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White Fragility
- Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism
- By: Dr. Robin DiAngelo, Michael Eric Dyson - foreword
- Narrated by: Amy Landon
- Length: 6 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 22,076
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 18,496
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 18,266
In this “vital, necessary, and beautiful book” (Michael Eric Dyson), antiracist educator Robin DiAngelo deftly illuminates the phenomenon of white fragility and “allows us to understand racism as a practice not restricted to 'bad people'" (Claudia Rankine). Referring to the defensive moves white people make when challenged racially, white fragility is characterized by emotions such as anger, fear, and guilt and by behaviors including argumentation and silence. These behaviors, in turn, function to reinstate white racial equilibrium and prevent meaningful cross-racial dialogue.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Word salad
- By Eric on 03-10-20
- White Fragility
- Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism
- By: Dr. Robin DiAngelo, Michael Eric Dyson - foreword
- Narrated by: Amy Landon
Hamstrung by uncommon definitions
Reviewed: 09-07-22
The author makes a compelling argument, but the insistence on using words like "racism" kills the argument before it can be heard. Calling someone a murderer, and then defining "murder" to include hatred, makes it very hard to hear how hatred harms people.
It's too bad, because the insights into systemic racism and the arguments about socialization were very clarifying.
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Surprised by Hope
- Rethinking Heaven, the Resurrection, and the Mission of the Church
- By: N. T. Wright
- Narrated by: James Langton
- Length: 11 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 770
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 664
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Story5 out of 5 stars 653
For years, Christians have been asking, "If you died tonight, do you know where you would go?" It turns out that many believers have been giving the wrong answer. It is not heaven. Wright outlines the present confusion about a Christian's future hope and shows how it is deeply intertwined with how we live today. Wright asserts that Christianity's most distinctive idea is bodily resurrection, and provides a magisterial defense for a literal resurrection of Jesus. Wright then explores our expectation of "new heavens and a new earth".
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3 out of 5 stars
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A valuable yet partial lens for viewing mission
- By Scott Macdonald on 01-16-19
- Surprised by Hope
- Rethinking Heaven, the Resurrection, and the Mission of the Church
- By: N. T. Wright
- Narrated by: James Langton
Surprised by a fresh, yet ancient take on heaven
Reviewed: 12-28-21
Having grown up in both Reformed and American Evangelical traditions, N.T. Wright's primary surprise is that my notions of heaven and hell are not all that Biblical. He lays out a compelling case for what the Gospels actually describe, and his explanations do a much better job resolving the apparent internal conflicts that my Sunday School teachers always struggled with.
Highly recommended for anyone who is engaged in "deconstructing" their faith.
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Where the Light Fell
- A Memoir
- By: Philip Yancey
- Narrated by: Philip Yancey
- Length: 11 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 876
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 780
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Story5 out of 5 stars 779
Where the Light Fell is a gripping family narrative set against a turbulent time in post-World War II America, shaped by the collision of Southern fundamentalism with the mounting pressures of the civil rights movement and '60s-era forces of social change. In piecing together his fragmented personal history and his search for redemption, Yancey gives testament to the enduring power of our hunger for truth and the possibility of faith rooted in grace instead of fear.
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5 out of 5 stars
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The full sweep
- By Amazon Customer on 10-12-21
- Where the Light Fell
- A Memoir
- By: Philip Yancey
- Narrated by: Philip Yancey
Honest, Graceful, Achingly Heartfelt
Reviewed: 10-27-21
The author, through his narration, provides as much insight through his intonation as he does through his words. This book came alive with Philip's accents, whispers and shouts, and pauses as he relives his story with all its triumphs, regrets and profound moments of insight.
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The Lost World of Adam and Eve
- Genesis 2-3 and the Human Origins Debate
- By: John H. Walton, N.T. Wright
- Narrated by: Paul Boehmer
- Length: 8 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 340
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 301
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 295
For centuries, the story of Adam and Eve has resonated richly through the corridors of art, literature, and theology. But for most moderns, taking it at face value is incongruous. Author John Walton explores the ancient Near Eastern context of Genesis 2-3, creating space for a faithful reading of Scripture along with full engagement with science for a new way forward in the human origins debate.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Not For Me
- By Ax on 09-20-18
- The Lost World of Adam and Eve
- Genesis 2-3 and the Human Origins Debate
- By: John H. Walton, N.T. Wright
- Narrated by: Paul Boehmer
Great treatment of the subject. So-so performance.
Reviewed: 04-12-21
I really appreciated that the author's goal was to find common ground on the essence of the text, taking a very high view of Scripture, rather than trying to argue that there's only one right way to interpret the creation account. This could have devolved into an argument FOR evolution from the Bible, but instead makes a convincing argument that the Bible is not primarily concerned with material origins and thus there is room for many opinions.
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American Rule
- How a Nation Conquered the World but Failed Its People
- By: Jared Yates Sexton
- Narrated by: MacLeod Andrews
- Length: 10 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 261
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 219
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 218
In American Rule, Jared Yates Sexton upends those convenient fictions by laying bare the foundational myths at the heart of our collective American imagination. From the very origins of this nation, Americans in power have abused and subjugated others; enabling that corruption are the many myths of American exceptionalism and steadfast values, which are fed to the public and repeated across generations.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Truth
- By Laurie on 09-28-20
- American Rule
- How a Nation Conquered the World but Failed Its People
- By: Jared Yates Sexton
- Narrated by: MacLeod Andrews
Eye-opening, if a bit biased
Reviewed: 01-17-21
You can hear the echoes of Trump from the first chapter and the agenda is pretty apparent, but that doesn't mean that the historically accurate letters and essays are false or made up. The narrative is a bit too clean and straight forward for a perfectly true history, but the insights are still valuable. Coming from a White American Evangelical background, the history lesson was helpful and necessary.
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