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Sunday: A History of the First Day from Babylonia to the Super Bowl

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This is a really enjoyable journey through history. The author writes with subtle grace and an eye for the interesting details that make for a good story. It initially seemed an unlikely topic but it works quite well as a cultural, religious history of western civilization.

I thoroughly enjoyed Harline's book as he delves into the history and traditions of Sunday in the most refreshing way. Reading it deepened my understanding for many of the traditions that have evolved over the centuries. Sundays are meant to be enriching and rejuvenate our daily lives and that is exactly what this book did for me.

The "Sunday" book is very insightful. The author describes in excellent detail, the origins and traditions of Sunday worship, rituals, and transformations that have occurred in society over several centuries! A great read and a very comprehensive history of the Sabbath.

This book is filled with detailed descriptions of Sunday observances. However, it was often not clear whether the descriptions reflected journal entries of real people, as they did in some cases, or the imagination of the author. The detailed accounts became repetitious, and did not offer insight. I am clergy, and was hoping for a sense of the evolution of religious feeling about Sundays, or a deeper analysis of the interaction of culture and faith. I found the book quite superficial.