Tag Archives: Christianity

The Faith Club

Posted on June 6, 2009 by smellincoffee

The Faith Club: A Muslim, a Christian, a Jew — Three Women Search for Understanding © 2006 Ranya Indliby, Suzanne Oliver, and Priscilla Warner 396 pages, including discussion guide and resources for starting similar groups. The book begins on September … Continue reading →

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Here I Stand

Posted on May 9, 2009 by smellincoffee

Here I Stand: My Struggle for a Christianity of Integrity, Love, and Equality© 2001 John Shelby Spong48o pages On YouTube, I somehow stumbled across two Christians (Marcus Borg and Bishop Spong) whose beliefs are definitely not in line with orthodox … Continue reading →

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Out of my Life and Thought

Posted on May 4, 2009 by smellincoffee

Out of My Life and Thought,© 1933, Albert Schweitzer (translated and republished in 1960)233 pages These comments are long-overdue. Unlike The Sane Society and The Reason for God, Albert Schweitzer’s autobiography doesn’t require a point-by-point review. It’s not that the … Continue reading →

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Mere Christianity

Posted on March 17, 2009 by smellincoffee

Mere Christianity© 1952 C.S. Lewis191 pages This is a little book I have heard an awful lot about. While friends and readers may know of my interest in philosophy, few know that it stems from a period back in late … Continue reading →

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The Wordy Shipmates

Posted on March 16, 2009 by smellincoffee

The Wordy Shipmates© Sarah Vowell 2008254 pages I am a regular listener of NPR’s This American Life, and one episode a couple of years ago called “What I Learned From Television” featured an author named Sarah Vowell commenting on the … Continue reading →

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Desire of the Everlasting Hills

Posted on March 4, 2009 by smellincoffee

Desire of the Everlasting Hills: The World Before and After Jesus© 1999 Thomas Cahill I’ve never expected to read the words “his silly circumcised penis swelling for all to see” in connected with Jesus Christ, but I have now, after … Continue reading →

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Ten Things

Posted on February 27, 2009 by smellincoffee

Ten Things Your Minister Wants to Tell You (But Can’t Because He Needs the Job!)© Rev. Oliver “Buzz” Thomas, 2007108 pages.I do not subscribe to the Christian faith, but I’ve heard of this book through one podcast or another and … Continue reading →

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Mysteries of the Middle Ages

Posted on February 6, 2009 by smellincoffee

Mysteries of the Middle Ages and the Beginnings of the Modern World© 2006 Thomas Cahill317 pages, plus notes and index A couple of weeks ago I met a friend for breakfast, and he brought with him an interesting-looking book. He … Continue reading →

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