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Howdy! I'm coming to you from Southern California. My main hobby is reading. (Surprise! Surprise! Why else would I be at this website!) The areas that interest me are somewhat eclectic, and always evolving. Up to this point, I've focused in the following fields: (1) Christian Theology, History, & Apologetics with recent emphasis in the area of Catholicism, (2) Comparative World Religio… Read moreHowdy!
I'm coming to you from Southern California. My main hobby is reading. (Surprise! Surprise! Why else would I be at this website!) The areas that interest me are somewhat eclectic, and always evolving. Up to this point, I've focused in the following fields: (1) Christian Theology, History, & Apologetics with recent emphasis in the area of Catholicism, (2) Comparative World Religions, (3) Business with emphasis in the areas of Strategy, Organizational Development, Leadership, & Marketing, (4) Historical Fiction Novels, and (5) a newly acquired passion for Latin American Studies.
Though I'm currently a full-time employee in the corporate world, I plan on taking a three month sabbatical in the near future to explore the countries and cultures of Latin America with the objective of learning Spanish, Latin Dance, and the current impact of the Catholic church on the people and politics of Latin American countries.
When my eyeballs are reeling from all the books, I love listening to music (HipHop, Alternative Rock, Acoustic Folk Rock, and Cuban Son). Sports also help to keep me sane. My favorites? Basketball, Beach Volleyball, and Tennis. I was born and raised in Southern California, and love it here.
Cheers!
--Guy
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This book is a fantastic guide for any person, Christian or otherwise, who would like to understand the level of historical accuracy that can be found in the New Testament documents. In that Christianity is a religion whose truth claims are allegedly rooted in historical fact, it is key that the works through which we read of those "facts" be considered reliable. Bruce does a great job of doing just that. No historical account, regardless of reliability, can prove miraculous events. However, Bruce argues, if a work can be proven to be historically and culturally accurate with respect to most of its content, that document then becomes-on the whole-more compelling. Any historian would… Read more
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Johnson wrote this book for an audience "not quite so familiar with university-level subjects, [specifically] for late teens-high-school juniors and seniors and beginning college undergraduates, along with the parents and teachers of such young people." (p.10) So it should not come as a surprise that this book is nowhere near as brilliant as his first book on the subject, Darwin on Trial. However, in that I consider myself to be a "teacher of . . . young people", I thought that it would be helpful to read this work to see if indeed it is worth recommending to the audience for which Johnson wrote. The answer to that inquiry truly depends on the individual; if the person, regardless of… Read more
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This anthology has pieced together an assortment of scholars who have studied and written about different forms of Liberation Theology. The text is divided into three major parts that attempt to provide (1) an overview of the contemporary scene, (2) a description of specific aspects of the movement, and (3) an analysis and criticism of Liberation Theology. This book is adequately titled a "companion" to Liberation Theology, because it merely portrays the essays of scholars' opinions about the movement. Any student of this movement should view this text as only a commentary, while still pursuing the real "meat" of Liberation Theology by going to the works of the Liberation… Read more
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