What is the most influential book you have read besides the Bible? Why? Silence by Shusaku Endo, mainly because it taught me that true devotion to Christ can never completely be forced away, despite oppression. No matter what happens, no one can change your heart. I also enjoyed reading the play Doctor Faustus in Junior year…
DetailsWhat is the most influential book you have read besides the Bible? Why? The most influential book that I have read is called Golf My Way by Jack Nicklaus because it talks about how you don’t have to copy someone’s golf game to be good but to be good you have to find your own…
DetailsWhat is the most influential book you have read besides the Bible? Why? The most influential book I have read is The Iliad because it showed what a true hero is about. What is your favorite or funniest moment at Geneva? Funniest moment is when Brick ripped his pants at winter formal. What will you…
DetailsWhat is the most influential book you have read besides the Bible? Why? Nobody by Jennifer Lynn Barnes What is your favorite or funniest moment at Geneva? One time in like 3rd grade I had to use the bathroom. And the old Grammar School bathroom had no windows. While I was going to the bathroom…
DetailsWhat is the most influential book you have read besides the Bible? Why? Silence. I like its portrayal of a more gray Christianity, where it is hard to tell what is right or wrong, and how not every Christian in the book is perfect. What is your favorite or funniest moment at Geneva? Middle school…
DetailsWhat is the most influential book you have read besides the Bible? Why? Brave New World was the most influential book I’ve read at Geneva. It takes a distorted view on life and reminds me how perfect God created us and the earth around us. What is your favorite or funniest moment at Geneva? Gracie,…
DetailsWhat is the most influential book you have read besides the Bible? Why? I found Silence by Shūsaku Endō to be an influential novel in my life because of the powerful themes of endurance through religious persecution and faithfulness even in God’s silence. What is your favorite or funniest moment at Geneva? Even though it…
DetailsWhat is the most influential book you have read besides the Bible? Why? The Book Thief. It showed what people went through in Germany during World War II and gives an example of what happens when people try to ban books. What is your favorite or funniest moment at Geneva? I didn’t really have any…
DetailsWhat is the most influential book you have read besides the Bible? Why? The book Silence was very influential to me because it opened my view to how Christian missionaries are persecuted in other countries. What is your favorite or funniest moment at Geneva? My favorite moment I’ve had at Geneva is when we won…
DetailsShelby Viereck Springer, Geneva Class of 2015, is the highlighted alumna for this quarter. Here are her responses to a standard set of questions which are given each quarter to an alumnus or alumna to answer. Please give a current update on yourself (college/graduation year, major, grad school, work/career, family, other interests, service or hobbies).…
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