Takeaway: Power is too important for us as Christians to not think deeply about. This has been a hard review for me to write. I finished Playing God nearly three weeks ago now, but have been unable to bring myself to write up the review. This is an important book, whether you agree with the … Read more
These long titles kill me. The full title of the book is Through the Eye of a Needle: Wealth, the Fall of Rome, and the Making of Christianity in the West, 350-550 AD by Peter Brown. It looks like an interesting book. I considered picking up a review copy from Netgalley, until I saw that it was … Read more
This is a bit different. If you are a member of Audible and have access to the Plus catalog, these will be free (included in membership). They are all books that I have personally read and recommend. I did not go and look for all of them, but I believe that I have written a … Read more
Summary: A pollster and social science researcher looks at the relationship between Christianity and white supremacy in the US. (White supremacy in the sense of a belief in racial hierarchy and superiority). The title of the book comes from a quote from James Baldwin. Baldwin is particularly relevant to our current age, which has been … Read more
Summary: A memoir of the ways that beliefs about God impact our social reality and the ways that we can heal. There are books that I know will be misread or not picked up because they are judged without being read. I am never sure if the misreading or the prejudicial lack of reading is … Read more
Summary: A useful book to work through Hermeneutical issues (biblical interpretation) in modern culture, and worth reading as a book on parenting. One of the things I am most thankful for is the fact that I was able to be a full-time nanny for my two nieces over a five-year period. From about eight weeks … Read more
Here are the 10 most read reviews of 2012. Mostly this seems to tell me about the oddities of Social Media, Search Engine Optimization and chance more than anything else. The first two books both were hit by StumbleUpon. I really liked both books, but they far and away had more views than a usual … Read more
Takeaway: A reminder that we are not God. We need to submit to God and not try to get our idea of God to submit to us. Books that help us correct our false ideas about God are everywhere. There are so many because we have a sinful nature that tries to recreate God in … Read more
This is officially the 1000th post on Bookwi.se. (A few short term posts got deleted, so it is probably 1012 or something, but there are currently 1000 published posts on Bookwi.se) In celebration I am giving away a bunch of books. Most of these were donated by an unnamed blogger who received them as promotional copies. … Read more