First Things invites you to attend a reading and book signing by R.R. Reno, who will read from his from his latest collection of essays:
Fighting the Noonday Devil
Date and Time: Thursday February 10th, 2011 at 6:00 p.m.
Location: First Things Editorial Offices
35 East 21st Street, Sixth Floor
(between Broadway and Park)
Contact: (212) 627-1985
A wine and cheese reception will follow.
Seating is limited, so be sure to RSVP today to reserve your space.
R. R. Reno is senior editor at First Things and Professor of Theology, currently on leave from Creighton University. His theological work has been published in many academic journals. Essays and opinion pieces on religion, public life, contemporary culture, and current events have appeared in Commentary, and the Washington Post. In Fighting the Noonday Devil Reno suggests that putting ourselves at the disposal of what is real is what trains us for true piety. His other recent books include Genesis: Brazos Theological Commentary on the Bible and Sanctified Vision: An Introduction to Early Christian Interpretation of the Bible .
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