2015–2016  “Book-This-Date”

Death in Holy Orders by P. D. James
Date:  April 9, 2016
Time:  7:30 p.m.
Place:  Winkler Library

P.D. James was a British hospital administrator who turned to writing crime fiction to support her family and her war-traumatized husband. We will explore her 2001 novel, Death in Holy Orders, featuring detective Adam Dalgliesh. In the story, he is investigating a series of murders at St. Anselms, a theological college on the coast of East Anglia. Likely, we will also explore such themes as “good and evil”  and the “nature of justice.” Michael Pahl, lead pastor at Morden Mennonite Church, will serve as our discussion leader.

Nathan Coulter by Wendell Berry
Date:  January 30, 2016
Time:  7:30 p.m.
Place:  Covenant Mennonite Church
363 8th Street, Winkler

Wendell Berry is a renowned American novelist, poet, cultural critic, environmental activist, and farmer. Nathan Coulter is a “coming-of-age” novel, the first in a series that chronicles life in Port William, a fictional small town in Kentucky. This novel and others in the series reflects Berry’s concerns with the profound shifts in American agricultural practices and the disappearance of traditional agrarian life.  Larry Danielson will serve as discussion leader.

Falling Upward: A Spirituality for the Two Halves of Life
by Richard Rohr

Date:  November 28, 2015
Time:  7:30 p.m.
Place:  Winkler Library

                         
Being Mortal by Atul Gawande
Date:  October 24, 2015
Time:  7:30 p.m.
Place:  Winkler Library

Our book discussions are open to the public. You are welcome to attend even if you have not read the book(s) offered for discussion.

For further information about Book-This-Date Reading Club, contact Larry Danielson (204-822-3104; ldanielson@mymts.net)

Nathan Coulter