Posted Wed, 03/10/2010 - 2:43pm by fred
Date Fred Read:
March 2010
Publisher:
Knopf; Stated First Edition
Karen Armstrong is the author of 22 books on the world’s religions. A former Roman Catholic nun, she has become a full-time historian and one of the world’s leading commentators on the world’s major religions. I’ve now read 10 of her books. (For her books I've read, click on her name.) Read more
Posted Fri, 12/18/2009 - 1:18pm by fred
Date Fred Read:
December 2009
Karen Armstrong was a Roman Catholic nun for seven years. Since 1982 she has been a historian of religion, a freelance writer, and a broadcaster. She has published numerous books and has appeared often on television due to her expertise in the history of religions. (For her books I’ve read, click on her name.) Read more
Posted Fri, 03/20/2009 - 3:16pm by fred
Date Fred Read:
March 2008
Publisher:
Penguin (Non-Classics)
A journalist and former diplomat, Krista Tippett created, hosted and produced the public radio program Speaking of Faith in 2000. It has been a popular nationally weekly program (see http://speakingoffaith.publicradio.org/) since 2003. Read more
Posted Thu, 03/19/2009 - 6:22pm by fred
Date Fred Read:
October 2007
Publisher:
Knopf; First printing edition
Karen Armstrong set herself a monumental task here of analyzing histories that began in the 9th century BCE. This book was a national bestseller. (For her books I've read, click on her name.) Read more
Posted Thu, 03/19/2009 - 2:34pm by fred
Date Fred Read:
June 2007
A Stanford philosophy graduate, Sam Harris has studied Eastern and Western religions for 20 years. This, his first book, received the 2005 PEN Award for non-fiction. His second book, Letter to a Christian Nation, was written in response to the many negative reactions of the current book. Read more
Posted Thu, 03/19/2009 - 9:45am by fred
Publisher:
General Board of Global Ministries, the United Methodist Church
This UMC book by Glory Dharmaraj has 31-pp Study Guide by Dianne Miller, as well as useful Appendices, Notes, Bibliography, Web Resources). in 2007 Amazon.com listed 8 books by Dharmaraj and 7 books by Miller. Read more
Posted Thu, 03/19/2009 - 9:30am by fred
Date Fred Read:
April 2007
Stephen Prothero is chair of the religion department at Boston Univ. This book also has a concise 85-pp Dictionary of Religious Literacy. His American Jesus received high recognition. He writes and reviews for several leading newspapers. In 2007 Amazon.com listed a dozen books by him. Read more
Posted Tue, 03/17/2009 - 1:48pm by fred
Date Fred Read:
February 2007
John Kirvan is the author of Raw Faith and Silent Hope, both companion volumes to this work, and of Thirty Days with a Great Spiritual Teacher – a library of 14 books which offer the wisdom of the mystics for daily mediation. He writes primarily about classical spirituality. Read more
Posted Tue, 03/17/2009 - 10:16am by fred
Date Fred Read:
December 2006
Joseph Dispenza has degrees in the humanities and communication. A former monk, former university professor, and cofounder of LifePath Retreats, he writes and is a spiritual counselor. In 2006 Amazon.com listed 16 books by him. Read more
Posted Sun, 03/15/2009 - 2:23pm by fred
Date Fred Read:
April 2006
Publisher:
Macmillan, fifth edition
This textbook by Lewis M. Hopfe was recommended to me as a reader-friendly introductory book on the world’s major religions. Amazon.com lists more recent and much more expensive editions or versions of this text by Hopfe, some with co-authors. Read more
