pickI've been meaning to re-read this book.
Enjoyed it just as much this time around, with the added bonus of Screwtape's speech.
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pickI've been meaning to re-read this book.
Enjoyed it just as much this time around, with the added bonus of Screwtape's speech.
pickFound this interesting. Some of C.S. Lewis's arguments could be difficult to follow. While I might not agree with every point, I still found the book thought-provoking.
pickThis was my first intro to Amy-Jill Levine, and I‘m definitely planning to read more from her. How can you not read on when the intro begins with the sentence: “When I was a child, my ambition was to be pope.” 😂 This, from a Jewish New Testament scholar.
Levine offers a fresh, much-needed perspective on Jesus and his New Testament context. She emphasizes that Christians tend to interpret the New Testament solely through the context of the ⤵️
I've been working my way through this. Besides the "Narnia" series, it's the first C.S. Lewis book I've read.
so-soThis was an interesting, enjoyable, quick read. There were a handful of debunked claims asserted about both the Bible and Pagan holidays. Townsend also limited his Pagan contributors and interviewees to those who are Wicca- and/or Druidry-aligned. I would have liked to hear from the voices of many other Paganisms.
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I feel like every review of Lewis nonfiction for me could be the same: it takes some work, but it's worth it.
You can trust Lewis to build (and build and build) an argument in a way that is logical, philosophical, and tongue-in-cheek and then bring you to a conclusion that has you more sure than ever of Christ and God's goodness.
This book was written 84 years ago, but its message is timeless.
“Not many years ago when I was an atheist, if anyone had asked me, ‘Why do you not believe in God?‘ my reply would have run something like this: ‘Look at the universe we live in.‘”
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This was a fun quiz! I scored 91/100. I‘m a pretty big music fan and enjoy a lot of different genres. Here‘s the link if you want to take the survey https://bit.ly/46wY0GA
So hard to choose but right now my faves would have to be:
1. With or Without You
2. The Edge of Seventeen
3. There is a Light That Never Goes Out
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Recent acquisitions (clockwise from upper left):
📖 Jesus for the Non Religious by John Shelby Spong
📖 Tokens of Trust: An Introduction to Christian Belief by Rowan Williams
📖 The Bible's Yes to Same-Sex Marriage: An Evangelical's Change of Heart (New Edition) by Mark Achtemeier
📖 The Glorious Masterworks of Grace and Holy Trinity Cathedral, Kansas City, Missouri (Abridged Edition) by Randall J. Loy
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