Tag Archives: religion

You Don’t Have to be Wrong for Me to Be Right

Posted on July 7, 2009 by smellincoffee

You Don’t Have to Be Wrong for Me to be Right: Finding Faith Without Fanaticism © 2007 Brad Hirschfield 271 pages You Don’t Have to be Wrong For Me to Be Right is a very readable book by Brad Hirschfield … Continue reading →

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Blue Like Jazz

Posted on June 23, 2009 by smellincoffee

Blue Like Jazz: Nonreligious Thoughts on Christian Spirituality © 2003 Donald Miller 243 pages In addition to my comparative religion and philosophy studies, I’m also trying to get a handle on why one religion in specific — Christianity — matters … Continue reading →

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God’s Problem

Posted on June 14, 2009 by smellincoffee

God’s Problem: How the Bible Fails to Answer Our Most Important Question — Why We Suffer © 2008 Bart Ehrman 294 pages While gazing at the library shelves in the “Religion” section attempting to find a book by Marcus Borg, … Continue reading →

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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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The Road Less Traveled

Posted on June 2, 2009 by smellincoffee

The Road Less Traveled: A New Psychology of Love, Traditional Values, and Spiritual Growth© 1978 M. Scott Peck315 pages In February, I read A World Waiting to be Born: Civility Rediscovered by M. Scott Peck, a psychologist who applied the … Continue reading →

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The Great Transformation

Posted on May 30, 2009 by smellincoffee

The Great Transformation: the Beginning of our Religious Traditions© 2006 Karen Armstrong469 pages I looked forward to reading this book, and my expectations were met. Karen Armstrong’s The Great Transformation is a historical narrative detailing the creation of four of … Continue reading →

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The DaVinci Code

Posted on May 17, 2009 by smellincoffee

The DaVinci Code© 2003 Dan Brown454 pages I don’t know that there is any point in introducing this book: given the controversy of its plot developments, I think it is safe to say that the whole of the English-speaking western … Continue reading →

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Islam

Posted on May 16, 2009 by smellincoffee

Islam: A Short History© 2000 Karen Armstrong222 This is the third or fourth book I’ve read in the “Modern Library Chronicle” series, which consists (I now realize) of brief but fairly informative treatments of given topics. I have not purposely … 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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Wicca for Beginners

Posted on May 4, 2009 by smellincoffee

Wicca for Beginners: Fundamentals of Philosophy and Practice© 2006 Thea Sabin288 pages I could say that I decided to read this book as a part of my private comparative religion studies, or as research for a fantasy novel — but … Continue reading →

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