Book Reviews

Stoner is the story of the titular character’s journey from the farms of rural Missouri to the halls of the great state’s university. On the journey, William Stoner epitomizes the intellectual transformation that many 19th century Americans took when they migrated from the hollers of rural America to the classrooms and institutions that would define… Read more: Stoner by John Williams

In one of the more intriguing and dramatic post-resurrection encounters, the gospel of Luke records Jesus meeting two disciples on the road to Emmaus. The disciples don’t recognize Jesus, and so they explain to him the incredible things that have happened in Jerusalem. Jesus, disappointed by their surprise, scolds them for failing to believe, and… Read more: Five Views of Christ in the Old Testament ed by Gundry, et al.

Over the last ten years the tide of Young Restless and Reformed evangelicalism has noticeably subsided as a new day has dawned. The best-seller list is now dotted by a few pastors and authors who are also drawing hordes of evangelicals to large conferences that have surpassed Desiring God, T4G, or G3, like the Holy… Read more: Becoming Dallas Willard by Gary Moon

Wallace Stegner’s pulitzer prize winning novel, Angle of Repose, is a story told from the vantage point of Lyman Ward, a fifty-eight year old former history professor crippled by a degenerative bone condition. The novel presents as a collection of his voice recordings about a season in his life where he is dedicated to telling… Read more: Angle of Repose by Wallace Stegner

“Survival, it is called. Often it is accidental, sometimes it is engineered by creatures or forces that we have no conception of, always it is temporary.” And how beautiful that temporary survival is. Crossing to Safety tells a profound story of friendship and hardship as two couples struggle to survive. And it is definitely a… Read more: Crossing to Safety by Wallace Stegner