Non-Fiction
bell hooks’ Spiritual Vision – Nadra Nittle
I must admit that before bell hooks died in December of 2021, the sum of my knowledge about her was that she eschewed the use of capital letters in her nom de plume and that […]
Genre: Biography
Academic
Remembering Antonia Teixeira – Mikeal Parsons and Joao Chaves
Stop me if you’ve heard this story before: Baylor University is accused of covering up sexual misconduct amongst powerful people in their ranks. Yeah, yeah, you’re thinking, we all know about that. We know that […]
Non-Fiction
Being Elisabeth Elliot: The Authorized Biography: Elisabeth’s Later Years – Ellen Vaughn
This second volume completes the authorized biography of Elisabeth Elliot, covering her life from 1963 to her death. I enjoyed the first book when it came out a few years ago, and I enjoyed this […]
Academic
Oral Roberts and the Rise of the Prosperity Gospel – Jonathan Roots
Oral Roberts is probably one of the most overlooked and understudied figures in American evangelicalism. His legacy—particularly within Tulsa, Oklahoma—is as big as his personality. Not quite as irenic as Billy Graham, not quite as […]
Non-Fiction
Unruly Saint – Dorothy Day’s Radical Vision and its Challenge for Our Times – D.L. Mayfield
Some biographies come from historians. There’s usually a theme, a particular perspective or interest, some sort of driving reason for the author’s time and talents spent in research and writing. Other biographies come from individuals […]
Non-Fiction
Rich Mullins: An Arrow Pointing to Heaven – James Bryan Smith
Whenever I think of Rich Mullins, I think of the Old Testament prophet Enoch. Scripture tells us that Enoch left this earth at a relatively early age for his day, that he walked with God […]
Non-Fiction
American Leftovers – Eric Wilson, Shaun Wilson, and Heidi Wilson-Messner
I’ve followed Eric Wilson’s career through its ups and downs ever since being hooked fifteen years ago by Field of Blood, the first in his Jerusalem’s Undead trilogy. If it has Eric Wilson’s name on […]
Academic
The Completion of C. S. Lewis (1945–1963): From War to Joy – Harry Lee Poe
This in-depth look into C.S. Lewis’s later years is the final volume in a biographical trilogy, and it covers many of the themes and topics that Lewis fans find the most interesting, such as his […]
Non-Fiction
Rich Mullins: An Arrow Pointing to Heaven – James Bryan Smith
Rich Mullins: An Arrow Pointing to Heaven originally came out in 2000, three years after Mullins died in a car accident. This new, reissued edition honors the twenty-fifth anniversary of this Christian musician’s death, and […]
Non-Fiction
The Watchmaker’s Daughter – Larry Loftis
Look at me, venturing into the nonfiction genre! For the most part, I review fiction for Life is Story. Every so often, though, I come across a nonfiction book that piques my interest, and The […]