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R & R  Book Corner

Ayn Rand:  And the World She Made
by Anne C. Heller. 

         Reviewed by Dr. Susan K. Hedahl

Dostoevsky:  A Writer in His Time
by Joseph Frank.  Edited by Mary Petrusewicz

         Reviewed by Dr. Susan K. Hedahl

Winter Reading:
The German Mujahid
by Boualem Sansal. Translated from the French by F. Wynne
and
Stealing Fatima
by Frank X. Gaspar

         Reviewed by Dr. Susan K. Hedahl

The Unit
by Ninni Holmqvist. Trans from the Swedish by Marlaine Delargy

         Reviewed by Dr. Susan K. Hedahl

Our Mother St. Paul
by Beverly Roberts Gaventa

         Reviewed by Dr. Susan K. Hedahl

Empire of Illusion
by Chris Hedges       

         Reviewed by Dr. Susan K. Hedahl

Summer Foursome:  Preaching, Paul, More Paul and American Homiletic History
         Reviewed by Dr. Susan K. Hedahl

The Holocaust is Over; We Must Rise From its Ashes
by Avraham Burg 
         Reviewed by Dr. Susan K. Hedahl

Quiverfull:  Inside the Christian Patriarchy Movement
by Kathryn Joyce  
         Reviewed by Dr. Susan K. Hedahl

Judas: A Biography
by Susan Gubar 
         Reviewed by Dr. Susan K. Hedahl

Across the Spectrum
comments on three books 
         Reviewed by Dr. Susan K. Hedahl

The Comeback God
by Michael Cooper-White 
         Reviewed by Dr. Susan K. Hedahl

Society without God:  What the Least Religious Nations Can Tell Us about Contentment
by Phil Zuckerman 
         Reviewed by Dr. Susan K. Hedahl

Readings on Life-Death-Resurrection:  Three Authors Reflect
Books by N. T. Wright, and Kevin J. Madigan and Jon D. Levenson
         Reviewed by Dr. Susan K. Hedahl

Fiction and Fact:  Two Reviews for Autumn Reading
How Fiction Works  by James Wood
Sacred:  Books of the Three Faiths: Judaism, Christianity, Islam  by John Reeves, ed.
         Reviewed by Dr. Susan K. Hedahl

Finding Nouf
by Zoe Ferraris
         Reviewed by Dr. Susan K. Hedahl

The Myths of Zionism
by John Rose
         Reviewed by Dr. Susan K. Hedahl

Summer Season Choices - A trio
I Don't Believe in Atheists by Chris Hedges
Fannon by John Edgar Weidman
The Bishop's Daughter by Honor Moore
         Reviewed by Dr. Susan K. Hedahl

Figs, Dates, Laurel, and Myrrh:  Plants of the Bible and the Quar'an
by Lytton John Musselman. Foreword by Garrison Keillor
         Reviewed by Dr. Susan K. Hedahl

Blasphemy
by Douglas Preston
         Reviewed by Dr. Susan K. Hedahl

Three Spring Picks:
American Islam, Christian Empire Violence and Preaching
         Reviewed by Dr. Susan K. Hedahl

Mother Teresa:  Come Be My Light:  The Private Writings of the "Saint of Calcutta"
Edited and with commentary by Brian Kolodiejchuk, M. C.
         Reviewed by Dr. Susan K. Hedahl

Acts of Faith:  The Story of an American Muslim, the Struggle for the Soul of a Generation 
by Ebo Patel
         Reviewed by Dr. Susan K. Hedahl

Seminary Boy 
by John Cornwell
         Reviewed by Dr. Susan K. Hedahl

The Pesthouse 
by Jim Crace
         Reviewed by Dr. Susan K. Hedahl
 

Leaving Church: A Memoir of Faith
by Barbara Brown Taylor
         Reviewed by Dr. Susan K. Hedahl

         Reviewed by Dr. Susan K. Hedahl

A trio:

Nemesis:  The Last Days of the American Republic

The Iron Cage:  The Story of the Palestinian Struggle for Statehood
The Secret History of al Qaeda
        Reviewed by Dr. Susan K. Hedahl

God in the Raging Waters  
by Paul Blom  

          Reviewed by Michael L. Cooper-White

Living Lutheran: Renewing Your Congregation
by David Daubert 
          Reviewed by Michael L. Cooper-White

American Islam:  The Struggle For the Soul of a Religion
by Paul M. Barrett
          Reviewed by Dr. Susan K. Hedahl

Reading Like A Writer
by Francine Prose
          Reviewed By Dr. Susan K. Hedahl

Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid
By Jimmy Carter
          Reviewed By Dr. Susan K. Hedahl

Murder in Amsterdam:  The Death of Theo Van Gogh and the Limits of Tolerance  by Ian Buruma
           Reviewed By Dr. Susan K. Hedahl

Your Best Life Now:  7 Steps To Living At Your Full Potential
by Joel Osteen
        Reviewed By Dr. Susan K. Hedahl

The Tulip and the Pope: A Nun’s Story
By Deborah Larsen, Alfred A. Knopf, 2005 pp. 256 

