In recent days I’ve had a number of people ask for book recommendations (for both kids and adults) on the subject of race. Westminster Books just sent a newsletter with suggestions, and those titles are worth considering.
There are a few new Kindle deals to take a look at today.
The Christian Art of Dying Well
This is a thought-provoking article from Alastair Roberts. “Conservatives have often presented pessimistic portrayals of social developments, warning of futures that—statistically, at least—quite resemble the present. However, for the most part it does not feel to people as though their predictions have come to pass. Hearing the predictions, they expected it to feel rather different, like living through a catastrophe ought to feel.”
More on the Mania for Unanimity
Alan Jacobs writes about the mania for unanimity, but of greater interest to me, he offers some interesting thoughts on why the video of George Floyd’s death has proven so impactful (to the point, as per the subject of his article, that it has generated near-universal demands for public statements). He suggests three reasons. “The murder of George Floyd (1) happened in America, (2) was captured on a video that seems agonizingly long but
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