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Category Archives: Book Reviews
Book Review: Unspoken Wisdom by Ray Anderson
I’ve just re-read a book I first read in 1995, a book by a friend of mine, Ray Sherman Anderson (1925-2009). Ray began his adult life as a South Dakota farmer, became a pastor and then a professor at Fuller … Continue reading
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Book Review: The Blank Slate
Questions such as, What is human nature? or, What is the human mind? must be preceded by a procedural question: By what means can such questions be answered? One person will say we must bring all such question to the … Continue reading
Posted in Book Reviews, Modern Culture
Tagged Blank Slate, brain, Human Nature, Mind, Pinker
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Book Review: Blink
Book Review: Blink, Malcolm Gladwell, 2005 The book is an easy and pleasant read with a simple point: There are many times and situations in which a person’s immediate gut reaction to a person or situation is more reliable than … Continue reading
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Tagged Blink, decision making, Gladwell, instinct
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Book Response: “The Swerve”
Reading a good book is a slow process for me because I am driven to write responses every few pages. Maybe these responses will be of interest as part of my blog. Let me know. Interactions with The Swerve: How … Continue reading
Posted in Book Reviews, History of Western Civilization, Modern Culture
Tagged botticelli, da vinci, duccio, durer, renaissance, Swerve
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Is Cremation Acceptable for Christians?
Book Review: Schmidt, Alvin J., “Dust to Dust or Ashes to Ashes,” Regina Orthodox Press, 2005. A friend recently asked me to read and comment on this book about cremation. The book’s argument is that the Bible and Judeo-Christian tradition … Continue reading
Lost World of Genesis One
Book Review: The Lost World of Genesis One: Ancient Cosmology and the Origins Debate, John Walton, IVP, 2009. Walton, a professor of Old Testament at Wheaton College, sets himself the task of hearing the story of Genesis 1 as … Continue reading
Excellent Intro to Bonhoeffer
Book Review: John Matthews: “Anxious Souls Will Ask. . .The Christ-Centered Spirituality of Dietrich Bonhoeffer”, Eerdmans, 2005. Matthews is Lutheran pastor and long-time student of Dietrich Bonhoeffer. His years of study are a great benefit for the reader because he … Continue reading
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