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April 17
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Jared
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Scarlet: The King Raven Trilogy - Book 2 (Hardcover)
by Stephen R. Lawhead
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Jared said:
"A great second book. Lawhead has written it in a different style than Hood and it brings an interesting perspective on the established characters, fleshing out their personalities and bringing to light some of their motivations. The switch from narra...more
A great second book. Lawhead has written it in a different style than Hood and it brings an interesting perspective on the established characters, fleshing out their personalities and bringing to light some of their motivations. The switch from narrative to first person account does not detract from the story in the least and serves to further draw the reader into this historic setting....less
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Jared
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Where Mathematics Comes From: How the Embodied Mind Brings Mathematics into Being (Paperback)
by George Lakoff
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philosophy
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May 01
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Jared
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Jesus and Israel: One Covenant or Two? (Paperback)
by David E. Holwerda
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theology
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Jared said:
"I actually like this book better than O. Palmer Robertson's Christ of the Covenants. Holwerda is a bit more covenantally rigorous than Robertson and he presents a better (i.e. more clear and precise) picture of Jesus as the true Israel in his ...more
I actually like this book better than O. Palmer Robertson's Christ of the Covenants. Holwerda is a bit more covenantally rigorous than Robertson and he presents a better (i.e. more clear and precise) picture of Jesus as the true Israel in his analysis of the old and new covenants. When we speak of the two covenants in scripture, we aren't talking about the old covenant versus the new covenant, rather we are talking about the covenant of works and the covenant of grace. The former is the covenant God had with man before the Fall and the latter is the covenant God has with man now. This book is about seeing how the old covenant and the new covenant are the same covenant....less
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Jared
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Derrida for Beginners (Writers and Readers Documentary Comic Book.)
by James N. Powell (Goodreads author!)
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Jared said:
"Another great entry for this series. If you've ever heard the word/process/concept of "deconstruction" then you've been reading/listening to someone influenced by Derrida. He was a prolific writer so this introductory book focuses on his in...more
Another great entry for this series. If you've ever heard the word/process/concept of "deconstruction" then you've been reading/listening to someone influenced by Derrida. He was a prolific writer so this introductory book focuses on his initial development of deconstruction and explains how deconstruction works. The gist of deconstruction is that no text is univocal and, thus, all texts are open to multiple interpretations. Deconstruction usually happens in the form of identifying and interpreting binary oppositions within the text. A binary opposition is something like male-female, mind-body, presence-absence, subject-object, etc. If you have any interest in doing or learning about textual criticism, this is a good place to start....less
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Jared
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Chomsky for Beginners (Writers and Readers Beginners Documentary Comic Book, 80)
by David Cogswell
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Jared said:
"I love this series of books. They aren't thorough but they are detailed enough and easy enough to read so that you can grasp the main ideas. In this instance, Noam Chomsky's views about langauge, politics and the media are laid out. Chomsky's an inte...more
I love this series of books. They aren't thorough but they are detailed enough and easy enough to read so that you can grasp the main ideas. In this instance, Noam Chomsky's views about langauge, politics and the media are laid out. Chomsky's an interesting fellow and one of the individuals who helped start the field of modern linguistics. I actually found myself more interested in his view of politics and the media than by his contribute to linguistics, however. He's almost like a conspiracy theorist!...less
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Jared
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The Chronicles of Narnia and Philosophy (Popular Culture and Philosophy)
by William Irwin
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philosophy
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Jared said:
"Some really good essays in here about the underlying content of the Narnia books. They seem to be divided pretty evenly in addressing issues brought up intentionally by Lewis and issues derrived from those issues. Topics focused mainly on ethics/mora...more
Some really good essays in here about the underlying content of the Narnia books. They seem to be divided pretty evenly in addressing issues brought up intentionally by Lewis and issues derrived from those issues. Topics focused mainly on ethics/morality, though there was a good deal of anthropology and theology tossed in for good measure. All in all, a fair analysis of Narnia and its inhabitants. I would give it five stars if there weren't a few stinker essays; one on feminism, one on the salvation of animals and one on morality that just wasn't put together very well....less
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April 18
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New comment on Jared's review of
The Lotus and the Cross: Jesus Talks with Buddha
(see all 5 comments)
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New comment on Jared's review of
The Lotus and the Cross: Jesus Talks with Buddha
(see all 5 comments)
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New comment on Jared's review of
The Lotus and the Cross: Jesus Talks with Buddha
(see all 5 comments)
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New comment on Jared's review of
The Lotus and the Cross: Jesus Talks with Buddha
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I'm glad to see you on here, Jared! Between you and Catie I plan to become a well-read individual some day.
