Category Archives: Reviews
Three Cups of Tea
Three Cups of Tea, By Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin Reviewed by Rafael Ubico By the time I read Three Cups of Tea it had sold over 3 million copies, been on the New York Times Bestsellers List for … Continue reading
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The Irony of American History
The Irony of American History, by Reinhold Niebuhr Reviewed by Rafael Ubico After an acrimonious exchange with Stalin and Roosevelt at the Tehran Conference in 1943, Winston Churchill remarked that “Stupendous events are unfolding before our eyes, and we are … Continue reading
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A Soldier of the Great War
A Soldier of the Great War, by Mark Helprin Reviewed by Rafael Ubico A Soldier of the Great War relates the story of a veteran of World War I in Italy, told in retrospect to a young fellow-hiker by the … Continue reading
The Meaning of Jesus: Two Visions
The Meaning of Jesus: Two Visions, by Marcus Borg and N. T. Wright Reviewed by Rafael Ubico The Meaning of Jesus: Two Visions consists of a dueling-chapter dialogue between N. T. Wright, the conservative-leaning Bishop of Durham from the Church of … Continue reading
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The Long Loneliness
Seems appropriate that we should post this review on Holy Saturday. This day has come to represent the long time between times, fraught with the tension of the “already” and “not quite yet”. The Long Loneliness, by Dorothy Day Reviewed … Continue reading
Living Gently in a Violent World
Living Gently in a Violent World, by Stanley Hauerwas and Jean Vanier Reviewed by Rafael Ubico At first glance, they look like an odd couple: Stanley Hauerwas, the confrontational Professor of Theological Ethics at Duke Divinity, and Jean Vanier, the … Continue reading
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Pensees
Pensees, by Blaise Pascal Reviewed by Rafael Ubico Blaise Pascal was a noted 17th century French mathematician and scientist, a pioneer in the coming Age of Enlightenment. When he was 31, Pascal experienced a mystical conversion to the Christian faith. … Continue reading
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Spiritual Classics
Spiritual Classics: Selected Readings on the Twelve Spiritual Disciplines, Richard Foster and Emilie Griffin (editors) Many of the great Christian classics of the past go largely unread. That is unfortunate, for many beautiful, inspiring jewels are waiting on shelves to … Continue reading
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Cloudstreet
Cloudstreet, by Tim Winton Reviewed by Edward Hopkins Out of every culture comes a kind of founding narrative, a primordial, sweeping epic that digs deeper than any history into the self-understanding of a people. It addresses the oldest questions: Who are … Continue reading
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Exiles
Exiles, by Ron Hansen Reviewed by Rafael Ubico In Exiles, Ron Hansen interweaves the story of Gerard Manley Hopkins, the 19th century Jesuit priest and poet from England, with the tragic account of five nuns from Germany. The book’s title derives … Continue reading
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