by Della Stewart ‧ RELEASE DATE: March 24, 2015
A serene, all-embracing explication of the ways of modern-day Christianity.
A personal account of finding inspiration in Scripture.
Stewart’s nonfiction debut takes the form of a series of simple, straightforward reflections on living the Christian life, and although she draws frequently from the modern era for illustrations, the ideas behind her simple observations could have been written in the 18th century or the eighth. She sees the Bible as the directly inspired word of God and therefore “an awesome instruction manual” and “magnificent self-help book” for all the troubles and challenges. Indeed, she writes that God gave humans the Bible specifically as a tool to show them how to live their lives. She works her way through a list of broad categories, including joy, compassion, arguments, inner peace, and truth, pointing out Scriptural stays against confusion in each. She often inflects her insights with modern self-help idioms; at one point, for example, she mentions that in the Bible one finds “the power of positive thinking.” According to the author, the Bible says that if someone sins against us, “we are to go to that person and talk to him about it alone and try to resolve the matter”; however, the Bible is full of instances in which mandated responses to sin are much harsher. Many other books of Christian inspiration cherry-pick from the Bible, however, especially from the Old Testament. Stewart, though, is adept at working to create a calm, inclusive message—a vision of Christianity that seeks to put others before self and find a centering peace in communion with God. Prayer groups will particularly find Stewart’s numerous Scriptural references to be instructive.
A serene, all-embracing explication of the ways of modern-day Christianity.Pub Date: March 24, 2015
ISBN: 978-1-4787-4038-4
Page Count: 164
Publisher: Outskirts Press Inc.
Review Posted Online: Dec. 15, 2015
Review Program: Kirkus Indie
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by William Strunk & E.B. White ‧ RELEASE DATE: May 15, 1972
Stricter than, say, Bergen Evans or W3 ("disinterested" means impartial — period), Strunk is in the last analysis...
Privately published by Strunk of Cornell in 1918 and revised by his student E. B. White in 1959, that "little book" is back again with more White updatings.
Stricter than, say, Bergen Evans or W3 ("disinterested" means impartial — period), Strunk is in the last analysis (whoops — "A bankrupt expression") a unique guide (which means "without like or equal").Pub Date: May 15, 1972
ISBN: 0205632645
Page Count: 105
Publisher: Macmillan
Review Posted Online: Oct. 28, 2011
Kirkus Reviews Issue: May 1, 1972
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by E.T.A. Hoffmann ‧ RELEASE DATE: Oct. 28, 1996
This is not the Nutcracker sweet, as passed on by Tchaikovsky and Marius Petipa. No, this is the original Hoffmann tale of 1816, in which the froth of Christmas revelry occasionally parts to let the dark underside of childhood fantasies and fears peek through. The boundaries between dream and reality fade, just as Godfather Drosselmeier, the Nutcracker's creator, is seen as alternately sinister and jolly. And Italian artist Roberto Innocenti gives an errily realistic air to Marie's dreams, in richly detailed illustrations touched by a mysterious light. A beautiful version of this classic tale, which will captivate adults and children alike. (Nutcracker; $35.00; Oct. 28, 1996; 136 pp.; 0-15-100227-4)
Pub Date: Oct. 28, 1996
ISBN: 0-15-100227-4
Page Count: 136
Publisher: Harcourt
Review Posted Online: May 19, 2010
Kirkus Reviews Issue: Aug. 15, 1996
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