Reviews by Linda Wightman
Saint Patrick
On 3/3 Linda Wightman wrote: This new biography of the man whose feast day we celebrate this month is part of Thomas Nelson's Christian Encounters series. I was pleasantly surprised by the intellectual seriousness of this book, which I had expected to take a light and popular approach. It is certainly accessible, and short—just ... Saint Patrick (the Book)
The Selfless Gene
On 2/9 Linda Wightman wrote: Charles Foster got one thing right: "The biologists will think that I have oversimplified the biology....Theologians will justifiably moan that I have summarized too brutally some very big and complex ideas." That's inevitable in a book that purports to bring sense to the evolution/creation debate, ... The Selfless Gene
It Happened In Italy
On 1/16 Linda Wightman wrote: Imagine: You are suddenly torn away from your home and possessions and are removed with others of your kind to a place where you must check in daily with the police and obey a strict curfew. You can't leave, practice your profession, carry anything that might be used as a weapon, visit a bar, or attend ... It Happened in Italy