Reviving Lives and Landscapes
Reviewed by Kelsey Jones-Casey Flourish, Fall 2011 Genius of Place: The Life of Frederick Law Olmstead Justin Martin De Capo Press, 2011, 496 pages Had Frederick Law Olmsted been born in 1990 instead of 1822, he may have been diagnosed … [Read more...]
Reviewed by Rachel Stone Flourish, Fall 2011 Year of Plenty By Craig Goodwin Sparkhouse Press, 2011, 224 pages By now you've likely heard of more than one year-long experiment written up on a blog or in a book, or both—Julie & … [Read more...]
Reviewed by Rachel Stone Flourish magazine, Spring 2011 The Food Matters Cookbook: 500 Revolutionary Recipes for Better Living Mark Bittman Simon & Schuster, 2010, 645 pp. My family and I love meat. If the answer to … [Read more...]
Reviewed by Scot F. Martin Flourish magazine, Spring 2011 Living in God’s Creation: Orthodox Perspectives on Ecology Elizabeth Theokritoff St. Vladimir’s Seminary Press, 2009, 266 pages What if caring for creation was not … [Read more...]
By Monika Hilder Flourish magazine, Winter 2011 J.R.R. Tolkien was most unhappy to realize that The Lord of the Rings had achieved cult-like status among American hippies and the drug culture. Would he be equally unhappy, or at least … [Read more...]
Reviewed by Rachel Stone Flourish magazine, Winter 2011 The Family Dinner: Great Ways to Connect with Your Kids, One Meal at a Time, by Laurie David, with recipes by Kirstin Uhrenholdt Hachette Book Group, 2010, 256 pages You may … [Read more...]
Reviewed by Jim Jewell Flourish magazine, Winter 2011 Mere Environmentalism: A Biblical Perspective on Humans and the Natural World by Steven F. Hayward AEI Press, 2010, 100 pages During the Christmas holiday, my family spent a lot of … [Read more...]