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J. P. Moreland, Kingdom Triangle: Recover the Christian Mind, Renovate the Soul, Restore the Spirit’s Power (Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2007). 237 pp., $19.99, cloth.

J. P. Moreland, Kingdom Triangle: Recover the Christian Mind, Renovate the Soul, Restore the... 158 Book Reviews / Pneuma 32 (2010) 123-175 J. P. Moreland, Kingdom Triangle: Recover the Christian Mind, Renovate the Soul, Restore the Spirit’s Power (Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2007). 237 pp., $19.99, cloth. The intended audience for Kingdom Triangle is decidedly more popular than scholarly. What makes this book of interest to Pneuma readers, however, is the new articulation of a noncessationist position from a nationally recognized Christian scholar and public intellectual affi liated with a brand of Evangelicalism that tends to be allergic to, and suspi- cious of, Charismatic spirituality. Moreland, a Christian philosopher and apologist from Talbot School of Theology at Biola University, is a passionate general in the so-called “culture wars,” given to somewhat alarmist and rather angry responses to what he deems to be threats to truth and justice (in the sense of opposition to gay marriage rather than concern for the poor) — summed up, it seems, in “the American way.” Kingdom Triangle amounts to marching orders for culture war domination. The aim is not just to secure a seat at the proverbial table; the objective is to run the show. Thus Moreland laments that, thirty years ago, “Evangelicals were not ready to step http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Pneuma Brill

J. P. Moreland, Kingdom Triangle: Recover the Christian Mind, Renovate the Soul, Restore the Spirit’s Power (Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2007). 237 pp., $19.99, cloth.

Smith, James K.A.
Pneuma , Volume 32 (1): 158 – Jan 1, 2010
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© 2010 Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
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0272-0965
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10.1163/027209610X12628362888432
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158 Book Reviews / Pneuma 32 (2010) 123-175 J. P. Moreland, Kingdom Triangle: Recover the Christian Mind, Renovate the Soul, Restore the Spirit’s Power (Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2007). 237 pp., $19.99, cloth. The intended audience for Kingdom Triangle is decidedly more popular than scholarly. What makes this book of interest to Pneuma readers, however, is the new articulation of a noncessationist position from a nationally recognized Christian scholar and public intellectual affi liated with a brand of Evangelicalism that tends to be allergic to, and suspi- cious of, Charismatic spirituality. Moreland, a Christian philosopher and apologist from Talbot School of Theology at Biola University, is a passionate general in the so-called “culture wars,” given to somewhat alarmist and rather angry responses to what he deems to be threats to truth and justice (in the sense of opposition to gay marriage rather than concern for the poor) — summed up, it seems, in “the American way.” Kingdom Triangle amounts to marching orders for culture war domination. The aim is not just to secure a seat at the proverbial table; the objective is to run the show. Thus Moreland laments that, thirty years ago, “Evangelicals were not ready to step

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