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I have been a parish minister for over 25 years and NO one, regardless of religion, should become a cleric without reading this book. It is hilarious, somewhat dated, and hard to believe, but, as satire, it rings as deep and true as Jonathan Swift.

We love to entertain, and the biggest issue is having too much to do on the big day.The ideal meal, in our minds, starts with a couple of fabulous appetizers (along with a nice glass of wine). The "hitch", however, is that a couple of knockout appetizers often takes a half day's time. This little gem of a book is fully meets our needs: the Green Goddess Dip & Crudites, Honey-Baked Brie Wrapped in Phyllo, Cocktail Crab Cakes, and Warm-Spiced Pecans with Rum Glaze are all easy, make-ahead dishes and are "lick the plate" good.

Not bad for less than [price]!

I liked this book alot. It gives you the basic information of the Cobra and all the variants. For a person who knew what a Cobra was but not what the different variants were and what current upgrades of it were in the works it was great.

Plus as always the color plalets are awsome for the miniature gamer looking for painting the different camo's the helo used.

These new vanguard books are great. I have recently started collecting them and have around 30 now. They are just great.

Many thanks to the publisher for providing this very accessible introduction to the spiritual writings of Augustine of Hippo. The fourteen selections carry just enough of the flavor of this thinker to whet the reading desire of those who have shied away from Augustine and yet, the selections are fresh so that those familiar with Augustine's work (the Confessions, City of God) will also find themselves longing to renew their contact with this seminal Christian from North Africa.

This book provides a basic overview of nonlinear dynamics and chaos. It is well written, and can be understood by people even without advanced chaos theory background. The author uses simple words to illustrate and explain advanced and abstract theory. It is a very good book.

Great discussion with a bishop who participated in the Vatican II Council. With a nun and a lay person, Bishop Remi DeRoo discusses issues facing the church and the world today and also gives a perspective on the V II Council and expectations following it.

This is an amazing story of high adventure, which took me completely by surprise, as it's written by an Anglican missionary. Collison's adventures among the Haidas and Tsimshians of British Columbia are exciting and fascinating. Unfortunately, the recent reprint edition of this book didn't include the Bible verses that headed each chapter of the original. I'm not a particularly religious person, but Collison chose verses that really help set the tone of the chapter.

this book has had an enormous effect on my life, I have read it in one day and reflect on it since. highly recommended for anyone who is still facinated by the simple things in life.

I love historical novels, but they're hard to get into,but once you're captured by the plot you can't drop the book.

This particular novel just had me turning page after page, I didn't even want to sleep until I had finished it and then I wanted to read the book that follows it "So Shall you Reap".

Also if you're a romantic, you will find "Inherit the Earth" adorable.

You fall in love with the caracters and you're able to relate to them even though they are placed two centuries ago.

They have all the passion and struggle to survive in a wretched world, and make the best of it.

While it is doubtless an overstatement to suggest Newton was to Paul what Einstein was to Augustine, I wish to emphasize the importance of the latter's role in the development of Christian theology during and since the dawning of medievalism. Inner Grace is Cary's corrective to the closeting of Augustine's innermost theologizing, particularly, in this case, with reference to the doctrine of grace and its outermost connections with the sacraments.

Although each book may stand alone, the reader who desires to gain the most from Cary's perspective will need additionally to read Augustine's Invention of the Inner Self: The Legacy of a Christian Platonist, and Outward Signs: The Powerlessness of External Things in Augustine's Theology.

To what extent did Platonism enhance or muddy the waters of Christian belief? In what ways did it impact theology? Although Plato's name is nowhere found in the New Testament, I compare him to salt that cannot be seen, but can be tasted anywhere in the ocean. Plato is pervasive, even in the New Testament. Every time I hear Paul say, "For now we see in a mirror dimly, but then face to face," I think of Plato's cave. And I'll bet Paul did, too. Platonism must have flavored Paul's thought as much as Paul and his Platonism flavored the thought of Augustine. But Paul was a Greek-speaking city boy whose background differed from Jesus, the Aramaic-speaking rural boy. How do we sift Platonism in and out of "pure" Christian thought? Cary wrestles the question.

This is not a book written for people who are interested in pop theology. Fully thirty percent of Inner Grace is devoted to appendix, abbreviations, notes, bibliography, and indexing. It is a textbook for ongoing study; I cannot shelve it the minute I finish this review. Fortunately, Cary introduces each chapter with an italicized introduction. He breaks the chapters into shorter sections with appropriate subtitles. He makes liberal use of wit, but never for the sake of mere cleverness; he drives toward relevant points. Without these amenities and room for rumination, a reader with a two-digit IQ (such as I have) would be lost.

Cary's book reminds me of one of my friends who likes to play funny jokes on me. But he has never sneaked into my home and knocked on my door from the inside. That, indeed, would be a startling way to initiate a visit. I think Cary wants to remind us of the Jesus who says, "Behold, I stand at the door and knock." Cary makes me think of a God, politely transcendent, who comes inside when--or if--the door is opened to him.

Of course Inner Grace may be controversial reading for students interested in Platonic philosophy and its impact upon Pauline and Augustinian theology. But they will find themselves confronted with seven correctives--strong statements that bring Cary's argument to a conclusion. To that end, I believe Cary gives his readers plenty to ponder.