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Soul of a Citizen: Living With Conviction in a Cynical Time
Paul Rogat Loeb
St. Martin's Griffin, 1999
A must read if you believe in service to others
Paul is an outstanding voice in our world. Fantastic book helping bring hope to a difficult time for those of us who aspire to service. It is a challenge to keep engaged in service and Paul does provide hope. I also appreciate his newsletter and recommend it to those ...
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Being Vegan: Living With Conscience, Conviction, and Compassion
Joanne Stepaniak
Lowell House, 2000
Essential for the Vegan Bookshelf
I loved this book! I thought it was very well written and had some very good commonsensical advice. While I'm not an animal rights person (more an "animal welfare and good/responsible care") most of the rest of the philosphy/ethics makes good sence after reading the ...
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Cultivating a Life for God: Multiplying Disciples Through Life Transformation Groups
Neil Cole
Churchsmart Resources, 1999
Fuels Missional Transformation
Neil Cole presents a straightforward approach for multiplying disciples that anyone can do anywhere. "The Life Transformation Group (LTG) system is a grass roots tool for growth. Through this simple system the most essential elements of vital spiritual ministry are ...
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What We Believe Together: Exploring the "Shared Convictions" of Anabaptist-related Churches
Alfred Neufeld
Good Books, 2008
Today, more than 1.5 million Christians are members of Mennonite-related churches. They are scattered in 67 countries. They trace their history to the Anabaptist movement, a part of the 16th century Radical Reformation in Europe. So what beliefs do these heirs of the free-church movement, only loosely connected to each other, hold in common ...
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Conviction: A Novel
Richard North Patterson
Ballantine Books, 2005
Hard to review without giving away the end, but I'll do my best
After I finished Patterson's last book on gun control (Balance of Power) and felt like I had been attending a lecture, I wasn't sure I would read any more of his books. I had always liked his legals thrillers, but I didn't like the preachy quality in Balance of Power. ...
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Conviction Without Compromise: Standing Strong in the Core Beliefs of the Christian Faith
Norman Geisler, Ron Rhodes
Harvest House Publishers, 2008
Norman Geislerr Does It Again!
Conviction Without Compromise is new (2008) and a great one-volume treatise on the Christian faith. The book categorizes the doctrines of salvation, revelation, and interpretation. Dr. Geisler and his co-author, Dr. Ron Rhodes, are of the same ilk and those who have ...
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Passionate Conviction: Contemporary Discourses on Christian Apologetics
B&H Academic, 2007
Good thinking articles on apologetics
Although most of these articles could mostly be found in their own writings published in other publications (which is typical for a book like this), the authors of Passionate Conviction do a great job overviewing some of the basics in Christian apologetics. There are ...
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The Conviction of Richard Nixon: The Untold Story of the Frost/Nixon Interviews
James Jr Reston
Three Rivers Press, 2008
(TV) History in the Making
Having watched way too much of the TV coverage for this year's election, I have gotten increasingly annoyed not so much with the politicians' attempts to BS people but with how little interviewers and reporters seemed to be interested in calling politicians on those ...
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The Courage of Their Convictions: Sixteen Americans Who Fought Their Way to the Supreme Court
Peter Irons
Penguin (Non-Classics), 1990
The Courage of Their Convictions: Sixteen Americans
This was a fantastic book! People may know about some Supreme Court decisions and its impact but I do not think people understand why such important cases were brought before the Supreme Court. We never learn in school who these people were, (they are everyday ...
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The Living Church: Convictions of a Lifelong Pastor
John R. W. Stott
IVP Books, 2007
the living church
For many years, John Stott has distinguished himself as a preeminent theologian and pastor. For 60 years, Stott has been rector at All Souls Church in England where he has initiated a dynamic ministry which now reaches internationally. Having authored more than 30 ...
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Convictions: A Prosecutor's Battles Against Mafia Killers, Drug Kingpins, and Enron Thieves
John Kroger
Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2008
Unputdownable
"Unputdownable" is an adjective normally used to describe potboilers, not non-fiction books written by attorneys about their cases. Yet once you start reading Convictions, by John Kroger, it's impossible to put it down. With intelligence, insight, candor and a healthy ...
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Tactics: A Game Plan for Discussing Your Christian Convictions
Gregory Koukl
Zondervan, 2009
Tired of finding yourself flat-footed and intimidated in conversations? Want to increase your confidence and skill in discussions with family, friends, and coworkers? Gregory Koukl offers practical strategies to help you stay in the driver?s seat as you maneuver comfortably and graciously in any conversation about your Christian convictions.
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Conviction: a sequel to Jane Austen's Pride & Prejudice
Skylar Hamilton Burris
Double Edge Press, 2006
Hungry for Sequels of Pride and Pejudice
First, my favorite version of Pride and Prejudice is the TV version. Love it! I took those characters into my reading of the sequels. I have read two sequels of Pride and Prejudice thus far. Conviction is my favorite at this time. I enjoyed the way the author ...
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Christian Belief in a Postmodern World: The Full Wealth of Conviction
Diogenes Allen
Westminster John Knox Press, 1989
Most informative Christian philosophical book I've ever read
Allen has put together one of the most important Christian philosophical works of the twentieth century. His explication and argument of the Christian faith in a postmodern world is a must read for Christians and non-Christians alike. I highly recommend it!!!!!
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PRYOR CONVICTIONS: And Other Life Sentences
Richard Pryor
Pantheon, 1995
Uncompromising Honesty
The mystery of how Richard Franklin Lenox Thomas Pryor III survived and became wildly successful after growing up in a family that made its living by running a prostitution business, in which all of the adult members were participants; being molested by a Catholic ...
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