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Here are a couple of interesting books we just got in. Following Jesus in a Culture of Fear, by Scott Bader-Saye and The Dawkins Delusion? by Alister and Joanna McGrath.

What one word would you say best defines The West today? Wealth? Power? Sex? Bader-Saye makes a good argument for considering Fear to be the culture-defining word for our postmodern society. We fear everything from terrorist attacks to not buying the right brand of deodorant to protect us from embarrassment. Parents are much more likely to say “be careful” than “be good” as their children go out to play. And many churches fear losing membership above fear of displeasing God. Yet scripture admonishes “fear not”. Drawing on everything from pop culture to Aristotle, Bader-Saye points out flaws in who we fear, how we fear and what we fear. Following Jesus in a Culture of Fear shows the link between love and fear, and points us toward replacing inappropriate phobias with courage and appropriate fear.

Science populizer Richard Dawkins’s recent harangue against what he calls “died-in-the-wool faithheads” The God Delusion, has been a runaway bestseller since its publication last fall. At his recent public appearance here at the University of Kansas, I’m told he ranted for an hour about the idiocy of religion, paralleling the content of his book. Fellow Oxford biology PhD Alister McGrath, joined by his wife, psychology of religion professor Joanna Collicutt McGrath, have written The Dawkins Delusion?, a short, readable, informative book to counter The God Delusion. To rebut Dawkins point by point, claim the McGraths, would produce a long, boring, piece of tedium. Instead they take a few of Dawkins’s more risible points and demonstrate that his diatribe represents an indefensible abandonment of his much-cherished rationality. This is an excellent antidote for anyone tempted to place faith in The God Delusion.

Now through June 23rd, some of our best CDs are on sale.  We started at 25% off on June 1st and the discount improves by 1% each day (except Sundays, when we’re closed).  Today is the 5th, so we are up to 28% off!  But once they’re gone, they’re gone!  You can wait until the discount reaches 40%, but you might risk loosing that CD you’ve had your eye on.  Come in often to see how things are progressing.

If there are any sale CDs left on the 22nd, we’ll finish up with a buy-1, get-1-free grand finale.  The buy-1/get-1 event is two days only: Friday, June 22nd and Saturday, June 23rd.