Bob Dylan, David Brooks, N.T. Wright - August 11 - ERB Daily Book Morsel

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August 11, 2017
 
"Painting is self-discovery. Every good artist paints what he is"
  - Jackson Pollock,
who died on this day in 1956



Today is also the birthday of NY Times columnist David Brooks.
Listen to two public radio interviews he did on his most recent book,
The Road to Character (2015)




New on our website... 



*   Feature Review: Craig Watts' Bowing Toward Babylon
     

Singing The Lord’s Song in Our Homeland. A Feature Review of Bowing Toward Babylon: The Nationalistic Subversion of Christian Worship in America
Craig M. Watts (Paperback: Cascade Books, 2017) Reviewed by James Matichuk



*   5 Essential Ebook Deals for Christian Readers – 10 August 2017
     
Here are 5 essential ebooks on sale now that are worth checking out: ( U2, Neil Gaiman, Brennan Manning, MORE )



*   Bob Dylan – Best Albums! (With Clips from each)
     

Compiled by Madeline Cramer.  “I hold a beast, an angel, and a madman in me,” said Dylan Thomas (the poet who inspired Robert Allen Zimmerman to legally change his last name at 19), and perhaps Bob Dylan’s poetry and music has achieved its legendary, timeless status by encompassing those three parts of the human experience so well.



*  Ten Theology Books to Watch For – August 2017
     
Here are a some excellent theology books that will be released this month... N.T. Wright, Greg Boyd, Sam Wells, MORE
 


*  Peter Kreeft -Catholics and Protestants [Review]
     
Seeking Reunion for Christ’s Sake. A Review of Catholics and Protestants: What Can We Learn from Each Other?  By Peter Kreeft  Paperback:  Ignatius Press, 2017
Reviewed by Joseph Johnson





Here's to energizing reading today!

Chris Smith
Editor, The Englewood Review of Books