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Canon Press: Free on Google Books

April 22nd, 2008 · 1 Comment · Books

Canon press is offering their books in full on Google Books. When I discovered this, I intended to read just a few pages of Leithart’s Against Christianity. A third of the way into the book, I realized I hadn’t stopped after a few pages.
HT to Mike Frizzell

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Books, St. Patrick’s Day, and Holy Week

March 16th, 2008 · 5 Comments · Life in General

Birthday gift cards to Borders make me very happy. I picked up two books I’ve really been wanting today: Timothy Keller’s The Reason for God, and Alister McGrath’s Christianity’s Dangerous Idea. I can’t wait to get to them, but they’re several books down the list (which means, yes, Chris, you can borrow them […]

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Anne Rice, Jesus, and Vampires

February 26th, 2008 · No Comments · Books

Anne Rice converts to Christianity, writes a few books about Jesus, and then returns to vampires. Which is exactly what she should do, really. The problem is the statement she made right after returning to her faith:
I would never go back, not even if they say, ‘You will be financially ruined; you’ve got […]

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Overloaded

February 18th, 2008 · 3 Comments · Books

On overload right now. I’m planning two massive posts in the near future: “Post Pauldom Depression,” and something on Christian Theology and Libertarianism. I have all these thoughts during the day, but by the time I’m sitting down late at night to have a beer and write, it’s all jumbled. Maybe I […]

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