[Magdalen] The Good Book

[Grace Cangialosi]

Jim, it's about the Bible, and people's mileage varies just as it does with any biblical commentary. Gomes has a very liberal perspective.

On September 25, 2015, at 2:12 PM, James Oppenheimer-Crawford <oppenheimerjw at gmail.com> wrote:

Nobody says what it is about, so I'll bite: What's it about?  WHY would
someone's mileage vary? Strengths? Weaknesses?

James W. Oppenheimer-Crawford
*“A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved,
except in memory. LLAP**”  -- *Leonard Nimoy

On Fri, Sep 25, 2015 at 1:30 AM, Rick Mashburn <ricklmashburn at gmail.com>
wrote:

> The first two-thirds of this book are incredible. The final chapters don't
> resonate as well with me. But, YMMV! Overall, it's a great book and I love
> it. Maybe time for another read...
>
> This book had a huge impact on me, my life and my spirituality when I first
> read it circa 1996 or 1997. I was a newbie to the Episcopal Church at the
> time it helped me reexamine my Southern Baptist roots.
>
> Peace, Rick
>
> On Thu, Sep 24, 2015 at 9:47 PM, Christopher Hart <cervus51 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > I second, or maybe it's third, that opinion.
> >
> > On Thu, Sep 24, 2015 at 10:44 PM, Scott Knitter <scottknitter at gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > On Thu, Sep 24, 2015 at 9:41 PM, Jay Weigel <jay.weigel at gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> > > > ...by Peter Gomes. I snagged a copy of it this afternoon at the local
> > > used
> > > > bookstore and have just started it. Anyone else read it? Thoughts?
> > >
> > > You're in for a great read. Good snag!
> > >
> > > --
> > > Scott R. Knitter
> > > Edgewater, Chicago, Illinois USA
> > >
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> >
> > Christopher Hart
> >
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