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Title: Finding God at Harvard by Kelly Monroe ISBN: 0-310-21922-1 Publisher: Zondervan Pub. Date: 10 October, 1997 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $12.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.42 (12 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Thoughtful essays for every mood.
Comment: This book is composed of forty-three bite-sized essays by various persons who have had some relation to Harvard U. (Taken classes, guest-lectured, fed a squirrel on campus.) Not all are brilliant or profound, but many are, and most of the others are worth reading. My favorites were the Solzhenitsyn and Robert Coles essays, that I had read elsewhere, Nicholas Woltershorff's classy biographical essay, Krisher Sairsingh's story of conversion to Christianity from Hinduism (he is the cousin of Rabi Maharaj, author of Death of Guru), Poh Lian Lim's essay on sexual dignity, Robert Massie's funny experience as a monk in business school, Charles Thaxton on the Christian roots of science, (his book on the subject, The Soul of Science, is great!) and John Rankin on "Power and Gender at the Divinity School," which is also autobiographical and funny. (Sorry. I meant to end that sentence sooner, but kept remembering other good essays.) The story by the student who later died of cancer is also moving. As you can see, the book is diverse, even a bit scattered; but you don't have to read them all at once, or even read them all at all. Read one per cup of hot chocolate and donut, and call your pastor in the morning.
Having myself passed through years of Humanist, Marxist and skeptical indoctrination in school, I see no need to rely on independant thought to come to materialistic conclusions; skepticism has poured in on me all my life from the ether, like background radiation. The reason I am a Christian is that I found this "ancient means of describing how the world works" does in fact describe it better than modern skeptics and other anti-Christian writers. (Of whom I have read a fair number.) Many of the authors of these essays, at one point in their careers, shared the same blind prejudices against Christianity as this skeptic. It was often learning to think for themselves that pulled them out of it. The California lawyer is undoubtedly right when he implies that not everyone who goes to Harvard is open to truth. (Whether or not that makes them "morons" is another question.) But here you can read the story of some who I think were.
Rating: 5
Summary: Terrific collection of spiritual journeys
Comment: It was exciting for me to find this book on my brief visit to Harvard University Co-op Bookshop. We had only half an hour there, so it was great to find such an interesting book in the short time available, and then read it on the train back to my niece's home.
If you like reading other people's stories about their lives and beliefs, you will enjoy this book. The Christian people included come from a variety of denominations and countries.
I enjoyed reading the sermon by Phillips Brooks, the clergyman who penned O Little Town of Bethlehem. The introduction tells us that he rekindled interest in Christ by making chapel attendance voluntary, instead of compulsory, as it had always been.
There are many other fascinating glimpses into people's journeys of faith, but the highlight for me was reading about Harvard's spiritual roots and the efforts to reclaim them.
Warmly recommended
Rating: 5
Summary: A Great Inspirational And Intellectual Read
Comment: I am about finished with this book, and it has been such a great read. Some of the stories are so unique, personal and fascinating. She has really collected a diverse group of authors to contribute. Some chapters are biographical, some are more philosophical, and some are both. I found myself at times so intensly interested in what these authors were saying. I think my favorite chapter was "Christ And Karma; A Hindu's Quest for the Holy". It is a riveting and just plain fascinating account of a Hindu boy's journey to Christianity via the 4 gospels. The twists and turns, and the family dynamics of his home made for such pleasurable and spiritual reading. I would recommend the book to anyone who is looking for some good insirational and yet intellectual reading.
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Title: Search for God at Harvard by Ari Goldman ISBN: 0345377060 Publisher: Ballantine Books Pub. Date: 21 April, 1992 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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Title: Professors Who Believe: The Spiritual Journeys of Christian Faculty by Paul M. Anderson ISBN: 0830815996 Publisher: Intervarsity Press Pub. Date: November, 1998 List Price(USD): $15.00 |
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Title: Philosophers Who Believe: The Spiritual Journeys of 11 Leading Thinkers by Kelly James Clark ISBN: 0830815430 Publisher: Intervarsity Press Pub. Date: November, 1997 List Price(USD): $19.00 |
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Title: The Resurrection of the Son of God (Christian Origins and the Question of God, 3) by N. T. Wright ISBN: 0800626796 Publisher: Fortress Press Pub. Date: May, 2003 List Price(USD): $39.00 |
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Title: Prophetic Untimeliness: A Challenge to the Idol of Relevance by OS Guinness ISBN: 0801012600 Publisher: Baker Book House Pub. Date: August, 2003 List Price(USD): $16.99 |
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