I finally finished Middlemarch, one of the many books on my long reading list. At about 950 pages, I think I started with the hard stuff. I certainly hope so.Then yesterday I had to stop plodding through the PhD reading list to take a day to read The Blue Parakeet, a popular-market non-fiction book that explores how we read the Bible. The syllabus for the class I teach in the fall is due today, and I was thinking of changing out an academic book on hermeneutics for this more-accessible one. Which I ended up choosing to do. Syllabus done, now back to reading (after I hit the gym).
Next on the list: The Great Gatsby. It's looking like a breeze at less than 300 pages!
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What was the replaced book?
Slaves, Women, and Homosexuals--Bill Webb's book on cultural hermeneutics.
Having read both the Blue Parakeet and Slaves, Women and Homosexuals, I'm curious why you made the switch. I felt like Webb provided me with a process that I could duplicate while McKnight raised great questions but didn't provide me with a process. I would love to learn what you found helpful. Thanks...
I totally agree with your assessment. The challenge is that I have students read eight books during the semester (plus a lot of academic articles), and Webb's work is not something they can plow through in a week or less to be ready for discussion. The reading assigned in my course is a heavy load, and they weren't reading Webb. The Pierce book that I also require has a chapter by Webb in which he summarizes his system. So I opted to give students something they'd read--imperfect as it is--vs. something they wouldn't read, and I'll cover Webb's system in class. I've had a number of meetings with him and have reviews and correspondence that goes beyond what he wrote in the book, all of which I plan to incorporate.
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