A new line of books emerging from a partnership between Crossway and Resurgence called Re:Lit— Resurgence Literature — will release six new books by Mark Driscoll, along with other authors. The first book to be released in ’08 will be Vintage Jesus: Timeless Answers to Timely Questions (table of contents below). Driscoll’s second book will be Death By Love. See more info here.
Vintage Jesus: Timeless Answers to Timely Questions
Chapter 1 Is Jesus the Only God?
Chapter 2 How Human Was Jesus?
Chapter 3 How Did People Know Jesus Was Coming?
Chapter 4 Why Did Jesus Come to Earth?
Chapter 5 Why Did Jesus’ Mom Need to Be a Virgin?
Chapter 6 What Did Jesus Accomplish on the Cross?
Chapter 7 Did Jesus Rise from Death?
Chapter 8 Where Is Jesus Today?
Chapter 9 Why Should We Worship Jesus?
Chapter 10 What Makes Jesus Superior to Other Saviors?
Chapter 11 What Difference Has Jesus Made in History?
Chapter 12 What Will Jesus Do upon His Return?
These questions are answered with insights from people such as Jesus himself, Dog the Bounty Hunter, Friedrich Nietzsche, Martin Luther King Jr., Hugh Hefner, Jack Bauer, Fidel Castro, Oprah, Kanye West, Gandhi, Homer Simpson, Mike Tyson, Gil Grissom, and Madonna, along with some demons and a porn star.
In application of a 2004 report from the Inspector General in the Justice Department, thousands of religious books are being removed from U.S prisons. The motivation cited for the action is to barr access to materials that could “discriminate, disparage, advocate violence or radicalize.”