The book is Mere Christendom by Douglas Wilson. It was originally published in 2023 by Canon Press. I read the 2023 hardcover. I read it in January of 2024 Doug Wilson has been writing and speaking in his blogs about "mere christendom" (his term for Christian Nationalism) for many years. He finally wrote a book about it. I... Continue Reading →
The Odyssey by Homer
The book is The Odyssey by Homer. It was originally an oral tradition story told long before it was written down. But it was most likely first composed in the 8th or 7th century BC. I read the Robert Fagles translation in the Penguin Deluxe Classics 1998 paperback edition, in the 2009 boxset edition that includes The Iliad and The Aeneid. I read it... Continue Reading →
Return of the King by J.R.R. Tolkien
The book is Return of the King by J.R.R. Tolkien. It was originally published in 1955 by George Allen & Unwin. I read the 2020 Harper Collins illustrated hardback edition with illustrations by Alan Lee. I read it in December of 2023. The title refers to Aragorn. He finally returns to Gondor to take his rightful place as king. ... Continue Reading →
The Two Towers by J.R.R. Tolkien
The book is The Two Towers by J.R.R. Tolkien. It was originally published in 1954 by George Allen & Unwin. I read the 2020 Harper Collins illustrated hardback edition with illustrations by Alan Lee. I read it in December of 2023. According to Tolkien's own illustration for the cover the two towers are depicted to be Minas Morgul... Continue Reading →
In the House of Tom Bombadil by C.R. Wiley
The book is In the House of Tom Bombadil by C.R. Wiley. It was originally published 2021 by Canon Press. I read the 2021 paperback edition. I read it in December of 2023. The title refers to the Lord of the Rings character Tom Bombadil. Wiley mentions how everything changes when Frodo and the hobbits enter Tom's... Continue Reading →
Athanasius of Alexandria by Peter Barnes
The book is Athanasius of Alexandria by Peter Barnes. It was first published in 2019 by Christian Focus Publications. I read the 2019 paperback edition. I read it in December of 2023. The title is the subject of the biography, Athanasius. This is part of a series of books by the publisher on the early... Continue Reading →
The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien
The book is The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien. It was originally published in 1954 by George Allen & Unwin. I read the 2020 Harper Collins illustrated hardback edition with illustrations by Alan Lee. I read it in November of 2023. The title refers to the fellowship that first embarks on the epic quest to... Continue Reading →
What Every Christian Needs To Know About the Quran by James White
The book is What Every Christian Should Know About the Quran by James White. It was originally published in 2013 by Bethany House Publishers. I read the 2013 paperback edition. I read it in October of 2023. The title is the thesis of the book. Information to Christian about Islam and the Quran. I read this book because... Continue Reading →
The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien
The book is The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien. It was originally published in 1937 by Allen and Unwin. It was first published in America in 1938 by Houghton Mifflin. I read the 2020 Harper Collins Hardcover edition with illustrations by Alan Lee. I read it in October of 2023 The title refers to the main character Bilbo... Continue Reading →
In the Shadow of the Sword by Tom Holland
The book is In the Shadow of the Sword by Tom Holland. It was originally published in 2012 by Little Brown books. I read the paperback edition. I read this in October of 2023. The title refers to the violence of the origin of Islam. This isn't how Holland would frame it but what I got from this... Continue Reading →