Book Reviews

For the last few years I've been keeping a record of my reading and making note of the most important books that I read that year. To be honest, I'm feeling a bit burnt out on reading at the moment, and have felt that way…

This is the week that various outlets publish lists of the "best books of the year," the "books most likely to shape life, thought, and culture.” I always feel for the authors whose books didn't even make the shortlist, as well for those who have…

Title: The Twentysomething Soul: Understanding the Religious and Secular Lives of American Young AdultsAuthor: Tim Clydesdale, Kathleen Garces-FoleyPublisher: Oxford University PressPublishing Date: August 2, 2019Pages: 256 (Hardcover)ISBN: 978-0190931353 There are 47 million twentysomethings in the United States. To make things easier, let us imagine them as represented by a group of…

Title: In Search of Common Good: Christian Fidelity in a Fractured WorldAuthor: Jake MeadorPublisher: InterVarsity PressPublishing Date: June 25, 2019Pages: 208 (Hardcover)ISBN: 978-0830845545 A few years ago, our family moved from the West Coast (Los Angeles) to the Midwest (northwest Iowa). A friend questioned whether I would…