Recap (August 22-28)

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Book Reviews:

  • American Gospel by Jon Meacham

    Rating: ****
    Category:History of America’s Civil Religion
    Synopsis: Meacham explores America’s civil religion through the words and writings of the Founding Fathers and other American leaders
    Recommendation: If you like history or political topics, you’ll like this title. It’s quite well written.

    Read the rest of my review.

  • The Myth of a Christian Nation by Greg Boyd

    Rating: **** stars
    Category: Religion and Politics
    Synopsis: Boyd argues that “the quest for political power is destroying the church.”
    Recommendation: Many may find this book offensive (I know I was definitely tempted to take offense)–but I think Boyd’s thesis is certainly worth grappling with. Christians (particularly those who are interested in politics) would do well to read this book and wrestle through the ideas found within.

    Read the rest of my review.

  • To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

    Rating: 5 stars
    Category: Juvenile Fiction
    Synopsis: Scout and Finch learn about life, justice, mercy, and racism when their father is appointed to defend an unjustly accused black man.
    Recommendation: An absolutely amazing treatment of the topics of human dignity, justice, and mercy–without ever being pedantic. This is a must read.

    Read the rest of my review.

Photo Albums:

  • Baptisms (Kayla, Caleb, Gabrielle, Ben, Brandon, August 15)
    My photos were of pretty poor quality, but I figure something is better than nothing, right?
  • Swim Party (Family and Friends, July)
    Swim Party

On the web

Books for the TBR list:

  • The Baseball Codes by Jason Turbow
    A history of baseball and the written and unwritten codes that govern it. Baseball is my favorite sport (although I’m still not a hard-core fan) and this book looks like an interesting intro to the stories behind baseball. (Recommended by Seth Heasley)

  • Escape by Carolyn Jessop
    A memoir from a woman who escaped from the polygamous Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ for Latter Day Saints, a Mormon sect. This sounds like a hard read, but one that might be good. (Recommended by S. Krishna)

News to take note of:

Videos worth seeing:

  • “Everything in the Bible is basically about Me.” (No, not me. Him!)

    HT: Justin Taylor

Related to previous posts:

On similar lines with my “Heresy Hunter” case study (Part 1 and Part 2)

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