Tuesday, November 05, 2013

Book Giveaway: Kevin Swanson's Apostate

After reading Kevin Swanson's new book Apostate: An Expose of the Men Who Dismantled the Christian West I knew this was the next book to give away.

Kevin, as always, does a great job of dealing with world views and how they manifest themselves in
ones lives.  He looks at the lives of a number of men that have shaped our world, many of which Christian Homeschoolers have in their curriculum.  In showing the trajectory of the lives of those he covers we see the outcomes of their beliefs and it is not pretty.

Apostate looks at the lives of men that formed the world views of much of the west such as:

  • Thomas Aquinas
  • Rene Descartes
  • John Locke
  • Jean-Jacques Rousseau
  • Jeremy Bentham
  • Ralph Waldo Emerson
  • Karl Marx
  • Charles Darwin
  • Friedrich Nietzsche
  • John Dewey
  • Jean-Paul Sartre

  • He also looks at the authors that helped to form the world we have today:
  • William Shakespeare
  • Nathaniel Hawthorne
  • Mark Twain
  • Ernest Hemingway
  • John Steinbeck

  • One additional comment:  Once you read the book please put a review up on Amazon.  If you have already read it and have not put up a review please do so as well.  Generations With Vision are trying to get this books into as many hands as possible and the number of reviews on Amazon does a make a difference.
    I will be collecting names until 6PM (EST) on Tuesday (11/19/13).  Here is how you can have multiple entries:
    1. Leave a comment on this blog post.  
    2. Placing a link to the giveaway on your blog and leave a link to your blog post in a comment here. 
    3. Sharing this post on Facebook, or share the post that is already there, and mention here that you have done so.  
    4. Share this giveaway on Goolge+ and then leave a comment here that you have shared it.  
    That makes 4 ways to enter.
    Again, make sure to leave a comment here letting me know the methods you have used to enter.  As a note; liking the Facebook or Goolge+ posts is very much appreciated but it does not count as an entry.

    **This giveaway is limited to the US, due to shipping costs, for the hardback.  However if you do win and are outside the US I will arrange for an E-book version to be given to you**

    36 comments:

    Koleesa A. said...

    I would like to enter. I shared the link on Facebook. I haven't gotten to read this book yet - though I have been wanting to!

    Unknown said...

    This is a book I am looking forward to reading.

    Unknown said...

    Shared on Facebook.

    Unknown said...

    Shared on Google+

    Koleesa A. said...
    This comment has been removed by the author.
    Koleesa A. said...

    I also shared the link on my blog:
    http://koleesa.com/?p=2488

    Stephen McDaniels said...

    Shared to G+

    Koleesa A. said...

    I shared it on Google+

    Madison said...

    I'd love to read this book! Thank you for the swell giveaway. :)

    Madison said...

    I shared on G+. :)

    Kaleigh Stroink said...

    I'd like to enter! This is one of the books on my reading list.

    Anonymous said...

    Shared on facebook.
    Thanks, Jay

    Jay Watt said...

    Hi Tony,
    I would like to enter your giveaway. We just returned from the Worship of God Conference that Mr. Swanson spoke at and would love to read this book!
    Thanks, Jay

    Jay Watt said...

    Shared on Facebook.
    Thanks,
    Jay

    Anonymous said...

    I'd like to enter.... Never done anything like this before, but I would really like to read this book! Thanks for doing the giveaway. :)

    Melody Joy said...

    shared to g+!

    Melody Joy said...

    Share on my blog-

    http://sufficienteachday.wordpress.com/2013/11/05/book-giveaway/

    Sarah Simpson said...

    Please enter me! I've been wanting to read this book for a while.

    Unknown said...

    Count me in! My brother got a copy at the conference, but I will probably want my own eventually.

    Sharing on G+ and Facebook.

    Hallie Brush said...

    Shared to G+

    Bluegrass Endurance said...

    Thanks for all the entries. Make sure to share this often as the goal of the Giveaway is not just to give a book away but to get it seen and read by many.

    Lydia said...

    Can I still enter the giveway? I would really like to read this book, especially since I have been studying American literature lately. Shared to Google+. Thanks...

    Bluegrass Endurance said...

    Lydia, you can enter as the giveaway is open until the 19th of this month. I have entered your name on my list with your two entries; commenting here and sharing on G+.

    Emily Rose said...

    I'm looking forward to reading "Apostate" - thank you for the give-away!

    Unknown said...

    I would love to own a copy of this book! Thank you for this give-away

    Unknown said...

    Posted the giveaway to my Facebook...

    Shelby Thomas said...

    Yes! This is the top of my to-buy list. Thank you for this give away, Mr. Konvalin!

    Shelby Thomas said...

    Shared on FB. :)

    Shelby Thomas said...

    Published to my blog for a total of 4 entries.

    http://victoriouswomanhood.blogspot.com/2013/11/swansons-apostate-give-away.html

    Thank you again!

    Shelby Thomas said...

    Oops! I meant to say before that last comment that I also shared it on G+

    Caitlin R. Hedgcock said...

    This sounds like an amazing book, and I'd love to enter!

    Pirch Family said...

    Hi Tony, thanks for the Review. My desire was to purchase it at The Worship of God conference but it was sold out (which is great) before i could buy one.
    Just purchased one through Amazon and will leave a review once I read it. Thanks for the reminder.
    Greg P.

    Bluegrass Endurance said...

    Thanks Greg

    Unknown said...

    I'd love to get my hands on a copy of this for winter reading. Thanks for hosting the giveaway!

    Unknown said...

    Sharing on FB this afternoon...

    Bluegrass Endurance said...

    And the winner is Shelby Thomas.

    Can you email me the address to send the book to. You can use the "Contact Me" link at the top of the page.