Why I read Heaven & Hell Heaven & Hell is a book that I kind of slipped into. I saw a review of it on LitHub, and when I checked my libraries, to my surprise I found that it was available. So I checked it out and then had to read it, even though …
Ehrman’s “Heaven and Hell”: How to get Folks to Behave Read More »
How I Am Not Esther got on The Lois Level The list where I heard this book has slipped through my records, but I know I was also a bit excited to find it at my local library because books published “Down Under” (Oceania, which includes Australia and New Zealand) are often hard to find …
When Does a Religion become a Cult? Fleur Beale’s “I Am Not Esther” Read More »
Family. God. Religion. Hard Work. All sound like GOOD things, right? Read on. Buy on Amazon I read Educated when it first came out, and I really enjoyed it. It’s not what I expected because it doesn’t seem to be a story about abuse as much as extreme beliefs. There’s no doubt that Westover’s parents, …
Buy on Amazon Buy on Amazon Buy on Amazon Buy on Amazon Note: The “Holy Land” is made up of the countries that are currently known as the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, the State of Israel, and Palestine. Outcasts United, by Warren St. John (creative nonfiction, new journalism) I cannot remember how I …
3 Different Books That Make Me Feel the Holy Land in my Bones Read More »
