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Wide ranging and delightfully erudite but enlivened with a deft and engaging style, Gay gives fresh insight and thoughtful nuggets on every page as to "why it's tempting to live as if God doesn't matter" For so very long after C. S. Lewis, Christian scholars couldn't seem to put pen to paper without sounding like Jeremiah. Gay--and a few others in recent years--show that there need not be anything scandalous about the "evangelical mind."

Gay does an excellent job summarizing the major problems of worldliness and modernity. He indicates that the issues of modernity involve "control". Science, socio-political issues, technology, and anthropocentrism are about control. This has created a consumer and self-absorbed culture which seeks to control the outcomes of their life, environment, and religious views. Gay indicates that this may be due to the former centuries' emphasis on rationalism. He believes that this rationalism is concerned with achieving predetermined results.

How does this affect the Christian? The cultural Christian has focused on self-therapy, religious freedoms, and a fear of commitment to community. The Christian becomes a private, lonely, and isolated individual.

Gay's solution is to view the self and culture in relation to the all-powerful God. God has created man in His image and the world as His special revelation. This view of creation, human image, and revelation calls humans to view themselves as part of God, rather than apart from Him. The culture may attempt to control but the Christian allows themself to be controlled by God and realizes that life is about obedience and joy rather than manipulation and lonliness.

This book is an incredibly perceptive and broadly ranging overview of many of the ideas that make our society what it is today, and the ideas that are making it what it will be tomorrow. The author's ability to offer insight on the fundamental ideas that are inherent to our Political, Economic, and Technological systems is refreshing, and mind-expanding. The author's faith and hope in God are encouraging. This is probably the greatest book I have read in several years.

Craig Gay has penned one of the most penetrating analyses of the mutual reciprocity involved in the interplay between faith and culture. He is especially astute in delineating the subtle effects popular culture has on faith and practice. Even though he analyzes the faith-culture milieu through the lens of Christianity, many of the conclusions he makes are valid whenever faith clashes with the tidal wave of culture, such as we have in the West. This book is the total package, as the author makes suggestions concerning what correctives are needed in order to draw people of faith back from the shores of practical atheism. Of course, these suggestions are consistent with the Christian suppositions he employs throughout. Gay is very thorough in his examination of the instruments-sociology, psychology, theology, anthropology, epistemology, and others- which pop culture has co-opted so deftly in the process of trivializing faith's role in our lives. If you liked Richard Weaver's "Ideas Have Consequences" or Kenneth Myers' "All God's Children and Blue Suede Shoes", you will like this book. Tolle Lege.

This is one of the best and most insightful (and dare I say important?) books I have ever read. It's clarity, depth of insight and profundity have few equals in contemporary scholarship. I am reminded, reading this book, of the first time I ever read Francis Schaeffer's "How Should We Then Live?" This book is equally profound in its insight and implications, but is a much better work of applied scholarship than that one is.

Gay's basic premise is that the forces that shape the modern world are not those things we see on the surface, but those hidden assumptions that permeate our understanding of ourselves and our world via modern politics, science and technology, economics, and psychology. Gay argues that these areas are often permeated with subtle "worldly" assumptions which drive our culture in a secular direction and make belief in God seem irrelevant or unrealistic. Not that Gay is against these areas of modern life per se, either. He simply wishes to make his readers aware of the danger in the assumptions that often lie beneath the surface of these areas that can influence us to "live as if God doesn't exist," even if we are professing Christians.

The book is extremely well researched and documented, and Gay spends a great deal of time, in each section of the book, setting up the historical factors that contributed to the rise of these worldly assumptions. In each chapter he also talks about the historical relationship between the Christian church and these different facets of modern life and how Protestant Christianity (Gay is a Protestant Christian) is, ironically, partly responsible for the rise of modern secularity. He concludes the book by offering some helpful reflections on how Christians should think and act in the secularized modern world.

