JoeSome books you read and discover something new. Other books, you read them and think, “I knew it!” For me, Recovering the Scandal of the Read more
Category: book reviews
These are book reviews from Joe Burnham. These reviews are part of the curated content and recommended reading suggested in the Abundance Reconstructed newsletter, a monthly email that explores faith on the other side of Christian deconstruction.
Each issue of the newsletter takes on a substantive topic and explores how to think about it in light of who God is and what God is doing in the world. The end goal is the creation of an intellectually rich spirituality that drives the faithful to action.
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Joe is primarily a non-fiction reader and you will find book reviews on topics including:
- theology
- the Bible
- Christianity
- history
- philosophy
- economics
- public health
- racism
- gender issues
- class issues
The Forgotten Creed
I came across The Forgotten Creed as a recommendation from Diana Butler Bass on Twitter. Given that I was reading a number of books on Read more
The Lost World of Genesis One
It’s been over 10 years since I originally read this book, so this review is anything but a fresh take. Rather, it is more of Read more