Category Archives: Books

“Religious Literacy” and the Importance of Education

Posted on July 26, 2010 by Jonathan Creekmore

I recently finished reading “Religious Literacy: What Every American Needs to Know — And Doesn’t” by Stephen Prothero. The book was primarily about the downfall of religious education in the United States, mostly over the past century and especially among … Continue reading →

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2009 Book List

Posted on January 4, 2010 by Jonathan Creekmore

This year was a pretty good year for reading. I managed to get through 61 books, with only 6 repeats (italicized. Of course, this does not count the several books that I started and did not finish — I will … Continue reading →

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How to Read a Book

Posted on September 14, 2009 by Jonathan Creekmore

How well do you read books? In “How to Read a Book“, Mortimer Adler and Charles van Doren state their belief that most people do not read books beyond a grammar school proficiency level. However, the goal of their book … Continue reading →

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Learning versus Doing

Posted on March 19, 2009 by Jonathan Creekmore

I like to learn. At any given time, I am generally juggling 3–4 books at once. Most of those 3–4 books are typically non-fiction of some form or another. A lot of those non-fiction books are computer science related, but … Continue reading →

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Lord of Chaos

Posted on January 19, 2009 by Jonathan Creekmore

As Geof suggested, I am going to try and post as I read throughout this year. So, after watching the first three painful episodes of Legend of the Seeker, I decided that I needed to read a good fantasy series … Continue reading →

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