An Atheist and a Christian Walk into a Bar: Talking about God, the Universe, and Everything by Randal Rauser and Justin Schieber

by Norman West | Jan 24, 2017 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Philosophy, Religion

This book has a great title, promising a lighthearted, convivial discussion. …Light headed, might be a better estimation. This is Randal Rauser’s tenth book and the third one with a coauthor. This reviewer has previously reviewed God or Godless by Randal and...

Necessity by Jo Walton

by Julia Gaskill | Oct 4, 2016 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Fantasy, Philosophy

[alert variation=”alert-info”]Publisher: Tor Books Formats: Hardcover, eBook, Kindle, Audiobook, Audible Purchase: Powell’s | Amazon | IndieBound | iBooks[/alert] Necessity, written by award-winning author Jo Walton, is the third book in the Thessaly...

Japaneseness: A Guide to Values and Virtues by Yoji Yamakuse

by Sarah Hutchins | Sep 22, 2016 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Philosophy, Self-Help

[alert variation=”alert-info”]Publisher: Stone Bridge Press Formats: Paperback, eBook, Kindle Purchase: Powell’s | Amazon | IndieBound | iBooks[/alert] Harmony, a principle value in the Japanese culture, is the virtue first discussed in Japaneseness...

Near-Death Experiences: Understanding Visions of the Afterlife by John Martin Fischer and Benjamin Mitchell-Yellin

by Sarah Hutchins | Sep 8, 2016 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Philosophy, Religion

[alert variation=”alert-info”]Publisher: Oxford University Press Formats: Hardcover, eBook, Kindle Purchase: Amazon | iBooks[/alert] Don’t judge this book by its cover or title. Based on the depiction of the winged creatures shepherding naked humans toward...

Democracy: A Life by Paul Cartledge

by Paul Vicary | Aug 24, 2016 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Current Events & Politics, History, Philosophy

[alert variation=”alert-info”]Publisher: Oxford University Press Formats: Hardcover, eBook Purchase: Amazon | iBooks[/alert] Ancient Greece first coined the concept of “democracy,” yet almost every major ancient Greek thinker-from Plato and...

The Face: A Time Code by Ruth Ozeki

by Sarah Hutchins | May 24, 2016 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Biographies & Memoirs, Body, Mind & Spirit, Philosophy

[alert variation=”alert-info”]Publisher: Restless Books Formats: Paperback, eBook, Kindle Purchase: Powell’s | Amazon | IndieBound | iBooks[/alert] Sit in front of a mirror and watch your face for three hours. Do you, dear reader, accept this...