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Best Christian Book of All Time: Final Four

Micheal Hickerson —  April 1, 2013 — Leave a comment
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Over the weekend, voters made their choices for the Final Four in the Best Christian Book of All Time Tournament. Unlike the NCAA’s Final Four, ours was marked by fewer upsets and fewer broken legs. (Please – if you don’t know what I’m talking about, don’t Google it. As a University of Louisville alumnus, I’m not sure I’ll ever be able to think of my alma mater again without wincing in sympathy pain.)

Review the Final Four below, then vote on Facebook for your choices! At the end of the post, I’ve also pulled out a few of the top storylines of the tournament so far. Let us know what you think in the comments. Continue Reading…

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Best Christian Book of All Time: Final Elite Eight Selections

Micheal Hickerson —  March 28, 2013 — 10 Comments
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The Elite Eight has been set! Who will make it to the Final Four? Click for a larger image or download the PDF.

Our remaining Elite Eight competitors for the title Best Christian Book of All Time have been chosen! Our first number one seed has been knocked out of the tournament in a controversial result, pending an appeal to our judges. (OK — it actually wasn’t controversial at all. Just…disappointing…to the members of our selection committee.)

And now, the results.

Fiction & Poetry

The analysts’ choice for the number one overall seed, Dante’s Divine Comedy (1) was defeated 38-25 by C.S. Lewis’s Chronicles of Narnia (4). This result bothers me a great deal, and my attempts to rally voters to Dante seem to have only sealed his defeat. On Facebook, I was asked to explain why I consider The Divine Comedy to be so much better than The Chronicles of Narnia. Unfortunately, I don’t have time this morning, but I’ll try to write a post later this week about that. Continue Reading…

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Best Christian Book of All Time: Elite Eight Update

Micheal Hickerson —  March 27, 2013 — Leave a comment
Tournament Bracket

The first books in the Elite Eight have been chosen by you, our voters. Click for a larger view or download the PDF.

The first teams books have arrived in the Elite Eight!

Fittingly, this region paired two giants of 20th century apologetics and two giants of theology. Will this regional final answer the question of whether readers prefer accessible apologetics or densely argued theology? I doubt it, but we’ll give it a try anyway!

Before sharing the results, however, I’d like to share a few of the incredible comments we’ve received online about the Best Christian Book of All Time Tournament. We’ve received record web traffic during the past 10 days, and our Facebook Wall has reflected the enthusiasm. Take, for example, the first comment we received Monday morning:

Oh no more of these!!!!

OK, so maybe that wasn’t the best comment to choose. This one is much better:

is this like march madness with christian theology books?

Yes. Yes, it is.

Thanks for voting! Keep up with the latest stats and vote for the Final Four on the ESN Facebook Page.

Theology & Apologetics

The number one seed in the region, Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis defeated the challenger, Orthodoxy by G.K. Chesterton (4), by a score of 56–22. Continue Reading…

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