October 14, 2019


“The ideal subject of totalitarian rule is not the convinced Nazi
or the convinced Communist, but people for whom the distinction
between fact and fiction and the distinction
between true and false no longer exist.”

― Hannah Arendt, philosopher 
TODAY is her birthday (born 1906)!


*** Keep an eye out for our coming coverage of 
Hannah Arendt's timely and important book,
The Origins of Totalitarianism



*** Kindle Ebook
Deal of the Day!

 

TODAY is also the birthday of 
poet e.e. cummings...
Three of our favorite 
e.e. cummings poems!

 

*** New Book Releases –
Week of 14 October 2019

 Here are a few new book releases from this week that are worth checking out:
Elizabeth Strout, Andrew Peterson, Dorothy Sayers, MORE



Elizabeth Strout – Olive, Again – NPR Interview

One of this week’s best new book releases is:
Olive, Again: A Novel  by Elizabeth Strout
(Hardback: Random House, 2019)
Listen to a new NPR interview with Elizabeth Strout about this novel:



Andrew Peterson – Adorning
the Dark – Trailer Video

One of this week’s best new book releases is:
Adorning the Dark: Thoughts on Community, Calling, and the Mystery of Making
by Andrew Peterson   (Paperback: B&H, 2019)
Watch the trailer video for this book by Andrew Peterson:

In Case You Missed It...

*** LAST CHANCE to enter...  
Book Giveaway! James K.A. Smith
– On the Road with St. Augustine [5 copies]

We’re super-excited to give away FIVE copies of this 
superb new book, one of our most-anticipated books of the fall… 
On the Road with Saint Augustine: A Real-World Spirituality for Restless Hearts
by James K.A. Smith  (Hardback: Brazos Press, 2019)
Enter now to win a copy of this new book (It’s as easy as 1, 2, 3!) :



*** Eerdmans Theology Ebook Sale – October 2019

Some excellent theology ebook deals in the Eerdmans sale for October 2019…
Here are some of our recommended titles from the sale…
Eugene Peterson, Fleming Rutledge, Marva Dawn, MORE



*** Ten Theology Books
to Watch For – October 2019

Here are some excellent theology books that will be released in October 2019:
James K.A. Smith, Chanequa Walker-Barnes, W Brueggemann, MORE