Arrow Through the Sun
Ben McFarland's blog about science, faith, and everything.
Tuesday, June 16, 2020
Book Review: If It Bleeds by Stephen King
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Here's another Stephen King tetralogy of short stories (OK, long stories), and as he continues to grow as a writer, these are becoming m...
Book Review: Conversations with Rene Girard: Prophet of Envy
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Cynthia Haven has provided the world with the best, most accessible biography of Rene Girard and with this book, the most up-to-date collect...
Book Review: The Cross and the Lynching Tree by James H. Cone
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I don't actually enjoy much theology. Only about 10% of it has the "snap" that makes it worth it, but when it has that "s...
Book Review: Miracles by Luke Timothy Johnson
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This book takes you through the Bible looking at where and when miracles occur. Several points recommend it: It starts with the music (the P...
Monday, December 9, 2019
Book Review: Fates and Furies by Lauren Groff
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I recognize that this book is well-written and (generally) well-structured. (I would have liked a little more emphasis on the mystery, what ...
Monday, November 25, 2019
Book Review: I See Satan Fall Like Lightning by Rene Girard
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This is late Girard, published around the turn of the millennium. It feels prescient to our current age of memes and social media mobs as ev...
Book Review: The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead
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I'm not going to say much about this book because I want you to discover it like I did. It starts out like 40 Years a Slave but soon bec...
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