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Joyce's Kaleidoscope: An Invitation To "Finnegans Wake" [Review], David Rando

English Faculty Research

Books about Finnegans Wake announce their forms with unusual regularity: skeleton keys, plot summaries, reader’s guides, first-draft versions, lexicons, gazetteers, censuses, genetic guides, annotations, and more. Every form offers a particular route through the Wake, and we hope our collective efforts add up to a cartography of possibilities. But until now we have never been issued an “invitation” to the Wake. Many readers of this journal will realize that they must have invited themselves uncouthly to the Wake long ago, and some will imagine that it is too late for invitations when one has already been at the party …

From Persecutor To Apostle: A Biography Of Paul. By Thomas A. Wayment, Kathryn H. Shirts

BYU Studies Quarterly

Thomas A. Wayment. From Persecutor to Apostle: A Biography of Paul. Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 2006.

Tree Of Souls: The Mythology Of Judaism. By Howard Schwartz, Roger G. Baker

BYU Studies Quarterly

Howard Schwartz. Tree of Souls: The Mythology of Judaism. New York: Oxford University Press, 2004.

The Civil War As A Theological Crisis. Mark A. Noll, Mary Stovall Richards

BYU Studies Quarterly

Mark A. Noll. The Civil War as a Theological Crisis. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 2006

Review: Electric Sounds: Technological Change And The Rise Of Corporate Mass Media By Steve J. Wurtzler, Gerd Horten

CUP Faculty Research

A review of the book Electric Sounds: Technological Change and the Rise of Corporate Mass Media by Steve Wurtzler (New York: Columbia University Press, 2007)

The Great Transformation: The Beginning Of Our Religious Traditions. By Karen Armstrong, Eric D. Huntsman

BYU Studies Quarterly

Karen Armstrong. The Great Transformation: The Beginning of Our Religious Traditions. New York: Anchor Books, 2007.

Before The Manifesto: The Life Writings Of Mary Lois Walker Morris. By Melissa Lambert Milewski, Editor, Cherry B. Silver

BYU Studies Quarterly

Melissa Lambert Milewski, editor. Before the Manifesto: The Life Writings of Mary Lois Walker Morris. Logan, Utah: Utah State University Press, 2007.

History May Be Searched In Vain: A Military History Of The Mormon Battalion. By Sherman L. Fleek, Stephen B. Sorensen

BYU Studies Quarterly

Sherman L. Fleek. History May Be Searched in Vain: A Military History of the Mormon Battalion. Spokane, Wash.: Arthur H. Clark, 2006

Hooligan, A Mormon Boyhood. By Douglas Thayer, Richard H. Cracroft

BYU Studies Quarterly

Douglas Thayer. Hooligan, a Mormon Boyhood. Provo, Utah: Zarahemla Books, 2007.

The J. Golden Kimball Stories. By Eric A. Eliason, Elliott Oring

BYU Studies Quarterly

Eric A. Eliason. The J. Golden Kimball Stories. Urbana and Chicago: University of Illinois Press, 2007.

Wounds Not Healed By Time. By Solomon Schimmel, Ronald E. Bartholomew

BYU Studies Quarterly

Solomon Schimmel. Wounds Not Healed by Time. New York: Oxford University Press, 2002

Religion And Culture In Early Modern Europe: 1500-1800 (Book Review), John B. Roney

History Faculty Publications

Book review by John B. Roney.

Greyerz, Kaspar von. Religion and Culture in Early Modern Europe: 1500-1800. Oxford; New York: Oxford University Press, 2008.

9780195327656; 9780195327663 (pbk.)

Review: The Death Of A Confederate Colonel: Civil War Stories And A Novella, Crystal Renfro

Georgia Library Quarterly

Review of the short story collection "The Death of a Confederate Colonel: Civil War Stories and a Novella," by Pat Carr.

Review: Romancing God: Evangelical Women And Inspirational Fiction, Kate Farley

Georgia Library Quarterly

Review of the non-fiction book "Romancing God: Evangelical Women and Inspirational Fiction," by Lynn S. Neal.

Review: Stand Up For Alabama: Governor George Wallace, Peter Otto

Georgia Library Quarterly

Review of the non-fiction book "Stand Up for Alabama: Governor George Wallace," by Jeff Frederick.

Review: The Women’S Movement Against Sexual Harassment, Diane Fulkerson

Georgia Library Quarterly

Review of the non-fiction book "The Women’s Movement Against Sexual Harassment," by Carrie N. Baker.

Review: The Monster Who Did My Math, Sharon Mitchell

Georgia Library Quarterly

Review of the children's book "The Monster Who Did My Math," written by Danny Schnitzlein and illustrated by Bill Mayer.