Even though this book is a first rate work of scholarship, it is very lucidly written, and any intelligent and interested person should be able to follow the basic gist of Gay's argument. This has my highest recomendation.

This is a beautiful and inspiring reflection of Christ's passion. The prayers at the end of each chapter go right to the heart. It is an easy read and makes a wonderful gift for anyone going through a tough time.

There is not a writing by Caryll Houselander that I have not appreciated. One of the best!

I love this book. It is the traditional stations that Caryll writes with depth of heart and spirit with insight only given and received in the power of our Helper, Holy Spirit. Highly recommended for the faithful follower of Christ.

This extraordinary book makes a superb complement to Mel Gibson's The Passion of the Christ.

Houselander was one of England's most popular spiritual writers in the mid-20th century. She was also one of the best, and this is arguably her finest work.

The book is based on the ancient devotional practice of praying The Stations of the Cross. The Stations are 14 incidents in Christ's Passion; for example, Christ is judged; Christ meets his mother while carrying His cross; Christ is stripped; Christ is nailed to the cross; Christ dies.

For each incident, Houselander provides a few pages of profound reflection and a short prayer. Her poignant writing is utterly devoid of sentimentality or flowery ornament. She plunges straight into each moment, showing us how we can walk the painful Way of the Cross with Jesus, and how He in fact walks with us at every moment of suffering in our lives.

Read this book to experience The Passion, to draw nearer to Him, and to recognize how He is still being spit upon, still being put into agony in every man, woman, and child who suffers.

This is a reprinting of an older version that was originally published in the 1950's. This author enjoyed great popularity for her spiritual writings in the 40's and 50's. I came across this one last year but only got around to reading it this year. It has an a meditation between 4 and 8 pages per station. It also has woodcut prints by the author at the beginning of each chapter. Also each chapter ends with a prayer composed to tie the meditation to our own lives. The meditations in this edition go much deeper than some of the others. The reflections lead to deep introspection.

The Way of the Gun Riders is an artistic masterpiece. From an artist's perspective, the stick figure drawings are beautifully rendered as to capture the mood and energy of the art of calling shotgun. Also, I was lucky enough to attend the authors' book signing and am happy to say Stefan and Tim did not let down the crowd. This accompanying film which debuted at the signing was stunning. They have amazing gifts and I hope they continue to share them with their eager public.

My family thinks that they now how calling shotgun works but they have no idea. After reading this book, I became an instant expert. Just yesterday, I was heading to the mall with my sister and mom. My sister and I always fight over the beloved shotgun seat, but fortunately, I read the section in The Way of the Gun Riders, excelling in calling shotgun and used technique #2. Use physical contact, by kicking my crippled sister in her weak right knee. Lucky for me, I was in the `know' and rode the shotgun seat. The Way of the Gun Riders is a book of woe and humor. I highly suggest experiencing this book.

I thoroughly enjoyed this book. But I also wrote it. My cousin wrote some as well. I think he liked it too. My friends didn't laugh at it, but my brother did. My dog chewed on it. Overall it's the best thing I've ever published.

I helped write this book. But when I read it, it still changed my life. It's magnificent. Truly a gem.

If you want to buy one, and you see me, I'll autograph it for you. Free.

This fine piece of literature is truly a superb monument to the genius of the Johansson minds. No other publication can compare to the pure, heavenly delight extolled by these crisp, insightful pages. Ahh, the pleasure of this work extends beyond the senses. It is a further tribute to the tenacity, creativity, strength, and wit of humanity. Oh, that its pages do not continue for 200, 300, 400 more times! I, myself, have purchased over 200 copies.

Originally intended for those taking a trip to Israel, Tom Wright dramatically and skillfully points out that the true Holy Land is wherever believers are. He points out that a trip to the Holy Land may be of some value but not as a matter of 'earning points' with the Lord. An example of how he relates his "tour" to personal life is when he is talking of visiting Jerusalem. Located at 3000 feet above sea level, It doesn't take much of a journey on either side of Jerusalem to find oneself in a wilderness. Just as one may feel 'on top of the world'
one moment and the next find oneself in a physical or emotional wilderness. We have all been there.
I can't recommend this book highly enough. Once again Tom Wright proves he is one of the top theologians in the world, regardless of denomination or location.

