Tag Archives: religion

Who Needs God?

Posted on August 23, 2009 by smellincoffee

Who Needs God? © 1989 Harold Kushner 208 pages In God’s Problem, author Bart Ehrman reccommended Kushner’s When Bad Things Happen to Good People and Kushner in general. I decided to follow up on the recommendation and read the strangely-titled … Continue reading →

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Aristotle’s Children

Posted on August 7, 2009 by smellincoffee

Aristotle’s Children: How Christians, Muslims, and Jews Rediscovered Ancient Wisdom and illuminated the Dark Ages © 2003 Richard Rubenstein 368 pages That title is a touch misleading. While Rubenstein will mention Christians, Muslims, and Jews rediscovering ancient wisdom, he only … Continue reading →

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Finding Your Religion

Posted on July 28, 2009 by smellincoffee

Finding Your Religion: When the Faith You Grew Up with Has Lost its Meaning © 1999 Scotty McLennan 242 pages I didn’t go into the library to find this book — I pulled it off the shelf on a whim, … Continue reading →

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Drawing Down the Moon

Posted on July 21, 2009 by smellincoffee

Drawing Down the Moon: Witches, Druids, Goddess-Worshippers and Other Pagans in America © 1986 (revised) Margaret Adler 646 pages including appendices A few weeks back I read a book on Wicca and found the religion itself to be interesting. Continuing … Continue reading →

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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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