Missionaries of Republicanism: A Religious History of the Mexican-American War by John C. Pinheiro My rating: 4 of 5 stars A good read, and very informative. Pinheiro shows the important role that religion (Protestant/Catholic) played in the Mexican-American War. A lot of careful detail here recording how Americans of all political stripes thought religiously in …
Review: Descent Into Hell
Descent Into Hell by Charles Williams My rating: 4 of 5 stars I read this book once way back in the day, in my teens or twenties sometime. It was vivid, and I remembered details of the book, and other details from Williams’ other novel. That said, I thought that Williams was a gifted weirdo. …
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Book of the Month/May 2015
A Small Cup of Light: A Drink in the Desert by Ben Palpant My rating: 5 of 5 stars This is simply a superb book. It is beautifully written, theologically rigorous, elegantly typeset, and carefully designed. Every page was easy to look at and equally easy to turn. This is book for anyone dealing with …
Review: Christian Reconstruction: R. J. Rushdoony and American Religious Conservatism
Christian Reconstruction: R. J. Rushdoony and American Religious Conservatism by Michael Joseph McVicar My rating: 4 of 5 stars A short review here will have to suffice. I read this book in order to submit an extended review of it to Books & Culture, which I will do shortly. The short review is that this book …
Review: Democracy in America
Democracy in America by Alexis de Tocqueville My rating: 5 of 5 stars Justly a classic. I learned a great deal, including about myself. View all my reviews
Who’s on First?
Title: Who's on First? Series: A Blackford Oakes Mystery Author: William F. Buckley, Jr. Genre: Spy thriller Publisher: Cumberland House Release Date: 1980 Format: Paperback Pages: 259 Good. Fun read. I read it first in 1982. Read it again in 2015, but I didn’t think I was reading it again. I had actually forgotten I …
Democracy in America
Title: Democracy in America Author: Alexis de Tocqueville Genre: History Publisher: Everyman's Library Release Date: 1994 Pages: 828 A study of our national government and character follows the author's concern about the effect of majority rule on the rights of individuals and provides insight into the rewards and responsibilities of a democratic government. Justly a …
Presidential Transition in Higher Education
Title: Presidential Transition in Higher Education Author: James Martin, James E. Samels, Genre: Education Publisher: JHU Press Release Date: November 30, 2005 Pages: 288 "No one to my knowledge has brought the thinking on presidential transitions together in a scholarly work that equals this volume... This insiders' view is enlightening, useful, and well worth the …
Memory: Fragments of a Modern History
Title: Memory: Fragments of a Modern History Author: Alison Winter Publisher: University Of Chicago Press Release Date: September 11, 2013 Pages: 330 Thought-provoking book. A good historical treatment of psychology’s pursuit of what memory means. Enjoyed having some of my unexamined assumptions kicked in the butt.