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James K.A.'s rating my rating review Fantastic book that should be read widely, and not just by theologians. Christian educators, especially in the Reformed tradition, will find this to b...more Fantastic book that should be read widely, and not just by theologians. Christian educators, especially in the Reformed tradition, will find this to be illuminating and provocative. (Of course, I like it because it basically shows that John Calvin would have endorsed "Desiring the Kingdom"! ;-)(less)
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James K.A.'s rating my rating review Since reading Fifth Business , Davies has stood, for me, as the quintessential Canadian man of letters (I realize I'm just catching up with the 1970s i...more Since reading Fifth Business , Davies has stood, for me, as the quintessential Canadian man of letters (I realize I'm just catching up with the 1970s in this respect). His emergence from a village in southwestern Ontario resonates with me, of course--though his emergence was to the rarefied world of Upper Canada College, Queen's University, Oxford, and ultimately Massey College at the University of Toronto. But there is something about the Protestant Canadian village that one can never leave behind. As I've often said, "You can take the boy out of Embro, but you can't take Embro out of the boy." The entire Deptford trilogy might be about exactly that point.
George, Being George: George Plimpton's Life as Told, Admired, Deplored, and Envied by More Than 300 Friends, Relatives, Lovers, Acquaintances, Rivals--and a Few Unappreciative ... --which I reviewed a few years ago (see http://jameskasmith.blogspot.com/2009/02... ). The strategy is to compile snippets of conversations and testimonies from a wide array of family, friends, and acquaintances, organized into a chronological survey of a life. It is perhaps the ideal way for a journalist to write a sort of biography, and Ross undertook herculean labor in tracking down sources. (Sadly, Ross died of cancer before this book was published.)
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James K.A.'s rating my rating review Great book--sort of Malcolm Gladwell on steroids. Philosophically, he's still locked in representationalism, but I'll let that slide.
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James K.A.'s rating my rating review Shakespeare + Hughes = Jackpot.
...more Shakespeare + Hughes = Jackpot.
as poetry. As he notes, speaking of Macbeth's soliloquy, "To-morrow, and to-morrow, and to-morrow...":
[I]f one specifies that "To-morrow, and to-morrow, and to-morrow" is spoken by MacBeth as he faces the leafy army that will put an end to his spellbound, murderous career (having just heard that his wife, who prompted the course of action that converted him from the king's loyal champion to a regicidal tyrant, has died), it actually limits the use of the passage for the readers. Its relevance is then confined to Macbeth's unique predicament in a sacrosanct, old-fashioned play rather than applied directly to our immediate plight as ephemeral creatures facing the abyss on a spinning ball of self-delusion. Obviously by reading the passage out of context, one is missing the great imaginative experience of the drama--but one is missing that anyway. The speech on its own is something else, read in less than a minute, learned in less than five, still wonderful, and a pure bonus.
The Anthologist --isn't part of Hughes lasting testament. Indeed, I found myself hearing Shakespeare anew, almost as if the language had the same broad earthiness of Hughes' Yorkshire dialect. The very context seemed to help me hear Shakespeare anew, as a voice of England, and not just the sort of Oxford snobbery that usually accompanies his aficionados.
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James K.A.'s rating my rating review It would be pretty easy to resent NT Wright: he's ubiquitous, brilliant, and just slightly cocky. But the fact is, he's one of the church's wisest voi...more It would be pretty easy to resent NT Wright: he's ubiquitous, brilliant, and just slightly cocky. But the fact is, he's one of the church's wisest voices right now. Don't let all the adulation distract you from listening to him. It's always worth it. This book is no exception. Cuts to the chase without over simplifying. It reminds us that the authority of Scripture is really about the reign of God. (less)
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James K.A.'s rating my rating review Isaacson's prose is incredibly pedestrian (is this what it's like to read Time magazine?!), but the story has a power of its own. Jobs is like a char...more Isaacson's prose is incredibly pedestrian (is this what it's like to read Time magazine?!), but the story has a power of its own. Jobs is like a character from a novel who seems to remain in your world even after you're done the book. This was a watershed read for me. (less)
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