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The Imperfectionists (Tom Rachman, 2010)
BY: Denis Haack
Arthur’s cubicle used to be near the watercooler, but the bosses tired of having to chat with him each time they got thirsty. So the watercooler stayed and he was moved. Now his desk is in a distant corner, as far from the locus of power as possible but nearer the cupboard of pens, which is a consolation.
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Eichmann in Jerusalem: A Report on the Banality of Evil (Hannah Arendt, 1963)
An Ordinary Man (Paul Rusesabagina, 2006)
BY: Preston Jones
Eichmann was not a monster, Arendt says; he was “a clown.” He had a “horrible gift for consoling himself with clichés.”
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Learning to Die in Miami: Confessions of a Refugee Boy (Carlos Eire, 2010)
BY: Denis Haack
ire tells a story that is as painful as it is hopeful, a narrative that is unlike anything I have ever experienced and yet accessible because it partakes of the essential vitality of what it means to be human in a badly broken world. It is a story that needed to be told. And it is a story that must never be forgotten.
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The Glory of God (Morgan and Peterson, 2010)
BY: Denis Haack
This is theology written from a high view of Scripture, embedded in the grand tradition of orthodoxy preserved in the church over the last 2000 years.
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The Museum of Innocence (Orhan Pamuk, 2008/9)
BY: Denis Haack
Tensions are real, cutting through neighborhoods and families, and no one is certain how to reconcile the opposing perspectives in the wider society. This tension, animating debate and unease in Turkish society, becomes deeply personal in The Museum of Innocence. Kemal, the young protagonist, is about to be engaged to Sibel, does not want to live in a world bounded by religious regulations but finds the autonomy of modernity strangely unsettling.
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The Challenge of Jesus: Rediscovering Who Jesus Was and Is and Jesus and the Restoration of Israel (N.T. Wright, 1999)
Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture (Editor Thomas C. Oden, 1998)
The Scandal of Harry Potter
The Ancient Love Song: Finding Christ in the Old Testament (Charles D. Drew, 1996, 2000)
As For Me & My House: Crafting Your Marriage to Last (Walter Wangerin, Jr., 1990)
The Reproduction Revolution: A Christian Appraisal of Sexuality, Reproductive Technologies, and the Family (Kilner, Cunningham, and Hager, 2000)
Bio-Engagement: Making a Christian Difference through Bioethics Today (Cameron, Daniels, and White, 2000)
Bioethics: A Primer for Christians (Gilbert Meilaender, 1996)
Bioethics and the Future of Medicine: A Christian Appraisal (eds. Kilmer, Cameron, and Schiedermayer, 1995)
Border Crossings: Christian Trespasses on Popular Culture and Public Affairs
The Boxer Rebellion: The Dramatic Story of China’s War on Foreigners That Shook the World in the Summer of 1900 (Diana Preston, 2000)
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Tonight we ate soup, home-made bread, and a salad in the living room in order to enjoy the Christmas tree. And because the dining room table has been recruited as workspace for various creative projects that will result in hand crafted gifts for friends. Simple pleasures, simply enjoyed, with deep gratefulness and the realization that grace alone makes it possible. In Ransom we believe that it is in the ordinary things of life that true significance rests, because it is here that we are called to live out our lives before the face of God. If exploring this understanding of reality is of interest to you, we hope you will find the material on this website to be helpful.
Denis & Margie Haack
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