A Practical Treatise on Fly-Fishing (1888)
Red Palmer’s little book on fly-fishing is a wonderful glimpse into the fishing world of the late nineteenth century. The book begins with wet vs. dry flies. Palmer begins, “I […]
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The Basics of Hospital Chaplaincy (2003)
The main strength of Ronald Mack’s The Basics of Hospital Chaplaincy is its discussion of training and preparation for chaplaincy. He asks, “Where does a hospital chaplain find a perfect […]
The Way of a Pilgrim (1881)
SkyLight Illumination’s The Way of a Pilgrim was a delight to read. The annotations on the even-numbered pages made the text come to life. The book is the tale of […]
The Wounded Healer (1972)
Nouwen’s The Wounded Healer looks at four groups: a suffering world, a suffering generation, a suffering man, and a suffering minister (xv). Chapter 1, then, begins by looking at the […]
The Monks of Mount Athos (1978/2003)
Impressions: I was often struck by how Abbot Pennington spoke about the “now” in The Monks of Mount Athos. He chides himself over and over again during his four-month stay […]
Atchison Blue (2013)
Judith Valentes’ Atchison Blue tells the story of her many visits to the Benedictine convent Mount St. Scholastica. The theme that holds the visits together is the notion of conversatio […]
Christian Zen (1971)
William Johnston’s Christian Zen argues that Western Christianity has much to learn from Eastern Zen. After some introductory chapters on his own experience of Japan and past participations in Christian/Buddhist […]
