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

A People’s History of Christianity: The Other Side of the Story

Posted Mon, 08/30/2010 - 8:15pm by fred
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Book Number: 
371
Date Fred Read: 
August 2010
Fred's Rating: 
5
Author: 
Diana Butler Bass
Total Pages: 
310
Publisher: 
HarperOne; 1 Reprint edition
Year: 
2010

Diana Butler Bass, with a Ph.D in church history from Duke, has taught at UC Santa Barbara, Rhodes College, and Virginia Theological Seminary. She has written 7 books. This current review will be finished after my church’s monthly Roundtable class discusses it over the next 9 months.  Read more

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Conversations with Scripture: The Gospel of Mark

Posted Tue, 08/24/2010 - 9:43pm by fred
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Book Number: 
370
Date Fred Read: 
August 2010
Fred's Rating: 
5
Author: 
Marcus J. Borg
Total Pages: 
108
Publisher: 
Morehouse Publishing
Year: 
2009

Marcus J. Borg, Canon Theologian, Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, Portland OR. Renowned worldwide in academic and church circles as a biblical and Jesus scholar, he was Hundere Chair of Religion & Culture in the Philosophy Dept, Oregon State U. (For his books I've read, click on his name.)  Read more

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The Prayers and Personal Devotions of Mother Angelica

Posted Sat, 07/17/2010 - 5:07pm by fred
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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

Posted Tue, 06/29/2010 - 5:05pm by fred
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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. Books 360 and 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?

Posted Wed, 05/19/2010 - 6:35pm by fred
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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 at Memorial Church, Harvard. An American Baptist, he is one of our foremost preachers, a top national media resource, and a frequent preacher and lecturer. This was a gift book.  Read more

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Choosing to Love the World: On Contemplation

Posted Tue, 04/20/2010 - 2:58pm by fred
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Book Number: 
349
Date Fred Read: 
April 2010
Fred's Rating: 
5
Author: 
Thomas Merton
Author: 
Jonathan Montaldo, editor
Total Pages: 
178
Publisher: 
Sounds True, Incorporated
Year: 
2008

Thomas Merton (1915-1968) was a social activist and influential spiritual writer. His autobiography The Seven Storey Mountain (book 94) was a bestseller. He wrote books, poems and articles on monastic spirituality, civil rights, and nonviolent action. (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

Posted Sat, 02/20/2010 - 5:03pm by fred
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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, to educate Christians on their responsibility to renew culture.  Read more

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What the Gospels Meant

Posted Tue, 02/02/2010 - 3:20pm by fred
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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, got a doctorate in the classics, and taught ancient and New Testament Greek at John Hopkins U. I’ve 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

Posted Fri, 11/20/2009 - 5:58pm by fred
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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 Newark Episcopal Bishop, a leading spokesmen for progressive Christianity, was featured on 60 Minutes, Good Morning America, and FOX News. Harvard lectures led to gift book 330. (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

Posted Sat, 09/19/2009 - 12:05pm by fred
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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, senior minister of Philadelphia’s First United Methodist Church for 38 years, is a political activist for social justice and wrote 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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