The Way of the Lord. Christian Pilgrimage Today. Tom Wright. Grand Rapids: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 1999.

On the face of it, pilgrimage would seem to be a venerable, natural practice. It is, in fact, highly controversial. To be sure, it has its advocates in the Judeo-Christian tradition. Torah required three pilgrimages a year, one on Passover, one during the Feast of Weeks, and one during the Feast of Tabernacles (De 16.16). And St. Jerome even interpreted some of the Psalms to be a command to make a pilgrimage. By contrast, however, Gregory of Nyssa went out of his way to criticize the practice, arguing that it is important to be close to God and one's neighbors and that pilgrimage made no contribution to accomplishing either imperative. And in more recent times, C. S. Lewis asserted, "The significance of the incarnation is not that God is a god of one place to the exclusion of others; it is that he is a god of all places, active in his world . . . God is to be found especially in people; namely those in need and in the gathered community of the Church . . . It follows that to set off on a journey to grow nearer to Christ is at best a complex matter. It might be that the true search is among those in need . . ." For the ardent pilgrim, Lewis commends the words of Matthew 28.6: "He is not here; he is risen." There is a certain logic to Lewis's position, but at the same time, it misses an important point. Pilgrimage is not about going to a particular place to find God. It is about putting ourselves in a particular place so that God can find us. For people who struggle with the concept of pilgrimage and who are inclined to side with Gregory or Lewis, Tom Wright's brief, readable work on pilgrimage will be a welcome guide. Former Dean of Lichfield Cathedral in Staffordshire, England, and the new Canon Theologian at Westminster Abbey, Wright grew up in the evangelical tradition. He heard little or nothing about pilgrimage early in his life and his first exposure to the practice left him with doubts not unlike those expressed by Lewis. But much to his surprise, he discovered that "one can learn to discover the presence of God not only in the world, but through the world." This growing realization prompted him to write this sage little work that not only serves as an introduction to the practice of pilgrimage but is also, by design, "a refresher course, from an unusual angle, on what might be called `Christian basics'." Using locations in the Holy Land where Jesus walked, talked, and healed, Wright takes the reader on a virtual pilgrimage, combining biblical scholarship with catechesis and inspirational challenge. But Wright is never facile or dogmatic. His closing paragraph provides a taste of the rest: "We do not go on pilgrimage, then, because we have the answers and want to impose them. That would make us crusaders, not pilgrims; the world has had enough of that, and I dare say God has had enough of that. We go on the pilgrim way, we follow the way of the Lord, because he himself is the way - and, as he said himself, the truth and the life as well. We go to meet him afresh, to share his agony, and to pray and work for the victory he won on the cross to be implemented, and for his way to be followed, in Israel and Palestine, in our own countries and in the whole world."

This book starts out good and then just gets better and better with each new Pilgrimage. Wright takes the reader on a journey with such descriptive writing that one wonders if his degree is in literature, instead of theology and history. Wright deals with the idea of Pilgimage on the road to Damascus, at the Jordan, in the Wilderness, in Galilee where most of Jesus minsitry took place, in Jerusalem, on the mountain where God is experienced in transfigurative ways, Gethsemene, where the agony of purpose takes place, the Cross (the best chapter), the empty tomb and then reflections on current day Israel. This book will take you away and cause you to feel like you were on the mountain, at the Jordan and was a witness of the cross. Wright's reflections are insightful, powerful and moving. Get this book.

