Recent acquisitions:
📖 Between Heaven and Earth: The Religious Worlds People Make and the Scholars Who Study Them by Robert A. Orsi
📖 The Hiding Places of God: A Personal Journey into the World of Religious Visions, Holy Objects, and Miracles by John Cornwell
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pickSproul outlines six major differences between the Roman Catholic Church and the Reformation, emphasizing that these are not minor issues that can easily be overlooked. On the contrary, they are significant matters that lie at the foundation of Christianity. This makes it an excellent primer for Christians interested in exploring these differences.
pickSaw this recommended a bunch. Engaging and pretty solid.
so-soThis book was exactly as it was described to be. The descriptions of the Eucharist were great but I felt a little underwhelmed by some of the stories and the lessons.
3.5 ⭐️
pickThis is certainly a much different version of events, a much different story than what was presented in Catholic school and by my devoutly Irish Catholic grandmother. Honestly, if my grandmother had actually known about some of these things, she would have explained them away or seen it as Catholic persecution. Sadly, this is how most people will take this entire book.
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This was my gift from the local church. It passed the censors by being an unimaginative tattoo of the idea that "the Messiah is among you. Choose to make each moment holy." That's not how it works. Nobody cares. I am evil but I could choose to be good. So what? Tell me a story, like... The Five People (YMiH). Give me a vision of how life might work and how my choices affect things. This is a common flaw in "inspirational" literature. No story.
I am posting one book per day from my extensive to-be-read collection. No description and providing no reason for wanting to read it, I just do. Some will be old, some will be new. Don‘t judge me - I have a lot of books. Join in if you want!
#ABookADay2023
pickThis book‘s highest achievement is to take the reader into the mental and emotional reality of a possessed individual. The sensationalist stuff is set aside in favor of vivid, intelligent descriptions of what the five victims felt and experienced over many years as their free will was slowly and patiently subverted. It is terribly frightening but also tremendously empowering to understand the role that will and choice play in these situations.
2024 #NunLit extra credit! I‘ll be reading #NunLit throughout next year - one per month, same as this year. Sharing my plans for those who might like to join me in reading any beyond our #NunLitQuarterly picks.
Top row JAN-APR (left to right)
Middle row MAY-AUG (L to R)
Bottom row SEP-DEC (L to R)
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