Putting Away Childish Things: A Novel of Modern Faith, (Paperback)

from kvrfan

I enjoyed this book, though I suspect it's destined for a limited readership. It's really an apologetic for progressive Christianity (of which I am an adherent) in the guise of a novel. In a preface, Borg explains that this is exactly what he is doing, more-or-less admitting that he's not really ...

from michelleannlib

Ehhh. I had a hard time caring and figuring it out what the message was. I couldn't care enough about the characters to finish. I might come back to it. But I'm giving it a "just okay" rating.

from Kellyannbrown

Here is a philosophy book with a plot! Wow! A smoking, beer-drinking professor at a private college has an important decision to make. While teaching the philosophy of religion to her students, the protagonist must wrestle with the decision to teach a seminary and risk losing tenure at her colleg...

from DubiousDisciple

This is a story about believing, and Borg's first-ever novel may be among his best books. The main character, Bible scholar and professor Kate Riley, is a progressive Christian with a devotion as strong as any fundamentalist believer. For a glimpse of how Kate lives as a Christian, we might peek ...

from LivelyLady

Interesting book picked up at a used book store when traveling. Kate, a single 30 something religion professor, must make a career choice. Should she stay at the small school where she is almost guaranteed tenure or should she chance a year at a seminary, one with personal values more in line wit...