So, I think anyone who was going to read Time Traveler's Wife has read it by now.
What books are we thinking about next?
I am just starting a non-fiction book by Timothy Keller called "The Reason for God; Belief in an Age of Skepticism."
Instead of copying the synopsis I'll just list off some of the chapter titles:
-How could a Good God allow Suffering?
-Christianity is a straight jacket
-Science has disproved Christianity
-You can't take the Bible literally
In this book Keller discusses the common doubts/questions that prevent people from being Christians. I've only read the intro, but it's pretty good so far. He seems to take a fairly unbiased approach from both sides of the arguement and encourages doubt with the caveat of researching answers.
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sounds interesting. sometimes non-fictions are less "discussable" than fiction. however, being religious, this one is bound to spark discussion. we probably dont all agree on everything when it comes to God, other than the fact that we all know that my opinion is the right one...
jk.
speaking of religion: big catholic community out here, and a lot of recent debate about gay marriage/priestal abuse/how they are kind of related but not really but interesting nonetheless, if you need to cruise the web one day.
btw - we had mentioned Bonfire of the Vanities by Tom Wolfe a few months ago. im about 1/3 through it and it's really good, very male, and very detailed. it's kind of like 'All The King's Men.' i had to start it a few times, and i completely put it down for days at a time. so i dont know if we would all love it to death.
but i will say, after i finish a T. Wolfe novel, i think about it for years. it's never time wasted. so anyone who is interested in in it, give it a shot.
i'm currently reading love in the time of cholera, as well as inching through a complete anthology of Randell Jarrell's poetry and, of course, the Oxford Catholic Study Bible. all are good, although i occasionally have a hard time understanding Jarrell's poetry. great imagery, but very little prosaic grammar. i highly recommend love in the time of cholera...it starts slow, but is really picking up. maybe instead of picking one book, we can all just talk about the ones we're reading. that seems to be our style hahaha.
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