In Jonathan Lear’s book, he puts front and center the paradox of how a culture carries on when everything which has sustained it has crumbled away, or—in the case of the Crow people—been taken from it.
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Reviews of important books—classic and contemporary.
The Significance of Story: A Review of On Reading Well
Prior explains in her introduction that though “spoilers abound,” the book is designed for those who have yet to read the books she writes about, as well as for those who have already read them. I found this to be true. In reading Prior’s book, I was given a fresh view on books I’d already read, and was encouraged even more to read those I hadn’t, despite the abounding spoilers.
Digging into Durable Books
In his excellent essay about why people ought to read old books, C.S. Lewis recommends that all readers should read them as much as they do contemporary ones.1 He writes, “It is a good rule, …
A Tool for Translation: A Review of The Path Between Us
In her book, Suzanne Stabile shows how knowledge of the Enneagram can help us learn to better understand how others see.
Kill Contempt with Kindness: A Review of Love Your Enemies
Arthur C. Brooks doesn’t just stick a toe into the current divisive political climate, he dives in headfirst with his book, Love Your Enemies.
Faith Lived Out in Love for Community: A Review of In Search of Common Good
Jake Meador’s book, In Search of Common Good, is the latest in a parade of books wrestling with the new conditions for faith in contemporary culture.