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Review: Not in God’s Name by Paula Fouce ★★★★★

Much of the commentary surrounding recent terrorist attacks and threats might lead one to think that religious hatred is a new thing. But in fact violence and hatred in the name of religion have been around a very long time, perhaps as long as religion itself. Or at least as long as the monotheistic Abrahamic religions. For many Americans, religious violence seems to have recently arrived on American soil, but that is a bit ingenuous as well. From the Salem Witch Trials to the Sikh Temple massacre in 2012, the United States is no stranger to hatred and violence that […]

Cate Baum2017-03-24T10:35:06+02:00May 20th, 2015|Categories: Book Reviews|Tags: Non-Fiction Book Reviews, Religion Book Reviews|

Review: The Unfinished Tower of Babel by Dr. Robert L. Bonn

Today, the never-completed Tower of Babel remains a symbol of how a divine, otherworldly power can enter into and change the course of human history.

Dr. Robert L. Bonn, a sociologist, delves into how the biblical story of the Tower of Babel has influenced history in his fascinating book The Unfinished Tower of Babel. His work offers a non-conventional view of the biblical tale. He purports that the biblical account is actually a myth and symbolizes the Babylonian Empire. Using this theory he analyzes other empires and argues that history proves that empire building can only have one result: […]

T B Markinson2019-01-22T15:56:00+02:00August 22nd, 2014|Categories: Book Reviews|Tags: Non-Fiction Book Reviews, Religion Book Reviews, Social Science Book Reviews|

Review: Why Leadership Sucks by Miles Anthony Smith

The book by author Miles Anthony Smith reads as a meaty and backed-up book choc full of crafted points on business leadership – nothing I haven’t read before, but it was all here in one book and documented thoroughly. I didn’t really fully grasp his rendition of the Level 5 Servant Leadership doctrine (I think some explanation is needed further using the originators of this theory as examples such as Greenleaf or Collins – thankfully I am familiar otherwise would have been lost) but thoroughly enjoyed his “start stop continue” team instruction: telling your team where to stop, start and […]

Cate Baum2014-05-06T22:33:43+02:00March 5th, 2013|Categories: Book Reviews|Tags: Business Book Reviews, Religion Book Reviews|

Review: Spiritual Alchemy by Anthony of the Desert

Spiritual Alchemy: The Fall, The Cure, The Jesus Prayer is written by Anthony of the Desert. In the 1950s, Anthony, whose birth name is Frank Jarvis Atwood, was born in Northern California. His childhood neighborhood was in an upscale area and he attended an impressive Military Academy. However, Atwood became involved in the drug scene and when he was eighteen he was in a state prison. Over the next decade, he would have several stays in different prisons in California.