Review: Code Orange, Ginger Nelms

Georgia Library Quarterly

Review of the young adult novel "Code Orange," by Caroline B. Cooney.

Review: Quest For The Dragon Stone, Erika Gschwind

Georgia Library Quarterly

Review of the picture book "Quest for the Dragon Stone," by Ami Blackford.

Review: At Home In Mossy Creek, Emily Rogers

Georgia Library Quarterly

Review of the shared novel "At Home in Mossy Creek," by Debra Leigh Smith, Sandra Chastain, Debra Dixon, and Martha Crockett, with others.

Review: Ralph Ellison: Emergence Of Genius, Tamika Maddox Strong

Georgia Library Quarterly

Review of the non-fiction book "Ralph Ellison: Emergence of Genius," by Lawrence Jackson.

Why Study The Past? The Quest For The Historical Church (Book Review), Jonathan Warner

Pro Rege

Reviewed Title: Williams, Rowan. Why Study the Past? The Quest for the Historical Church. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans Publishers, 2005. 129 pp. ISBN 0-8028-2990-2.

Review Essay: Bringing The Middle Ages Into The World History Survey Course: Some Suggestions, Tiffany A. Trimmer

Quidditas

Too often World Historians neglect coverage of the European Middle Ages, and medieval history courses tend to lose sight of the ways in which medieval Europe played a part in the wider world to which it belonged. Part of this results from the artificial pre/post 1500 CE split that dominates the organization of the typical world history survey, and part from the reluctance of World Historians to realize the potential of a global history approach to the era before the age of exploration and colonization. The works included in this essay attempt to rectify the absence of earlier European historical …

A Review Of "Reading Early Modern Women’S Writing" By Paul Salzman, Julie Campbell

Julie Campbell

No abstract provided.

Paul The Reluctant Witness: Power And Weakness In Luke's Portrayal [Review Of The Book Paul The Reluctant Witness: Power And Weakness In Luke's Portrayal By B. Shipp], Rubén R. Dupertuis

Religion Faculty Research

That the Acts of the Apostles includes three slightly different accounts of Paul's Damascus road encounter with Jesus has long presented a challenge to interpreters. In this book Blake Shipp seeks to understand the function of the three accounts in Acts 9, 22, and 26 within the larger narrative sweep of Acts by means of a rhetorical analysis. Critical of what he calls the chaotic state of current rhetorical criticism, Shipp also proposes guidelines for the application of rhetorical analysis of the New Testament, something he terms a "literary-rhetorical" method. The bulk of Shipp's analysis of Acts consists of the …

Review Of Santiago Guijarro Oporto, Jesús Y Sus Primeros Discípulos [Review Of The Book Jesús Y Sus Primeros Discípulos, By S. Guijarro Oporto], Rubén R. Dupertuis

Religion Faculty Research

This book collects nine studies by the author, each of which addresses slightly different aspects of the study of earliest Christianity in Palestine. All but one of the essays have been previously published between the years 2000 and 2006. As such, the book does not systematically work toward a single argument; nonetheless, the various chapters display a remarkable unity by virtue of addressing aspects of the study of the Synoptic Gospels and by means of a largely consistent methodological approach that can be described as a combination of typical New Testament methods and approaches, such as form and redaction criticism, …

Remembering The Persian Empire (Book Review), Elizabeth P. Baughan

Classical Studies Faculty Publications

Has the world forgotten the Persian empire? Three new publications approach this question from different angles. Despite what their titles imply, the British Museum's landmark 2005 exhibition, 'Forgotten Empire. The World of Ancient Persia', and catalogue of the same name have aimed to reclaim the Persian empire not from oblivion but rather from its reputation, founded upon Hellenocentric and Eurocentric biases, as a 'nest of despotism and tyranny', and to illuminate its 'true character' as a remarkably tolerant and cohesive imperial power that embraced cultural variation (pp. 6, 8). One could say that the Persian empire has not until now …

A House For The Most High: The Story Of The Original Nauvoo Temple. By Matthew S. Mcbride, Stanley J. Thayne

BYU Studies Quarterly

Matthew S. McBride. A House for the Most High: The Story of the Original Nauvoo Temple. Salt Lake City: Greg Kofford Books, 2007.

The God Of Old: Inside The Lost World Of The Bible. By James L. Kugel, Scott H. Partridge

BYU Studies Quarterly

James L. Kugel. The God of Old: Inside the Lost World of the Bible. New York: The Free Press, 2003.

Sacred Sound: Experiencing Music In World Religions. By Guy L. Beck, Editor, Greg Hansen

BYU Studies Quarterly

Guy L. Beck, editor. Sacred Sound: Experiencing Music in World Religions. Waterloo, Ontario, Canada: Wilfrid Laurier University Press, 2006.