A Boat with New Nets: A Reflection on Embodied TranscendenceIn God's Image: An Anthropology of the Spirit, MichaelWelker, Eerdmans, 2021 (ISBN 978‐0‐8028‐7874‐8), xii + 155 pp., pb $29Marriage, Family and the Church: A Boat with New Nets, PiaMatthews, Gracewing, 2022 (ISBN 978‐0‐85244‐974‐5), xvi + 484 pp., pb £25Restless Devices: Recovering Personhood, Presence, and Place in the Digital Age, Felicia WuSong, IVP, 2021 (ISBN 978‐0‐8308‐5113‐3), xii + 220 pp., pb $24Believing in Bits: Digital …

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