Fortress Press Ebooks, Madeleine L'Engle, Beauty, John Woolman, MORE - Oct. 19 - ERB Daily Book Morsel

Published: Sat, 10/19/19













 



October 19, 2019


“May we look upon our treasure, the furniture of our houses,
and our garments, and try to discover whether the seeds of war
have nourishment in these our possessions. ”

 John Woolman, 
Quaker preacher and abolitionist

TODAY is his birthday!  (b., 1720)




*** Kindle Ebook
Deal of the Day!

The Other Side of the Sun,
A Live Coal in the Sea, A Winter's Love
3 Novels by Madeleine L'Engle
in one ebook

Only $3.99!!!



 

New on Our Website...


*** Fortress Press – Fall 2019 Theology Ebook Sale!

Fortress Press has just launched a major theology ebook sale. Most of their ebook catalog is on sale
for $4.99 or less! Featuring deals on books by  Brueggemann, N.T. Wright, Wil Gafney, Sallie McFague, and MORE
Browse the full sale or check out our recommendations... 





*** The Beauty of God’s Creation
– A Theology Reading List


I was recently asked by a friend for some recommendations of theology books on beauty,
for a class he will be teaching. I gave him a few suggestions, but I was reminded in the process
that there is quite a deep well of books on similar topics. So, I offer this introductory list of theology
books on beauty, with the realization that these few books will get us started thinking
in this direction, but they only scratch the surface.





*** Rachel Pieh Jones –
Stronger than Death – Feature Review


Teach Me to Love Like She Did. A Review of
Stronger than Death: How Annalena Tonelli
Defied Terror and Tuberculosis in the Horn of Africa
by Rachel Pieh Jones  (Paperback: Plough Books, 2019)
Reviewed by Heather Caliri





Edna St. Vincent Millay
– Five of our Favorite Poems !


October 19 marks the anniversary of the death of poet Edna St. Vincent Millay…
Edna St. Vincent Millay (February 22, 1892 – October 19, 1950)
was an American poet and playwright,  whose poems received the Pulitzer Prize
for Poetry in 1923, the third woman to win the award for poetry.
We honor the occasion with five excellent poems by her…




Erin Bartels – The Words
Between Us – Review


The Words that Bind. A Review of
The Words Between Us: A Novel
Erin Bartels (Paperback: Revell, 2019)
Reviewed by Maria Lehr




Lewis Mumford – The Story of Utopias – Free Ebook!

Lewis Mumford (1895-1990) was one of the greatest social critics of the twentieth century.
The first book that Lewis Mumford published, The Story of Utopias (1922) is available
as a FREE ebook. Learn about the book below and download a free copy of the ebook!



In Case You Missed It...
 

*** Book Giveaway! Kate Bowler
– The Preacher’s Wife [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… 
The Preacher’s Wife: The Precarious Power of Evangelical Women Celebrities
Kate Bowler (Hardback: Princeton UP, 2019.)
Enter now to win a copy of this new book (It’s as easy as 1, 2, 3!) :



 

Here's to energizing reading today!

Chris Smith
Editor, The Englewood Review of Books