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Great Book Reviews http://www.greatbookreviews.com Wed, 16 Sep 2009 18:01:44 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Making All Things New, Henri Nouwen One of my favorite spiritual writers is Henri Nouwen, a Dutch priest who taught at Yale, Harvard, and spent the remainder of his life as a pastor ministering to the severely handicapped at the L'Arche Daybreak Community in Toronto, Canada. 1981 Harper San Francisco, 95 pgs. I read ... http://www.greatbookreviews.com/?p=141 The Matarese Countdown, by Robert Ludlum 1997 Bantam Books. 566 pgs. I like spy novels. The funny thing about these type of books is that they are often predictable. I thought The Matarese Countdown was good, but certainly not great. Ludlum is a classic writer in his field and it is likely that ... http://www.greatbookreviews.com/?p=140 Child of god by Cormac McCarthy Cormac McCarthy's Child of god, is probably the most disturbing book I have ever read. Having read three of McCarthy's books, I am certainly aware of some of his thematic developments, but thus far, this is his darkest. We see a man who has as long as can ... http://www.greatbookreviews.com/?p=139 The Road, by Cormac McCarthy 287 pgs. Vintage Books, 2006. The Road is one of the best books I have read. Cormac McCarthy won the Pulitzer for this book, and I must say it is well deserved. His story is in no way connected with "end time" cliches, nor is there the proverbial ... http://www.greatbookreviews.com/?p=138 The Historian, by Elizabeth Kostova 909 Pgs. Little Brown and Company, 2005. Vampire books are all the rage now, especially after the growing success of Stephanie Meyer's Twilight trilogy. Of course, the movie has contributed toward this growin interest in this genre, but the topic is certainly nothing new. Bram Stoker's Dracula is a ... http://www.greatbookreviews.com/?p=137 Atticus, by Ron Hansen Review (kind of?) by Bob Rice Harper Perennial, 1997. Pg. 256. Last night, I decided to read another chapter of Ron Hansen’s Atticus- but the book grabbed me and wouldn’t let go until it was past midnight and I finished the whole thing. I regretted the late hour ... http://www.greatbookreviews.com/?p=136 Theology of the Body, by Pope John Paul II Review By Jason Theobald: “Through the mystery of the incarnate person and the biblical analogy of spousal love, John Paul II’s catechesis illumines the entirety of God’s plan for human life from origin to eschaton with a splendid supernatural light.â€‌ Between September 5, 1979 and November 28, 1984, John Paul ... http://www.greatbookreviews.com/?p=135 The Trinity, by Karl Rahner Review by Peter Johnston The Trinity is Karl Rahner's response to what he perceives to be a lack of a Trinitarian outlook by neo-scholastic theologians and the Catholic Church in the 1960s.[1] The book is a call to bring the reality of the Trinity to the forefront of theology and ... http://www.greatbookreviews.com/?p=134 The Privilege of Being a Woman, by Dr. Alice von Hildebrand Review by Jennifer Shanahan In her book, The Privilege of Being a Woman, Dr. Alice von Hildebrand presents a clear and equitable argument against the modern misconceptions concerning the Church’s view on holy womanhood. While history has been dominated by the achievements of men, von Hildebrand insightfully proves that women’s role ... http://www.greatbookreviews.com/?p=133 The Courage to be Chaste, by Fr. Benedict Groeschel, C.F.R. Book review by Bill Jones Chastity as a Virtue for the Single and Religious Lives In his book, The Courage to be Chaste, Father Benedict Groeschel, C.F.R. discusses the importance of chastity as a virtue in the religious and single lives. Chastity is perhaps the most difficult virtue to practice as ... http://www.greatbookreviews.com/?p=132