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The Conservative Mind: From Burke to Eliot
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Kirk, Russell
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5/5. Encyclopaedic history of conservative thought.
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Commonwealth Theology
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Krieger, Douglas W.
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3/5. Interesting alternative to Covenant Theology and Dispensationalism. |
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Black Rednecks and White Liberals
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Sowell, Thomas
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5/5. Masterful telling of history of slavery and racial conflict.
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Demons: What the Bible Really Says about the Powers of Darkness
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Heiser, Michael S.
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3/5. Fairly well-argued case for demons being disembodied spirits of Nephilim. |
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Middle Knowledge: Human Freedom in Divine Sovereignty
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Laing, John D
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4/5. Careful study of the Molinist view of foreknowledge, election and free-will.
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The Infinite Variety of Music
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Bernstein, Leonard
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4/5. Great, but difficult to follow if the printed music is not played for you.
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The Eye of the World (The Wheel of Time, #1)
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Jordan, Robert
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4/5. Surprisingly rich world with clear allusions to a biblical cosmology. |
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My Life among the Deathworks: Illustrations of the Aesthetics of Authority (Sacred Order/Social Order, #1)
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Rieff, Philip
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3/5. Poetic philosophy but impenetrable to a dunderhead like me.
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What to Listen for in Music
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Copland, Aaron
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4/5. Excellent introduction.
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The Body: A Guide for Occupants
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Bryson, Bill
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4/5. A page-turner, and always delightful to see a Darwinist express wonder, gratitude and awe, and have no one to thank.
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A Long Obedience in the Same Direction: Discipleship in an Instant Society
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Peterson, Eugene H.
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3/5. Worthy, but not outstanding, comments on the Songs of Ascent. |
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The White Horse King: The Life of Alfred the Great
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Merkle, Benjamin R.
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5/5. Warm, gripping and interesting telling of perhaps England’s greatest king. |
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J-Curve: Dying and Rising with Jesus in Everyday Life
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Miller, Paul E.
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5/5. Excellent, excellent telling of one of the great themes of Scripture and central themes of Philippians. |
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The Warden and the Wolf King (The Wingfeather Saga #4)
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Peterson, Andrew
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The final book of a wonderful series read to my children. |
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Unfinished Tales of Númenor and Middle-Earth
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Tolkien, J.R.R.
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5/5/. Some gems and jewels for lovers of Middle-Earth. |
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Fool’s Talk: Recovering the Art of Christian Persuasion
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Guinness, Os
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4/5. Unorthodox but wise retelling of apologetic methodology. |
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Practicing Affirmation: God-Centered Praise of Those Who Are Not God
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Crabtree, Sam
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3/5. Simple reminder to affirm and praise those in our lives we lead and serve.
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Modern Physics and Ancient Faith
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Barr, Stephen M.
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4/5. Heavily scientific explanations of God’s glory in cosmology and physics. |
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Christianity’s Dangerous Idea: The Protestant Revolution: A History from the Sixteenth Century to the Twenty-First
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McGrath, Alister
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4/5. Self-attesting Scripture leads to the principle of Scripture interpreting Scripture, which led to the Reformation and modern Protestantism
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Narrative Apologetics: Sharing the Relevance, Joy, and Wonder of the Christian Faith
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McGrath, Alister
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3/5. Good introduction to the importance of story and mythos for overall worldview and perspective.
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Cultural Apologetics: Renewing the Christian Voice, Conscience, and Imagination in a Disenchanted World
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Gould, Paul M.
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5/5. Tremendous understanding of cultural perspectives that shape the reception of the Christian message.
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Apologetics and the Christian Imagination: An Integrated Approach to Defending the Faith
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Ordway, Holly *
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3/5. A good start spoiled by an overbearing and proselytising Romanism.
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Apologetics Beyond Reason: Why Seeing Really Is Believing
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Sire, James W.
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3/5. A retired apologist reflects on the many methods beyond evidentialism |
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Reformation Worship: Liturgies from the Past for the Present
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Gibson, Jonathan
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5/5. Superb collection of all the Reformation liturgies from Luther through Westminster.
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Theology of the Reformers
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George, Timothy
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5/5. Readable, wise, thorough historical theology. |
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Shapers of Christian Orthodoxy: Engaging with Early and Medieval Theologians
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Green, Bradley G.
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3/5. Several essays, of varying quality, on early ante-Nicene fathers.
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The Stripping of the Altars
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Duffy, Eamon
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3/5. Voluminous, but overwhelming study of pre-Reformation England.
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The Scandal of Money: Why Wall Street Recovers but the Economy Never Does
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Gilder, George
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4/5. Illuminating. Money is supposed to be a measure of value, not a thing of value itself, an item to trade with, not to trade in.
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Budgeting for a Healthy Church: Aligning Finances with Biblical Priorities for Ministry
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Dunlop, Jamie
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4/5. Helpful, but should be titled “Budgeting for a Healthy American Church”.
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Lectures on Calvinism
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Kuyper, Abraham
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4/5. Rich, but somewhat dated, lectures on why orthodox Protestantism has produced the best culture history has seen.
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