books by Kim Paffenroth     books:       Augustine and Literature (Augustine in Conversation: Tradition and Innovation) Lexington Books, 2006 The influence of Christianity on literature has been great throughout history, as has been the influence of the great Christian Augustine. Augustine and Literature explores Augustine's influence on literature from the Middle Ages to the present day and discusses the implications of expressing Augustine's religious themes both in literature and in more directly theological works.             History Is Dead: A Zombie Anthology11 reviews Scott A. Johnson Permuted Press, 2007 Great read, looking for book 2 Loved the book! The story about how the Chicago fire started was a hoot! Wasn't expecting such a variety of zombie stories, they were all written very well. Will there be a book #2?             Dying to Live: Life Sentence5 reviews Kim Paffenroth Permuted Press, 2008 Poignant, philosophical, and grisly! (this is from Christine, since the account's in Tim's name) A lot of zombie (and indeed, plague, disaster and other apocalyptic end-of-days) books focus on what happens in the immediate event and the days of breakdown and survival that follow. They rarely give much consideration to what things might be like in the years-from-then future ... what customs would have held on, and what new ones ...             Dying to Live: A Novel of Life Among the Undead67 reviews Kim Paffenroth Permuted Press, 2007 Good book! This was a really good book! There was a lot to keep me interested the entire way through and I really honestly did not put it down. Great action and great story!             Soliloquies: Augustine's Inner Dialogue (Augustine (New City Press)) St. Augustine, Boniface Ramsey, ... New City Press, 2000 Selected writings from "The Works of Saint Augustine -- A Translation for the 21st Century."             Orpheus and the Pearl3 reviews Kim Paffenroth Magus Press, 2008 A unique zombie tale This is a zombie tale, no doubt about it. But it is also an unconventional approach to the genre. There are no menacing hordes to fight, no gore, no bloodshed. Gorehounds may be a little put off with that. Enough reviewers have spoken of the zombie renaissance of the past few years that I don't need to go over that ground again. Suffice it to say that we've seen zombies in many permutations ...             Gospel of the Living Dead: George Romero's Visions of Hell on Earth19 reviews Kim Paffenroth Baylor University Press, 2006 A nice addition to any Romero fan's library Paffenroth's treatment of Romero's films offers much by way of theology, something that [....] before in this great of detail. Anyone who has studied/read about Romero will naturally have heard some points made here, but the insights and comparisons to Dante's INFERNO are quite interesting. This one gave me a new interest in the DAWN remake (04), and a new respect for LAND OF THE DEAD (05), ...             A Reader's Companion to Augustine's Confessions1 review Westminster John Knox Press, 2003 Augustine rediscovered Augustine's 'Confessions' is among the most important books ever written. One of the first autobiographical works in the modern sense, it also represents the first time a psychological and theological enterprise were combined. It also helps to bridge the gap between the Classical world and the Medieval world, exhibiting strong elements identifying with each of those major historical periods. ...             The Undead: Skin and Bones (Zombie Anthology)6 reviews David Dunwoody, Eric Shapiro, ... Permuted Press, 2007 Permuted Press has done it again I loved the first Undead collection so when Permuted Press released Skin and Bones the second edition in the Undead Anthology I know it was going to be another great collection. Permuted Press has once again delivered the goods. Skin and Bones is loaded with stories that will satisfy even the most picky Zombie fan. Some of the biggest names in the Zombie genre come together once again and deliver ...             The Truth Is Out There: Christian Faith and the Classics of TV Science Fiction5 reviews Thomas Bertonneau, Kim Paffenroth Brazos Press, 2006 What is truth? This is very much a book that I wish I had written. I have been a fan of science fiction for as long as I can remember (I can't quite remember the original Star Trek in first run, but it was in recent re-run when I first acquired sentience and memory...). One of the hallmarks of successful science fiction (as opposed to the significant volume of bad science fiction that comes out each year) ...             Beyond Self-Interest Gregory R. Beabout, Robert F. Crespo, ... Lexington Books, 2002 This book presents the methodological and theoretical foundations for economic personalism through a detailed investigation of human action from two different, yet complimentary perspectives: from the personalist perspective of Karol Wojtyla in the "Acting Person" (1961), and the free-market perspective of Ludwig von Mises in "Human Action" (1963). Both Wojtyla and Mises approach their subjects with a well-developed praxeology (i.e., a theory of ...             Augustine and Liberal Education1 review Kim Paffenroth Lexington Books, 2008 The universal and the particular This book, at first glance, might seem a very provincial - all of the people who are contributors were part of the project at Villanova to introduce a new paradigm of education to the wider campus. However, there is a more universal appeal to the discussions here - all of the ideas discussed have a much broader application than the campus of Villanova, but reflect in different ways upon the idea ...             In Praise of Wisdom: Literary And Theological Reflections on Faith And Reason2 reviews Kim Paffenroth Continuum, 2006 Spirituality for the thoughtful In a world where self-help books, classes, seminars, and workshops seem to be proliferating, I hope I might be forgiven for asking what they can be worth. Increasing numbers are looking for answers to their unhappiness. When the first book of common-sense advice and simplistic rules fails, they turn to another (equally shallow) book for a different prescription. Many, I suspect, do incorporate ...             Judas: Images of the Lost Disciple4 reviews Kim Paffenroth Westminster John Knox Press, 2001 An engaging and revealing portrait This book gives fascinating insights into the stories that have arisen around Judas, the man who handed over his friend, teacher, and Lord to an unjust and humiliating death. The subject calls for a book that will evoke the rich significance of this act and will be generous in its appreciation for the motivations behind it. This is the account Paffenroth has written. He delights in the ...             The Heart Set Free: Sin And Redemption In The Gospels, Augustine, Dante, And Flannery O'connor1 review Kim Paffenroth Continuum, 2005 The kind of book I wish I had written In Christian experience, one of the central themes recurring over time and in the attendant literature has been sin and redemption. From this book by Kim Paffenroth, 'The Heart Set Free', one sees selected snapshots of this issues from the Gospels (first/second century), Augustine (fourth/fifth century), Dante (thirteen/fourteenth century), and Flannery O'Connor (twentieth century). 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