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Volume 60, Issue 1 (2017)

Editorials

Frontmatter (The Christian Librarian 60:1)

Letter from the Editor
Garrett Trott

Successful Libraries Survey
The TCL Editorial Team

Column

Soloing with Friends
Jeannie Ferriss

General Articles

The “Genius” of Reference Service: A Threefold Framework as a Simple Assessment Tool
Paul Hartog

A Survey of Church Libraries
Ellen Bosman

Open Educational Resources: Expanding the Conversation Regarding Adoption and Use on a College Campus
Erin McCoy

A Generation of Information Anxiety: Refinements and Recommendations
Paul Hartog

Critical Book Review

Regele's "Science, scripture, and same-sex love" (Book Review)
James Sauer

Book Reviews

Bible Works 10 (Resource Review)
Michael Bain

Mehl's "All abuzz at the honey bee" (Book Review)
Jeanette Parker

Sudin's "Anchor in the storm" (Book Review)
Sherill L. Harriger

Bird's "An anomalous Jew: Paul among the Jews, Greeks, and Romans" (Book Review)
Joseph Baumstarck Jr.

Orchard's "Another day, Another Dali: A Serena Jones mystery" (Book Review)
Kathleen Kempa

Qureshi's "Answering jihad: A better way forward" (Book Review)
Carrie Beth Lowe

Kapic and Jones' "The Ashgate Research Companion to John Owen’s Theology" (Book Review)
Jeremy W. Labosier

Hunt's "Bonding with your child through boundaries" (Book Review)
J. James Mancuso

Cook's "The burning of the White House" (Book Review)
Jennifer A. Rich

Vetere's "By the power of God: Living the true Christian life" (Book Review)
Craig Rosenbeck

"The California gold rush romance collection" (Book Review)
Christine S. Gaskin

Lind's "A Charlie Brown religion: Exploring the spiritual life and work of Charles M. Schulz" (Book Review)
Cathie L. Chatmon

Miller's "Choices of the heart" (Book Review)
Noelle C. Keller

Wilken's "The Christian roots of religious freedom" (Book Review)
Paul Hartog

Cortez's " Christological anthropology in historical perspective" (Book Review)
Elijah Hosse

Rubin's "The complete Jewish study Bible: Insights for Jews & Christians" (Book Review)
Jill Botticelli

Horton's "Core Christianity: Finding yourself in God’s story" (Book Review)
Jessica Shuck

Sullivan's "Cultivating the genius of black children: Strategies to close the achievement gap in the early years" (Book Review)
Cari Ryan

Plank's "Discovering the culture of childhood" (Book Review)
Cari Ryan

Leeman's "Don’t fire your church members: The case for congregationalism" (Book Review)
Mark Tubbs

DeArmond, D., & DeArmond. R.'s "Don’t go to bed angry: Stay up and fight" (Book Review)
Carrie Consalvi

Reid's "A dream of miracles" (Book Review)
Christine Gaskin

Hill's "Dribble drabble: Process art experiences for young children" (Book Review)
T-Ann Currie

Strobel's " The ecumenical Edwards: Jonathan Edwards and the theologians" (Book Review)
Jeremy Labosier

Williams, L. (2016). Emblem of faith untouched: A short life of Thomas Cranmer" (Book Review)
Joshua Avery

Tucker's "The end of the island: Finding life in the movements of human suffering, pain, and loss" (Book Review)
T-Ann Currie

Bauer's " Essential Bible study tools for ministry" (Book Review)
Anne Mead

Schreiner's "Faith alone: The doctrine of justification" (Book Review)
Mark Hanson

Orchard's "A fool and his Monet: A Serena Jones mystery" (Book Review)
Kathleen Kempa

Paicardo's "Funding ministry with five loaves and two fishes" (Book Review)
Nancy Warwick

Shannons' "George Liele’s life and legacy: An unsung hero" (Book Review)
Erin McCoy

Kyle's "The girl’s guide to life" (Book Review)
Amy Rice

Godsey's "The god particle: God-talk in a “big bang” world" (Book Review)
Rory Patterson

Yarnell's "God the trinity: Biblical portraits" (Book Review)
Charles Huckaby

VanDrunen's "God’s glory alone: The majestic heart of Christian faith and life" (Book Review)
Mark Tubbs

Kostenberger, A., Benjamin M., & Plummer, R.'s "Going deeper with New Testament Greek: An intermediate study of the grammar and syntax of the New Testament" (Book Review)
Scott Lloyd

Hauerwas, S., & Willimon, W. H.'s "The Holy Spirit" (Book Review)
Deborah McConkey

