In random order:
How (Not) to Speak of God by Pete Rollins. I loved this book. Get it. Read it. Then read it again (You’ll probably need to).
The Stolen Child by Keith Donahue. Engaging fantasy about the innocence of childhood and the loss thereof.
Heaven is a Place on Earth by Michael Wittmer. Just finished this earlier this month. Tons of good stuff in here. Another must buy, especially if you’re wanting to understand when dualism is good and when it is not.
Simply Christian by N. T. Wright. Can’t go wrong with Wright.
Crunchy Cons by Rod Dreher. This gave me some concrete language to express some of my fuzzy thoughts and feelings.
American Gospel by Jon Meacham. Excellent study of the role religion has played in American politics.
Shaping of Things to Come by Frost and Hirsch. Exiles by Frost is good too, but very similar.
Lincoln’s Melancholy by Joshua Shenk. This book is worth the read if for no other reason than his explanation of why melancholy people have a more realistic view of the world.
God in Search of Man : A Philosophy of Judaism by Abraham Heschel. This is a classic. It’s slow in places, but then you hit a vein of gold and it knocks you out of your seat.
The Shattered Lantern by Ronald Rolheiser. This one funded a lot of what I said in my “How to Believe in God” series.
The Myth of a Christian Nation by Greg Boyd. Controversial but very helpful.
Telling Stories, Asking Questions, Learning Lessons
I took you up on The Stolen Child and really enjoyed it. I would also recomend Jayber Crow by Wenedll Berry, or Berry’s book of poems called Entries.
I saw a book in the Austin airport yesterday that looked interesting: Letter to a Christian Nation by Sam Harris. He’s an atheist whose previous book, The End of Faith, drew a firestorm (not surprisingly) from many Americans, the worse being Christians. Apparently he takes Christians to task for not embodying the ethics of Christ. Yikes.
(it’s a short book … only 112 pages)