Beauty Will Save The World: Recovering the Human in an Ideological Age Gregory Wolfe –Review by Teri Hyrkas It was the title of this book, Beauty Will Save the World (ISI Books, 2011), that caught my attention. Such a marvelous – and outlandish...
Beyond Culture by Edward T. Hall ISBN – 0-385-12474-0 –Review by Doug Balzer Understanding the mosaic of humanity is one of life’s quests, at least for me. Who doesn’t desire to know why, who, what and how we are human beings? As a minister, professor, and...
Script & Scribble: The Rise and Fall of Handwriting by Kitty Burns Florey –Review by Teri Hyrkas “I have a dilemma…. It is much easier and faster for me to write in cursive than to print, and my penmanship is near perfect mind you. Many of my...
Florence Foster Jenkins, starring Meryl Streep and Hugh Grant, rated PG-13 –Review by Ashley Linne As a vocalist since the age of 9, I am ashamed that I was totally unaware of the story of “Lady Florence!” This entertaining film is based on the true story of...
Where Jesus Prayed: Illuminating the Lord’s Prayer In the Holy Land By Danielle Shroyer Brewster, MA: Paraclete Press, 2015 Review by Landrum P. Leavell III, ThD. This book was recommended to me by my friend and fellow bibliophile, David Wahlstedt. He...
Galileo’s Daughter: A Historical Memoir of Science, Faith and Love by Dava Sobel –Review by Teri Hyrkas How does a writer transform a rigorously researched historical memoir of Galileo Galilei into a touching and fascinating family story? Author Dava Sobel...
