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Best Christian Book of All Time: The Sweet Sixteen

March 25, 2013 by Micheal Hickerson Leave a Comment

After a frantic week of voting, our original field of 64 has been whittled down to the Sweet Sixteen! Check out the Round 2 scores below, download the official bracket, and then head to Facebook to begin voting for our next winners. Round Two Results Note: The official vote tallies were collected early Monday morning, so they may differ from what you currently see online. Theology & Apologetics In a battle of prolific Anglicans, C.S. Lewis's Mere Christianity (1) defeated N.T. Wright's The Resurrection of … [Read more...] about Best Christian Book of All Time: The Sweet Sixteen

Filed Under: Best Christian Book of All Time, Christ and the Academy Tagged With: Augustine, Brother Lawrence, C. S. Lewis, dallas willard, dante, dietrich bonhoeffer, g. k. chesterton, J.R.R. Tolkien, Julian of Norwich, Richard Foster, Thomas a Kempis, thomas aquinas, Victor Hugo

Best Christian Book of All Time: Final First Round Results

March 22, 2013 by Micheal Hickerson Leave a Comment

Tournament Bracket

The first round results for the  Fiction & Poetry and  Memoirs, Devotionals, & Spirituality brackets are in. Higher seeds mostly held serve, with one or two upsets to keep things interesting. Here's the updated bracket for your office pools. Vote for Round 2 on Facebook! Results Fiction & Poetry Dante's  Divine Comedy (1) defeated  The Collected Poetry of T.S. Eliot (16) 68-20. You knew this was a tough bracket when T.S. Eliot was the 16 seed! … [Read more...] about Best Christian Book of All Time: Final First Round Results

Filed Under: Best Christian Book of All Time, Christ and the Academy Tagged With: Augustine, Brother Lawrence, C. S. Lewis, dante, henri nouwen, Ignatius of Loyola, J.R.R. Tolkien, john bunyan, John Donne, John Milton, Julian of Norwich, Les Miserables, Oswald Chambers, Paradise Lost, Shusako Endo, St. John of the Cross, Thomas a Kempis, Victor Hugo

The Best Christian Book of All Time Selection Show

March 19, 2013 by Micheal Hickerson 7 Comments

The nominations have closed, the selection committee (of one) has met, and we're ready to announce the official bracket for the Best Christian Book of All Time Tournament! Download your printable bracket for your office pool, and head over to Facebook to vote for your favorites. The first half of the field will be voted on today, with the rest up for vote tomorrow. UPDATE: View First Round Results for the Theology & Apologetics and Christian Life & Discipleship brackets. The Brackets Originally, I had … [Read more...] about The Best Christian Book of All Time Selection Show

Filed Under: Best Christian Book of All Time, Christ and the Academy Tagged With: Augustine, C. S. Lewis, dante, dietrich bonhoeffer

Best Christian Book of All Time: Early Nominations

March 5, 2013 by Micheal Hickerson Leave a Comment

The nominations are coming in for our Best Christian Book of All Time Tournament (BCBATT for short). So far, more than 140 different books have been nominated, ranging from the 2nd to the 21st centuries. Here are a few of the books receiving multiple nominations: Augustine, Confessions Augustine, City of God Dietrich Bonhoeffer. The Cost of Discipleship Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Life Together John Bunyan, Pilgrim's Progress John Calvin, Institutes of the Christian Religion G.K. Chesterton, … [Read more...] about Best Christian Book of All Time: Early Nominations

Filed Under: Book Review/Discussion, Christ and the Academy Tagged With: Augustine, books, Brother Lawrence, C. S. Lewis, dante, dietrich bonhoeffer, dorothy l. sayers, g. k. chesterton, J.I. Packer, john bunyan, John Calvin, john stott, Thomas a Kempis

Religion, Education, and the Meaning of Life

May 31, 2011 by Micheal Hickerson 1 Comment

Book cover for Education's End

Over the last couple of weeks, I've been sharing my reflections on Anthony Kronman's 2007 book Education's End: Why Our Colleges and Universities Have Given Up on the Meaning of Life. While I believe that his core argument is insightful, it's marred by a few blind spots. Originally, I was going to address Kronman's treatement of religion as one of his blind spots, but I've decided that his handling of religion is so problematic —and so harmful to his case —that it deserves its own post. Here's a brief summary of … [Read more...] about Religion, Education, and the Meaning of Life

Filed Under: Christ and the Academy, The Purpose of Education Tagged With: anthony kronman, books, dante, education's end, humanities, Pluralism, religion, secular humanism, secularism, t s eliot

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