Being on a college board, these books have been recommended for my reading. Carver’s first book came out in 1997 and the second in 2006. Carver’s unique approach to board make-up is termed “policy governance.” That is, the board exists on behalf of a larger group of persons who “own” the organization (the constituency) and […]
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Book Genre: Non-Fiction
The Rise and Fall of the American Teenag...
Thomas Hine provides some interesting observations in this semi-historical book about the recent phenomenon called “the teenager.” The author’s opinion is that before the Depression and WWII, teenagers were considered adults as soon as they were capable of performing adult work and responsibilities. Since then, they have been “set aside” to wait until they become […]
Arts, Entertainment & Christian Values
Jerry Solomon is the associate pastor at Dallas Bible Church. This is an attempt to justify the use of any methodology in the church by calling anything anyone does “art.” There is a large movement going on now to introduce even “secular” music, dance, drama, and other forms of human expression into the church. The […]
Millennials Rising: the next generation
In April I reviewed The Fourth Turning by the same authors. I give this book more space in order to explain more fully the nature of these books (This is actually the fourth book). The “Millennials” are the generation after the GenXers. They are actually Boomer’s kids who last year (hence the name “Millennials”) entered […]
The Discarded Image
This was Lewis’ last book, a printing of his lectures on Medieval and Renaissance Literature. It is a fascinating account (the “Discarded Image”) of the Medieval world view of theology and belief. Their view of the world was “a single, complex, harmonious mental model of the universe.” From the Unmoved Mover, to the Four Temperments […]
The Weigh Down Diet
This is one of those books that becomes popular because people like dieting, not because they like to be biblical. Pastors need to read this book before they invite the program into the church! Actually, the diet is fine, if she would just leave the Bible out of it. Shamblin denies the Trinity, and while […]
The Fourth Turning
This is not a Christian book (it is published by Broadway, 1997) but neither is it a non-Christian book. The authors trace 500 years of Western history in generations of 80-90 years. Within each generation there are four “turnings.” It is their proposition that our history has run in repeated and predictable cycles both by […]
The Death of Outrage
This is a 1998 book by the long-time conservative and well-known author of The Book of Virtues. The sub-title is “Bill Clinton and the Assault on American Ideals.” This book was released just before President Clinton gave his public deposition before the Federal Grand Jury. Bennett’s purpose in the book is to defend traditional ideals […]
Developing the Leaders Around You
Traveling across Kansas I listened to this Nelson Audio Library book read by the author. Maxwell likes to give short lists of points to remember about dozens of areas of leadership. There are probably more than Moses gave. These are proven management principles that he has shown work in any organization.
Intercollegiate Studies Institute
Here is a profitable and inexpensive way to keep current on college-level, scholarly issues. If you are a student at any level, or have such a person in your home, you can request free membership in the Institute and receive two publications at no charge. One, The Intercollegiate Review, is published 2-4 times during the […]