Best Books of the First Half of 2011 [Vol. 4, #16.5]
This list originally appeared in our Eastertide / Summer print issue,
but we thought we’d reprint it here for readers who haven’t seen that issue…
It was a difficult choice, but here are our picks for the best books of the first half of 2011:
[ In order by author's last name... ]
| Caleb’s Crossing Geraldine Brooks Hardback: Viking Books Read an excerpt. Review coming in next print issue.
The Origin of Species and Other Poems.
Migrations of the Holy: God, State and the
Marshall McLuhan:
The End of Evangelicalism?
Year of Plenty
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The Pleasures of Reading in an Age of Distraction
The Sacrifice of Africa:
Julian of Norwich, Theologian.
All That We Share
The Environmental Vision of Thomas Merton
Food and Faith: A Theology of Eating
Caleb’s Crossing Geraldine Brooks Hardback: Viking Books Watch for our upcoming review online.
The Origin of Species and Other Poems Ernesto Cardenal Hardback: Texas Tech Univ. Press Review by Brent Aldrich upcoming online.
Migrations of the Holy: God, State and the Political Meaning of the Church Bill Cavanaugh Paperback: Eerdmans Review by Micah Weedman online at bit.ly/ERB-Cavanaugh
Marshall McLuhan: You Know Nothing of My Work! Douglas Coupland Hardback: Atlas Books Review by Read Mercer Schuhardt in the Lent print issue of the ERB
The End of Evangelicalism? David Fitch Paperback: Cascade Books Review by Chris Smith online at bit.ly/ERB-Fitch
Year of Plenty Craig Goodwin Paperback: Sparkhouse Review by Brent Aldrich online at bit.ly/ERB-Goodwin
The Pleasures of Reading in an Age of Distraction Alan Jacobs Hardback: Oxford Univ. Press Review by Chris Smith on page 10.
The Sacrifice of Africa: A Political Theology for Africa Emmanuel Katongole Paperback: Eerdmans Review by Chris Smith online at bit.ly/ERB-Katongole
Julian of Norwich, Theologian Denys Turner Hardback: Yale Univ. Press Review by Alex Joyner on page 26.
All That We Share Jay Walljapser Paperback: The New Press Review by Chris Smith online at bit.ly/ERB-Commons
The Environmental Vision of Thomas Merton Monica Weis Hardback: University Press of Kentucky Watch for our upcoming review online.
Food and Faith: A Theology of Eating Norman Wirzba Hardback: Cambridge Univ. Press Conversation with Norman Wirzba on page 4. |
