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C.M. Alvarez

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in Portland, OR, The United States

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Religion, Philosophy, Nonfiction

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C.S. Lewis, George MacDonald, Irenaeus of Lyons, Dean Koontz, Michael ...more

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Discovering Michael Heiser: From Debunking Ancient Aliens to Biblical Fiction

My journey to discovering Dr. Michael Heiser's work began in an unlikely place — while fact-checking wild claims about ancient aliens. After encountering a writer who referenced Zechariah Sitchin without citing any sources, I found myself lost in what felt like a sandstorm of unsubstantiated theories. That search led me t Read more of this blog post »

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	A Dish of Orts Annotated Edition: Chiefly Papers on the Imagination, and on Shakespeare by George MacDonald, C.M. Alvarez (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 4.37 avg rating — 75 ratings — published 1893 — 116 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	An Unexpected Journal: "The Abolition of Man" by Zak Schmoll, C.M. Alvarez (Goodreads Author), Annie Crawford 4.33 avg rating — 6 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	An Unexpected Journal: Courage, Strength, and Hope: An Apologetic View on the Redemptive Power of Stories (Volume 1 Book 3) by Zak Schmoll, C.M. Alvarez (Goodreads Author), Karise Gililland it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	An Unexpected Journal: Science Fiction: The Seers and Philosophers of Sci-Fi by C.M. Alvarez (Goodreads Author), Donald W. Catchings Jr. (Goodreads Author), Laurie Grube 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	An Unexpected Journal: Film and Music: Discovering the Hidden Messages in Movies and Songs from a Christian Perspective by C.M. Alvarez (Goodreads Author), Donald W. Catchings Jr. (Goodreads Author), Will Daniels it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	An Unexpected Journal: The Worlds of Tolkien: Explore the imagination and joy in the worlds created by J.R.R. Tolkien (Volume 3 Book 1) by C.M. Alvarez (Goodreads Author), Donald W. Catchings Jr. (Goodreads Author), Donald T. Williams it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	An Unexpected Journal: Imagination: Exploring the power and impact of imagination and stories by C.M. Alvarez (Goodreads Author), Annie Crawford, Donald W. Catchings Jr. (Goodreads Author) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2019 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	An Unexpected Journal: Medieval Minds: Exploring the Mind and Imagination of the Medieval World (Volume 3) by C.M. Alvarez (Goodreads Author), Donald W. Catchings Jr. (Goodreads Author), Annie Crawford it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	#NoFear: A 7-Day Devotional Journal to Overcome Fear and Anxiety: How to Overcome Fear, Worry, and Anxiety 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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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C.M. Alvarez wrote a new blog post The Facade by Michael Heiser: When Biblical Scholarship Meets Science Fiction Discovering Michael Heiser: From Debunking Ancient Aliens to Biblical Fiction My journey to discovering Dr. Michael Heiser's work began in an unlikely Read more of this blog post »
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“The more stories I study, the more I begin to suspect that there is only one story, and that we are, all of us, engaged in telling it.”
― J. Aleksandr Wootton, Her Unwelcome Inheritance

tags: fairytales, folklore, human-endeavor, stories, storytelling, study, tales

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