Karl Barth, Ursula Le Guin, Peter Rollins, Rimbaud, Megan Stielstra - Oct 20 - ERB Daily Book Morsel

Published: Fri, 10/20/17
















 

October 18, 2017

"To regiment artists, to make them servants of some particular cause does violence to the very springs of artistic creation.
But it does more than that. It betrays the very cause of a better future it would serve,
for in its subjugation of the individuality of the artist it annihilates the source of that which is genuinely new.
- John Dewey, Educator and Philosopher,
born on this day, 1859

 



New on our website... 

*Megan Stielstra -The Wrong Way to Save Your Life [Feature Review]

An Earnestness and An Elegance. A Feature Review of The Wrong Way to Save Your Life: Essays.
Megan Stielstra (Paperback: Harper Perennial, 2017)
Reviewed by Seth Vopat

 

5 Essential Ebook Deals for Christian Readers – 19 October 2017

Here are 5 essential ebooks on sale now that are worth checking out:
( Peter Rollins, Margaret Atwood, C.S. Lewis, MORE )


 

Ursula Le Guin – Introductory Reading Guide

This week marks the birthday of novelist Ursula Le Guin.  
In honor of the occasion, we offer this introductory reading guide to her work.

 

Angela Palm – Riverine: A Memoir… [Review]

Memory Carved Into the Land. A Review of  Riverine: A Memoir from Anywhere but Here
Angela Palm  (Paperback: Graywolf Press, 2016).   Reviewed by Sarah Lyons

 

Mark Galli – Evangelicals and Karl Barth’s Adultery [Interview]

In light of new details about the extent of Karl Barth's adultery, I had the opportunity to ask Mark Galli,
author of a new biography of Karl Barth, Karl Barth: An Introductory Biography for Evangelicals
(Eerdmans 2017), what they might mean for Christians, and especially those who identify as Evangelicals.


 

Arthur Rimbaud – Four Poems

This week marked the birthday of poet Arthur Rimbaud (b. 20 October 1854).
In remembrance of his life and work, here are four superb poems by him…

 

Gunilla Norris – Embracing the Seasons [Review]

Bringing the Seasons Ever Inward.  A Review of 
Embracing The Seasons: Memories of a Country Garden 
Gunilla Norris.  (Paperback: BlueBridge, 2017)
Reviewed by Michelle Wilbert

 

 

Here's to energizing reading today!

Chris Smith
Editor, The Englewood Review of Books