Sunday, February 24, 2008
Books to Read
After this weekend at Baylor, one of the things I realized is that I really need to pick up the pace of my reading. As it is now, I rarely find the time to sit down and actually read the books piling up on my shelf. I need to start getting back in the habit though if I'm going to survive in doctoral studies. This may mean blogging less than I do now (or at least reading fewer blogs).
Anyhow, I want to get through some of the books I've been meaning to read for a while now and then move on to more academic works that are in the field I want to study. Here's what's on my immediate list:
Rising from the Ashes: Rethinking Church, by Becky Garrison
The New Atheist Crusaders and Their Unholy Grail: The Misguided Quest to Destroy Your Faith, by Becky Garrison
The New Christians: Dispatches from the Emergent Frontier, by Tony Jones
Surprised by Hope: Rethinking Heaven, the Resurrection, and the Mission of the Church, by N.T. Wright
Speaking of Faith: Why Religion Matters--and How to Talk About It, by Krista Tippett
The Year of Living Biblically: One Man's Humble Quest to Follow the Bible as Literally as Possible, by A.J. Jacobs
I Am America (And So Can You!), by Stephen Colbert
Forty Signs of Rain, by Kim Stanley Robinson
The Social Gospel of Jesus, by Bruce Malina
The New Conspirators: Creating the Future One Mustard Seed at a Time, by Tom Sine
The Old Religion in a New World: The History of North American Christianity, by Mark Noll
Anyhow, I want to get through some of the books I've been meaning to read for a while now and then move on to more academic works that are in the field I want to study. Here's what's on my immediate list:
Rising from the Ashes: Rethinking Church, by Becky GarrisonThe New Atheist Crusaders and Their Unholy Grail: The Misguided Quest to Destroy Your Faith, by Becky GarrisonThe New Christians: Dispatches from the Emergent Frontier, by Tony JonesSurprised by Hope: Rethinking Heaven, the Resurrection, and the Mission of the Church, by N.T. WrightSpeaking of Faith: Why Religion Matters--and How to Talk About It, by Krista TippettThe Year of Living Biblically: One Man's Humble Quest to Follow the Bible as Literally as Possible, by A.J. JacobsI Am America (And So Can You!), by Stephen ColbertForty Signs of Rain, by Kim Stanley RobinsonThe Social Gospel of Jesus, by Bruce MalinaThe New Conspirators: Creating the Future One Mustard Seed at a Time, by Tom SineThe Old Religion in a New World: The History of North American Christianity, by Mark NollLabels: personal
Stephen Colbert's book was excellent.