Category Archives: Books

The new Amazon Kindle (quick review)

Posted on September 30, 2011 by

I ordered the original Kindle the day it was released. I’d been dreaming of a device like that for years; a small, energy efficient tool optimized for reading long form writing. I’ve not been disappointed. I ordered the iPad the … Continue reading →

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The eternal textbook and the Episcopal Church

Posted on June 27, 2011 by

I remember the first time I picked up a copy of an anthology of St. Thomas Aquinas’ writings. I was honestly astonished at the intelligence and the insight. It wasn’t so much the discovery that Thomas was an intellect for … Continue reading →

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Harry Potter e-books? What does this mean?

Posted on June 24, 2011 by

I’m not sure if it’s a sign of the beginning of the end, or the end of the beginning, but on the new Harry Potter fan-site and e-commerce store that goes live late next month, you can finally by digital … Continue reading →

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Jesus Wars: Phillip Jenkins

Posted on March 30, 2011 by

Every year it’s always a bit of trial to find a good book for Lenten study, but it was a little easier this year than most. Late last year I finished Jenkins book on the lost history of Eastern Christianity … Continue reading →

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How fast is the Beacon of Gondor? : Dot Physics

Posted on August 10, 2010 by

It’s been a long summer already. How long? Physics professors, waiting around for classes to start, have enough time on their hands to answer important (to me) for questions about events in the Lord of the Rings. In the film … Continue reading →

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McLaren responds to critiques of “A New Kind of Christianity”

Posted on March 11, 2010 by

I’m leading a group here in the Diocese of Arizona that’s reading through Brian McLaren’s newest book. At the beginning of the week I posted a critique of his criticism of the Graeco-Roman world view and its effect on reading … Continue reading →

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Some first thoughts on “A New Kind of Christianity”

Posted on March 8, 2010 by

I’ve asked some of my “students” to read Brian McLaren’s new book “A New Kind of Christianity” with me as part of our regular weekly seminar. I’m just a few chapters in and I thought it might be useful to … Continue reading →

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Gospel History: Richard Bauckham’s Jesus and the Eyewitnesses

Posted on January 11, 2010 by

One of the surprising pleasures of my professional life this past year has been leading a class on liturgy for clergy of other denominations who are in the process of being received as Episcopalians. In partial fulfillment of the canonical … Continue reading →

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eBook version of “The Lost Symbol” is outselling paper

Posted on September 16, 2009 by

I’ve seen this news reported in a number of places online this afternoon. Dan Brown’s latest book “The Lost Symbol” is selling more copies electronically on the Kindle than it is in paper. At least at Amazon. Most of the … Continue reading →

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Something fun

Posted on August 27, 2009 by

The first book I remember reading was Edith Hamilton’s “Greek Mythology” when I was starting 2nd grade. Somehow that, and my pouring over my father’s Ancient Greek and European history textbooks when I was boy, created a deep an abiding … Continue reading →

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