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James Prothero

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Glendale, CA, The United States

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http://journalformalpoetry.com/

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Literature & Fiction, Young Adult, Historical Fiction

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C.S. Lewis, John Steinbeck, Leslie Norris, Madeleine L'Engle, Gerard M ...more

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James "Jim" Prothero is a writer, watercolor painter, singer-songwriter/guitarist, and teacher of English in Santa Ana and Costa Mesa, California. ...more

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	The Sun is but a Morning Star it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2012	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Gaining a Face: The Romanticism of C.S. Lewis by James Prothero (Goodreads Author), Donald T. Williams 3.75 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2013 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sunbeams & Bottles: The Theology, Thought, and Reading of C.S. Lewis 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Freshman Writer As Artist: A Reader, Rhetoric, and Stylebook it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2010 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Sun is but a Morning Star it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2012	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Form of Faith: Reflections on My Life, Romanticism, Meaning, and the Christian Faith in the Early 21st Century it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Poet's Passion: the Revolutionary Diaries of William Wordsworth it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Inkling, Historian, Soldier, and Brother: A Life of Warren Hamilton Lewis

by Don W King

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George MacDonald: Victorian Mythmaker

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James Prothero and 1 other person liked Crystal Hurd's review of Inkling, Historian, Soldier, and Brother: A Life of Warren Hamilton Lewis: "Don King has done his due diligence in portraying one of the most important Inkling members aside from the towering figures of Lewis and Tolkien: Major Warren Lewis. I found this book enlightening, instructive, and enjoyable. Review forthcoming in Se" Read more of this review »
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James Prothero rated a book it was amazing Jesus through Medieval Eyes: Beholding Christ with the Artists, Mystics, and Theologians of the Middle Ages by Grace Hamman	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Grace Hamman does the extraordinary thing of making us realize that our distant ancestors were not fools and that as much can be learned from the past as the present. First rate.
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Grace Hamman does the extraordinary thing of making us realize that our distant ancestors were not fools and that as much can be learned from the past as the present. First rate.
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James Prothero rated a book it was amazing Keys to Bonhoeffer's Haus: Exploring the World and Wisdom of Dietrich Bonhoeffer by Laura M. Fabrycky (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Deep. Honest. Profound.
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James Prothero rated a book liked it Eager Spring by Owen Barfield	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
interesting but strange. Owen Barfield was brilliant but not a novelist. Technique would have mad this book profound, instead of told in a hurry with little detail and all plot.
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interesting but strange. Owen Barfield was brilliant but not a novelist. Technique would have mad this book profound, instead of told in a hurry with little detail and all plot.
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