This will be brief. It is simply a statement about my "hero" in a sphere for which he is often not known, especially in the States. This book is the heart of Tom Wright, the pastor. Written as a pastor to part of his flock going on pilgrimage to the Holy Land, it breathes the spirit of pastoral concern. At the same time it reveals a real knowledge of the Land - its history, geography, culture, and current struggles. For those who think that they know NT Wright, whether as friend or foe, it reveals what I like about him most - an academic who left the daily world of academia for pastoral ministry. And what a pastor he must be to his flock - now in the diocese of Durham. I have been to the "Holy Land" forty times and have read dozens of books on Israel, past and present. I will treasure this one more than any of them. I am in the process of buying up all of the copies I can, since it appears to be out of print.
Read it as preparation for your physical and spiritual pilgrimages. It is a wonderful guide to both.

As N.T. Wright notes, "It can happen to anyone. It can happen to you."

Wright's "It" is an unexpected encounter with Jesus Christ. Rarely do we see it coming. Wright makes this clear in the very first chapter of his wonderful book, "The Way of the Lord." He cites Saul of Tarsus' journey from Jerusalem to Damascus. It was no intentional pilgrimage. Yet by the time Paul reached the gates of Damascus, he was already embarked on a journey that would see him travel the world in service of his God.

And so it is for all who follow Christ. As Wright says: "One sort of pilgrimage ends, therefore, and a new sort of pilgrimage begins, with the empty tomb of Jesus." Though we may never travel further than ten miles from home, life in Christ is a pilgrimage. Wright's book illustrates this by comparing different facets of the spiritual journey with different areas Jesus traveled through in his sojourn here.

Each chapter Focuses on an individual area/spiritual facet of life. They are meant to be read sequentially, but I have gone back to several chapters since first reading them and each has its own lesson and can validly stand on its own. This makes this book an invaluable companion for anyone seeking to follow Jesus.

Life in Christ is a wonderful journey--it is truly life "to the full." "The Way of the Lord" is like a tour book of sorts. I give it my highest recommendation

This book is about more than just drumming. It shows how you can use music to help yourself and those round you. Diamond's approach is a unique, and combines philosophy with psychology and numerous other modalities. The writing ranges from the philosophical to practical suggestions and it has been a great inspiration to me in using music to enhance my life. One wonderful aspect to his approach is that anybody can do it--it's all about intention, not technique.

An outstanding book for discoverying and understanding the power and spirit of a pulsing, steady beat. As a frustrated Drummer trying to get a workout, I found this book in my search to understand and explain the hypnotic rhythm created by speed bag punching, and this book enlightened me to several reasons that I (and others I teach) are so drawn to the pulsing bag beat. This book simply explains why what makes the "beat go on" inside us all. This was a refreshing read for a long time drummer.

I love this book. There are a number of brief papers which discuss important ideas and concepts, but my favorites are the little poems, or aphorisms. Maybe two or three to a page, they conjure up images, pose questions or set in motion trains of thought that really get to the heart of why the creative arts are so important to our life, health and general well-being.
This is a book that can be read over and over again - each time revealing something new.

This book gave me insight not only into music and drumming, but also into life. Too, I love the style of the writing! It is poetic and inspirational. I recommend this for anyone involved in percussion -- on all levels of proficiency -- and also for anyone interested in how music can help people throughout their whole lives.

Reading this book opened up the world of music and showed me a way to become free from the tyranny of the beat, the "must be right" of conservatory training.

*****
I own many books on the Labyrinth, and this is one of my favorites. It is a great introduction for beginners; however, it is also an excellent refresher for those familiar with the Labyrinth. As one of the latter, I recently reread it and got many new ideas for walking and for thinking about the Labyrinth differently.

This book focuses on how the Labyrinth can be seen as a metaphor for our lives. It explores lessons we can learn and then apply from the Labyrinth. These lessons have to do with living your life and applying spiritual wisdom. Most of the ideas or lessons are questions that you ask yourself and then explore and find the answers to, either on the Labyrinth or off.

