A Biblical, Theology of Exile

From: Anglican Theological Review | Date: January 1, 2004| Author: Heskett, Randall | Copyright information

A Biblical Theology of Exile. By Daniel L. Smith-Christopher. Overtures to Biblical Theology Series. Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 2002. xiv + 209 pp. $20.00 (paper).

In extremely accessible prose, Daniel L. Smith-Christopher (S-C) provides a very readable and applicable "biblical theology of exile." In a time when sundry so-called "practical theologians" have made so many diverse attempts to apply the concept of exile to our times, often in a very unsophisticated manner, this work is q...

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