Books!

I looked at my nightstand yesterday and realized I'm in the middle of five different books right now:

• This Republic of Suffering, by Drew Gilpin Faust
• The Brothers K, by David James Duncan
• Transforming Mission, by David Bosch
• First Kill Your Family: Child Soldiers of Uganda and the Lord's Resistance Army, by Peter Eichstaedt
• Theology and Culture: A Guide to the Discussion, by D. Stephen Long

The Eichstaedt book jumped off the shelf at me when I was in a Borders in Chicago over the weekend. Published in February of this year, it seems to be a very thorough and vivid account of the toll of the rebel conflict in northern Uganda, where I will arrive in 11 days.

In addition, I hope to post some kind of a mini-review of Steve Long's book once I am finished with it.