For those of you familiar with David Duncan, who've been waiting for his next novel for the past decade and a half, this is another appetizer in the strain of "River Teeth" and "My Story As Told By Water." Yes. This is a political book by David James Duncan. Duncan waxes angrily eloquent about current American events in this small quaint, quilt of a book. He nearly always sticks to opinion, leaving sustained argument to...
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I actually believe that Jesus died and then came back to life. I always assumed this made me a fundamentalist Christian. However, the kind of fundamentalism that Duncan addresses in this book is much scarier than anything I have encountered at church. Yes, I have been and am recovering from some extreme forms of legalism that aren't part of the message of Jesus. But I maintain hope that most churches in America (protestant...
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With a thorough understanding of the spirit of religion, and a strong background in Christian, spiritual, and other historical sources, Duncan proceeds to disassemble the modern fundamentalist movement. Shining a light on the hypocracy of those who seek power, money, and attention in the name of God, Duncan defies the "Christian Right" by exposing them to The Bible -- not cherry-picked passages, but the essence of Jesus'...
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God Laughs & Plays by David James Duncan is one of the most extraordinary books I have ever had the pleasure of reading. And I was an English Literature major in college and graduate school, which means I have read a lot of books. A friend recommended this book to me. She said it was something very special. I bought a copy and read it. After I finished it, I read it again. From the first I was struck by the stucture...
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I don't know how to fully describe this book, or how to do justice to how wonderful it is. David James Duncan is a master writer, an incredible storyteller, and one of the best commentators of our times I have read. How often do you have the experience of reading a book that is as timely as it is timeless? Duncan pulls off this trick effortlessly. "Chapters like When Compassion Becomes Dissent" and "What Fundamentalists Need...
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