Book Review: The Great and Holy War
The Great and Holy War: How World War I Became a Religious Crusade, by Philip Jenkins, copyright 2014. ISBN 978-0-06-210509-7, 438 pages, four stars. Living in the secular west, most of the information that I encounter on the Great War…
Book Review: The Guns of August
The Guns of August, by Barbara W. Tuchman, copyright 1962. ISBN 978-0-38623-6, 640 pages, five stars. How could a seemingly civilized and settled world suddenly erupt into a bloody, four-year-long riot of mechanized massacre called the First World War? This…
Book Review: Religion in America Since 1945: A History
Religion in America since 1945: A History, by Patrick Allitt, copyright 2005. ISBN 978-0231121552, 384 pages, four stars. Several years ago, as I tried to understand America’s religious history, I stumbled across Religion in America since 1945: A History by…
15 Books from 2015
A new year has arrived, and I’ve already encouraged several people to make a reading list for 2016. I read a lot last year; this list highlights the fifteen best books of 2015. A Pastor’s Sketches (Ichabod Spencer) – Perhaps…
