Revelation

Today I finished reading Dennis Covington's book, Revelation: A Search for Faith in a Violent Religious World, published in February of this year. The book turned out to be very readable; once into it, I couldn't quit reading until the end. He covers the years he spent out west and in Syria and Turkey, and news stories/events he has written about. Most importantly, I think, he writes about his efforts to understand and establish faith, in these modern times of violence and conflicting religions. He has led a harrowing life, the book is not a bit sentimental, and he doesn't come across as a religious type of do-gooder. On the other hand, it may turn out that he is a saint among us.

I remember reading Covington's book, Salvation on Sand Mountain years ago, with the same fascination. He is really a good writer.