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Book Review: Leaves from the Notebook of a Tamed Cynic

By Allen McGraw, on August 24th, 2007

In Leaves from the Notebook of a Tamed Cynic, Reinhold Niebuhr offers us a fascinating glimpse into the thoughts of a developing minister. Niebuhr begins in 1915 when he is 23 years old and apparently very inexperienced. In spite of his relative inexperience, he nevertheless offers a keen insight into the world . . . → Read More: Book Review: Leaves from the Notebook of a Tamed Cynic

New Look

By Allen McGraw, on August 16th, 2007

Well, what do you think about the Methodist Corner’s new look? After a short hiatus from blogging, I thought a fresh look would be just the thing to get the creative juices flowing again. Actually, I think it’s the thought of all those papers I’ll be writing when classes start later this month that . . . → Read More: New Look

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