Fathers at Your Fingertips The Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture (ACCS)…