Lyon, C., & Matlock, M. 's "Ideas for parents: A collection of tips, insights, and activities for real-world parenting" (Book Review)
Cynorra Jackson

Assis' " Identity in conflict: The struggle between Esau and Jacob, Edom and Israel" (Book Review)
Tami Robinson

Bellinger's "Jesus v. abortion: They know not what they do." (Book Review)
James Sauer

Oeming, M., & Schmid, K.'s "Job’s journey: Stations of suffering" (Book Review)
Deborah Hunt

Blackhouse's "Kierkegaard: A single life" (Book Review)
Kristin Vargas

Gushee, D. P., & Stassen, G. H.'s "Kingdom ethics: Following Jesus in contemporary context (2nd ed.)" (Book Review)
Rory Patterson

Marlow's "The last ride: An Andrea Carter book." (Book Review)
Jeanette Parker

Howard's "Lavish grace: Poured out, poured through, and overflowing" (Book Review)
Noelle Keller

Lynd's "Leaving innocence: A Gran and Bass Olson mystery" (Book Review)
Lauren Kelley

Crisp and Sanders' "Locating atonement: Explorations in constructive dogmatics" (Book Review)
Greg Rosauer

MacGregor's "Luis de Molina: The life and theology of the founder of middle knowledge" (Book Review)
Steve Emerson

Bowman and McKinley's "M is for manger" (Book Review)
Jennifer A. Rich

Kirk's "A man attested by God: The human Jesus of the synoptic gospels" (Book Review)
Kyle D. DiRoberts

Fox's "A message from the great king: Reading Malachi in light of ancient Persian Royal Messenger texts from the time of Xerxes" (Book Review)
Gary R. Averill

Wilson's "More: Find your personal calling and live life to the fullest measure" (Book Review)
Amy C. Rice

Hawkins and Parkinson's "Move: What 1,000 churches reveal about spiritual growth" (Book Review)
Elizabeth Pearson

Ashford and Pappalardo's "One nation under God: A Christian hope for American politics" (Book Review)
Joseph Baumstarck Jr.

Kurlansky's "Paper: Paging through history" (Book Review)
Robert Burgess

Powers' "Parent engagement in early learning" (Book Review)
Jennifer A. Rich

Watkins' "Patent trolls: Predatory litigation and the smothering of innovation" (Book Review)
Judson L. Strain

Strivens' "Philip Doddridge and the shaping of evangelical dissent" (Book Review)
Paul Hartog

Moody's "Radical theology and emerging Christianity: Deconstruction, materialism, and religious practices" (Book Review)
Craig Rosenbeck

Cassell and Hiremath's "Reference and information services: An introduction (3rd ed.)" (Book Review)
Paul Hartog

Bavinck's "The riddle of life" (Book Review)
James L. Sauer

York's "Roots and wings" (Book Review)
W. Terry Martin

McDonough's "Sarah’s surrender" (Book Review)
Sherill L. Harriger

Allen's "The SBC and the 21st Century" (Book Review)
Charles Huckaby

Qureshi's "Seeking Allah, finding Jesus: A devout Muslim encounters Christianity" (Book Review)
Carrie Beth Lowe

Flores and Wells' "Slavery in the land of the free: A student’s guide to modern day slavery" (Book Review)
Sherill Harriger

Nettle and Mellado's "Small matters: How churches and parents can raise up world-changing children" (Book Review)
Paul Drake

Keener's "Spirit hermeneutics: Reading scripture in the light of Pentecost" (Book Review)
Dale R. Jensen

Root and Neal's "The surprising imagination of C. S. Lewis" (Book Review)
James L. Sauer

Lambert's "A theology of biblical counseling: The doctrinal foundations of counseling ministry" (Book Review)
Laura E. Walton

Adams' "Top 10 United Methodist beliefs" (Book Review)
Mary Ann Buhler

Wendell and Miller's "Torah ethics and early Christian identity" (Book Review)
Elijah Hosse

Allison, G., & Castaldo, C. A.'s " The unfinished Reformation: What unites and divides Catholics and Protestants after 500 Years" (Book Review)
Kyle DiRoberts

Bennett's "Using the Bible in practical theology: Historical and contemporary perspectives" (Book Review)
Jeff Gates

Thompson's "The virtual body of Christ in a suffering world" (Book Review)
Deborah McConkey

Challies' "Visual theology: Seeing and understanding the truth about God" (Book Review)
Linda Poston

Bird's "What Christians ought to believe: An introduction to Christian doctrine through the Apostle’s Creed" (Book Review)
Mark Tubbs