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.

General Religion

God Is Not a Christian, Nor a Jew, Muslim, Hindu . . . God Dwells with Is, in Us, Around Us, as Us

Posted Tue, 01/24/2012 - 5:37pm by fred
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Book Number: 
440
Date Fred Read: 
January 2012
Fred's Rating: 
5
Author: 
Carlton Pearson
Total Pages: 
272
Publisher: 
Atria Books
Year: 
2010

Carlton Pearson is an independent spiritual leader, New Thought teacher, and two-time Stellar Award winning gospel recording artist. He was consecrated Bishop of Azusa Interdenominational Fellowship of Christian Churches and Ministries in 1996. This book was a very welcome Christmas gift.  Read more

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Beyond Tolerance: Searching for Interfaith Understanding in America

Posted Sat, 08/06/2011 - 11:50am by fred
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Book Number: 
419
Date Fred Read: 
August 2011
Fred's Rating: 
5
Author: 
Gustav Niebuhr
Total Pages: 
195
Publisher: 
Viking
Year: 
2008

Gustav Niebuhr is an associate professor of religion and the media at Syracuse University, where he is the Director of the Religion & Society Program, an interdisciplinary undergraduate program. He is an author, journalist and commentator, mainly about issues of religion. This was a gift book.  Read more

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God Is Not One: The Eight Rival Religions That Run the World – and Why Their Differences Matter

Posted Thu, 04/14/2011 - 3:50pm by fred
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Book Number: 
398
Date Fred Read: 
March 2011
Fred's Rating: 
5
Author: 
Stephen Prothero
Total Pages: 
340
Publisher: 
Harper One
Year: 
2010

Stephen Prothero is a professor of religion at Boston University. His work has been featured on many media outlets. He writes and reviews for several prominent national news journals and newspapers. (For his books I’ve read, click on his name.) This was a gift book.  Read more

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Replenishing the Earth: Spiritual Values for Healing Ourselves and the World

Posted Sun, 10/31/2010 - 3:46pm by fred
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Book Number: 
379
Date Fred Read: 
October 2010
Fred's Rating: 
5
Author: 
Wangari Maathai
Total Pages: 
195
Publisher: 
Doubleday Religion; Original edition
Year: 
2010

Wangari Maathai was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2004 for her work as founder of the Green Belt Movement that planted 45 million trees in Kenya since 1977. Elected to Kenya’s Parliament in 2002, she became a UN Messenger of Peace in 2009. This is her fourth book.  Read more

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Spirit, Mind, and Brain: A Psychoanalytic Examination of Spirituality and Religion

Posted Tue, 06/29/2010 - 5:20pm by fred
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Book Number: 
361
Date Fred Read: 
June 2010
Fred's Rating: 
3
Author: 
Mortimer Ostrow
Total Pages: 
203
Publisher: 
Columbia University Press
Year: 
2007

Mortimer Ostrow (1918-2006), was emeritus professor of pastoral psychiatry at the Jewish Theological Seminary. He experienced 3 major revolutions: neuroscience, psychoanalyst, psychopharmacology. This was a gift book from a friend who also gave me book 360.  Read more

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The Case for God

Posted Wed, 03/10/2010 - 3:43pm by fred
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Book Number: 
344
Date Fred Read: 
March 2010
Fred's Rating: 
5
Author: 
Karen Armstrong
Total Pages: 
349
Publisher: 
Knopf; Stated First Edition
Year: 
2009

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

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A Short History of Myth

Posted Fri, 12/18/2009 - 2:18pm by fred
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Book Number: 
333
Date Fred Read: 
December 2009
Fred's Rating: 
4
Author: 
Karen Armstrong
Total Pages: 
149
Publisher: 
Canongate
Year: 
2005

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

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Speaking of Faith: Why Religion Matters--and How to Talk About It

Posted Fri, 03/20/2009 - 4:16pm by fred
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Book Number: 
244
Date Fred Read: 
March 2008
Fred's Rating: 
3
Author: 
Krista Tippett
Total Pages: 
238
Publisher: 
Penguin (Non-Classics)
Year: 
2008

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

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The Great Transformation: the Beginning of Our Religious Traditions

Posted Thu, 03/19/2009 - 7:22pm by fred
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Book Number: 
225
Date Fred Read: 
October 2007
Fred's Rating: 
5
Author: 
Karen Armstrong
Total Pages: 
476
Publisher: 
Knopf; First printing edition
Year: 
2006

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

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The End of Faith: Religion, Terror, and the Future of Reason

Posted Thu, 03/19/2009 - 3:34pm by fred
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Book Number: 
211
Date Fred Read: 
June 2007
Fred's Rating: 
1
Author: 
Sam Harris
Total Pages: 
237
Publisher: 
W. W. Norton
Year: 
2005

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

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