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Review: A thriller novel with a theological twist
In ‘The Nimbus,’ Robert Baird has written a campus novel that doubles as a theological thriller, a domestic drama that questions the very nature of reality.
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John Lennon and Paul McCartney: Friends, competitors, soulmates
John and Paul were friends, yes—competitors, too. John may have even been attracted to Paul. But their connection was more profound than any single word can describe. And as proof, we have their songs.
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Review: A bridge between Christian and Hindu mysticism
In ‘Hindu and Catholic, Priest and Scholar,’ the Rev. Francis X. Clooney tells the story of his lifelong engagement in dialogue with the Hindu tradition—as a Jesuit priest.
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Review: Jocks for Jesus
In ‘The Spirit of the Game,’ Paul Emory Putz offers insights into the synergy between sports and Christianity in the United States.
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Review: In and out of the Bible
In his new book, Michael Peppard suggests that Catholics “encounter” the Bible not just in the text but through worship, prayer, art, song and literature. This represents a uniquely Catholic way of internalizing and living out the sacred Word.
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Review: Jamie Quatro and the end of the world
In her second novel, Jamie Quatro considers the destruction of worlds—both on a macro and on a personal scale.
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Review: With God at Walden Pond
In ‘Thoreau’s God,’ Richard Higgins takes the reader on a fascinating journey through Thoreau’s extensive work, looking at the ways the philosopher thought about the divine and the human relation to the divine.
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God and man in America: William F. Buckley Jr.
As Sam Tanenhaus makes clear in ‘Buckley: The Life and the Revolution That Changed America,’ it is impossible to understand American politics and culture without grasping Buckley’s immense influence.
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Review: Aimee Semple McPherson, America’s first media evangelist
In “Sister, Sinner: The Miraculous Life and Mysterious Disappearance of Aimee Semple McPherson,’ Claire Hoffman delivers with a fast-paced page turner on the life of Aimee Semple McPherson. This biography brings into print another review of the achievements and personal failures of this major pioneer of media evangelism.