On the “Abide in My Word” blog, it was noted that a church book club read and discussed Warrior Monk: A Pastor Stephen Grant Novel by Ray Keating.
From the blog: “We discussed the book, ‘Warrior Monk: A Pastor Stephen Grant Novel,’ by Ray Keating, which everyone in the group thoroughly enjoyed reading, and which is a book that lends itself well to much pertinent discussion, especially among Lutherans. We talked about ecumenism, relativism, secularism, radical Islam, politics, environmentalism, terrorism, torture, parish life and the pastor-parishioner relationship, temptation, the ‘inside baseball’ of the LCMS, which is explored in the book, denominationalism, RC-Lutheran relations/differences, C.S. Lewis, and more… We decided that we were going to give each book we read a rating of 1-5, 1 being the lowest, 5 being the highest. We gave ‘Warrior Monk’ a solid 4, and very much look forward to the next installment in the adventures of Pr. Stephen Grant.”
Read the full entry at http://abideinmyword.blogspot.com/2011/10/peace-book-club.html
I hope other church groups enjoy the book, and find topics worthy of discussion. If interested in reading the book individually, or as a group, a discussion guide also is available.
Get Warrior Monk: A Pastor Stephen Grant Novel from Amazon.com at
http://www.amazon.com/Warrior-Monk-Pastor-Stephen-Grant/dp/1453801030/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1284850170&sr=1-1
Get the Discussion Guide for Warrior Monk: A Pastor Stephen Grant Novel from Amazon.com at
http://www.amazon.com/Discussion-Guide-Warrior-Monk-Stephen/dp/145658569X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1297632120&sr=1-1
Author of the Pastor Stephen Grant novels - SHIFTING SANDS, HEROES AND VILLAINS, REAGAN COUNTRY, LIONHEARTS, WINE INTO WATER, MURDERER'S ROW, THE RIVER, AN ADVENT FOR RELIGIOUS LIBERTY, ROOT OF ALL EVIL? and WARRIOR MONK - and THE REALISTIC OPTIMIST TO DO LIST & CALENDAR 2019 and "CHUCK" VS. THE BUSINESS WORLD: BUSINESS TIPS ON TV. He also hosts RAY KEATING'S AUTHORS AND ENTREPRENEURS PODCAST and the FREE ENTERPRISE IN THREE MINUTES PODCAST.