*** Reducing Gun Violence
[A Reading List for Christians]

After two more mass-shootings last weekend (El Paso and Dayton),
more innocent lives have been taken because of our inability as the American people
to wrestle with the complex history of arms and rights here in our nation,
and to take action that would minimize these sorts of events in which the lives
of bystanders are taken. Here are some very helpful books that wrestle with
the complex social and legal histories of guns in America, and with the
theological ramifications of our obsession with guns.

William Romanowski –
Cinematic Faith [Feature Review]

Delighting in the Joy of Film.  A Feature Review of
Cinematic Faith: A Christian Perspective on Movies and Meaning
by William Romanowski  (Paperback: Baker Academic, 2019)
Review by John Berard

*** 5 Essential Ebook Deals
for Church Leaders [8 August 2019]

Here are 5 essential ebooks on sale now that are worth checking out:
( Robert Putnam, Rebecca Solnit, Gun Violence, MORE )

The Reading Room: Excerpts
from some of July’s Best Fiction Books!

Get a taste of this month’s best fiction books, by reading these excerpts:
Colson Whitehead, Shawn Smucker, Madeline Ffitch, MORE


 

Anthony Jack – Access vs. Inclusion on College Campuses [Video]

This is an extraordinary new book that explores the challenges 
that low-income students face on college campuses…
The Privileged Poor: How Elite Colleges Are Failing Disadvantaged Students
by Anthony Jack  (Hardback: Harvard UP, 2019)
Here are two video clips that introduce a few of the key issues explored in the book:

Carol Berry – Learning from Henri Nouwen
and Vincent van Gogh [Review]

Henri, Vincent, and Living in the World with Kindness
A Review of Learning from Henri Nouwen & Vincent van Gogh
by Carol Berry  (Hardback: IVP Books, 2019)
Reviewed by Joseph Johnson

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*** Toni Morrison – Remembering
the Award-winning Novelist [NPR]

Toni Morrison, Nobel Prize-winner in literature, died yesterday 
at the age of 88. Listen to this remembrance of Morrison from NPR…

*** Amazon Monthly Kindle Ebook Sale! [August 2019]

Amazon recently released their monthly ebook sale for August 2019…
(Most ebooks in this sale are $3.99 or less!)
Here are 20 of the Very Best Deals for Christian Readers from this sale… 
Dallas Willard, Nelson Mandela, Coretta Scott King, Henri Nouwen, Enneagram, MORE

Here's to energizing reading today!

Chris Smith
Editor, The Englewood Review of Books