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Month: November 2017

Robert J. Wicks, “Everyday Simplicity: A Practical Guide to Spiritual Growth”

November 2, 2017 by Roger Clegg

The author is a Catholic professor and counselor; the book is not just for Christians.  It’s a quick and easy read:  about 200 pages, with small pages and lots of white space.  Some notes: Here’s a good Thomas Merton quote (133):  “Admit your mistakes, then move on.” The book emphasizes the importance of being 95 … [Read more…]

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Daniel Hillel, “The Natural History of the Bible: An Environmental Explanation of Hebrew Scriptures”

November 2, 2017 by Roger Clegg

The author is a Jewish environmental scientist and archaeologist, the latter by experience if not by training. He is fairly secular and moderate, which may make his arguments harder to dismiss. A few notes (I read only up to page 25 and then skipped to pages 221-240 — i.e., I read the prologue, the first … [Read more…]

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Robert L. Wilken, “The Christians As the Romans Saw Them”

November 2, 2017 by Roger Clegg

The author was, when he wrote this, a professor of the history of Christianity at Notre Dame.  It’s worth reading, and has some good insights, but I found it only good, not great. The basic organization of the book is to show the way a series of important, representative Romans looked at Christians (and Christianity) … [Read more…]

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