It attempts to critique and correct multiple strands of culture, academics, theology, and people in a single 200+ page book. It does not…
It attempts to critique and correct multiple strands of culture, academics, theology, and people in a single 200+ page book. It does not…
Regrettably, in a world of “eat the meat and spit out the bones,” Fault Lines is a veritable boneyard with hardly a ham…
Not every book I read was new; two more than 50 years old. These are the ten best books I read in 2020.
Each year until I die, I'll attempt to read several thousand pages on the same subject each calendar year.
As in so many cases, some critics overshot their target.
In 2016 I find few people longing for outhouses with the Sears, Roebuck catalog or the possibility of being lynched.
After about 35 years of Bible study there is one thing I would recommend near the top of the list to help you…
Ordinary Injustice is a profoundly insightful and disturbing book. It is will worth adding to your 2016 reading list.
And, I'm reminded--excepting a divine extraction or being chosen to colonize Mars--I will return to this planet. Dust to dust.
"The nation-state has taken the place of God as the source to which we look for happiness, health, and welfare."
I’m Marty Duren, a freelance writer, content creator, podcaster, and publisher in Nashville, TN. I guess that makes me an entrepreneur-of-all-trades. Formerly a social media strategist at a larger publisher, comms director at a religious nonprofit, and a pastor, Marty Duren Freelance Writing is the new business iteration of a decade-long side-hustle.
I host the Uncommontary Podcast which publishes weekly. Guests range from academics to authors to theologians to activists on subjects related to history, current events, and the impact of evangelicalism on American life. My voice is deep-fried giving rise to being labeled “a country Batman.” Find Uncommontary in your favorite podcast app.
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