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in San Diego, The United States

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Religion & Spirituality, Politics, History

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P.G. Wodehouse, H.L. Mencken, C.S. Lewis, G.K. Chesteron

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I write in order to make the little voices in my head go away. Thus far it hasn't worked.

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Average rating: 4.07 · 7,369 ratings · 1,445 reviews · 88 distinct works · Similar authors

	Reforming Marriage 4.17 of 5 stars 4.17 avg rating — 600 ratings — published 1995 — 3 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Her Hand in Marriage 3.96 of 5 stars 3.96 avg rating — 429 ratings — published 1997	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Future Men 4.26 of 5 stars 4.26 avg rating — 403 ratings — published 2001 — 3 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Wordsmithy: Hot Tips for the Writing Life 4.54 of 5 stars 4.54 avg rating — 313 ratings — published 2011	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Recovering the Lost Tools 4.1 of 5 stars 4.10 avg rating — 326 ratings — published 1991 — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Angels in the Architecture: A Protestant Vision for Middle Earth by Douglas Wilson (Goodreads Author), Douglas Jones 4.3 of 5 stars 4.30 avg rating — 226 ratings — published 1998 — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Federal Husband 4.13 of 5 stars 4.13 avg rating — 231 ratings — published 1999	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Standing on the Promises: A Handbook of Biblical Childrearing 4.22 of 5 stars 4.22 avg rating — 221 ratings — published 1997 — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Fidelity: What It Means to Be a One-Woman Man 4.08 of 5 stars 4.08 avg rating — 197 ratings — published 1999 — 3 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Easy Chairs, Hard Words: Conversations on the Liberty of God 4.26 of 5 stars 4.26 avg rating — 187 ratings — published 1991	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Douglas Wilson rated a book 4 of 5 stars

Nero

by Jacob Abbott

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Douglas Wilson said: "Here is a newly released biography of Nero for students in Christian schools or in homeschool. First in a forthcoming series, this book is the first open door to a series of fantastic educational opportunities. Before I say more, let me bring in old...more Here is a newly released biography of Nero for students in Christian schools or in homeschool. First in a forthcoming series, this book is the first open door to a series of fantastic educational opportunities. Before I say more, let me bring in old Martin for some sturdy observations.

"When schools flourish, things go well and the church is secure . . . God has preserved the church through the schools. They are the preservers of the church. Schools don't have a beautiful appearance, and yet they are very useful" -- Martin Luther

As a pastor, I would much rather preach to people who are biblically literate than those who are not. I would much rather pastor people who have had the advantage of a Christian education than those who have not. This is not because the preliminary work is begrudged -- it needs to be done and done gladly. But when churches and schools are in partnership, the schools do a lot of the necessary spadework first. And this means that those who are responsible to see to it that sound doctrine is pervasive in the Church have a much easier time of it.

Nero was a dirtbag of the highest order, but he was the emperor when much of the New Testament was being written. A student who reads this biography is going to be gathering the kind of information that Christians in the first century had gleaned from their "newspapers," and which enabled them to understand what the apostles were telling them -- far more accurately than we often do. When modern students start to pick up some of this information, a lot of the Bible is going to start to make a lot more sense. This is one of the great payouts of offering our children a classical Christian education.

High kudos to Canon Press for this book, and for the series. Anybody responsible for classical Christian history curriculum needs to review this book, and the others that are coming. The books are appropriate for age 12 and up, and future plans include 31 more titles -- Alexander the Great, Hannibal, and Julius Caesar are next.(less) "

Jun 16, 2009 01:46pm · see review

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Sexual Personae: Art and Decadence from Nefertiti to Emily Dickinson

by Camille Paglia

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Douglas Wilson said: "She's a lunatic and a pagan, but very helpful. "

May 29, 2009 09:57pm · see review

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The Seven Basic Plots: Why We Tell Stories

by Christopher Booker

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Douglas Wilson rated a book 3 of 5 stars Between Babel and Beast: America and Empires in Biblical Perspective by Peter J. Leithart read in June, 2012	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
This book reveals the limitations of a 5 star system. Major parts of this book were beyond fantastic, and other parts seemed significantly worrisome and deficient to me. The book was certainly provocative and most helpful in some basic ways, but did...more
Apr 17, 2013 01:18pm · see review
Douglas Wilson rated a book 5 of 5 stars Recovering Classic Evangelicalism: Applying the Wisdom and Vision of Carl F. H. Henry by Gregory Alan Thornbury read in April, 2013	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
And what a wonderful book this was. It was so good that I was halfway braced for him to wreck it in the backstretch. So much good here.
Apr 15, 2013 05:48pm · see review
Douglas Wilson rated a book 5 of 5 stars Death by Living: Life Is Meant to Be Spent by N.D. Wilson (Goodreads Author) read in April, 2013	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Got to read the galleys, having already read the rough manuscript. This is fantastic.
Apr 11, 2013 12:18pm · see review
Douglas Wilson rated a book 4 of 5 stars The Gospel of Food: Why We Should Stop Worrying and Enjoy What We Eat by Barry Glassner (Goodreads Author) read in March, 2013	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
This was a fun read -- really enjoyable to read someone who enjoys food without the snobbishness. Glassner thinks clearly about the subject, a quality that is too rare in these, our degenerate times.
Mar 17, 2013 05:31pm · see review
Douglas Wilson rated a book 4 of 5 stars Dangerous Calling: Confronting the Unique Challenges of Pastoral Ministry by Paul David Tripp read in March, 2013	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
This was a very good book and an important one. The only basic criticism I had was that it was too short. Given how many flat rocks this book is found to turn over, uncovering all sorts of creepy crawlies in the pastoral ministry, Tripp really needed...more
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Douglas Wilson rated a book 4 of 5 stars Medical Ethics by John M. Frame read in March, 2013	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Good careful analysis in a much needed area.
Mar 16, 2013 04:19pm · see review
Douglas Wilson rated a book 5 of 5 stars Politics Reformed: The Anglo-American Legacy of Covenant Theology by Glenn A. Moots (Goodreads Author) read in March, 2013	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
What a first-rate book. This is what scholarship is for. Anyone remotely interested in the intersection of Protestant orthodoxy and the public square needs to read this.
Mar 16, 2013 03:13pm · see review
Douglas Wilson rated a book 4 of 5 stars Wooden on Leadership: How to Create a Winning Organizaion by John Wooden read in March, 2013	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
A very fine book on leadership. Really good.
Mar 12, 2013 05:41pm · see review
Douglas Wilson rated a book 3 of 5 stars Stuff Christians Like by Jon Acuff read in March, 2013	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Most of this book was pretty funny. Some of it was lame. Parts of it were magnificent. Hence the trouble with the number of stars.
Mar 10, 2013 10:32pm · see review

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“Become the kind of person the kind of person you would like to marry would like to marry.”
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“Education is the process of selling someone on books. ”
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“God gave us minds to think with and hearts to thank with. Instead we use our hearts to think about the world as we would like it to have been, and we use our minds to come up with rationalizations for our ingratitude. We are a murmuring, discontented, unhappy, ungrateful people. And because we think we want salvation from our discontents...”
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