A good, undemanding collection for those seeking to understand and commune with God.
Case provides a slim but thoughtful volume of prayers, based upon Christian Scripture but far from orthodox or didactic in character.
In each instance, Case provides a passage from the King James Version of the Bible— drawing from both the Old Testament and the New Testament—and then crafts a brief prayer in response. Her prayers are gathered under subject headings such as “Nearness,” “Assurance,” and “Healing.” The succinct nature of her prayers is somewhat surprising. None are more than a few lines in length. and some are quite brief, such as, “Thank you, Almighty Love, for holding all the power there is in Your hands. May I really trust this today.” Despite her use of the classic King James Bible, Case is certainly not bound by traditionalist approaches toward God. For instance, on various occasions she refers to God using feminine pronouns: “God, who is Love, is holding me in Her arms….She is holding me close.” In another instance, she imagines God as a spouse: “God, Love, you are my (husband)(wife).” Many of the prayers include questions to God within the text (“What is it You have to teach me today?”) This is a reminder that in many cases, prayer is about questioning and asking. Case has created a collection meant to be useful and accessible to any individual, even those whose faith in God is strained or intangible. Though she uses the Scriptures of her own faith tradition as a starting point, her prayers lack theological depth and rely instead upon universal needs and feelings for their substance. The experienced or dogmatic believer will find Case’s prayers lightweight or even uncomfortable. However, those who are seeking a faith tradition or who feel ostracized or alienated from a faith tradition may find these prayers to be simple affirmations of the idea of a loving God.
A good, undemanding collection for those seeking to understand and commune with God.Pub Date: Nov. 3, 2014
ISBN: 978-0991483310
Page Count: 130
Publisher: He-leadeth-me Press
Review Posted Online: May 21, 2015
Review Program: Kirkus Indie
Worthwhile reference stuffed with facts and illustrations.
A compendium of charts, time lines, lists and illustrations to accompany study of the Bible.
This visually appealing resource provides a wide array of illustrative and textually concise references, beginning with three sets of charts covering the Bible as a whole, the Old Testament and the New Testament. These charts cover such topics as biblical weights and measures, feasts and holidays and the 12 disciples. Most of the charts use a variety of illustrative techniques to convey lessons and provide visual interest. A worthwhile example is “How We Got the Bible,” which provides a time line of translation history, comparisons of canons among faiths and portraits of important figures in biblical translation, such as Jerome and John Wycliffe. The book then presents a section of maps, followed by diagrams to conceptualize such structures as Noah’s Ark and Solomon’s Temple. Finally, a section on Christianity, cults and other religions describes key aspects of history and doctrine for certain Christian sects and other faith traditions. Overall, the authors take a traditionalist, conservative approach. For instance, they list Moses as the author of the Pentateuch (the first five books of the Hebrew Bible) without making mention of claims to the contrary. When comparing various Christian sects and world religions, the emphasis is on doctrine and orthodox theology. Some chapters, however, may not completely align with the needs of Catholic and Orthodox churches. But the authors’ leanings are muted enough and do not detract from the work’s usefulness. As a resource, it’s well organized, inviting and visually stimulating. Even the most seasoned reader will learn something while browsing.
Worthwhile reference stuffed with facts and illustrations.Pub Date: Sept. 1, 2005
ISBN: 978-1-5963-6022-8
Page Count: -
Publisher: N/A
Review Posted Online: May 23, 2010
Review Program: Kirkus Indie
This a book of earlier, philosophical essays concerned with the essential "absurdity" of life and the concept that- to overcome the strong tendency to suicide in every thoughtful man-one must accept life on its own terms with its values of revolt, liberty and passion. A dreary thesis- derived from and distorting the beliefs of the founders of existentialism, Jaspers, Heldegger and Kierkegaard, etc., the point of view seems peculiarly outmoded. It is based on the experience of war and the resistance, liberally laced with Andre Gide's excessive intellectualism. The younger existentialists such as Sartre and Camus, with their gift for the terse novel or intense drama, seem to have omitted from their philosophy all the deep religiosity which permeates the work of the great existentialist thinkers. This contributes to a basic lack of vitality in themselves, in these essays, and ten years after the war Camus seems unaware that the life force has healed old wounds... Largely for avant garde aesthetes and his special coterie.
Pub Date: Sept. 26, 1955
ISBN: 0679733736
Page Count: 228
Publisher: Knopf
Review Posted Online: Sept. 19, 2011
Kirkus Reviews Issue: Sept. 1, 1955
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