Dorothy Day, Wendell Berry, Krista Tippett, Peter Enns, Jami, MORE - Nov. 8 - ERB Daily Book Morsel

Published: Fri, 11/08/19













 



November 8, 2019

 

“We have all known the long loneliness and we have learned that
the only solution is love and that love comes with community.”

 Dorothy Day,
co-founder of the
Catholic Worker movement

TODAY is her birthday (born 1897) 


*** Our Intro Reading Guide
On Dorothy Day
and the Catholic Workers
!




Tomorrow is the birthday of Krista Tippett,
the host of Public Radio's On Being...

On Being with Krista Tippett
– Top 10 Best Episodes!
 






*** Kindle Ebook
Deal of the Day!

Carpe Diem Redeemed:
Seizing the Day, Discerning the Times

by Os Guinness
Only $2.99!!!


 


 

New on Our Website...

*** 5 Essential Ebook Deals for
Church Leaders [7 November 2019]

Here are 5 essential ebook deals that are worth checking out:
(Peter Enns, Wendell Berry, When Helping Hurts, Jen Pollock Michel, MORE)




*** Paul Mariani – The Mystery
of It All – Feature Review


The Poet in Winter Feature Review of
The Mystery of It All:
The Vocation of Poetry in the Twilight of Modernity
by Paul Mariani  (Paperback: Paraclete Press, 2019)
Reviewed by Michial Farmer




Jami – Five Poems by the Sufi Poet

November 9 marks the anniversary of the death of the Sufi poet Jami …
We honor the occasion with five of our favorite poems by him!




Facing the Dragon – Documentary Film Review

Stories of Profoundly Courageous Afghan Women
A Review of Facing the Dragon
A Documentary Film by  Sedika Mojadidi, Director
Reviewed by C. Christopher Smith


 


Matthew Schuerman – Newcomers:
Gentrification & Its Discontents – Interview


This is a fascinating new book, an important study of the life and economy of cities…
Newcomers: Gentrification and Its Discontents by Matthew Schuerman
Listen to an interview with the author from public radio station WNYC:




A thoughtful read...

How Christian theology and practice
are being shaped by trauma studies


Talking about God in the face of wounds that won’t go away by Shelly Rambo
[The Christian Century]





In Case You Missed It...

*** Book Giveaway! N.T. Wright –
Advent for Everyone: Matthew [5 copies]

We’re super-excited to run this giveaway of  FIVE copies of this superb new book  
which will make for superb reading in the upcoming Advent season!
Advent for Everyone: Matthew by N.T. Wright
Enter now to win a copy of this new book    (It’s as easy as 1, 2, 3!) :

 


*** Amazon Monthly Kindle Ebook Sale !
– November 2019


Amazon recently released their November 2019 ebook / audiobook sale …
Here are 20 of the Very Best Deals for Christian Readers from this sale:
Wendell Berry, Madeleine L'Engle, Thomas Merton, C.S. Lewis, MORE 



 

Here's to energizing reading today!

Chris Smith
Editor, The Englewood Review of Books