2011 Reading
This marks my fourth year of tracking my reading.
January:
Letter to a Christian Nation by Sam Harris
The Lucifer Effect by Philip Zimbardo
February:
Out of Babylon by Walter Brueggemann
A Complaint-Free World by Will Bowen
Hell’s Corner by David Baldacci
The Master Switch by Tim Wu
March:
The Nature of Love: A Theology by Thomas Jay Oord
The Confession by John Grisham
Love Wins by Rob Bell
The Myth of Religious Violence by William T. Cavanaugh
April:
The Omnivore’s Dilemma by Michael Pollan
The Abundant Community by John McKnight and Peter Block
Get There Early by Bob Johansen
Leaders Make the Future by Bob Johansen
Christ our Lord: Out of Egypt by Anne Rice
Revive Us Again by Frank Viola
May:
By Reason of Insanity by Randy Singer
We Were the Least of These by Elaine Heath
Change the World by Mike Slaughter
Why? by Adam Hamilton
The Value of Nothing by Raj Patel
June
Operating Instructions by Anne Lamott
Shaped by the Story by Michael Novelli
July
The Wisdom of Stability by Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove
A Simple Act of Violence by R. J. Ellory
The Millennials by Thom Rainer and Jess Rainer
Darkside by P. D. Duetermann
August
The Ripple Effect by Alex Prud’homme
Forced Out by Stephen Frey
When I Lay My Issac Down by Carol Kent
Trunk Music by Michael Connelly
September
Speaking of Jesus by Carl Medearis
The Connected Child by Karyn Purvis, David Cross, and Wendy Lyons Sunshine
Lying by Sam Harris
Young People, Ethics, and the New Digital Media by Carrie James
October
The Theological Turn in Youth Ministry by Andrew Root and Kenda Creasy Dean
November
True Blue by David Baldacci
December
The Silent Years by Alan W. C. Green
Insurrection by Peter Rollins
Sacrilege by Hugh Halter
Thanks for sharing your list Steve!
gaj
Just passing by.Btw, you website have great content!
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wow Steve you read a lot. have you encountered Saving Jesus From The Church: How to Stop Worshiping Christ and Start Following Jesus – i consider this a very important book for our time. [i chose this review because i am boycotting Amazon].
I am like the pastor who wrote that book: i may be considered a heretic in mainstream churches, but you are welcome to communion w/ me no matter what you believe. Here in San Francisco i even socialize w/ Karla LaVey, daughter of the infamous Satanist Anton LaVey, among those of many faiths and varieties of skepticism.
your tag: from a nonconstantian and postmodern perspective: do you reject Paul? do you accept the Gospel of Thomas? i like the sound of your stance, whatever you mean.
i am hopeful when i read about the Stewardship movement, which is taking a stance against the destruction of the environment. things are really bad in West Virginia for instance.
http://neotradlibrarian.wordpress.com/2010/05/31/saving-jesus-from-the-church-how-to-stop-worshiping-christ-and-start-following-jesus-by-robin-r-meyers-book-review/
I read less since May, when a newborn entered our house, but I have fallen in love with reading and the thinking that goes along with it.
I have not read Saving Jesus from the Church, but it has crossed my radar. With your recommendation, I’ll add it to my list to read.
I do not reject Paul. I think reject Reformation Paul. I don’t know enough about the Gospel of Thomas to say, though I tend to stick with the traditional canon. Thanks, though, for linking canon and Constantine.
“Nonconstantinian” was my first email (hotmail) name, though I gave it up as it was too hard to spell (apparently) and required too much explanation. It comes from the days when I was working on a PhD in Church-State Studies (which I did not complete). The reference, then, is more to aim to identify and avoid ways in which the church is or gets or wants to be entangled with Caesar.
i think the church is better off spiritually w/out political power. I’m glad there are people like you in the Church who knows Caesar and follows the teachings of Jesus in that regard. W/ the clear intention of bringing the Kingdom of Righteousness here on Earth, we can earnestly pray together for peace and justice.
Hi there,
I’d like to recommend another must read: Jesus, CEO: Using Ancient Wisdom for Visionary Leadership
Teena