       Reviewed by Barbara Eisenhart
 

The Road by Cormac McCarthy
Alfred A. Knopf, 2006  Pp. 241

       Reviewed By Dr. Susan K. Hedahl

Rowing Without Oars:  A Memoir of Living and Dying 
by Ulla-Carin Lindquist.   Swedish edition, 2004
   (Translated from the Swedish by Margaret Myers)
       Reviewed by Dr. Susan K. Hedahl

The Scent of God:  A Memoir
by Beryl Singleton Bissell
       Reviewed by Dr. Susan K. Hedahl

Abide With Me
by Elizabeth Strout

       Reviewed by Dr. Susan K. Hedahl

FIVE BRIEF SUMMER REVIEWS:
THE VIKINGS ARE COMING!
       Brief book looks by Dr. Susan K. Hedahl

Apex Hides the Hurt
by Colson Whitehead
       Reviewed by Dr. Susan K. Hedahl

The Islamic Challenge:  Politics and Religion in Western Europe
by Jytte Klausen
       Reviewed by Dr. Susan K. Hedahl

Without Roots:  The West, Relativism, Christianity, Islam
by Joseph Ratzinger and Marcello Pera

       Reviewed by Dr. Susan K. Hedahl

Holy Terror
by Terry Eagleton
        Reviewed by Dr. Susan K. Hedahl

THE END OF WORDS:  THE LANGUAGE OF RECONCILIATION IN A CULTURE OF VIOLENCE

by Richard Lischer

       Reviewed by Dr. Susan K. Hedahl

Godly and Righteous, Peevish and Perverse: Clergy and Religious in Literature and Letters: an Anthology
Compiled by Raymond Chapman

       Reviewed by Dr. Leonard M. Hummel

How Israel Lost: The Four Questions
by Richard Ben Cramer   

       Reviewed by Dr. Susan K. Hedahl

Christians and a Land Called Holy
How We Can Foster Justice, Peace, and Hope
by Charles P. Lutz and Robert O. Smith
Reviewed by Dr. Susan K. Hedahl

       Reviewed by Dr. Susan K. Hedahl

UNDER THE BANNER OF HEAVEN: 
A STORY OF VIOLENT FAITH
by Jon Krakauer.   

       Reviewed by Dr. Susan K. Hedahl

On Bullshit
by Harry G. Frankfurt
       Reviewed by Dr. Susan K. Hedahl

Close Range: Wyoming Stories
by Annie Proulx
      Reviewed by Dr. Susan K. Hedahl

Christ the Lord:  Out of Egypt
by  Anne Rice
      Reviewed by Dr. Susan K. Hedahl

Secret Life of Bees
by Sue Monk Kidd
      Reviewed by Dr. Susan K. Hedahl
 

Delights and Shadows
by Ted Kooser, 2004
          Reviewed by Dr. David von Schlichten

A Tale of Two Classics
Quo Vadis? by Henryk Sienkiewisc
          Reviewed by Dr. Susan K. Hedahl

Viking Empires
by Angelo Forte, Richard Oram, Frederik Pedersen
          Reviewed by Dr. Susan K. Hedahl

History of Beauty
Edited by Umberto Eco.
          Reviewed by Dr. Susan K. Hedahl

Breath and Bones
By by Susann Cokal
          Reviewed by Dr. Susan K. Hedahl

Snow
by Orhan Pamuk  
          Reviewed by Dr. Susan K. Hedahl 

Going Nucular
by Geoffrey Nunberg, Perseus Books, 2004, 298 pp.
          Reviewed by Dr. David von Schlichten

Listening Leaders: The Ten Gold Rules To Listen, Lead and Succeed
by Dr. Lyman K. Steil & Dr. Richard K. Bommelje,
           Reviewed by Dr. Susan K. Hedahl 

Silent No More: Confronting America’s False Images of Islam
by Paul Findley, Reviewed by David von Schlichten

Preaching and Homiletical Theory
by Paul Scott Wilson, Reviewed by Dr. Susan K. Hedahl

Birds Without Wings
by Louis De Bernieres, Reviewed by Dr. Susan K. Hedahl

Spoon River Anthology
        By Edgar Lee Masters,  Reviewed by Dr. Susan K. Hedahl

Pushkin and the Queen of Spades
        By Alice Randall,  Reviewed by Dr. Susan K. Hedahl

THE SWALLOWS OF KABUL
       By Yasmina Khadra      Review by Susan K. Hedahl

THE LAST SUMMER OF REASON
       By Tahar Djaout      Review by Susan K. Hedahl

The Future of Christian Faith in America 
       By David Yount   Augsburg 2004  Review by Michael Cooper-White

HIdden Prey
     By John Sandford  Review by Susan K. Hedahl

EATS, SHOOTS, AND LEAVES:
The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation
                        By   Lynne Truss  Review by Susan K. Hedahl

THE RAPTURE EXPOSED: THE MESSAGE OF HOPE IN THE BOOK OF REVELATION  By Barbara R. Rossing    Review by Mark Vitalis Hoffman