Summary: The nature of what it means to be White in American, especially as a Christian, is not looked at nearly enough. When I was thinking about graduate school I made a conscious decision that I wanted to be challenged in my faith and culture and that I did not want to go to an … Read more
Summary: A short survey of the problems and history of race within the Christian church in America. Christianity and Race in America is a modified lecture intended to be a brief introduction to why Race is an important issue to the Christian Church in the United States. At this point, I find it a bit … Read more
Summary: An update to the 1985 book from Robert Webber. I knew of Robert Webber more than I knew anything about Robert Webber as a college and seminary student. He had been a professor at Wheaton (where I was a college student). And a professor at Northern Baptist Seminary (where my father did his DMin … Read more
Summary: A first run take of the role of Obama’s race in how he acted as President and was received as President. With lots of critique of his Presidency. After reading Michael Eric Dyson’s latest book, Tears We Cannot Stop, I immediately picked up The Black Presidency: Barack Obama and the Politics of Race in America (released … Read more
Summary: A joint biography of a group of writers that impacted the 20th century, perhaps more than any other group of writers. Several years ago I read a ton of books by and about CS Lewis. I am still fascinated by Lewis, and there is still more to read by or about Lewis, but at … Read more
Summary: A series of essays that shows why short form writing is still worth reading. I am a sucker for a free book. A couple years ago, Audible gave away a the title essay of this book as a Christmas present to its members. That was the first time I had read anything by Ann Patchett. … Read more
Summary: A wandering, but very encouraging story of how obedience can be used by God. I know that some dismiss books that are written “˜with”¦’. These are books where a person has a story to tell but does not have the time (and usually skill) to tell it well in book form. Whenever I have hear … Read more
Summary: Brief exploration of the Apostles’ Creed by a significant 20th century Catholic theologian. I have been interested in von Balthasar for a while. He is a significant trinitarian theologian of the mid 20th century and a good friend of the reformed theologian Karl Barth. I started reading Stephen Long’s book Saving Karl Barth, which … Read more
Summary: “Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me, a sinner.” It is easy to read about prayer instead of praying. But good books on prayer, when partnered with actually praying can be helpful. I have read about the Jesus Prayer with Frederica Mathews-Green several years ago. And the Jesus Prayer has been a regular part … Read more
Summary: A useful introduction to the Catholic expression of Christianity. As I continue on my project of reading about Catholicism, I stumbled on a book that is a companion to a documentary series. I did not watch the documentary, but I picked up the book because the point of the documentary and companion book was … Read more