Advantages: Well-written and strong arguments from history, through philosophy and "in the field" Disadvantages: Political blind spots and ultimately does not make a completely convincing argument
God is Not Great With a subtitle like “How Religion Poisons Everything” Christopher Hitchens’ critique of all organized belief systems is not what you would call subtle. It is infused with an aggressive intelligence from the start. We follow the child Hi ...
Advantages: Historical facts well researched Disadvantages: Hitchens is prone to Cherry picking
God Is Not Great: The Case Against Religion By Christopher Hitchens (1949 - 2011) Atlantic Books 9.99, pp320 I should’ve guessed that Hitchens would prick my curiosity antennae, not via the title of the b ...
Advantages: Offers some well-reasoned criticism of theism Disadvantages: Makes little effort to find any reasons other than religion for world conflicts
As an atheist I assumed that reading a book from Hitchens on the subject would be a case of "preaching to the choir", but the more I read the more frustrated I became with Hitchens' determination to debate the validity of religious texts and the incessant ...
Advantages: A good retelling and analysis of these tales Disadvantages: -
...Donahue's book 'The Gospel in Parable' is an interesting text that looks at parables in the three synoptic gospels Matthew, Mark and Luke (parables as a rule are not found in John; this of course is subject to interpretation). The parables in these gospel ...
Advantages: A good tool for understanding parables and storytelling Disadvantages: -
Barbara Reid's books on `Parables for Preachers' follow the Revised Common Lectionary. Because of this, the book for Year C concentrates primarily on the texts of the gospel of Luke. Before getting into the heart of the texts, Reid presents introductory m ...
