Monthly Ebook Sale, Fleming Rutledge, Advent Calendar, Ivan Illich - Dec. 3

Monthly Ebook Sale, Fleming Rutledge, Advent Calendar, Ivan Illich - Dec. 3 - ERB Daily Book Morsel

Published: Fri, 12/03/21

December 3, 2021

“Much suffering has always been man-made:
history is the record of enslavement and
exploitation. It tells of war, and of the pillage,
famine, and pestilence which come in its wake.
War between commonwealths and classes has
so far been the main planned agency of man-made misery. Thus, man is the only animal whose evolution has been conditioned by adaptation on two fronts.
If he did not succumb to the elements, he had to cope with use and abuse by others of his kind.”

- Ivan Illich,
social critic

From his book:
Towards A History of Needs

Yesterday marked the anniversary of Ivan Illich's death in 2002...

Kindle Ebook
Deal of the Day!

Rez Life:
An Indian's Journey
Through Reservation Life

by David Treuer

Only $1.99!!!

*** Our Advent Calendar 2021 –
The Year’s Best Books for Christian Readers!

Our Advent calendar is loaded up with our picks for the best books of 2021 for Christian readers to be revealed one per day through Advent!

The calendar has been updated through today (Dec. 3)!

New / Featured on our website...

The Monthly Kindle Ebook Sale – December 2021

Amazon recently released their ebook sale for December 2021 …
(Most ebooks in this sale are $3.99 or less!) Browse the full sale
or check out our recommendations, including books by Marilynne Robinson, N.T. Wright, Mary Oliver, MORE

Fleming Rutledge – Means of Grace
[Feature Review]

That Irresistible Word of God. A Review of
Means of Grace: A Year of Weekly Devotions
Fleming Rutledge (Edited by L. Hubers)
Hardback: Eerdmans, 2021
Reviewed by Robert D. Cornwall

Kevin Birmingham – The Sinner and the Saint [NPR Review]

Kevin Birmingham has released a book chronicling the true story behind Dostoevsky’s most famous novel.Listen to an NPR review of Birmingham’s recently released book…

*** From Our Archives...

Christmas Music for Those Who Don’t like Christmas Music

Music is an inevitable part of the Christmas season…
But what if you are weary of hearing the same old songs done over and over again? Here are eight of our favorite albums that don’t fit the typical Christmas music mold.

In Case You Missed It...

*** Brand New Podcast Episode!
Episode 35 :
John Swinton and Andrew Root
(Advent conversation on Time)

ERB Editor C. Christopher Smith sits in the host chair to speak with two outstanding first-time podcast guests: John Swinton and Andrew (Andy) Root. As we enter into the season of Advent, this time where Christians are challenged to learn to wait on God, today’s episode explores the nature of what it means to wait, and more broadly how we learn to reimagine how we
understand and live faithfully within time.

Lectionary Poetry – Second Sunday of Advent (Year C)

Our weekly post of poetry that resonates with the lectionary
readings for this coming Sunday (BOTH Revised Common AND Narrative Lectionaries), including poems by Maya Angelou, Malcolm Guite, Ha Jin, George Herbert, MORE. Features TWO poems for most lectionary readings: one classic poem that can be read on a livestreamed service, and one contemporary poem...

Here's to energizing reading today!

Chris Smith
Editor, The Englewood Review of Books