Books are treasures. One of the grave weaknesses of our current culture is that people read less and less, especially men. But sooner or later, we discover that those who would advance need to know; and books are essential to that process. Whether the subject is fishing, making steel, fixing cars, or teaching about the Old Testament, the only way to rise out of ignorance is to read. In that spirit, I offer these book reviews. I desire to encourage reading as it encourages growth in people. Growing people help others to grow as well. Hopefully, reading these reviews will help you discover some books you want to read for your own advancement and pleasure.
These pages will be short book reviews of books I have recently read that I feel would be helpful to review. Occasionally I may also review a book that I have read some time before. I also invite the leading teachers of our congregation to submit reviews of books they have read. Occasionally, I may review a controversial book.
I have devised a simple recommendation system to go with my reviews. It has just four categories as follows.
Book Recommendation System | |
HR | Highly Recommended without reserve. |
RWC | Recommended with a caveat, a warning about some specific matter, but with an overall value definitely superseding the concern. |
RNLP | Recommended for a narrowly limited purpose such as to research a point or understand an issue. Probably not suitable for all readers. I will also use this category for books with more than one caveat. |
NR | Not recommended |
Each review will have have the appropriate code at the top. Eventually, I hope to use a color strip to make it visual.