by Site Owner | Sep 7, 2012 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Religion, Travel
By Malise Ruthven Tauris Parke Paperbacks, $18.00, 336 pages Based on exhaustive research, The Divine Supermarket has nothing to do with the food markets we visit regularly. It’s all about religion. Author Malise Ruthven has traveled extensively throughout America in...
by Site Owner | Aug 22, 2012 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Religion
By Cynthia Bourgeault Shambhala Publications, $16.95, 256 pages Organization is a great thing. Cynthia Bourgeault’s book explores the importance of Mary Magdalene to our culture and to the Christian religion, especially for its different branches. It examines Mary’s...
by Site Owner | Aug 8, 2012 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Religion
By Liz Curtis Higgs Waterbrook Press, $14.99, 240 pages Sometimes a little familiarity is a bad thing. The Girl’s Still Got It looks at the story of Ruth, and its importance to Christianity in general. It breaks it down rather solidly, with each chapter looking...
by Site Owner | Aug 1, 2012 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Religion
By Gabe Lyons WaterBrook Multnomah, $14.99, 272 pages The author and evangelical leader Gabe Lyons – the founder of Q, a learning community that mobilizes Christians to advance the common good in society – sets out to review our misconceptions about Christians in his...
by Site Owner | Jun 10, 2012 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Religion
By Eric Weiner Twelve, $26.99, 350 pages In Man seeks God, author Eric Weiner does not really go chasing after a heavenly father. Rather, he embarks on a hopeful journey in search of peace of mind. Long-suffering from depression, Weiner anchors his search in the...
by Site Owner | May 21, 2012 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Religion
By Janet Reitman Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $28.00, 448 pages Inside Scientology is an exhaustively researched book which is no small feat considering how vigorously and litigiously Scientology hides behind its IRS tax-exempt status. A status that was gained only...