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.

Christian Religion

The Prayers and Personal Devotions of Mother Angelica

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Book Number: 
364
Date Fred Read: 
July 2010
Fred's Rating: 
2
Author: 
Mother M. Angelica
Total Pages: 
190
Publisher: 
Doubleday Religion
Year: 
2010

Mother M. Angelica established Our Lady of the Angels Monastery in Birmingham, AL, in 1961. Twenty years later she founded EWTN (Eternal World Television Network). Raymond Arroyo (EWTN Newslead anchor) edited this gift book.  Read more

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Rescuing the Bible from Fundamentalism: A Bishop Rethinks the Meaning of Scripture

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Book Number: 
360
Date Fred Read: 
June 2010
Fred's Rating: 
4
Author: 
John Shelby Spong
Total Pages: 
249
Publisher: 
HarperOne
Year: 
1991

John Shelby Spong, the retired Episcopal Bishop of Newark, is an open, scholarly, and progressive Christian theologian who wrote 20 books and has gave lectures. (For his books I’ve reviewed, click on his name.) This and book 361 were gifts from the same friend.  Read more

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The Scandalous Gospel of Jesus: What’s So Good About the Good News?

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Book Number: 
353
Date Fred Read: 
April 2010
Fred's Rating: 
5
Author: 
Peter J. Gomes
Total Pages: 
245
Publisher: 
HarperOne; Reprint edition
Year: 
2008

Peter J. Gomes is Plummer Professor of Religion and Pusey Minister in the Memorial Church at Harvard. An American Baptist, he one of our foremost preachers, a top national media resource, and a frequent preacher and lecturer here and abroad. This was a gift book.  Read more

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Choosing to Love the World: On Contemplation

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Book Number: 
349
Date Fred Read: 
April 2010
Fred's Rating: 
5
Total Pages: 
178
Publisher: 
Sounds True, Incorporated
Year: 
2008

Thomas Merton (1915-1968) was one of the most influential American spiritual writers and social activists of the 20th century. His autobiography The Seven Storey Mountain (book 94) sold more than one million copies. He wrote many books, poems and articles on topics ranging from monastic spirituality to civil rights, nonviolent action, and the nuclear arms race. (For his books I’ve read, click on his name.)  Read more

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unChristian: What a New Generation Really Thinks about Christianity... and Why It Matters

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Book Number: 
341
Date Fred Read: 
February 2010
Fred's Rating: 
3
Author: 
David Kinnaman
Author: 
Gabe Lyons
Total Pages: 
246
Publisher: 
BakerBooks
Year: 
2007

David Kinnamon is president of The Barna Group. It provides research for spiritual transformation. He and George Barna report at www.barna.org. Gabe Lyons founded Fermi Project and Q, which educates Christians on their responsibility to renew culture.  Read more

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What the Gospels Meant

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Book Number: 
338
Date Fred Read: 
January 2010
Fred's Rating: 
3
Author: 
Garry Wills
Total Pages: 
209
Publisher: 
Viking Adult
Year: 
2008

Garry Wills studied for the priesthood, took his doctorate in the classics, and taught ancient and New Testament Greek at John Hopkins University. I’ve also read his bestsellers What Jesus Meant (book 209) and What Paul Meant (book 210). Book 338 was a Christmas gift.  Read more

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A New Christianity for a New World: Why Tradational Faith Is Dying & How a New Faith Is Being Born

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Book Number: 
330
Date Fred Read: 
November 2009
Fred's Rating: 
5
Author: 
John Shelby Spong
Total Pages: 
246
Publisher: 
HarperOne
Year: 
2002

John Shelby Spong, former Episcopal Bishop of Newark, is a leading spokesmen for progressive Christianity who was featured on 60 Minutes, Good Morning America, and FOX News. Gift book 330 is based on his lectures at Harvard. (For his books I’ve read, click on his name.)  Read more

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The Haunt of Grace: Responses to the Mystery of God’s Presence

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Book Number: 
322
Date Fred Read: 
September 2009
Fred's Rating: 
5
Author: 
Ted Loder
Total Pages: 
189
Publisher: 
InnisFree Press
Year: 
2004

Rev. Dr. Ted Loder was senior minister of Philadelphia’s First United Methodist Church for 38 years, is a political activist in the causes of social justice, and has written several books centered on prayer or derived from his sermons. (For his books I’ve read, click on his name.)  Read more

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Blue Like Jazz: Non-religious Thoughts on Christian Spirituality

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Book Number: 
321
Date Fred Read: 
September 2009
Fred's Rating: 
3
Author: 
Donald Miller
Total Pages: 
242
Publisher: 
Thomas Nelson; Later Printing edition
Year: 
2003

Donald Miller, a bestselling American author and public speaker, lives in Portland, OR. He focuses on Christian spirituality. Despite its subtitle, this book is about his journey to his views of Christian spirituality. My church’s Roundtable group discussed this book at four monthly meetings in Fall 2009.  Read more

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The Trinity and the Kingdom: the Doctrine of God

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Book Number: 
318
Date Fred Read: 
August 2009
Fred's Rating: 
3
Author: 
Jurgen Moltmann
Total Pages: 
222
Publisher: 
Fortress Press
Year: 
1993

Jurgen Moltmann is Professor of Systematic Theology at the University of Tubingen in Germany. Available in English are 18 of his books and seven books have been written about him and his theology.  Read more

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