Fall books: Reviews
Illustration by Jesse Kuhn.
Our fall books issue includes the following reviews:
Kyle Childress: Food and Faith, by Norman Wirzba
Walter Brueggemann: Another Reformation, by Peter Ochs
Robert N. Bellah: Healing the Heart of Democracy, by Parker J. Palmer
John Fea: Mightier Than the Sword, by David S. Reynolds
Timothy Renick: The Deaths of Others, by John Tirman
Randall Balmer: The Spiritual-Industrial Complex, by Jonathan P. Herzog; God-Fearing and Free, by Jason W. Stevens
LaVonne Neff: Rescuing Regina, by Josephe Marie Flynn
Shirley H. Showalter: Mighty Be Our Powers, by Leymah Gbowee
Ted A. Smith: A Visit From the Goon Squad, by Jennifer Egan
Janet Potter: Irma Voth, by Miriam Toews
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leaf1231 replied on Permalink
a worthwhile read
A useful complement to the fine books above would be Opening the Window: Sabbath Meditations available at http://www.bauhanpublishing.com/new-titles-2/opening-the-window. Here's what the Rt. Rev. John Shelby Spong says about it: "With penetrating insight into human life and a deep, scholarly engagement with the sacred texts, Leaf Seligman has lifted the art form of a sermon to a new level of integrity."