God Is Not a Story: Realism Revisited by Francesca Aran Murphy My rating: 4 of 5 stars Good book, but dense. It is sad that she had to write it, what with so many bright souls writing so much theology with six-syllable words in such a way as to require an answer. But she did …
Review: Favorite Poems
Favorite Poems by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow My rating: 4 of 5 stars Enjoyed very much. Particularly like running across well-worn phrases that I presume originated with Longfellow — ships passing in the night, patter of little feet, into each life some rain must fall. I particularly enjoyed Miles Standish, which I somehow don’t think I …
Review: The Paradoxes of Mr. Pond
The Paradoxes of Mr. Pond by G.K. Chesterton My rating: 3 of 5 stars I love Chesterton’s non-fiction, top drawer stuff. But I must confess that I sometimes find his fiction tedious and contrived, with fun spots here and there. Oh, well. View all my reviews
Outlaws of Time
Very nice to see Entertainment Weekly featuring Nate’s next book, Outlaws of Time. They have an impressive book trailer posted there, along with an excerpt from the book. Coming in April. Check it out, that’s what I say.
Calling All Music Teachers
Review: The Prayer of Jabez: Breaking Through to the Blessed Life
The Prayer of Jabez: Breaking Through to the Blessed Life by Bruce H. Wilkinson My rating: 3 of 5 stars A former student asked me about this book, which I had never read. So I read it. There really are some worthwhile things in here. Once you discount for the evangelical cheese, which is certainly …
Different Neighborhood, Different Douglas
Canon Press Review
After a thorough review of the incident, Canon Press has released a report on The Justice Primer. If you are interested, you can read that report here.
Review: The Irish Puritans: James Ussher and the Reformation of the Church
The Irish Puritans: James Ussher and the Reformation of the Church by Crawford Gribben My rating: 4 of 5 stars An enjoyable read. When it comes to the history of the Protestant tradition in Ireland, this book filled in some lacunae in my brain. If my knowledge of the Reformation were a decrepit road, Gribben …
Review: Soft Despotism, Democracy’s Drift: Montesquieu, Rousseau, Tocqueville, and the Modern Prospect
Soft Despotism, Democracy’s Drift: Montesquieu, Rousseau, Tocqueville, and the Modern Prospect by Paul Anthony Rahe My rating: 4 of 5 stars Rahe is fantastically learned, and writes cogently and well. The material is dense, but well worth wading through. If you want to know the historical lineage of our drift into administrative despotism, this is …