Kester Brewin: Signs of Emergence
This book is tremendous. Drawing on his background as a math teacher, Brewin explores why the church is where it is and why it is to change...using complexity theory. This is a must read.
Edward and Lorna Mornin: Saints: A Visual Guide
This is a gorgeous handbook of the saints.
Peter Rollins: How (Not) to Speak of God.
Pete is an emerging church pastor of the Ikon community in Belfast, Ireland. I can't recommend this book enough.
Phyllis Tickle: The divine hours
Phyllis is one the smartest women I've ever met. I'm using this book for matins and noon prayer as well as vespers and compline.
Anne Lamott: Traveling Mercies : Some Thoughts on Faith
One of my favorite books of all time. She's pretty cranky and sarcastic too.
Eddie Gibbs: Emerging Churches: Creating Christian Community in Postmodern Cultures
Gibbs and Bolger spent 5 years compiling this book which relys heavily on interviews with emerging church leaders in the US and the UK. They seem to favor independant churches over denominational ones...so very little is said about us "loyal radicals"
Monica Furlong: Visions and Longings : Medieval Women Mystics
This is the book I recommend for folks starting to look into medieval Christian Mystics...a great introduction
Thomas Tweed: Retelling U.S. Religious History
This is a great compilation of younger scholars who are retelling the "grand narrative" of the history of religion in America.
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Dear God,
I ask your forgiveness for when I make you a plastic, disposable God to be used for my purposes and then forgotten like a Happy Meal toy. Please clean out my Junk Drawer, so stuffed full with false yous that it's hardly openable. Replace the False, fill me (and my junk drawer) with your Truth.
AMEN.
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Matt
Posted by:Matt Stone | August 26, 2006 at 07:47 PM