1. The Authority of Those Who Are Suffering -- a taped lecture by Catholic philosopher, Richard Rohr. Inspiring. Some theology questionable -- but meaty, nevertheless.
2. Custer Died for Your Sins, by Vine Deloria Jr.
A dated text which articulates the Native American perspective. Deloria is a good writer, using humor to drive the point home.
3. Logical Luther Lee and the Methodist War Against Slavery by Paul Leslie Kaufman
This is the biography a key founder of the Wesleyan Church. Well written and insightful. I have a phone call into Dr. Kaufman to discuss further details.
4. Digital Fortress by Dan Brown
An interesting story of intrigue, and helps me see Dan Brown in a different light. He's writing fiction, not theology, and is an outstanding story teller -- though a bit far-fetched at times.
5. Left Behind in a Megachurch World, by Ruth Tucker (2006)
This is the best book I've read all year! Great stuff! Tucker celebrates and encourages those who are serving in small places. She's a soul mate! We've made pilgrimage to the same places (i.e. Epworth in England), studied the same figures of history (i.e. Van Gogh), and love the same literature (i.e. Wendell Berry and Jan Karon.)
6. Sing Psalms, by Arden W. Mead.
My Episcopal friend, Art Hancock, loaned me this book as I prepared to do a "Psalms Service." I used one of the Psalms from it.
7. I Buried My Heart at Wounded Knee, by Dee Brown
I have heard of this book for years, but finally got around to reading it. Powerful. Convicting. Haunting. Makes me think see Anglo/Native American issues in a new light.
8. Narrative of the Life and Adventures of Henry Bibb: An American Slave, by Henry Bibb and Lucius Matlack.
This is the autobiography of a man who escaped the tyranny of slavery. I read it online. Though it rambled some, it vividly portrays the horrors of the 19th Century slave trade in a deeply personal way.
3 comments:
Where online did you read the Henry Bibb book?
I forget exactly -- just google "Lucius Matlack Henry Bibb" and you'll get it
Hi there, I just found your blog from the link to Ruth Tucker's. Just to say, I'm also a fan of Richard Rohr's writing (and speaking). I haven't read all his books yet, but so far my favourite is 'Everything Belongs: thge Gift of Contemplative Prayer'. He came and spoke at a big Christian festival in England (Greenbelt) and his talks had a big following by the end, when everyone kept telling their friends to go hear him. Good stuff.
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