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Carl

strangefreeworld@bookrastinating.com

Joined 1 year, 4 months ago

Computer nerd here. My reading focuses around post-evengelical Christianity, politics, and science fiction.

Mastodon: @strangefreeworld@masto.ai

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Carl's books

Review of 'Unclean' on 'Goodreads'

5 stars

This book was in some ways mind-blowing. Beck does a compelling job of tying together purity, cleanliness, and death. He argues that we unconsciously make other humans less than human because of their moral decisions or their standing, and that in many ways we are functionally ambivalent about the incarnation of Jesus. I will need to go back to this book in the future; it was very challenging.

Representing a first in gay and Christian publishing, this provocative book presents a complete reversal …

Review of 'Gay conversations with God' on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

I have enjoyed James since God.com; this was an excellent book; I think similarly to him, but his writing on the topic was wonderful.

Amy Pascale: Joss Whedon (2014) 4 stars

"Follows [Whedon's] development from a creative child and teenager who spent years away from his …

Review of 'Joss Whedon' on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

Good, very well told backstory of Joss, through all the ups and downs. There are things I might have wanted more information about, but I suspect those are things we may never know.