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Category Archives: History
Book Write-Up: God’s Battle Plan for the Mind (Puritan Meditation)
David W. Saxton. God’s Battle Plan for the Mind: The Puritan Practice of Biblical Meditation. Grand Rapids: Reformation Heritage Books, 2015. See here to buy the book. God’s Battle Plan for the Mind is about meditating on the Scriptures, and … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, History, Religion
Tagged God's Battle Plan for the Mind, meditation, Puritans
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Ramblings on Neuhaus’ Political Conversion
I was not entirely satisfied with my review of Randy Boyagoda’s biography of Richard John Neuhaus, and I was thinking of rewriting one of the sections. I have decided not to do so, however. I have submitted the review, and … Continue reading
Posted in History, Nixon off the Record, People of the Lie, Political Philosophy, Politics
Tagged Richard John Neuhaus
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Book Write-Up: Richard John Neuhaus, by Randy Boyagoda
Randy Boyagoda. Richard John Neuhaus: A Life in the Public Square. New York: Image (an imprint of Crown, a division of Random House), 2015. See here to purchase the book. Richard John Neuhaus (1936-2009) was a Catholic priest and a … Continue reading
Posted in George W. Bush, History, Political Philosophy, Politics, Religion
Tagged Conservative, First Things, liberal, Randy Boyagoda, Richard John Neuhaus, Vietnam War
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Book Write-Up: Wedded to War, by Jocelyn Green
Jocelyn Green. Wedded to War. Chicago: Moody Publishers, 2012. See here to buy the book. Wedded to War is Jocelyn Green’s first novel, and the first book of her Heroines Behind the Lines series, which focuses on the American Civil … Continue reading
Book Write-Up: Love’s Pursuit, by Siri Mitchell
Siri Mitchell. Love’s Pursuit. Minneapolis: Bethany House Publishers, 2009. See here to buy the book. Love’s Pursuit is set in seventeenth century Massachusetts, the time and place of the Puritans in America. I decided to read this book for two … Continue reading
Posted in History, Religion
Tagged Assurance of Salvation, Christmas, Love's Pursuit, Puritans, Siri Mitchell
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Book Write-Up: All Things New, by Lynn Austin
Lynn Austin. All Things New. Minneapolis: Bethany House, 2012. I read Lynn Austin’s trilogy about the American Civil War, so I decided also to read her book about the Reconstruction Period. This book is All Things New. There are a … Continue reading
Posted in History, Religion
Tagged All Things New, Civil War, History, Lynn Austin, Reconstruction, Refiner's Fire, Religion, Slavery
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Book Write-Up: Lincoln in the World
Kevin Peraino. Lincoln in the World: The Making of a Statesman and the Dawn of American Power. New York: Broadway Books, 2013. See here to purchase the book. Lincoln in the World, by Kevin Peraino, is about Abraham Lincoln’s approach … Continue reading
