I’ve been reading God: A Biography by Jack Miles, and have found so many things worth thinking about. For my preliminary thoughts, see yesterday’s post here. We are all our fathers and our mothers, in that we inherited 23 chromosomes from one, and 23 from the other. We have nothing all our own. That said, […]
God as Literary Character
I’m devouring this book–God: A Biography by Jack Miles. Of course, I’m hoping some of it will be useful and translatable for my second novel. [Jack Miles, “a former Jesuit, pursued religious studies at Pontifical Gregorian College, Rome, and the Hebrew University, Jerusalem, and holds a doctorate in Near Eastern languages from Harvard University.”] The Bible […]
A Long Way From Tipperary
Although not all of Crossan’s book A Long Way From Tipperary was riveting to me (I skimmed the personal parts, devoured the spiritual thoughts), I found a few nuggets that meant something to me. [Crossan is an ex-monk, ex-priest who’s written myriads of books on the historical Jesus.] If you, dear reader, have followed my […]
Paperback of Eve
Good news for all you people waiting to buy the paperback edition of Eve. It’s out, in bookstores everywhere. Perfect for your book club. More gentle on the pocket book. You’ll notice that the publisher has changed the cover art…and shortened the title. I think it’s eye-catching, don’t you? I’m also happy to add that […]
The Shack
I thought I could avoid this little chat altogether until I read Katherine Jeffrey’s review of The Shack in Books & Culture, January/February 2010. You can read it here. Jeffrey was brief and fair on the literary merit of The Shack. The book is not beautifully written, but then the message is not in the […]