Citizenship Papers (Berry) – A collection of essays on politics, citizenship, etc., recommended by and borrowed from Kyle. Wendall Berry has some really perceptive insights to share, and I really appreciated his thoughts on war/pacifism, capitalism/socialism, and other topics I’ve been wrestling with. I think Berry has an excellent grasp on the elements involved in these issues and he does a fantastic job of defending his positions. Thanks for the borrow, K. (8)
The Great Divorce (Lewis) – I haven’t read as much by Lewis as I wish that I had by this point, but this beautiful and powerful representation was enough to make me motivated to read more, and soon. Lewis’ descriptions of heaven and the entire heaven/hell divide are imaginative and thoughtful in a glorious way. I love hearing human conjecture on heaven and divine things and I think Lewis captures some ideas which continue to paint an image that we can only imagine and wonder on. If any of you have read this and particularly liked or disliked any things I would really love to hear your thoughts and impressions. (9)
The Unlikely Disciple (Roose) – This memoir is actually written by a student who was an intern of an author I recently blogged about as the author of a similar religious-immersion memoir, A.J. Jacobs of The Year of Living Biblically. Essentially, the premise is similar. An atheist student attends school for a semester at Liberty University, one of the most fundamentalist evangelical Christian schools in the nation. Honestly, I liked Roose’s writing better than his mentors’, and I think this book is a really interesting read, especially for anyone who has ever been in a similar environment of Christian fundamentalism. While the Evangelical fanaticism inspired by Jerry Falwell at Liberty is probably further to the extreme than you have experienced, I can link many of the issues and attitudes Roose mentions with events I have seen firsthand. Recommend for any Christians who have any interaction with other people (that’s…most of you..). (8)Favorites:
How I met Your Mother, Season 4
Band of Horses
October trips to Tulsa, Dallas, and Wichita
November trips to St. Louis and Tulsa
John Mayer Winter/Spring Tour Dates
The Gray Owl opening
Looking forward to:
Not-a-Date
A Parents visit this weekend
RUF Sunday
Battles Studies release 11/17
Thanksgiving
Bedlam
Why oh why is Oklahoma so bad at football these days :/ I'm going to have to have a word with Rob...
I love C.S. Lewis and "The Great Divorce!" You will have to let me know which books of his you read next! A strange yet interesting book of his is called "Til We Have Faces," and is the retelling of a Greek myth. I found it quite enjoyable.
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