It is a rich little book, one to be read again and again.
*****

I enjoyed this book so very much. I felt the peace of the labyrinth as I read the stories and wisdom gained on the path of the Labyrinth and on the path of life. This book is such a joy and a wonderful guide to the labyrinth. I loved this quote from Jack Kornfield's Buddha's Little Instruction Book, "As you walk and eat and travel be where you are. Ohterwise you will miss most of your life." This book is a good reminder for us overworkers. Thank you, Gay Fry

This is a beautiful tool (not JUST a coffee table book!) and a great gift for those who already use the labyrinth as well as one who has yet to explore it's possibilities. I highly recommend Way of the Winding Path! Thoughtful text and beautiful photos.

Way of the Winding Path is very beautiful,very simple & very thought provoking.While reading the book I felt so peaceful--& many
ah ha's about what is intriguing about the Labyrinth.Upon finishing the book I understand the concept & history of what a Labyrinth is & also a desire to walk it.As the title suggests--it is also a way to view this journey of Life---
this book is Heartfelt,inspiring & practical--
I'm sending copies to all loved ones.....
Mahalo to Eve
Sincerly, Sherry Lambert

Eve's book is truly the book I wish I had written! I came away feeling deeply moved, light hearted, and grateful to have the labyrinth in my life. Basically I gobbled this book down whole, only taking one break, and came away fully satieted and filled to overflowing. I love her quote: "What if we were to live our lives as if we were always on a pilgrimage--on a journey toward the Divine, with the Divine, as the Divine?" That shall be my focus, my aim, and my intention from this step forward! Thanks, Eve, for putting to words what I have long since felt and known in my heart regarding this powerful spiritual tool. Blessings, Caroline

The beautifully DK illustrated books have always been winners. This one is especially good for kids over seven and also forces them to read to find out what's pictured. It's a book that can be read over and over, lots of good interesting stuff is explained.

Having been trained in science (PhD in Physics) and having taught physics at the university level for 40 years, I think this is the best tool I have ever seen for presenting basic physical principles at a level that intelligent people 8 years old and up can really understand. It has no competition that I am aware of. Outstanding idea and execution.

Having been trained in science (PhD in Physics) and having taught physics at the university level for 40 years, I think this is the best tool I have ever seen for presenting basic physical principles at a level that intelligent people 8 years old and up can really understand. It has no competition that I am aware of. Outstanding idea and execution.

Ideal for both classroom and homeschool curriculum supplementation, The Way Science Works is an exciting introduction for young readers to the deductive process of science and the marvels that mankind has discovered about the natural world. Offering more than sixty experiments and hands-on projects suitable for budding scientists age 10 and older (with safety precautions detailed where needed), The Way Science Works offers a fascinating glimpse into everything from the workings of the atom to understanding the true nature of gravity, to optical illusions and magnetism. Hundreds of excellent color photographs illustrate this superbly organized instructional reference. Although filled with fascinating revelations which would appeal to readers of all ages, The Way Science Works is particularly geared to show younger folks just how much amazing fun science can be!

My son doesn't like reading much, but he loves this book. He comes back with all sorts of odd and interesting facts and is developing a really clear understanding of how things work. I think D&K publishers are consistently good and this is better than their usual high standard. I would definitely recommend, for home and also as an excellent gift.

The first printing of this book contains errors. The second printing is devoid of such errors. The publisher has reprinted the book. Do not purchase the first printing--only the second printing is authorized by the author.
Regards,
Micah Sadigh, Ph.D.

The first printing of this book contains errors. The second printing is devoid of such errors. The publisher has reprinted the book. Do not purchase the first printing--only the second printing is authorized by the author.
Regards,
Micah Sadigh, Ph.D.

This book is a treasure.Not since Miguel Ruiz's "The Four Agreements" has a book contained so profound a message.It encompasses issues in philosophical texts,metaphysics, spirituality and many current self-help books.The simple principles offer the reader,keys to the profound truths mankind has been searching for.The invitation found within,offers a model of thinking and living well worth a lifelong effort.This is a book sure to impact.

