At our first meeting, we decided to read one book every three weeks and meet to discuss it. Our first book will be A History of God by Karen Armstrong, and we'll meet on October 4 (time and place TBD). In the meantime, this blog is a forum sharing ideas about the book, links to relevant articles or reviews, etc. Feel free to start posting anytime as you begin reading.
For reference, here is a list of the next few books we decided to read, followed by a list of the other possible books suggested. If you have other suggestions, comment on this post and we will keep a running list.
- October 4: A History of God, by Karen Armstrong
- Late Oct: God: A Biography, by Jack Miles
- Nov: The Kingdom of God is Within You, by Leo Tolstoy and The Showings, by Julian of Norwich
- Dec: Muhammad: A Prophet for Our Time, by Karen Armstrong and Buddha, by Karen Armstrong
- The Broken Covenant: American Civil Religion in a Time of Trial, by Robert Bellah
- The Culture of Disbelief, by Stephen Carter
- Salvation on Sand Mountain: Snake Handling and Redemption in Southern Appalachia, by Dennis Covington
- Walking the Bible, by Bruce Feiler
- Abraham: A Journey to the Heart of Three Faiths, by Bruce Feiler
- Christ: A Crisis in the Life of God, by Jack Miles
- The Scandal of the Evangelical Mind, by Mark Noll
- The Sacred and the Profane, by Mircea Eliade
- Seven Story Mountain, by Thomas Merton
- Confessions, by St. Augustine
- Possibly some pieces by Ghandi
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