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Al Mohler, president of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, discussed the value of reading today at AlbertMohler.com. Reading is something of a passion for Mohler, as is evidenced by the surprising facts he includes in the post.
Al’s personal library, known as “The Bat Cave of Evangelical Christianity” is home to more than 30,000 volumes. It’s rumored that a person could pick any of those 30,000, hand it to Mohler, and and Al could promptly produce a detailed summary of the book (Need proof? Watch the first few minutes of this video).
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Brian Chesemore, one of the pastors at Covenant Life Church (Gaithersburg, MD), has begun a series on the Family Room Blog called “Building Your Library, One Book At a Time.”
Here’s the purpose behind the series:
Recently a mom of young children asked us for recommendations of theological books to read to strengthen her relationship with God and love for his word. We were so impressed with her desire and convinced of the benefit, that we’re going to build a family room library, one book at a time.
Brian has posted the first two in what should be a rather lengthy series.
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Kim Riddlebarger has recommended Michael Horton’s newest book, Covenant & Salvation: Union with Christ. Riddlebarger is impressed—enough to encourage anyone who is “at all interested in Reformed Theology” to read the book.
Covenant & Salvation was just released on August 20, and is the third in a four-part (the fourth is still to come) series from Horton:
Read Kim’s entire post.
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Keeping a personal library organized isn’t particularly difficult—just return the book to its previous spot. Working out and implementing an effective system, however, is a bit more of a task, especially for those who don’t enjoy organizing. There are multitudes of systems, degrees of organization, and styles of arrangement. Is there one good way to keep a library?
Tony, at The Shepherd’s Scrapbook, replied to just such a question from Noah. Noah’s looking for a system that isn’t overly complex, but one that’s specific enough to be helpful.
Tony has a few ideas for him, but the most prominent has to do not with shelves but spreadsheets—
The key to organizing topical and theological books is electronic. I find electronic databases critical because (as you mentioned) most books fit multiple categories.
Read both of Tony’s library posts: Part 1 | Part 2
What system have you developed for your library?
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Thomas Nelson, a book industry leader, announced plans last fall to phase out its 21 imprint publishing companies. Most large publishers run an imprint system—multiple brands owned by the same company that each focus on different tastes and markets.
Thomas Nelson, however, has begun dismantling their imprint system as of April 1. Within two years, all of their titles will bear the Thomas Nelson logo.
“Out of Imprint: A Book Publisher Nixes Niches,” an article by James Sturdivant for Advertising Age, shows that there are arguments on both sides of the issue. Imprinting has its advantages, but uniting under one label may result in a stronger brand name, among other things.
Michael Hyatt, CEO of Thomas Nelson, told Ad Age that “imprints simply add another layer of noise in trying to reach consumers.”
Is it noise, or is it structure?
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Trevin Wax has posted his “15 Must-Read Books on Worship“—a diverse collection of books that Trevin has found helpful. A brief description is also provided for each book. For those seeking a firmer foundation in biblical worship, these books may be a springboard.
Here is Trevin’s list, but you’ll have to see his post for more information.
- Worship: Adoration and Action (Carson)
- Worship in Spirit and in Truth (Frame)
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eBay Power Seller mrj33 is offering a 100-volume collection of commentaries on the book of Job, published between 1840 and 2002. For simplicity’s sake, he’s offering the collection as one lot, priced at $999.95.
The lot contains many rare and out of print books, and mrj33 is willing to “answer all emails concerning condition, content, or publishing info on any particular title(s).”
He provides a complete list of titles in the eBay listing, though at this point they are not being sold individually.
100 books, $1000—ten dollars per book is a respectable offer. There are “a number that would cost you from $50 to $200 each, if you could even find them for sale anywhere.”
Visit mrj33’s eBay listing to browse the titles and put in your bid.
[HT: Jason Button | TheoSource]
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In a recent blog post, Mark Driscoll (Wikipedia | Theopedia) reflects on how good God has been to him. At the end of that post, we find out that Mark has seven books in the queue for next year—all with Crossway.
Overall, the summer has been good. I also got in a ton of writing this past week and am on pace to publish seven books with Crossway in 2008. With a recent massive re-org of the church taking shape, I am truly grateful for the ability to focus on some big projects that are long overdue while getting some rest, hitting the gym, and enjoying my family. By God’s grace, it’s a happy season filled with good gifts for which I am grateful.
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The New York Times covers a story about Adnan Oktar (a.k.a. Harun Yahya), an Islamic creationist from Turkey whose massive Atlas of Creation (PDF) has been mysteriously appearing in the mailboxes of thousands of professors, scientists, and museums around the globe.
In the United States, opposition to the teaching of evolution in public schools has largely been fueled by the religious right, particularly Protestant fundamentalism.
Now another voice is entering the debate, in dramatic fashion.
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