"But even with all that has been prepared for you, your will and your freedom to fulfill your destiny remain to be the essential keys that will either lock or unlock the doors to unfathomable mysteries, which await your discovery." (p.146)
This is a book about seeking beyond the obvious. It beckons the reader to question life deeply and invites a journey of transformation. With a style which is sometimes parental, often poetic and always compassionate, the author shares his own process of discovery in his quest to understand the greater mysteries of life. His premise, that a loving Creator welcomes and awaits a deeper relationship and union with the reader, serves as foundation for four guiding principles on the Path. These principles are consistent with the journey described by other mystical traditions yet are presented with a warmly personal and less intimidating style for those new to the spiritual quest. For those more experienced the insights offer encouragement and validation, sometimes with a uniqueness in perspective which further inspires as well. This is a book well worth time, energy and contemplation, a book which I will readily share.

This is truly a wondrous book. Yet it is not a book but a letter. The words and messages within this letter are uniquely profound and revealing. Dr. Sadigh has pulled back the curtain of night and not only illuminated secrets of the universe but has given us a guide to understand and apply them. This book is for any person of any nation and any religion who has been pondering and searching for insight about the secrets of life - the nature of our very existence. I urge you to invest in this treasure and start your discovery today.

I thought that A way thought the sea was an excellent book. I thought it was one of the best books I have read in a long time it was exciting,adventurous and interesting. I have read other book by Robert Elmer and I thought thay were great.

A great book, Peter and Elise help their Jewish friend Henrick get to sweden. Good for adventure lovers, WWII nuts, and everyone else!

My 11-year old son is a WWII nut and absolutely LOVES this series. Each time he receives one of the books, he stays up late until the whole thing is read as he cannot put them down. He highly recommends them.

This book is GREAT! It is for people into World War two. I loved it! I read it in one day because I couldn't put it down!

My children and I very much enjoyed all 8 books in this series. Although the escapades that Peter, his sister Elise, and friend Henrik get themselves into are far-fetched, my children very much enjoyed these books and did not want me to put them down until we'd finished reading 'just the next chapter.' I was pleased with the historical references and the epilogue that would relate the book to the actual historical background that it was based upon. I chose the books, originally, because of the author's dedication to remembering his Danish heritage, which we also share in, and for its sound Christian ideals.

I got this book for my 5 year old daughter because she loves the others by this author. This was no exception, she has it all memorized from cover to cover and can "read" it to me. Great book.

This book is a great read-aloud. I read it to my three-year-old niece and she didn't budge from the couch the whole time. The illustrations are simply captivating.

I bought this book after reading and reading Way Down Deep in the Deep Blue Sea to my son, who is now nine months old. He likes this book just as much. I like the variety of animals, like an ocelot and a kinajou! My son's favorite is when I read as "sllllllooooooowwwww mooooooooo, haaaaaaiiiiirrrrryy slooooooottthhhhhh" as slow as I possible can. He laughs and laughs! This is a fantastic book that, along with Deep Blue Sea have successfully introduced my baby to reading, for which I will be forever grateful!

I bought this for my son, who was still too young to turn anything but board book pages (and certainly didn't understand a dang thing I read) when we got it. Maybe he got the vibe that Mommy was really into it because it was the first paper book he kept going to and now, at 1 1/2, it is one of his favorite books to read over and over. The illustrations are great; big, colorful and wonderful for both he and I to look at. We love the cadence and he is totally fascinated with smiling animals that you don't normally see in kid's books - like a kinkajou, sloth, gecko... He leans in on the girl's face and says "KISS!" every time.

The story line is clever. This is one book I don't get sick of reading and neither does he. It's just smart - definitely not a "baby" book and that's one of the things we love about it. I will buy every book the combination of this writer and illustrator will put out.

The rhyme and music of Way Up High In the Tall Green Tree will help any young child learn to read. Along the way each child will learn about animals that live in the rain forest. On top of it all is a droll humor that will delight parents and kids alike! I've written lots of children's books, and I know a good thing when I read it!