Terry Tempest Williams, Flannery O'Connor, Jean Vanier, Andy Crouch - Sept. 8 - ERB Daily Book Morsel
Published: Fri, 09/08/17
September 8, 2017
“The world is holy. We are holy. All life is holy.
Daily prayers are delivered on the lips of breaking waves,
the whisperings of grasses, the shimmering of leaves.”
― Terry Tempest Williams,
writer, born on this day
New on our website...
* A Political Companion to Flannery O’Connor [Feature Review]
Our Absurd and Grotesque and Beautiful WorldA Feature Review of A Political Companion to Flannery O’Connor
Edited by Henry T. Edmondson III (Hardback. UPress of KY, 2017)
Reviewed by Todd Edmondson
* 5 Essential Ebook Deals for Christian Readers – 7 Sept 2017
Here are 5 essential ebooks on sale now that are worth checking out:
(Ursula Le Guin, Joan Didion, NYTimes Cookbook, MORE )
* Jean Vanier – Video Intro to his Life and Work
September 10 marks the Birthday of Jean Vanier, the French philosopher, theologian,
and founder of the L’Arche communities. In honor of the occasion,
we offer a series of brief video clips that introduce Vanier’s life and work…
* Andres Duany – Introductory Reading Guide
Today (September 7th) is the birthday of architect and New Urbanist Andres Duany.
In honor of the occasion, we offer this introductory reading guide to his work,
which is essential reading for reflecting on the future of cities.
* Andy Crouch – The Tech-Wise Family [Review]
Forming Character. A Review of The Tech-Wise Family:
Everyday Steps for Putting Technology in Its Proper Place
Andy Crouch (Hardback: Baker Books, 2017)
Reviewed by Marci Rae Johnson
* Gordon Stewart – Be Still [Review]
The World As a Waiting Room. A Review of Be Still!: Departure from Collective Madness
Gordon Stewart (Paperback: Wipf & Stock, 2017) Reviewed by Madeline Cramer
“For a split second, I imagine the world as a waiting room.”
* Mischa Willett – Ocean of Storms [Poetry Reading]
We reviewed this excellent new collection of poems in our fall magazine issue…
Phases: Poems Mischa Willett (Paperback: Cascade Books, 2017)
Listen to the poet reading “Ocean of Storms,” the first section of poems from this new collection:
Here's to energizing reading today!
Chris Smith
Editor, The Englewood Review of Books