Blogcritics Author: Maurice A. Williams

Book Review - The Final Move Beyond Iraq: The Final Solution While the World Sleeps by Mike Evans

Maurice A. Williams — Sun, 4 May 2008 09:24:32 EDT

An informative book about the Middle East, its past history, religious convictions, and attitude toward the United States, and a recommendation for America.
Mike Evans, author of The Final Move Beyond Iraq , has impressive credentials as a journalist. A member of The Press Club covering world events for more than 20 years, he has appeared on many radio and television talk shows discussing world events and has authored several books about events in the Middle East including Beyond Iraq: The Next Move...

Book Review: The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver

Maurice A. Williams — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 13:16:42 EDT

Something is not right in this novel. It is probably the author�s comparison of Jesus to poisonwood.
I read The Poisonwood Bible some years ago, and it left me with an uneasy sense that something is not right in this novel. It was probably the author's comparison of Jesus to poisonwood - a noxious plant in Africa similar to poison ivy that causes severe irritation to anyone who comes in contact with it.Author Barbara Kingsolver's criticism of...

Book Review: Sons of Light by John Merrill

Maurice A. Williams — Wed, 5 Mar 2008 18:18:35 EST

This highly praised novel about the Zealots is really a thinly-disguised disappointing distortion about Jesus, his mother, his family, and his mission.
I have long been interested in Judea during the early Christian era. I saw an advertisement for John Merrill’s Sons of Light in Biblical Archaeological Review. The book was highly praised. It is a well-bound hardback with a beautiful illustration on the front cover, but, after reading it, I’m very much disappointed.Merrill’s...