Books

Amy Welborn reviews Anne Rice's Christ the Lord: Out of Egypt [http://amywelborn.typepad.com/openbook/2005/11/christ_the_lord.html]. Excerpts: > The most interesting, even fascinating part of the book is the "Author's Note," in which Rice explains why she wrote

Books & Culture likes a new book about the South: The Mind of the Master Class: History and Faith in the Southern Slaveholders' Worldview [http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0521615623/thedailyeudem-20] by Elizabeth Fox-Genovese and Eugene Genovese. Link [http://www.christianitytoday.com/bc/2005/006/6.29.

I'm no expert on Opus Dei, but this review [http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/features/2005/0510.baumann.html] of John Allen's Opus Dei: The First Objective Look Behind the Myths and Reality of the Most Controversial Force in the Catholic Church seems like a balanced account.

WaPo reviews a new work of fiction by Charles Burns. It sounds pretty cool, and it reminds me of the theme behind E. Michael Jones' Monsters from the Id [http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1890626066/thedailyeudem-20]: pop culture reflects our society's buried fears about our

Quite frankly, the project gives me a chill, but she has me interested: > In two weeks, Anne Rice, the chronicler of vampires, witches and–under the pseudonym A. N. Roquelaure–of soft-core S&M encounters, will publish "Christ the Lord: Out of Egypt," a novel about

My first reaction: a classic case of fatuous public school learning. But after a little reflection, I think this might be a good thing. The Bible is rich in stories and literature. Most youngsters are ignorant of it and, therefore, never have a reason to pick up the Bible and

> The renowned author of "Interview with the Vampire" and 24 other best-sellers says she's turned from writing about tortured souls to saving souls. > "I promised that from now on I would write only for the Lord," Anne Rice, 64, tells Newsweek. In

Canongate is publishing a 100-volume myth series. It will feature a re-telling of the world's famous myths. Sounds great. But it should be avoided, at risk of nausea: > Canongate launches its series with small, beautiful books by three wise women. Karen Armstrong's A Short History

> Certainly they must have laughed at him at the beginning. The young [military] officer who did not drink, left women alone, ate the poorest food and gave away all but the minimum, who devoted his leisure time to prayer, reading, and visiting the sick, who cleaned his orderly'