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Worthy of Note: March 2011
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Monday, March 28, 2011. CS Lewis: Studies in Words. Four times Ive ordered this book from the library, a year between each order. Each time Ive renewed it the maximum number of times permitted. And each time Ive returned it to the library almost completely unread. Posted by Alex Binz. Links to this post. Thursday, March 24, 2011. Joseph Ratzinger: The Ratzinger Report. Since the publication of Luther's famous Ninety-Five Theses in the early fifteen century, the "war" between Protestantism and Catholici...
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Worthy of Note: Eusebius: The Church History
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Tuesday, June 7, 2011. Eusebius: The Church History. Quite simply, Eusebius of Caesarea is the Father of Church History. With the obvious exception of Luke, who gave us the book of Acts, Eusebius was the first person to construct a history of the early Christian church. Though there are rough patches and legitimate criticisms to be made, Eusbeius' work is an almost unprecedented boon to modern historians. Is informed by explicitly theological content. The first book in The Church History. The fourth book...
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Worthy of Note: June 2011
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Thursday, June 23, 2011. Orson Scott Card: The Call of Earth. Orson Scott Card is one of the premier authors working in modern science fiction, largely thanks to the classic Ender's Game. He is less well known for his advocacy for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints - that is, Mormonism. This advocacy is especially on display in the Homecoming Saga, which is a relatively direct re-imagining of the Book of Mormon in a futuristic science-fiction setting. To purchase, check out Amazon.com:.
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Worthy of Note: I Confess (1953)
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Friday, May 13, 2011. I Confess" is widely regarded as a mediocre entry in the Hitchcock canon. Certainly, in terms of the artistry and technical ingenuity, this film cannot compare to the greatest of Alfred Hitchcock's oeuvre. Even so, the film wrestles with issues of truth, morality, honor and the Catholic practice of faith in an almost unprecedented manner. "I Confess" may be my favorite out of all the films of Hitchcock. The same applies to Homer's "Odyssey" and the road movie, "Romeo and Juliet" and...
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Worthy of Note: Thor (2011)
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Tuesday, May 10, 2011. Ye gods. Now that. Was a popcorn movie. "Thor" is not a ground-breaking film: it is neither at the vanguard nor the pinnacle of a cinematic genre. It is exactly what it set out to be: an origin story for a superhero, a bridge between the science-fiction and the fantasy elements of the Marvel universe, and a film-length teaser for the coming 2012 blockbuster "The Avengers." Above all, it is an exceptionally entertaining example of sheer spectacle. From this in media res. It turns ou...
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Worthy of Note: Rodney Stark: Cities of God
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Monday, May 16, 2011. Rodney Stark: Cities of God. Mostly on a whim, I picked out another of his books, "Cities of God," on the urbanization of the early Christian church. The subtitle of the book reads: "The Real Story of How Christianity Became an Urban Movement and Conquered Rome." I'm guessing Stark wasn't responsible for the subtitle, because his thesis is 1) Christianity began as an urban movement, and 2) Christianity didn't conquer anything. This was cross-posted at A Sacramental World.
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From Books to Movies and Back Again: The Madonna's Secret (1946)
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From Books to Movies and Back Again. Exploring the Remarkable Realms of Literature and the Cinema. Tuesday, April 17, 2012. The Madonna's Secret (1946). Is he a murderer? Or is some unknown enemy trying to frame him? Shows the story as it is without taking the time to make sure everybody knows exactly what's going on at all times. That's part of the charm of the film noir genre: One can never be too sure that one didn't miss something important. My Rating: T (frightening scenes, thematic elements). All c...
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From Books to Movies and Back Again: March 2012
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From Books to Movies and Back Again. Exploring the Remarkable Realms of Literature and the Cinema. Friday, March 30, 2012. What Makes a Good Book? Disclaimer: This series of posts is about fiction alone. Nonfiction is a whole other cup of tea.). Or what about a plot? Again, there are many good books that have indifferent plots. Bad books mirror good ones; they can have good characters or plots. So what really separates the good from the bad? What's in a Name? So here's a list of names. That Disney was co...
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From Books to Movies and Back Again: Regarding Rachel's Contrition
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From Books to Movies and Back Again. Exploring the Remarkable Realms of Literature and the Cinema. Tuesday, April 5, 2011. Common misconceptions about Catholicism, specifically about statues and saints, are neatly explained in a few words by Rachel's priest friend. As a cradle Catholic, I found that short exchange to be pretty boring, but I'm glad Michelle Buckman took the time to show that Catholics really don't worship saints or statues in any sense of the word. The dark is illuminated by some bright s...
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From Books to Movies and Back Again: Onegin (1999)
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From Books to Movies and Back Again. Exploring the Remarkable Realms of Literature and the Cinema. Tuesday, April 3, 2012. Or does a long life of sophistication and pride leave him without the backbone to alter his future? This movie really hasn't much story development. At least, compared with the five to eight hour masterpieces made by the BBC. Suffice it to say that the novel on which. On the other hand,. My Rating: MT (bedroom scene between a man and wife, sexual content, sexual references , violence).
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