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Right now: Hawk’s Rest: A Season In The Remote Heart Of Yellowstone.

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I recently finished reading “The Pillars of the Earth” and am currently on “The Golden Compass”. I also found a hardcover collection of Jane Austen’s books in the bargain bin and am currently reading “Sense and Sensability”.
 
The Navarre Bible…all 12 books of the New Testament. Great reading of the scriptures for a nontheologian like myself.
 
brigid12 said:
“Eclipse…” was such a page turner and Catholic to boot! - just out of curiousity, why did you prefer the other two (I haven’t read them yet)? How about others he’s written?

Also reading “Screwtape Letters” by C.S. Lewis (for the umpteenth time)
“Story of A Soul” by St. Therese of Liseiux (again)
“Corinthians” from Navarre Bible Series

Looking the get some light fiction or historical fiction - am in that reading mood. Sounds like I’d like some Phillippa Gregory or mysteries by Ralph McInerny.🙂
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You might want to check out Sharon Penman’s historical fiction, ie “Here Falls the Shadow,” etc series. They are much better written than Philippa Gregory’s stuff, more historically accurate and page turning.
 
Almost A Miracle by John Ferling. It’s a military history of the Revolutionary War.
 
How the Reformation Happened and The Great Heresies both by Hilaire Belloc, Brighton Rock by Graham Greene and Witness to Hope by George Weigel.
 
Commentary on the Torah. By Richard Elliott Friedman. Enjoying it immensely
 
Republic of Suffering by Drew Gilpin Faust. This is about the concept of death in 19th century America centered around the Civil War. The author is the president of Harvard. Great book so far. There is a very large difference in how 19th century people viewed death as compared to 20th and 21st century people.
 
Republic of Suffering by Drew Gilpin Faust. This is about the concept of death in 19th century America centered around the Civil War. The author is the president of Harvard. Great book so far. There is a very large difference in how 19th century people viewed death as compared to 20th and 21st century people.
 
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Republic of Suffering by Drew Gilpin Faust. This is about the concept of death in 19th century America centered around the Civil War. The author is the president of Harvard. Great book so far. There is a very large difference in how 19th century people viewed death as compared to 20th and 21st century people.
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What would that be?
 
“Jesus of Nazareth” by Pope Benedict XVI

“Help for Worried Kids: How Your Child Can Conquer Anxiety and Fear” by Cynthia G. Last
 
katy said:
What would that be?
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Her general point is that people in the 19th century, especially during the Civil War where very much aware of their own mortality. They understood that life is fragile and they accepted it. This mindset informed their daily lives and gave them a greater appreciation for life than 21st century people tend to have. Expecting and accommodating one’s own death was a very normal thing to do back then.

Today people do eveything they can to avoid thinking about death and we almost pretend that it won’t happen.

She makes the point that when you face the prospect of your own potentially imminent death, life is brought into sharper focus. I agree. I’m just starting the book and this explanation is reductionist at best and does not do her thesis real justice… However that’s the basic concept.

The title is actually This Republic of Suffering.
 
a_priori said:
Her general point is that people in the 19th century, especially during the Civil War where very much aware of their own mortality. They understood that life is fragile and they accepted it. This mindset informed their daily lives and gave them a greater appreciation for life than 21st century people tend to have. Expecting and accommodating one’s own death was a very normal thing to do back then.

Today people do eveything they can to avoid thinking about death and we almost pretend that it won’t happen.

She makes the point that when you face the prospect of your own potentially imminent death, life is brought into sharper focus. I agree. I’m just starting the book and this explanation is reductionist at best and does not do her thesis real justice… However that’s the basic concept.

The title is actually This Republic of Suffering.
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Thank you. I have pondered how the difference in medical care between now and then might have affected people’s mindset.
 
I just started " Amish Grace: How Forgiveness Transcended Tragedy " by Donald Kraybill . It is the story of the Nickel Mines, PA Amish school shooting. It promises to be interesting.
Kathy
 
I read a version of the gospel of Judas, which was supposedly written by his son, Benjamin Iscariot. It was more reverent and closer to the synoptic gospels than I thought it would be. There were a few, not unexpected differences, of course, and one big difference was that it portrayed Judas as a loyal follower of Jesus. The Scribes and Pharisees are depicted as deflecting the blame from themselves and unfairly pinning the blame on Judas.
 
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