Religious Studies & Reference

Living the Catholic Faith in a Post-Christian World
Living the Catholic Faith in a Post-Christian World

Review:Chaput celebrates the truth and the beauty of Christian vocation in our own strange land. He offers an insightful analysis of our cultural moment along with a persuasive call to faithful engagement and witness. Read more

What Every Leader Needs to Know (101 Series) - Leadership 101
What Every Leader Needs to Know (101 Series) - Leadership 101

Review:This book is small but gives a lot of information. There are a lot of quotes from other people, but I happen to like quotes. The author makes the book easy to comprehend and I didn't want to put it down once I started reading. I'm looking forward to reading his other books. Read more

A Visionary Guide to Spiritual Transformation and Enlightenment
A Visionary Guide to Spiritual Transformation and Enlightenment

Review:This book is an interesting guide to clearing out one's soul and transforming one's spiritual life. It is well-paced and easy to read without a lot of unexplained jargon. It made good points to illustrate the benefits of the exercises expressed within, and presented a good variety of information that could be understood by anyone, regardless of spiritual background. I would recommend this book to those who are seeking to find their spirituality but don't want to join a traditional religion. Read more

What History Reveals About Our Future - How Democracies Die
What History Reveals About Our Future - How Democracies Die

Review:Is American democracy dying? This is the question that Harvard government professors Steven Levitsky and Daniel Ziblatt set out to answer in How Democracies Die. Drawing on decades of research in comparative politics around in Europe and Latin America, they review the conditions of today's fractured American polity with Donald Trump in the White House.
Four Indicators of Authoritarian Behavior
The principal contribution Levitsky and Ziblatt bring to their topic are the Four Indicators of A... Read more

The Problem of Pain
The Problem of Pain

Review:These books are classics, and a must read for children and adults alike. Those who appreciate CS Lewis for his theological writing will find much of interest in these stories. I was personally moved to tears at least once in each book. Read more

Life After Death: The Evidence
Life After Death: The Evidence

Review:Diinesh makes a logical and reasoned approach to the subject.
I especially enjoyed the various disciplines used to state his case; science, philosophy and religion. I highly recommend it to those searching for answers. Read more

Priestdaddy: A Memoir
Priestdaddy: A Memoir

Review:During my first night of reading this book, I closed it, turned to my husband, and said, "This book may be too smart for me." By that, of course, I meant that Patricia Lockwood may be too smart for me. She's incredibly witty and sharp, but suddenly somber at times you didn't realize you needed her to be. She definitely knows way more about everything than you (no offense, I bet you're also really smart, fellow reader) and somehow her words on the page are faster than my thoughts, despite the fac... Read more

The Varieties of Scientific Experience - A Personal View of the Search for God
The Varieties of Scientific Experience - A Personal View of the Search for God

Review:Some years back I set out to read as many books as I could that purported to speak in favour and against the existence of God, and see where the evidence led. I won't bother you with my findings, we all have to make that journey ourselves.
With the greatest respect for Mr. Sagan, his arguments were very simplistic, superficial, specious, and, quite frankly, not worthy of being called scientific (alliteration not intended). This is not meant to demean the great man, but from reading numerous b... Read more

A Journalist Investigates Scientific Evidence That Points Toward God (Strobel
A Journalist Investigates Scientific Evidence That Points Toward God (Strobel

Review:Outstanding book that lays out the scientific case for intelligent design and a God who created the universe. I didn't realize the degree to which scientists had discounted Darwinism because it's unsubstantiated, but of course the liberals in the media and academia hate to admit that. Strobel interviews leading scientists in a variety of disciplines who provide irrefutable evidence that our existence is not an accident or that we are descended from pond scum. Looking forward to reading Strobe... Read more

The Greatest Thing In the World and Other Addresses
The Greatest Thing In the World and Other Addresses

Review:This book is the single most extraordinary depiction of the power and place that love has in our lives. It speaks with a plainness that reaches the heart immediately and makes sense. Instantly digestible and applicable. A book everyone should have in their personal libraries. Read more

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