Now I'm getting the chance to read books I didn't have time for before. Think of me whenever you see the slogan "So many books, so little time!" Now I've got the time.  Cheers, Fred.

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Human: The Science Behind What Makes Your Brain Unique

Posted Fri, 06/16/2017 - 4:38pm by fred
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Book Number: 
709
Date Fred Read: 
June 2017
Fred's Rating: 
4
Author: 
Michael Gazzaniga
Total Pages: 
390
Publisher: 
Harper Perennial
Year: 
2009

Michael Gazzaniga, director of the SAGE Center for the Study of the Mind at the U. of California-Santa Barbara and its Summer Institute in Cognitive Neuroscience, is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the Institute of Medicine of the National Academies. (For his books I’ve read, click on his name.)  Read more

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Beliefs that Changed the World: The History and Ideas of the Great Religions

Posted Tue, 05/30/2017 - 11:15am by fred
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Book Number: 
708
Date Fred Read: 
May 2017
Fred's Rating: 
4
Author: 
John Bowker
Total Pages: 
300
Publisher: 
Quercus Publishing
Year: 
2015

John Bowker is an emeritus professor of Gresham College. London. He has been a Fellow and Dean of Trinity College, Cambridge. A well-known broadcaster on religions, he published more than 40 books. This was a Christmas gift. (For his books I’ve read, click on his name.)  Read more

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Christianity for the Rest of Us: How the Neighborhood Church is Transforming the Faith

Posted Sat, 05/27/2017 - 9:08am by fred
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Book Number: 
707
Date Fred Read: 
May 2017
Fred's Rating: 
4
Author: 
Diana Butler Bass
Total Pages: 
287
Publisher: 
Harper One
Year: 
2006

Diana Butler Bass holds a Ph.D. in American religious history from Duke. She became a full-time writer, independent researcher, educator, and consultant. She tells here her experience in a journey to 50 growing mainline churches to find out what practices work well today. (For her books I’ve read, click on her name).  Read more

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Unlikely Friendships: 47 Remarkable Stories from the Animal Kingdom

Posted Wed, 05/17/2017 - 5:35pm by fred
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Book Number: 
706
Date Fred Read: 
May 2017
Fred's Rating: 
5
Author: 
Jennifer S. Holland
Total Pages: 
212
Publisher: 
Workman Publishing
Year: 
2011

Jennifer S. Holland, a science and nature journalist, is a senior writer for National Geographic magazine who specializes in life science and natural history (reptilian, mammalian, avian, amoebic). This book was a NYT bestseller.  Read more

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The Great Spiritual Migration: How the World’s Largest Religion Is Seeking a Better Way to Be a Christian

Posted Tue, 05/16/2017 - 6:10pm by fred
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Book Number: 
705
Date Fred Read: 
May 2017
Fred's Rating: 
5
Author: 
Brian McLaren
Total Pages: 
228
Publisher: 
Convergent Books
Year: 
2016

Brian McLaren is a Christian thinker, author, and activist, with a former pastor with a background in literature. He is an Auburn Senior Fellow and a board chair of Convergence. (For his books I’ve read, click on his name.)  Read more

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The Future of the Catholic Church with Pope Francis

Posted Fri, 05/05/2017 - 4:30pm by fred
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Book Number: 
704
Date Fred Read: 
May 2017
Fred's Rating: 
3
Author: 
Garry Wills
Total Pages: 
249
Publisher: 
Penguin
Year: 
2015

Historian Garry Wills, who won a Pulitzer Prize, is a professor emeritus at Northwestern and author of NYT’s bestsellers What Jesus Meant, Papal Sin, Why I Am a Catholic, and Why Priests?. (For his books I’ve read, click on his name.)  Read more

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Grounded: Finding God in the World – A Spiritual Revolution

Posted Fri, 04/28/2017 - 3:20pm by fred
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Book Number: 
703
Date Fred Read: 
April 2017
Fred's Rating: 
5
Author: 
Diana Butler Bass
Total Pages: 
290
Publisher: 
HarperOne
Year: 
2017

Diana Butler Bass holds a Ph.D. in American religious history from Duke. After 12 years teaching, she became a full-time writer, independent researcher, educator, and consultant. This book, her ninth, was a winner of the RNA (Religious News Association) Book Award, Nautilus Award, and Wilbur Award. (For her books I’ve read, click on her name).  Read more

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Jesus Wars: How Four Patriarchs, Three Queens, and Two Emperors Decided What Christians Would Believe for the Next 1,500 Years

Posted Fri, 04/21/2017 - 11:07am by fred
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Book Number: 
702
Date Fred Read: 
April 2017
Fred's Rating: 
4
Author: 
Philip Jenkins
Total Pages: 
287
Publisher: 
HarperOne
Year: 
2010

Philip Jenkins has a joint appointment with Penn State U. and Baylor U. He is author of many books, including The Lost History of Christianity. (For his books I’ve read, click on his name.)  Read more

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A Spectrum of Faith: Religions of the World in America’s Heartland

Posted Sat, 04/15/2017 - 2:59pm by fred
Book Number: 
701
Date Fred Read: 
April 2017
Fred's Rating: 
5
Author: 
Timothy Knepper, editor
Author: 
Bob Blanchard, photographer
Total Pages: 
126
Publisher: 
Drake Community Press
Year: 
2017

Timothy Knepper, Professor of Philosophy at Drake University, directs the Comparison Project, a public program in global, comparative religion and local, lived religion – 15 sites and 15 Drake student essays. This book has many photos by Bob Blanchard, a freelance photographer in Des Moines.  Read more

The Wisdom of Near-Death Experiences: How Understanding NDEs Can Help us Live More Fully

Posted Sat, 04/08/2017 - 6:27pm by fred
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Book Number: 
700
Date Fred Read: 
April 2017
Fred's Rating: 
5
Author: 
Penny Satori
Total Pages: 
191
Publisher: 
Watkins
Year: 
2014

Penny Satori, PhD, RGN, was a nurse who saw many NDEs. By studying them in depth, she got a PhD and published her PhD. She now teaches two courses she has written: 'Death and Dying as Spiritual Transformation' and 'Science, Spirituality and Health' at Swansea University.  Read more

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