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July 18
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Sarah
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to:
Mere Christianity (Paperback)
by C.S. Lewis
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recommended for: anyone who wants to get an idea of what Christianity's all about--or Christians needing renewal
read in July, 2008
Sarah said:
"I resisted reading this book for years. I tried reading it about four years ago and couldn't get beyond the first chapter. I don't know why. Maybe his approach just didn't speak to me back then--but I rather wish I'd come into contact with it (an...more
I resisted reading this book for years. I tried reading it about four years ago and couldn't get beyond the first chapter. I don't know why. Maybe his approach just didn't speak to me back then--but I rather wish I'd come into contact with it (and with Lewis' thought in general) earlier in my life of faith.
Granted, I'm not sure what I would make of his apologetics if I weren't a believer to begin with. For me, it was more a confirmation of what I already know on a gut/heart level -- though I was still challenged intellectually, given some fresh perspectives on ideas I may have begun to take for granted.
At any rate, I finally understand why it's such a classic....less
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Sarah
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to:
Born Fighting: How the Scots-Irish Shaped America (Paperback)
by James Webb
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read in July, 2008
Sarah said:
"I have a number of caveats about this book. It's more of a paean to the author's own culture than a true history, and as such, it presents some pretty sweeping generalizations. Some would challenge his readings of Scots-Irish and American history o...more
I have a number of caveats about this book. It's more of a paean to the author's own culture than a true history, and as such, it presents some pretty sweeping generalizations. Some would challenge his readings of Scots-Irish and American history or even be offended by them. It might be, as I've seen in other reviews, that Webb's narrative is "self-indulgent" or a "mythologizing" of Scots-Irish and Southern cultures.
But for all that, I truly enjoyed reading it. Even though my forebears settled farther North than most of Webb's subjects, I saw traces of my own family throughout. And I definitely appreciated his passionate effort to help readers see the heart of a culture that too few try to understand or respect. For that reason alone, I found it a highly worthwhile read. I learned a lot....less
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July 12
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Sarah
marked as to-read:
The Descent of the Dove (Paperback)
by Charles Walter Stansby Williams
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Sarah
marked as to-read:
The Wise Woman and Other Stories (Fantasy Stories of George MacDonald)
by George MacDonald, Craig Yoe
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Sarah
marked as to-read:
Original Sin: A Cultural History (Hardcover)
by Alan Jacobs
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Sarah
marked as to-read:
Young, Restless, Reformed: A Journalist's Journey with the New Calvinists (Paperback)
by Collin Hansen
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Sarah
marked as to-read:
Choosing Your Faith: In a World of Spiritual Options (Hardcover)
by Mark Mittelberg
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Sarah
added:
The Epic of Gilgamesh: An English Verison with an Introduction (Penguin Classics)
by Anonymous, N.K. Sandars
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Sarah
marked as to-read:
The Mabinogion (Paperback)
by Anonymous, Jeffrey Gantz
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recommended to Sarah by:
Rachel
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Sarah
added:
Two Lives of Charlemagne (Penguin Classics)
by Einhard
bookshelves:
-auto--biography,
books-i-own,
history,
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