by Norman West | Feb 23, 2018 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), History, Religion
This is an EXPLOSIVE book! It is a catalogue of betrayal of the Church’s status as the world’s leading religion and alliances with worldly organizations for monetary as well as political gain. The author was a devout catholic while growing up in Scranton Pennsylvania....
by Norman West | Feb 15, 2018 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Philosophy, Science & Technology, Social Science
Any technology can be problematic if it’s not used correctly. Whether it’s automobiles, guns, or the internet, careless or uninformed use can have serious consequences beyond those intended. Social media is one of those with results ranging from just being a major...
by Norman West | Jan 30, 2018 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Philosophy, Religion, Social Science
10,000 religions. Can they all be wrong? Can any be right? Well, certain members of all of them believe they are. The result is a world pushed this way and that. Separation and conflict ensues. James T. Houk is a professor of anthropology at Our lady of the Lake...
by Howard Leighton | Nov 22, 2017 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Mathematics
If you are not a mathematician, or someone with significant experience, training, or use of mathematics, it is likely you will feel little joy advancing through the pages of this book. Although there are presentations of interesting aspects of mathematics not usually...
by Megan McIntyre | Oct 18, 2017 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Social Science
Author and ‘integrator’ Jeremy Lent has written a thorough, well-researched and yet readable (not so dense) book around the core theme aptly captured in the author’s quote of “Culture shapes values, and those values shape history”...